Clubs and Social Activities
Melbourne University German Club
The Melbourne University German Club is a departmental club, meaning all students enrolled in German at the University are automatically members.
The German Club has an Education Officer and year level representatives to represent its members.
The club also heartily welcomes students from German-speaking backgrounds, and anyone else interested in speaking German, or just in finding out more about the culture of German speaking people (they're not just from Germany!).
The club runs a number of social events:
"Kaffee und Kuchen" is held on a weekly basis, each Thursday 1-2pm, and allows students to practice their German in a social environment, to meet students from Germany, and as the name suggests, to gorge themselves on coffee and cake! Room 509, 5th Floor, Arts Centre, $2 fee.
The club also regularly shows German films, often with subtitles, followed by a "Stammtisch" at the Clyde Hotel.
Other events include dinners at German restaurants, games nights, and talks which are advertised in emails to our members, and on noticeboards in the Department on the 6th floor of the Arts Centre.
For more information please email: melbourneunigermanclub@gmail.com
Club secretary: Laura Durham
Club president: Bei-En Zou
Melbourne University Scandinavian Club
What is it?
The Melbourne University Scandinavian Club is a cultural and social group consisting mainly of students of Melbourne University and young Scandinavians visiting Melbourne.
What do we do?
The club hosts social gatherings, such as pizza nights, pub crawls, film viewings, etc, as well as an annual camp. The club also liaises with other overseas interest clubs, both at Melbourne and other universities, providing opportunities for cultural exchange with non-Scandinavian oriented groups. It was in early 1999 that the club changed from the narrower-focussed "Bellman Society", which was a society only for students of Swedish at Melbourne University. Now, all interested parties are welcome to join.
Who are our members?
Members of the Melbourne University Scandinavian Club are active students, enthusiastic about travelling and passionate about their origin or interest in Scandinavia. At a time when students at universities across Australia are becoming ever less interested in the extra-curricular facets of university life, the mystique and fun typically associated in the minds of Australians with Scandinavia makes membership of the Scandinavian Club a unique experience which should not be missed!
Where can you get more information?
You can email us at scandinavianclub@hotmail.com
We hope to see you at our next event!