Universities in Sweden are multicultural environments.
Sweden, a safe and modern country, has diverse natural surroundings with population density of 53 people per square mile. An archipelago with more than 100,000 lakes, the country has a rich culture dating to the Viking era and is home to corporate brands such as Volvo, Ikea, Ericsson and Saab. The university system in Sweden has undergone dramatic changes and includes many foreign students who contribute to the school's multicultural environments.
Lund University
Lund University in southern Sweden near the city of Malmo was established in 1666 and has approximately 46,000 students. Ranked as the number one university in Sweden by Times Higher Education and among the top 100 universities in the world by several groups and publications, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, Ph.D. studies and commissioned and executive education courses for companies and professional organizations, ranging from week-long short courses to year-long studies. The school offers courses of study in biology, comparative literature, film studies, economics, human ecology, gender studies, law, occupational therapy, physics, theology and more. The university also offers online education and accepts exchange students from other universities.
Lund University
Box 117, SE-221
Lund, Sweden
011-46-46-222-0000
lu.se/lund-university
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is the largest university in Sweden and sits in the world's first national city park. The university has more than 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students as well as 1,800 doctoral students and a staff of 6,000. It offers various undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs, most notably in the humanities, law and social sciences. The institution offers courses in English and Oriental languages, biology, mathematics and physics, and geological and environmental sciences. The university also offers prospective students part-time studies, day or evening classes and exchange student opportunities.
Stockholm University
SE-106 91
Stockholm, Sweden
011-46-816-2000
www.su.se/english
University of Gothenburg
The University of Gothenburg sits in Sweden's second-largest city by the same name, and its staff includes the Nobel prize-winning professor of medicine Arvid Carlsson. The university has approximately 37,000 students with a staff of 5,000 teaching in 170 departments that offer undergraduate and graduate courses in specific areas of study such as African languages, business, biomedicine, tourism, finance, computer science and engineering, drama, economics, geology, marine ecology, political science, social anthropology and medicine. It also offers 110 programs and courses the professors conduct in English. The university accepts exchange students and independent students from other countries and also distributes grants and scholarships to deserving students.
University of Gothenburg
SE-405 30
Gothenburg, Sweden
011-46-31-786-0000
gu.se/english
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