The Board

To me, it makes sense to contribute to the board of the SL Fonden, as everything we do is to create the best possible conditions for the students. Through the publisher, Samfundslitteratur, and Academic Books, we ensure that all students can get the materials they need for their education, while the foundation’s distributions contribute to everything outside of the teaching, to make life as a student fun and educational. As everything we do is for the students, it is crucial that we, students, become involved in such central roles to continue ensuring that the foundation is relevant and creates value.

I am a board member of SL Fonden because we participate in creating the best possible foundation for education at the Universities in the country. It is a foundation which is, and should be, built on low-priced and relevant literature as well as support for non-profit purposes. This is important, as the literature plays a central role in the students’ development, while the non-profit projects contribute to creating an environment in which each student experiences a personal development.

A skilled publishing house and excellent book stores are important contributions to the academic quality of the scientific work and the educational institutions. The help create strong environments around campus, in which the students and the employees thrive. Both in its every day activity and through financial distribution for student purposes, the SL Fond helps create a stronger environment surrounding the university campuses. That’s why I want to contribute alongside students, employees, and the remaining board.

It’s extremely rewarding to be on the board of the SL Fond. First of all, the foundation has an idealistic purpose – and I find it motivating to work for the students rather than for a group of shareholders. Secondly, through the years I’ve been on the board, I’ve gotten to work with some impressively skilled students, who have all contributed to the development of the SL Fond’s activities.

I am a member of the board as I find it exciting and educational to help develop a company on an overall and strategic level and because the SL Fond combines healthy financial business with fine ideals. The SL Fonden makes new and well-founded knowledge available by publishing and selling books, and it lets the profits return to the students. I believe it is worth working for.

As a student representative my focus is to connect the interests of the students with the work of the SL Fund to ensure that we jointly find the best solutions and ideas for improvement. The SL Fund plays a significant part in the student life, both as a bookstore, which ensures a high professional level, and by supporting social activities, both of which are an important part of student life. I am enormously happy to be a student and I enjoy this unique chapter in life - both in terms of the good academic benefits and the social experiences. The SL Fund works to create the best conditions for the students, which is important to have in mind. Through my work at the board, I will do my best to develop the fund for the students to have a good and educational time at the university.

I am a member of the board in order to contribute my knowledge to the great project that is SL Fonden. We are a strong fund because we have stores as well as a publishing house – I would like to work towards having these synergies made visible and utilized where possible. It is important for me that we strengthen the focus on including the students at Samfundslitteratur, so we can keep developing the concept of the good textbook. I work at Academic Books myself and can therefore contribute with the daily experiences I have with both the stores and the students.

I am associated with several boards, where the primary goal is to keep the wheels running and help establish as well as further develop a healthy organization. Furthermore, I believe that stepping in where necessary is a natural part of being invested in your workplace. A strong point in relation to the board is also being present where the action is.

It’s extremely exciting to gain insight in the company that I’m a part of both on a strategic and a visionary level. On a daily basis, I work in depth with the running of the company, so it’s easy to forget that I’m also part of a foundation with a charitable purpose. In my time on the board, I want to help examine ways for us to be of even more help to the students to support our fundamental purpose. And as employee representative I also want to emphasize the importance of an employee perspective to the rest of the board in order to increase the mutual understanding between the parties.