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Stockholm University
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Stockholm University is one of Sweden’s largest institutions of higher education, offering education and research at the highest level. Several of the world’s most renowned researchers and scientists are active at Stockholm University, and thousands of its students graduate every term, as do large numbers of doctoral students. New ideas are born and best developed in an open and stimulating environment, and the importance of such a realm has influenced work at the University since its inception. It offers contact networks between researchers in different fields, both within Sweden and abroad. Stockholm University is also a cosmopolitan meeting place for people of different nationalities and backgrounds. It is located in the middle of the world’s first National City Park, with the city centre only minutes away. Beautiful natural surroundings, historical environs, and access to the vitality of the capital and Sweden’s largest job market are some of the features that make the University unique.
Towards the future
Stockholm University offers a broad spectrum of educational programmes and a large number of independent courses within the fields of the humanities, law, social sciences, and science. Stockholm University is consistently ranked very highly in national evaluations. The teaching at Stockholm University has a solid academic basis, which enables students to develop independence of thought and an ability to critically evaluate information. The syllabus and grading criteria follow European standards, so the studies at Stockholm University are comparable and compatible with studies at other European universities. Students who study at Stockholm University will graduate with a high quality of education, well prepared for the demands of working life.
The world as a workplace
Knowledge spreads, and people move all over the world to study or to work. Stockholm University aims to play an active supporting role in this development. Every educational programme at the University has been adapted to the Bologna process, according to which forty-six European countries have agreed that university programmes and courses should be comparable and compatible all over Europe. In this way students are given greater possibilities to take parts of their courses at other higher education institutions and have better career opportunities abroad. At Stockholm University, teaching and research are carried out at the highest level. The University participates in regional, national and international collaborations, in debates, and in social change. More than 50,000 students and 5,000 members of staff within the humanities, law, science, social sciences, and teacher training come together in a space where open minds meet and thrive.
Number of full-year students in year 2009: 27,500
Number of programmes: 200
Number of programmes in English: 80
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