Stockholm University
Presentation
Ronald T. Nordqvist
International Officer
International Office
Welcome to our hometown!
Practical matters
• Orientation Day programme
• Open Fair on level 4
• Orientation Day Quiz
• Sandwiches and beverage on level 5
• Photographer/film
• Presentations will be posted on our website
tomorrow (student news):
http://www.su.se/english/study
• Evaluation
International students, autumn 2015
International students - 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 New 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
https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2015/world-ranking#/sort/0/direction/asc
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015
•
Geography: 23
•
Environmental Science: 27
•
Sociology: 35
•
51-100
Chemistry, linguistics, modern languages, philiosophy, biology, media- and communication, law, economics, education, physics
and astronomy, geological sciences
27-Aug-15
.
International Office
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 Forum
2015-08-27
Kräftriket
10
Campus Frescati
Studenthuset since 23 September, 2013
27-Aug-15
International Office
Undergraduate Education
More than 71,000 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: 2044
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:
•
•
•
•
•
•
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)
2015-08-27
International Office
Images of Sweden?
2015-08-27
International Office
Myths about Sweden?
?
A long, dark winter…
With many highlights!
Swedish summer 1
Swedish summer 2
Follow us on Instagram!
@stockholmuniversity
Share your photos from
orientationweek!
#orientationweek
#newstudent
Enjoy your stay at
Stockholm University!
27/08/2015
/ Ronald T. Nordqvist, International Office