Presentation of Stockholm University

Stockholm University
Presentation
Ronald T. Nordqvist
International Officer
International Office
Practical matters
• Orientation Day programme
• Orientation Day Quiz
• Photographer/film
• Open Fair on level 4
• Sandwiches and beverage on level 5
• Presentations will be posted on our website tomorrow
(student news): http://www.su.se/english/study
• Evaluation
Newly arrived international students
International students spring 2016 – 455
International students autumn 2015 - 1254
Exchange students – 833
Full degree or courses - 421
Development
• 1878 Founded as a university college, Stockholms högskola
• 1960 Granted university status, Stockholm University
• 1970 Campus at Frescati
KTH Royal Institute of Technology,
Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University
KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY
KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET
Four (4) Faculties
• Humanities
• Law
• Sciences
• Social Sciences
• 70 Departments and centers
Ranking
• Nr.77 on Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2015 ranking
http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html
• Nr. 98 on Times Higher Education 2014/2015
https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2015/world-ranking#/sort/0/direction/asc
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015
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Geography: 23
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Environmental Science: 27
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Sociology: 35
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51-100
Chemistry, linguistics, modern languages, philiosophy, biology, media- and communication, law, economics, education, physics
and astronomy, geological sciences
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Leading Research
Many of the University’s research groups find themselves at the cutting edge of their field of
inquiry. A number of research areas, each nationally leading and having a high international
status, have been specially chosen to profile the University.
http://www.su.se/english/research/leading-research-areas
The vision for Stockholm University
To have nationally outstanding and internationally prominent teaching and research programmes.
University Campus
Frescati
Kista
Kräftriket
Sveaplan –
Department of Social Work
Studenthuset since 23 September, 2013
Undergraduate Education
More than 70,000 students
• 62% women
38% men
• 38% under 25 years of age
Students per faculty:
• Humanities: 29 %
• Law: 10%
• Social Sciences: 48%
• Natural Sciences: 13%
Undergraduate and
graduate studies
• 194 educational programmes and 1,700
individual courses
• 75 Master's Programmes in English
• 600 courses taught in English
Postgraduate Studies
• Doctoral students and PhD: 1800
Almost half in Natural Sciences
• 53% women, 47% men
Personnel
Faculty and employees: 5500
• Professors: 10% (28% women)
• Assistant Professors: 14% (49% women)
• PhD positions: 19% (55% women)
Nobel Laureates
Nobel Prize laureates at Stockholm University:
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Svante Arrhenius, 1903 (Chemistry)
Hans von Euler-Chelpin, 1929 (Chemistry)
George de Hevesy, 1943 (Chemistry)
Gunnar Myrdal, 1974 (Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel)
Paul Crutzen, 1995 (Chemistry)
Tomas Tranströmer, 2011 (Literature)
Images of Sweden?
Myths about Sweden?
A long, dark winter…
With many highlights!
Swedish summer and winter
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Enjoy your stay in Stockholm
and at
Stockholm University!