Academy of Music and Drama

Premises

The Academy of Music and Drama has four locations:

• Eklandagatan 86 (Google Maps)
• Åvägen 24 (Brewhouse) (Google Maps)
• Vasagatan 50 (HDK-Valand) (Google Maps)
• Triörgatan 1 (Andra stället) (Google Maps)

On the following page you can find information about the location of programmes and courses, available rooms and staff:
Finding your way on the university

Our facilities are designed for study and learning in artistic and educational fields. We have a shared responsibility to maintain a positive learning and working environment. Think about how your behaviour affects the ability of others to study and learn.

Rules of conduct and order

• Access for students: 07:00-00:00 during term time.
• Premises and equipment are to be used for University activities only.
• Instruments and equipment may not be removed from the premises without permission.
• Private tuition is not permitted.
• Refreshments are permitted only in common rooms and student areas.
• Teachers and students share responsibility for tidying up the classroom after use.
• Turn off lights and close windows.
• Always lock doors to classrooms and rehearsal rooms.
• Keep personal belongings in lockers or storage areas.
• Keep valuables and instruments in sight. Personal items are not insured by the University.
• Cellists and double bass players should always use end pin anchors.
• Locked doors should not be opened and left unattended.
• The Academy of Music and Drama requires financial compensation for damage, whether intentional or unintentional. The cost of repairs will be charged to the person causing the damage. The same applies to false fire or burglar alarms at emergency exits.

Student lockers

Lockers are provided by Campus Services at Eklandagatan 86 and belong to the Academy of Music and Drama. After signing the contract, the student is given a personal locker on loan, and the exchange of lockers between students is not permitted.

It is the student's responsibility to immediately place a personal padlock on the allocated locker and to ensure that instruments and other belongings are insured. In accordance with government regulations, the Academy of Music and Drama does not provide insurance.

Damage to the locker, such as graffiti or stickers, may result in the loss of the right to use the locker and any damage must be compensated.

The storage of illegal or unauthorised items is prohibited. If such storage is suspected, the University of Gothenburg has the right to open the locker. In the first instance, the student will be given the opportunity to open the locker himself/herself in the presence of two school representatives. If the student fails to do so, the university staff will open the locker.

Instrument storage

For instruments that do not fit into normal lockers, it is possible to borrow space in special instrument storage rooms. Only active students during the current academic year can borrow these rooms. The storage rooms must be emptied for cleaning before each summer. Rules for use are displayed in each instrument locker. If you have any questions, please contact schema@hsm.gu.se.

To apply for a storage space, please complete an application form and sign the agreement.

Music and Drama Library (Gothenburg University Library)

The Humanities Library has a division for music and drama which accommodates a large collection of sheet music, music literature, manuscripts, and study spaces in connection with the collections.
Division for music and drama

Quiet room

At Eklandagatan 86, room 2460, our quiet room is available if you need a moment of peace, reflection, prayer or meditation. It is always accessible with your student key. Feel free to use the "free/busy" sign on the door to signal your presence.

Mail management

Each student group has access to a shared mailbox located at Eklandagatan 86, by the lift on the 3rd floor. We encourage you to check your mailbox regularly.

For messages to teachers, administrative staff, technical staff and others, there are mailboxes at Eklandagatan 86, floors 2 and 3 in building 1.

Agreement for a party or other event

Are you a student at the Academy of Music and Drama and would like to organise a party with your fellow students? To book a venue for your party, you should fill in the form "Agreement for the use of a venue for a party or other event (PDF)". Your booking will only become official once it has been approved and confirmed by the Academy of Music and Drama.

Avtal vid nyttjande av lokal för fest eller annat arrangemang (in Swedish) (pdf 0,2 mb)

Food trucks

On weekdays, four food trucks serve lunch in conjunction with our building at Eklandagatan 86. They are parked at the back of the building, next to the amphitheatre. Please note that some days may be cancelled due to illness.

• Mondays: Food & Sånt - Dumplings, bowls & wraps
• Tuesdays: Tikka Roti Foodtruck - Indian/Pakistani food
• Wednesdays: Clasico Burger - Homemade burgers
• Thursdays: Tikka Roti Foodtruck - Indian/Pakistani food
• Friday: Tapas Factory - Tapas and burgers

Related info:

• Konstnärliga – a new building for the Artistic Faculty
• Security at the University

Organisation and student representation

Management

• Head of Department: Jesper Lundgren
• Deputy Head of Department: Jonas Simonson
• Assistant Head of Department for Education: Monica Danielson
• Assistant Head of Department for Research: Anders Hultqvist
• Assistant Head for Postgraduate Studies: Carina Borgström Källén

Student representation in councils and groups

Being a member of Konstkåren (the student union) gives you the opportunity to influence what happens at the institution. Students have the right to be represented in councils and groups that prepare or decide on issues of importance to the programmes and the students' situation.

Konstkåren elects the student representatives among the union members.

Konstkåren

Permanent consultative forums with student representatives

• Department Council
• Department Management Council
• Research Council
• Education Council
• Work Environment Group
• Unit management teams: pedagogy, performing arts, classical music and church music, music, research and postgraduate studies.
• Jury groups Admission

Student influence

Campus Service

Campus Service provides assistance with:

• Locks, security alarms, and key-card access
• Fire safety
• Cleaning, recycling, and furnishing
• Fault reports for property and room technology
• Lending basic audio-video equipment (available at Eklandagatan 86 only)

Contact Campus Service

Service notification: service.lorensberg@gu.se
Telephone: 031-786 4155
Opening hours office Eklandagatan 86: Tuesdays 11.00-12.00; Thursdays 13.00-14.00

Contact

If you still have questions after reading the information on the Student Portal, please feel free to contact us.

Study Counselling

At the Academy of Music and Drama, programme and course supervisors are available to provide advice and answer questions about the programmes. You can find the contact details for your programme or course supervisor on 'My Page'.

Student Affairs Office

For questions about registration, results, certificates, prerequisites and other education-related matters.
Location: Eklandagatan 86, building 1, floor 3.
Opening hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10.00-12.30 during term time (mid-August to mid-December and mid-January to mid-June)
Telephone: 031-786 4020
E-mail: utbildningsexpedition@hsm.gu.se

Technicians

The mission of the technicians is to support the programmes in achieving their pedagogical goals. Technicians play an active role in the students' learning process by organising events and conducting technical maintenance.
For events: evenemang.musik@hsm.gu.se
For infrastructure: teknik.musik@hsm.gu.se
For performing arts: teknik.scen@hsm.gu.se

International Office

Our international coordinator answers questions about studying and working abroad.
Go International on the Student Portal
Contact: jenny.hedlund@hsm.gu.se

Frequently requested information

• Book a group room or study space
• Discrimination and harassment
• Exchange studies
• If something happens: Security at the University
• Insurance of own instruments and equipment
• Schedule
• Scholarships
• Servicecenter
• Student health
• Study environment
• Study support

Events

Semi-annual programme

The Academy of Music and Drama regularly organises public concerts and performances. Information about these events can be found on our website in August for the autumn term and in January for the spring term. All concerts that are part of the semi-annual programme are recorded, including the final productions in the performing arts.

Events at the Academy of Music and Drama

A convenient way to keep track of your fellow students' public concerts and performances is to subscribe to their calendar events directly in your own calendar. Just click on the link and follow the instructions:

Calendar Subscription for All Public Events

Media archive

All performances and concerts included in the bi-annual programme organised by the Academy of Music and Drama are documented. If you would like to receive recordings, please contact musik.teknik@hsm.gu.se.

NOTE: The recordings are protected by copyright.

Free tickets

As a student at the Artistic Faculty, you are entitled to one (1) free ticket per event at the Academy of Music and Drama. You can pick up your tickets at billetto.se with the code you receive at the beginning of each semester. For autumn 2024, you will find the code in the news article "Free Tickets for Students". If you wish to purchase additional tickets, you can do so on the Billetto website.

Billetto.

Organise your own lunchtime events

You can organise your own lunchtime event to practise performing in front of an audience. These events are open to the public and free of charge, and are published in the calendar on the academy's website. If you want to organise your event, follow the instructions and fill in the application form at least two weeks before the planned date of the event.

Instructions and application form: How to organise your own lunchtime event

Marketing events

Marketing and ticket sales for events at the Academy of Music and Drama are generally handled by our Communications Officers. If you are planning to promote your own event, including Facebook events, please contact us at evenemang@hsm.gu.se so that we can coordinate information about our Academy's activities.

At the end of each month, we send out the newsletter "Evenemangsbrev från Högskolan för scen och musik" (Events newsletter from the Academy of Music and Drama) with details of the upcoming events for the next month.

You are welcome to subscribe: Events newsletter from the Academy of Music and Drama

Tickets and discounts for other institutions

Students of the Academy of Music and Drama are entitled to concessions and discounts at various cultural institutions and shops. Please note that these discounts require the presentation of your GU card and that discounted tickets are not transferable.
How to get an Official Transcript of Records

Offers for individual events can be found under 'Special offers event tickets".

• Dramaten in Stockholm: Students at the Academy of Music and Drama can get one free ticket per student per production. The performance must take place during the current term. Book your ticket by emailing kundservice@dramaten.se and pick it up no later than 60 minutes before the performance. Please note that you must present an Official Transcript of Records! The offer is valid for regular repertoire, subject to availability.
• Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra: The academy's students and employees can buy tickets to the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra's concerts for only SEK 20. The offer is valid while stocks last, from opening time until 30 minutes before the start of the concert. In addition, full-time students can pre-purchase tickets to the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra's concerts at half price.
  Only by card or Swish.
• GöteborgsOperan: The academy's employees and students have the opportunity to buy one ticket per person to GöteborgsOperan performances for only SEK 90, subject to availability from 15.00 on the day of the performance. These conditions also apply to GöteborgsOperan's own employees.
• Göteborg Wind Orchestra (GWO): Students and employees have access to tickets to Göteborg Wind Orchestra concerts at a reduced price of 50 SEK. You can find tickets on the GWO website.
• Nefertiti: Students of the Academy of Music and Drama receive a 30% discount on most concerts at Nefertiti on presentation of a valid student card.
• Folkteatern: Students and employees can get a free ticket by asking after 15.00 on the day of the performance. This offer applies to Folkteatern's own performances and is subject to availability. Not valid for guest performances.
• Angered Theatre: Students and employees are entitled to a free ticket, subject to availability. Booking via malin@angeredsteater.se after 15.00 the day before the performance.
• Stadsteatern/Backa Teater/Stora Teatern: You can call Stadsteatern/Backa Teater/Stora Teatern after 15:00 on the day of the performance to get a free ticket, subject to availability.
• Gitarren AB: 10% off accessories and strings
• Wennerströms musikaffär (strings): 10% discount on strings and utensils
• Ödmans Musik & Instrumentverkstad AB: 10% discount on accessories and some string sets