Today there is about twenty research scholars along with about thirtyfive active Ph.D candidates. The main focus of research has been on macroeconomics problems and processes of economic change, often approached via economic theory and quantitative methods. All teachers at the Department are also conducting research. About five hundred students pass through the Department's courses every year. The Department of Informatics .
Informatics is a subject belonging to the socioscientific sphere.
At the department there are approx. 1,000 students every semester and in total 25 postgraduate students. IS development on a design theory basis, etc. The International Office is responsible for the overall administration of international exchanges at Lund University, including the EC-programs and overall university agreements with foreign universities. The International Desk is an information center for all international students at Lund University and arranges the reception of guest and exchange students on the so called Arrival Day.