Read about all the benefits you get as a member of the student union. All students at Karolinska Institutet (KI) that are represented by Medicinska Föreningen (MF) as well as all doctoral students can become student members of MF. Become a member through hitract and then apply for a Mecenat card to take advantage of Mecenat’s student benefits!
As a student union, MF’s most important task is to monitor the education at KI and ensure that it maintains a high standard and that all students are well taken care of. MF has student representatives at all levels within KI, which means that we present the students’ opinions in decisions that affect us students. As a member of the student union, you can apply for these positions yourself and participate in our important work. Even though you are not a student representative yourself, you strengthen the students’ voice both at KI and a national level just by being a member.
When you become a student member of MF, you can collect queue days in the Stockholms studentbostäder (SSSB) student housing queue and rent a room or apartment from SSSB! We can offer this since MF is a member of Stockholms studentkårers centralorganisation (SSCO) that owns SSSB. SSSB was founded 60 year ago by students who wanted to do something about the lack of student housing in Stockholm. Today SSSB has the largest amount of student apartments in Sweden, with around 8 000 rooms and apartments in Stockholm, Solna, Nacka, Täby and Huddinge.
When you become a member of MF you become a member of the section of MF that represents your education at KI. The sections are responsible for monitoring the educations that they represent, and to gather their members through different social activities. Many sections arrange introductory events for new students, workshops, parties etc exclusively for their members. You can also apply for student representative positions through the section and participate in discussions and decisions that KI makes regarding your education! Your section is lead by a section board that you can apply to, as well as subgroups with different areas of responsibility.
That Stockholm doesn’t have a student life is a myth! Besides the sections of MF, there are also committees, commissions and associations that are open to all members of MF, regardless of what you study. You can do pretty much anything; sing in harmonies, dance in spandex, play floorball, play chess, fight for human rights, get involved in climate issues, mix drinks behind the bar, serve wine to Nobel Laureates at the Lucia Ball… Learn something new or find your favorite hobby! Getting involved in the student union is the best way to meet new friends and make sure that your time at KI is about more than just studies.
The services that MF provides in the area of student help are not always member exclusive since we are a student union. All students at KI can get support from the student and doctoral student ombudspersons. In addition, there is the safety network which consists of students who work for a better psychosocial and physical study environment for us students. All students at KI can contact the safety network and as a member you can also apply for a position yourself. MF also owns 2/3 of Medicinska Bokhandeln in Solna, which provides you with cheap literature.
Read more about student rights
Read more about the student and doctoral student omobudspersons
Read more about the safety network
Go to medicinskabokhandeln.se
Your membership makes it possible to organise all of the fun and educational events that happen at MF throughout the year! As a member you of course get discounts and priority to events and activities. Many sections arrange activities exclusively for their section members. You get reduced prices at all the traditional sittings, parties and balls; Amphiox Gasque, Graduation after party, Spring Ball and Lucia Ball organised by the Programme Committee (PrU). PrU also hosts the Friday pub every week at 5 pm – 10 pm in the student union house Kårhuset in Solna. Pub crawls and sittings are also arranged at the beginning of each semester by the Reception Committee (MU) and by the sections.
In addition to pubs and parties, you can participate in events that are not only fun but also educational. Everything from Language@KI, lectures on inequality in healthcare by STRÄVA, events to highlight mental health issues in society, meetings with researchers and alumni, book clubs with the Culture Committee and much more. By showing your MF card you get priority and discounts at the events.
Your involvement is what keeps our student union evolving and moving forward, that we offer an awesome student life at KI and keep influencing and improving the educations at KI. All student members can run and vote in the Union Election Kårvalet, where MF’s highest decision-making body is elected – the Union Council Fullmäktige (FuM). As a member of FuM, you influence MF’s direction by e.g. deciding on the acitivity plan and budget and electing the Board and President of MF. Even if you do not run yourself, you influence MF by voting for the candidates you want to represent your views in FuM. You can also apply for positions of trust within MF, e.g. Board member, President, host or standards bearer.
Read more about the Union Council and the Union Election
Read more about the Board
As a member you can apply for scholarships from MF’s foundations. The scholarships are announced here on the website when the application period is open, stay tuned! MF has the following scholarship foundations:
At Ingarö in the beautiful Stockholm archipelago, MF has its very own cabin, or rather a group of cabins – Solvik. At Solvik, we regurarly arrange fixing events for everyone interested. Many parts of MF arrange their reception events or other activities at Solvik. As a member, you can rent Solvik at a membership price and host e.g. a crayfish party, wedding or just hang out with your friends.
Read more about Solvik
Do you want to help take care of Solvik? Read more about the Sports Cabin Committee
MF owns our very own student union house Kårhuset on Nobels väg 10 at campus Solna. We also have the premises Kårridoren on Alfred Nobel’s allé 8 floor 5 at campus Flemingsberg. During the day it is usually open and you can hang out in the union premises and e.g. study. As an active member of any part of MF, you can apply for card access to the union premises and e.g. book meeting rooms. As a member, you can also rent premises in Kårhuset at a membership price for e.g. thesis defense dinner or graduation party!
Read more about the union premises
Do you want to help take care of Kårhuset and Kårridoren? Read more about the Administrative Committee
Besides the student discounts from Mecenat, you also get other MF exclusive member discounts! In addition to reduced prices at events and activities organised by MF, you get the following discounts:
Medicinska Föreningen i Stockholm (MF) is the largest student union at Karolinska Institutet (KI) and together we work daily to make your time here as great as possible. MF monitors the education at KI and makes sure that they keep a high standard and that all students are well taken care of.
