Prompts to boycott by Jönköping University • “Not heard that something is wrong”
The kick -in at Jönköping University (Ju) should be restructured after information on harassment and penalism, reports Jönköpingsposten. The decision, taken by the university management and the student union, has been met by strong reactions from the students.
The kick -in and other events have previously been organized by so -called sex masterists, which are responsibilities for the various professional colleges. According to, after all, there have been inappropriate behaviors, which is the reason why they are no longer allowed to arrange the kick -in. According to JU’s press communicator, there have been no reports to the police, however, what has emerged against the university’s guidelines.
Mixed feelings
Now, angry students are boiling on social media over the decision and urges others not to apply to the university. A survey has started with over 1,200 signatures, where everyone wants the decision to be taken back.
In one Submitter in JP Writes a person who claims to be a former project manager in Jönköping’s student union, that it was a “terrible work environment for those responsible during the kick -off”. The person believes that the students who worked full time during the kick -off have endured harassment from the masteries and that is their “mentality, silence culture, Traditions and poor cooperative will ”that are the problem.
“We are worried about student life”
Eric Ungh is chairman of one of the sex champions and believes that they have been mistakenly painted as bullies and he is clear that they are not behind penalism. He also refers to the fact that they have not been given a chance to take action.
– We were not told anything negative before the message came. What we have heard is that everything has gone very well. The latest kick -in was the best in many years, he tells TV4 News.
In an element of P4 Jönköping Made last fall also the police believed that the kick -off was orderly and well organized. At the same time, the principal Måns Svensson now states that the situation worsened in the fall, according to Jp.
– It feels awful, we have not received any warnings and also did not hear that anything is wrong. We had wanted a dialogue and more transparency from the upper ranks, then we could have agreed on a joint decision that benefits us all. It is difficult to improve something that we do not know what it is, he says.
The student union’s response
The chairman of the student union, Julia De Geus, says the decision was made to create a safer environment for the students.
– I understand that there are strong feelings in the students because we cannot share all the information. Students’ well -being is always our highest and most important priority and therefore the decision was made, she tells TV4 News.
She also believes that the union and other parts of the organization have had continuous dialogues about the problems in student life.
– When it came in more serious alarms, we realized that we have not done enough and that we must make a bigger action to get a real change.
According to Julia De Geus, the students need not be worried that the kick -in will disappear, as only parts of the kick -off will be reorganized.
– We cannot guarantee that everything will be perfect, but we can guarantee that we work as hard as we can to create a safe and safe environment for the students.