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Take a tour of Campus Valla
Campus Valla is located about 3 kilometres from Linköping city centre, close to a popular recreation area, a golf course and Mjärdevi Science Park, home to many of the university's spin-off companies.
The Märkesbacken (Emblem road) marks the beginning of the Corso and stretches for one kilometre alongside the entire campus: from building C with neighbouring student residential area Colonia in the north, to the sports centre Campushallen in the south. Many students pass through here on their morning bike ride. The name Märkesbacken (Emblem road) derives from all the colourful student association emblems that students have painted.
Building C houses students from all faculties represented on Campus Valla. The building comprises large auditoriums and many classrooms. Most of the university choirs and orchestras rehearse in Musicum. Larger events are held in Colosseum, ranging from career days to various types of exhibitions.
Kårallen is the student building and is home to student unions and various student associations. At Kårallen you can have a beer, arrange a party or study. The student café Baljan offers budget priced ‘fika’ (coffee/tea and pastries).
The Physics building (Fysikhuset) contains the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology and is adorned with many works of art.
Buildings A and B were the first buildings to be constructed during the university's early days at the beginning of the 70s. Housing countless auditoriums, computer rooms and long corridors, the two buildings are familiar turf for students from the Institute of Technology as well as future teachers and economists.
The HusEtt building behind building A houses the Emeritus Academy, där retired professors may continue their work at LiU.
In building E behind building B you will find parts of the Department of Computer and Information Science.
The new L-building, just north of the E-building, contains three vehicle labs inaugurated in 2011.
Vallfarten contains the University Club.
Zenit is the university building for student services and includes a restaurant, bookstore-café, Student Health Care Centre and the Study Counselling Office.
Origo is where most of the university's central administration works. It is also home to the faculty offices of Arts and Sciences, Educational Sciences and the Institute of Technology.
The Key building (named after Swedish writer Ellen Key) is used predominately by students belonging to the Faculty of Educational Sciences. One of the most recent additions to Campus Valla and arguably the most spacious and light-filled. Located at the lower end of the campus, Campushallen (indoor sports centre) and building D are its closest neighbours.
The Ångström building is located behind the Key building and was inaugurated in October 2011. It contains Europe's most accurate electron microscope. This is Sweden's first titanium building and it is firmly anchored to the bedrock. Christened ‘Arwen’ after an elf from one of J.R.R. Tolkien's tales, the highly sensitive electron microscope places great demands on the building, especially in terms of stability, temperature, noise, air quality and electromagnetic fields.
Building D contains, among other things, the library of social sciences and humanities. Consequently, this is where most of these fields conduct their education and research. Computer rooms and other student premises are also available.
Building I is located next to building D. Psychology as well as human resource management and work science students work here.
The Tema building next to building D is home to the Department of Thematic Studies with research in thematic fields of knowledge between and beyond disciplinary boundaries.
Campushallen is the student indoor sports centre and is situated at the southern end of the Corso. Fitted with a well-equipped gym, the centre offers a variety of activities, such as aerobics, step aerobics and spinning. Scheduled ball sports are also available such as floorball, a type of hockey that evolved in Sweden during the 70s.
The Galaxy building (Galaxen) on the other side of the park houses classrooms and parts of University Services.
The Terra building houses classrooms and parts of University Services.
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Last updated: Wed Nov 14 16:05:52 CET 2012
