Study In Stockholm

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an international setting with renowned universities

ced by: Stockholms Akademiska Forum 2008. Print: ETCETERA Offset AB. Editing and layout: Ylva Hermansson Translation: Cambrian Language Service. Original texts: page 2-6holms Akademiska Forum, page 7-27 the universities and university colleges. Photo: Cover photos f rom the top left: KTH, Mikael Sjberg (Stockholm Visitors Board), Jon Sullivan,ael Stephen Moran, SU/KTH Campus Kista, Olof Holdar (Stockholm Visitors Board) x2. Insert photos (when no name is given): page 3: Stockholm School of Theology, Olof Holdarholm Visitors Board), Ersta Skndal University College, Michael Stephen Moran; page 5: Hkan Lindgren, Olof Holdar (Stockholm Visitors Board), Hlne Van Kerrebroeck; pagergen Howaldt, Wikimedia Commons, Richard Ryan (Stockholm Visitors Board).

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On the www.studyinstockholm.se website you

will nd information about all the colleges

and universities in Stockholm and the vari-

ous courses they offer. You will also be able to read

more about activities for international students, stu-

dent life, life in Stockholm in general and you will nd

the answers to many of your questions on the FAQ

page.

Many useful links have been collected on the website

for you, the international student. Some of them you

will see in the collection of links on page 5 in this

brochure.

www.studyinstockholm.se

Stockholm is the capital o Sweden and the largestuniversity town in the Nordic countries. Approx-imately 80,000 students, 5,000 o them internatio-nal, study at the citys impressive 21 universities anduniversity colleges. Here you will nd cutting edgecompetence everywhere rom technical colleges andnursing schools to colleges and universities speciali-zing in the humanities, law, economics and art. Tereis a broad range o courses to choose rom and manyo the Masters courses are available in English. Wha-tever you choose, the chances are that you will nd

your dream course o study in Stockholm.

The best education in an informal atmosphere

In Stockholm you will get a high-quality educationat recognized colleges and universities. Stockholm hasrobust trademarks such as Karolinska Institutet, theRoyal Institute o echnology, the Stockholm Schoolo Economics and Stockholm University, providingeducation o the highest international standards.welve Nobel Prize laureates within the elds o phy-siology/medicine, physics, economics and chemistryhave been active in these universities and universitycolleges over the years.

Renowned international research continues to becarried out at universities and colleges in Stockholmand several institutions are among the best in theworld in their elds. Tese knowledgeable researcherswill be your teachers. Some o the areas o researchthat are especially prominent today are climate andenvironmental research, IC, neuroscience, nancing

and nancial markets; economic, health and socialinequality; medical epidemiology, materials and nanotechnology, economics and international economics.

Furthermore Stockholm is the centre o Swedenspolitical, cultural and business world and the nanci-al centre o Scandinavia. Many multinational compa-nies are to be ound here, side by side with the head-quarters o a whole range o Swedish organizations,authorities and cultural institutions. Tis is clearlyreected in the education on oer. You may nd thatyour teachers or guest researchers are the same resear-

chers that can oten be seen in the media taking partin social debates, or they may the ones who are invi-ted to take part in important national and interna-tional inquiries. Study programmes will oten includemost recent developments in their particular eld ostudy and this makes them not only interesting butalso more appealing.

Most colleges and universities in Stockholm haveextremely good contacts with universities abroad. Teatmosphere at the colleges is relaxed and this providesexcellent opportunities or inormal contact betweenteachers and students.

Equality, tolerance and freedom of choice

Stockholm is an international milieu where you canmeet people rom the whole world. By studying ab-road you have the opportunity to learn about anotherpeoples behaviour and customs. Most Swedish peoplespeak good English and are positive and helpul. Swe-den is one o the most gender-equal countries in theworld.

At www.studyinstockholm.se you can also read some

of the blogs that international students in Stockholm

have written or are writing. If you dont know where

your college is situated in Stockholm, it is easy to nd

it on the map page of the site. There is also a map of

the Stockholm Metro on the map page.

Do you need to nd accommodation on your own?

On the accommodation pages you can look forhousing agencies that offer student accommodation

within a 25-minute journey on public transport from

your college.

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www.studyinsweden.se

Culture/Sport/Social Activities

www.stockholmtown.com

www.alltomstockholm.se

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www.swedenintouch.se

www.sirap.info

www.thelocal.se

www.ssif.su.se

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Accommodation

www.sssb.se

www.svebo.se

www.studyinstockholm.se/bostad

www.stockholmtown.com

www.uac.se

www.sokstudentbostad.se

www.studentlya.nu

www.bostaddirekt.com

Useful links for rst-time visitors:

dent accomodation area Lappkrrsberget, close to Lappis beach. Photo: Paul Hamberg, Brendan Sexton. House in Stockholm. Photo: Alexander Dokukin.

Just as other large cities in the world, Stockholmis especially open to outside inuences. Te city hasa broad ethnic spectrum and trends within ashion,culture, art and music quickly take root.

Restaurants with cuisine rom every corner o theworld jostle with pubs, clubs, cas, galleries, muse-

ums, large shopping centres, and small unique shops.Tere are large theatres, sports arenas and inspiringlectures open to all and discussion cas where varioussocially interesting subjects are taken up.

Green and Secure

While you have access to the throbbing big city, youare oten close to nature. Stockholm is made up owater, green areas and built-up areas in three equalparts and it is one o the cleanest cities in Europe.Parks and green areas are nestled amongst both thecityscapes and the heavily built-up suburbs. Severalnature reserves are connected to the city, as is theStockholm archipelago with its 24,000 islands andskerries.

Every year many Stockholmers take the erries outto the outer archipelago, take their mountain bikes tothe orests, swim in the lakes or at one o the manycity beaches, ski, go hiking along trails, or go long-distance ice-skating.

You can nd more inormation about activities andexcursions at www.stockholmtown.com.Stockholm has a low ranking in the worlds crime

statistics and is considered to be a sae place.

Activities for international students

In addition to Stockholms enormous range o events,the student unions at the colleges arrange activitiesor their students: pubs, parties, concerts, dinners,sports events, etc. For you the international studentthere are also special events that the university colle-ges arrange individually or together with other Stock-holm colleges.

Read more about which activities are arranged un-

der Being an international student in Stockholm onpage 6. Stockholm also hosts a whole range o special-interest organizations and associations where you canmeet people who share your interests.

Accommodation

Most exchange students who come to Stockholm aregiven help nding accommodation by their college oruniversity. I you are not an exchange student, gene-rally you must arrange accommodation yoursel.

Te most usual housing solution or a student inStockholm is to rent a student room or at. Bothorms o accommodation have a high standard.

I you choose to live in a student room or on astudent corridor you will have your own room andbathroom but share the kitchen with others. Livingon a corridor is usually popular because it is a goodway to become involved in student lie. But some stu-dents, who preer to live more independently, chooseinstead to live in a student at with its own kitche-nette or kitchen.

I you need to make arrangements or your accom-modation it is important to star t early.

At www.studeraistockholm.se/bostad you will ndhousing companies close to the college where youwould like to study.

Stockholms Akademiska Forum

Stockholms Akademiska Forum is responsible orthis publication. Stockholms Akademiska Forum is acoordinating organization or the 21 universities anduniversity colleges in greater Stockholm and the cityo Stockholm.

Our intention is to develop and market Stockholmas a centre o knowledge and a student city. We arealso working to ensure that your time spent studyingin Stockholm will be as rewarding a s possible.

Read more about Stockholms Akademiska Forumat our website: www.staorum.se

Welcome to Stockholm!

In addition to the individual websites presented under each of the universities and colleges, we also recom-

mend:

Studying in Stockholm and student life in Stockholm.

Everything about studies and life in Sweden.

The ofcial Stockholm visitors guide.

Information about shopping, bars, pubs and restaurants in Stockholm.

Ticket bookings for concerts, theatre, musicals, sports events, etc.

Information about student life in Stockholm.

SwedenInTouch.se is the network for international students, scholars and

professionals who are living in Sweden or have been in Sweden.

The Stockholm International Researchers Association organizes trips,club evenings and social events.

News about Sweden, in English.

Stockholms Studenters Idrottsfrening, SSIF, offers everything from gym-

nastics and aerobics to badminton, tennis, squash and a variety of cour-

ses in oorball, quigong, and bowling. Reduced prices for students.

Information about travel in and around Stockholm by metro, bus and

boat.

Information about train travel in Sweden.

The airline of Scandinavia offers cheap stand-by tickets for students.

A good site for weather forecasts for Stockholm and Sweden.

Stockholms largest student housing company.

Stockholms second largest student housing company (site in Swedish

only).

Accommodation guide with links to agencies that provide student hou-

sing. Here you can also nd links to agencies that offer accommodation

close to the college or university where you would like to study.

Links to hotels and hostels.

If you are a student or guest researcher at Stockholm University, Karo-linska Insitutet, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) or the Stockholm

School of Economics, you can contact the University Accommodation

Center which can arrange furnished rooms and ats.

Links to other housing companies in Sweden.

Subletting of accommodation.

Subletting of accommodation.


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Universities and university colleges

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Ersta Skndal University College

The two campuses: Ersta and Skndal.

Number of full-year students 2007: 856Number of programmes: 5Number of programmes in English: 0Some courses are available in English

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Number of full-year students 2007: 5500Number of programmes: 38Number of programmes in English: 5

At Ersta Skndal University College, you can studyto become a nurse, psychotherapist, social worker,deacon, theologist or church musician. Te educationoered by Ersta Skndal University College is carriedout in our departments, located on two campuses.

Te Ersta Campus is situated in central Stock-holm. Te premises have recently been redecoratedand the teaching takes place in light and airy lecturehalls and seminar rooms with a magnicent view oStockholm.

Te Skndal Campus is situated 10 kilometressouth o Stockholm on the shores o Lake Drevvikenin truly beautiul natural surroundings. Our univer-

sity library has branches at both campuses. Somecourses are conducted in English, but Swedish is themain language.Different specializations

Te Department o Diaconal Studies, Church Musicand Teology oers courses in Teology and DiaconalStudies. Te course in diaconal studies is a one-yearormation programme. Te theological programmeconsists o a basic course in Teology (60 ECS cre-dits), and a number o separate courses (each compri-sing 15 ECS credits) at a higher academic level. TeDepartment also oers the only programme in Swe-den leading to a University Degree in Church Music.

St. Lukas Department o Psychotherapy oers atwo-year basic training programme in psychotherapy,a three-year training programme in psychotherapyand a two-year training programme in teaching andsupervising psychotherapy.

Te Department o Health Care Sciences oers a

three-year nursing programme and a our-year nur-sing programme coordinated with the social workprogramme, oriented towards elderly care. Tereis also a programme leading to a Masters Degree inNursing and a programme in specialist nursing.

Finally, Te Department o Social Work oersstudents a our-year programme in social work, aour-year programme coordinated with the nursingprogramme oriented towards elderly care and a pro-gramme leading to a Masters Degree in Social Work.Research and International Exchange

Research is mainly pursued in nursing and socialwork, ocusing particularly on health care ethics, pal-

liative care research, voluntary social work, organiza-tional ethics and ethics in working lie.

Ersta Skndal University College participates inthe European exchange programme Socrates/Erasmusand in Nordplus which oers excellent possibilitiesor student exchange within the Nordic countries. We also have international contacts with countriessuch as Tailand, South Arica and the Philippinesthrough the Linnaeus-Palme programme.

Tere are urnished rooms to rent or students atboth campuses. As the number o rooms is limited,priority is given to students studying at Ersta andSkndal.

Welcome to Ersta Skndal University [email protected]

+46 8 555 050 00

Karolinska Institutet (KI) is the only university inSweden with a purely medical orientation and the lar -gest centre or medical education and research in thecountry. It is also one o the largest medical universi-ties in Europe and one o the worlds leading univer-sities in this eld. Over 40 percent o all medical re-search at Swedish universities and university collegesis carried out at Karolinska Institutet.

An international environment

KI oers a number o educa tional programmes withinMedicine, Medical Care and Odontology as well asadvanced courses and single-subject courses. We canoer the broadest variety o programmes within themedical area collected under one roo on our twocampuses, KI Campus Solna and KI Campus Hud-

dinge. Tis leads to a natural cooperation betweensubject areas and proessions, which contributes bothto the development in medicine and to your own de-velopment.

Programmes at KI are carried out in an internatio-nal environment. During your time as a student, youmight meet both students and visiting teachers romdierent countries. I you study at KI, you will alsohave good opportunities o doing part o your courseabroad as an exchange student.Many professions to choose from

Te uture labour market in Sweden and abroad liesopen to you i you have an education in medical care.

Tere is an increase in the number o old people insociety, while the development within the medicalarea is proceeding at an amazing speed. Tis meansthat more people will be treated over a longer periodo time. I you instead choose to do research, you cancontribute to breakthroughs in medicine and partici-pate in the development o new drugs and methodsor treatment. It is no coincidence that ve Nobel Pri-ze laureates in physiology or medicine have had theirworkplace here. You can also be part o this successstory. However, regardless o whether you choose towork within medical care in practice or do research,you can be completely certain that by obtaining youreducation at Karolinska Institutet, you are choosingsomething that will give you a meaningul uture tobe able to work towards improving peoples health.

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Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design


Konstack, the University College o Arts, Cratsand Design, is the largest o its kind in Sweden. Teschool was ounded in 1844. Every year, about 900students are enrolled in the undergraduate and Mas-ter programmes, the Art Education programme andsingle-subject courses.

At Konstack, we place great value on your aptitu-de or individual expression and your theoretical andpractical proessional skills. Give us your skills andyour desire or advanced learning, and we will giveyou the tools you need to change the world!The Bachelors Programme:

In the three-year undergraduate programme, leadingto the requirements or a Bachelors Degree in FineArts, you can choose among seven dierent program-mes such as Graphic Design and Illustration, Indu-strial Design, Interior Architecture and FurnitureDesign, Ceramics and Glass, Fine Art, extiles andJewellery and Metal Design (dellab).

Te undergraduate programme is conducted inSwedish but in certain cases, non-Swedish speakingstudents may participate or a restricted period otime.The Master Programme

In 2007, the university introduced a new Master pro-gramme. Te requirements are a Bachelors Degreeand a good knowledge o English.

At the two-year graduate level leading to the requi-rements or a Masters Degree in Fine Arts, the Mas-ter programme oers nine dierent disciplines calledMasters Groups which are Storytelling, Formgiving

Intelligence, InSpace, Experience Design, WIRE(write + interpret + research + exhibit)*, Ceramicsand Glass, Jewellery + Corpus and extiles in the Ex-panded Field.

Te Master programme is conducted in Englishand/or Swedish, and prepares you or both researchand proessional careers.

Teacher Education Programme

Te eacher Education Programme lasts our and ahal years and leads to a Bachelors Degree in Edu-cation in Visual Culture, Art and Design (270-300ECS credits).

Tis can later be supplemented with an additional

semester o studies in order to qualiy or a MastersDegree in Education in Visual Art and Design.

www.konstack.se+46 8 450 41 00Student ofce: [email protected]+46 8 450 41 77

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Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH)

Number of full-year students 2008: 765Number of programmes: 32Number of programmes in English: 2Individual tuition in English: see above

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Founded in 1771, the Royal College o Music inStockholm (KMH) is one o the largest colleges omusic in Scandinavia. KMH is also Swedens onlyindependent, state-owned college or higher musiceducation.

From Folk Music to Orchestral Conducting

At KMH, you will meet other students and skilledteachers involved in a wide variety o disciplines: clas-sical music, Nordic olk music, music rom other cul-tures, jazz, improvisation, composition, conducting,music and media production, and various orms omusic education.

Open-mindedness and an inquisitive spirit are im-portant qualities or anyone wishing to enter the mu-sic proession a proession that never stops changingand developing. Te study programmes at KMH giveyou the opportunity to develop not only your ownmusicianship, but also the proessional exibility thatis a required part o every musicians set o skills.

Your personal development, in interaction withyour teachers, will be in ocus during your studieshere. You will have many opportunities to decide onyour own individual learning path. A large part omost programmes will consist o concerts and pro-ductions oered through various media.

Concerts and cooperation

More than 200 concerts and events are oered eachyear at KMH. In this way, as in many others, we areone o the major contributors to the Stockholm artsscene. Te general public has regular opportunities toenjoy symphony orchestra, olk music, jazz, choral,

and chamber music concerts, and much more!We also cooperate regularly with various organiza-tions, institutions, and members o the business com-munity, in a variety o contexts and settings.

An international college

Te Nordplus and Erasmus exchange programmesor students and teachers play an important roleamong KMHs international commitments. Someten percent o KMHs student population come romcountries other than Sweden. In addition, KMH hasa long tradition o inviting international artists andteachers to act as guest proessors or master classes,lectures, and seminars.

wo Masters programmes in Jazz and Folk mu-sic are oered in the English language. Otherwise,Swedish is generally used at KMH. For exchange andguest students, and or students applying to postgra-duate programmes, instruction during individual les-sons can be given in English i the proessor agrees.For all teacher-training (pedagogical) programmes,excellent knowledge o Swedish is required and thisincludes exchange and guest students.

[email protected]

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Royal Institute of Technology

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Number of full-year students 2008: 12,093Number of programmes: 82Number of programmes in English: 42

KH, the Royal Institute o echnology, is the largesttechnical university in Sweden. Te education and re-search provided cover a broad spectrum o subjects,rom Natural Sciences to all the various branches oEngineering and Architecture, Industrial Economics,Social Planning, Work Science and Environmentalechnology. In addition to the research carried outat KH, the university also houses a number o na-tional Competence Centres. Various research ounda-tions nance a number o research programmes andresearch schools.Opportunities to study at KTH

At KH a student can earn a Master o Science de-gree in Engineering or Architecture, a Bachelor oScience degree in Engineering, or a Masters Degree,Licentiate or Doctorate. Tere are technical prepara-tory courses or non-scientists and urther education

or people already working within the area. A totalo 17,000 students participate in undergraduate pro-grammes, over 1,400 in postgraduate courses and3,100 people are employed at KH.Different campus

KH was ounded in 1827 and its main campus hasbeen located at its current site in attractive buildings,now listed as being o historical interest, in centralStockholm since 1917. In addition, KH has deve-loped a joint project with Stockholm University con-cerning education and research within Biotechnologyand Physics at AlbaNova, located at Roslagstull. KHalso runs activities at its Kista Campus, the Inorma-

tion and Communication echnology School (IC)and the School o echnology and Health (SH),operating in Haninge, Flemingsberg and Sdertljesouth o Stockholm.International activities

KH became involved in international cooperationat a very early stage, and is today running a largenumber o international projects and cooperatingwith prestigious universities worldwide. KH is alsoan attractive university or international students.During 2007, approximately 1,000 exchange stu-dents and 1,000 international masters students choseto study at KH. A broad range o Masters program-mes taught in English are oered, including severalErasmus Mundus Masters programmes.www.kth.se/eng

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Royal University College of Fine Arts

Number of full-year students 2008: 220

Number of programmes: 6Number of programmes in English: 2The guest student and project programmes are inEnglish. Other programmes have some instructionin English.

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Te Royal University College o Fine Arts (KKH) wasounded in 1773, and is today both the oldest andthe leading university college o ne arts in Sweden.KKH oers courses in ne arts at basic and advancedlevels, and in architecture at an advanced level.

KKH has approximately 240 students; some othem are on a ve-year programme leading to a Mas-ters Degree, others a three-year bachelor programmein ne arts, or on various project programmes orproessional artists, supplementary courses in archi-tecture, restoration art, and in art and architecture.Tere will be a two-year master programme in nearts starting in 2010.

Te ability to ormulate and express your own dis-tinctive character through various media orms, to

develop your skills, and the opportunity to developan independent attitude and a critical view o artisticcreation are some o the goals o the ne arts pro-grammes. Te courses take the students own indivi-dual art work as their base and extend this with boththeoretical and practical training in both older andmore recent techniques in KKHs own workshops.

At the School o Architecture at KKH the goal is tomake more in-depth studies o proessional work inarchitecture and the restoration o buildings as well asbroadening knowledge o architectural history. Lectu-res, project work, seminars, workshops and study vi-sits, both in Sweden and abroad, are prominent partso the programmes.

Both in ne arts and in architecture, the teachers a rethemselves proessional artists, architects or teacherswith other relevant proessional specializations. Teteachers have their own proessional careers besidestheir work at KKH. Tis helps to maintain close con-tact with the world o art and society at large, andmakes the teaching alive and continuously subject tochange, whether it be in step or out o step withcurrent society.

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Sophiahemmet University College


Sophiahemmet University College is a modern univer-sity college with high-quality education and researchin Nursing Science and related areas. Approximately1,000 students attend our dierent programmes andcourses.

Te three-year nursing programme is rated as oneo the best in the country. With nearly hal o theeducational time clinically based, a number o elec-tive courses and a personal study environment, thenursing students are well prepared or a proessionalrole when graduating. Te language o instruction iscurrently Swedish. Applicants thereore need advan-ced Swedish language skills.

Study on site or online

Besides the three-year nursing programme we pro-vide specialist nursing programmes in Elderly Careand Pre-hospital Emergency Care. In addition, a pro-gramme leading to a Master o Science in Nursing(one year) is oered. Te University College also o-ers commissioned courses. Most o the programmesand courses oered are Internet-based in order to al-low students the possibility to study when and whereit is most convenient or them.

Research and study exchange programmes

Science is well integrated into all programmes andcourses. eachers with a PhD and postgraduate stu-dents are engaged in scientic projects mainly cove-ring dierent elds o Health Care and Nursing. Teprojects are requently carried out in collaborationwith scientists rom other university colleges/univer-sities in Sweden or abroad.

Sophiahemmet University College participatesin several student exchange programmes. Via theseprogrammes international students in Nursing mayapply or clinical training arranged by SophiahemmetUniversity College.

Located in the very heart of Stockholm

Sophiahemmet University College originated in thenursing school that was started in 1884 by the Swe-dish Queen Sophia, who introduced a programmethat contained both theoretical teaching and clinicaltraining. Tis concept was new in Sweden at the timeand was inspired by the ideas o Florence Nightinga-le.

Since 1889 the University College has been locatedright in the very heart o Stockholm in the Sophia-hemmet Park at Valhallavgen. Our new, modern a-cilities or teaching and learning were inaugurated inautumn 2007.

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+46 8 406 20 00

Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts


Te training o actors in Sweden began in 1787, andwas initiated by King Gusta III. Until the mid 1960s,the education o actors was closely connected to someo the theatres in Sweden; in Stockholm to the RoyalDramatic Teatre. Tree separate colleges o actingwere established in 1964: in Gothenburg and Malmas part o Gothenburg and Lund Universities, and inStockholm as an independent academy. In 1996, aourth college o acting was established in Lule inthe north o Sweden.

Te Stockholm Academy has two programmes, athree-year acting programme and a three-year mimeprogramme. Tere is also a great variety o continua-tion courses or actors, on dierent subjects and ovarying length.

Admission

Students in the two programmes are selected throughspecial auditions. One o the requirements or par-ticipating in these auditions is a good command othe Swedish language. Tere are today no courses ornon-Swedish-speaking students. Te Academy has noscholarships to oer.

Every year the Academy accepts 8-10 students to

the acting programme. Te number o applicantsis usually 800-1000. o the mime programme, thenumber o applicants is 100-150, with auditions eve-ry third year; 8-10 students are accepted. Te deadli-nes or applications to both programmes vary.

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Stockholm School of Economics


Stockholm School o Economics (SSE) is the oldestprivate institution o higher education in Sweden andone o Europes leading business schools. Te Finan-cial imes evaluated the SSE MSc Program as amongthe best in Europe in 2008.

SSE works closely with leading Swedish and inter-national corporations as well as its alumni. Since itsestablishment in 1909, SSE has supplied the businesscommunity and the public sector with highly quali-ed graduates.

SSEs ocus is highly international. Close ties withmultinational organizations guarantee an internatio-nally oriented curriculum.

Programs

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Programs

3 years, 180 ECTS creditsSSE Bachelor o Science in Business and EconomicsSSE Bachelor o Science in Retail Management (inNorrtlje)Bachelor Study Program in Economics and Business(in Riga)

Master of Science (MSc) Programs2 years, 120 ECTS creditsSSE Master o Science (Accounting, Economics, Fi-nance, Management or Marketing), StockholmSSE Master o Science in General Management,Stockholm

Doctoral ProgramsSSE Doctor o Philosophy in Business Administra-tion

SSE Doctor o Philosophy in EconomicsSSE Doctor o Philosophy in Finance

Post-experience ProgramsPrograms or proessionals seeking proessional de-velopment and enhanced competence through anMBA: SSE MBA or Executive MBA.

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Stockholm School of Theology

Number of full-year students 2008: 215Number of programmes: 3Number of programmes in English: 0At times the theological programme offers a fewcourses taught in English.

Tere are three study programmes at the StockholmSchool o Teology (HS), one in cooperation withUppsala University. All programmes are validated bythe Swedish National Agency or Higher Education(Hgskoleverket). Te programmes are open to thosewho want to pursue the ull programme, as well as tothose who want to take individual courses. Coursesusually run over a period o ten weeks and some othem take place in the evenings. Since its establish-ment in 1993 the Stockholm School o Teology hasdeveloped into one o the leading schools o its kindin the country in education and research.

Te campus o HS is situated in Bromma, closeto a nature reserve and within walking distance o themetro at Brommaplan. Te premises are modern andcomortable and the library is large and well stocked.

We make every eort to employ teachers who are

pedagogically skilled and who are at the rontline oresearch in their elds. Tere are approximately 500students registered at HS. As a result o good in-ternational contacts there are many opportunities orthe students to do eld studies, and even to pursuelonger periods o studies in other parts o the world.

o be admitted to a programme or an individualcourse at the school, uency in Swedish is required.Te Stockholm School o Teology has no scholar-ships to oer.

The Theological Programme

For students who wish to study theology in order tobe able to work in the Church, the Stockholm School

o Teology is a school with extraordinary possibili-ties in terms o its programmes and courses or minis-terial service in the Church. Te school oers worshipservices o various kinds, as well as other activities de-signed to give pastoral competence to the students.

Human Rights and Democracy

Te Stockholm School o Teology oers a program-me that leads to a Bachelor degree in Human Rightsand Democracy, as well as a Masters programme incooperation with Uppsala University. Te program-mes are designed to provide comprehensive knowled-ge in the moral as well as the legal aspects o HumanRights.

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Stockholm University

Number of full-year students 2007: 27,500Number of programmes: 200Number of programmes in English: 50

Photo by: Monica Lindgren

Stockholm University is one o Swedens largest insti-tutions o higher education, and it oers education

a cosmopolitan meeting place or people o dierentnationalities and with diering backgrounds.

Stockholm University is located in the middle o theworlds rst National City Park, while the city centreis only minutes away. Beautiul natural surroundings,historical environs, and access to the dynamism o thecapital and Swedens largest job market are some othe eatures that make the University unique.

Towards the future

Stockholm University oers a broad spectrum o edu-cational programmes and a large number o indepen-dent courses within the elds o the humanities, law,social sciences and science. One example o the quali-ty o the education on oer is the act that StockholmUniversity has consistently been ranked very highlyin national evaluations. Te teaching at the Univer-sity has a solid academic basis, which enables students

to develop independence o thought and an abilityto critically evaluate inormation. Te syllabus andgrading criteria ollow European standards, enablingstudies at Stockholm University to be comparablewith other universities, and to be compatible acrossEurope.

Students studying here will leave Stockholm Uni-versity with a high quality o education, well preparedor the demands o working lie.

The world as a workplace

Knowledge spreads, and people move all over theworld to study or to work. Stockholm University hel-ps play an active supporting role in this development.

Every educational programme at the University hasbeen adapted to the Bologna process, a sphere inwhich orty-six European countries have agreed thatuniversity programmes and courses should be com-parable and compatible all over Europe. In this waystudents are given greater possibilities to take parts otheir courses at other institutions o higher education,as well as better career opportunities abroad.

At Stockholm University teaching and research arecarried out at the highest level. Te University par-ticipates in regional, national and international col-laboration, in debate and in social change. More than50,000 students and 5,000 members o sta withinthe humanities, law, science, social sciences andteacher training come together in a space where openminds meet and thrive.

www.su.se/english

+46 8 16 20 [email protected]

and research at the highest level. Several othe worlds most renowned researchers andscientists are active here, and thousandso students graduate rom the Universityevery term, as do large numbers o docto-ral students.

New ideas are both born and best deve-lop in an open and stimulating environ-ment, and the importance o such a realm has inu-enced work here since the Universitys inception. Itsenvirons encompass networks o contacts between

researchers in dierent elds, both within Swedenand abroad. In addition to this, the University is also

Sdertrn University


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Sdertrn University was ounded in 1996and has, since its oundation, created a mul-tidisciplinary university organization withan extensive range o undergraduate cour-ses. In addition to this, there are a numbero postgraduate courses and research opp-ortunities at the dierent research schools.In 2007, there were 750 employees, hal owhom were teachers and/or researchers. S-dertrn University is located in a multicul-tural, dynamic and expanding area o south-ern Stockholm, 20 minutes rom the centreo Stockholm by commuter train.

Multidisciplinary and multiculturalTe large number o multidisciplinary aca-

in the International Student Exchange Programme(ISEP), and has a number o bilateral agreements.Sdertrn University also participates in programmesunded by SIDA, the Linnaeus-Palme Programmeand the Minor Field Studies Programme (MFS). Cur-rently, we welcome approximately 220 exchange stu-dents every year. International students who are not apart o an exchange programme may also study at S-dertrn University. Any oreigner who is a resident inSweden is welcome to take Swedish university collegecourses. Swedish is the language o instruction in themajority o the undergraduate programmes and cour-ses, but we also oer a range o courses in English.


demic programmes makes Sdertrn University uni-que in Sweden. Many o the courses and educationalprogrammes deal with issues o ethnicity, migrationand nationalism in modern Europe. Sdertrn Uni-versity specializes in the Humanities and Social Sci-ences, particularly Contemporary History, UrbanResearch, Labour Market Studies, Coastal ZoneManagement, Business and Entrepreneurship. It alsospecializes in the Lie Sciences, particularly Biology,Molecular Lie Sciences and EnvironmentalSciences.

A strong link between teaching and research

A considerable part o the ongoing research in theSocial Sciences and the Humanities ocuses on thehistory and culture o Eastern and Central Europe,particularly the Baltic Region.

Sdertrn University has the right to award Bache-lor and Master Degrees. Te university college oersmore than 60 academic programmes within theHumanities, Social Sciences, Lie Sciences and Edu-cation. In addition, there are over 400 single-subjectcourses.Extensive international ties

Sdertrn University has extensive international ties,including agreements with over 90 dierent univer-sities worldwide. Te majority o these are with uni-versities in Europe within the ramework o the Eras-mus Programme that deals with exchanges or bothstudents and teachers. Te university also participates


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The Erica Foundation


Te Erica Foundation has been commissioned bythe Swedish government and the Stockholm CountyCouncil to run university-level training and providepsychotherapeutic treatment or children, adolescentsand their amilies. Te oundation integrates varioustraining and clinical activities with research and met-hod development.

Prerequisite: education in a caring profession

Educational programmes are oered to those whoalready have basic education in a caring proession.Examples o programmes given at the Erica Founda-tion are advanced training in psychotherapy targe-

ting children and young people (Graduate Diplomain Psychotherapy), education in psychodiagnosticsand clinical assessment o children, advanced specialpedagogical training or pre-school teachers and orsupervisors.

Te work o the Foundation is based on psycho-dynamic theory, developmental psychology researchand research in psychotherapy as well as clinical expe-rience. Access to a broad network, both national andinternational, is an important actor or the develop-ment o the work o the oundation.

Te sta includes physicians, psychologists, quali-ed social workers, special education teachers and ad-ministrators. Tey represent a spectrum o specialists within child and adolescent psychiatry, education,psycho-therapy and research.

International cooperation

Te clinical research we carry out encourages theintegration o current developmental psychology re-

search and research in psychotherapy with clinical ex-perience. Tere is ongoing cooperation in treatment,education and research with similar institutions in,or example, the UK, Italy and the Nordic countries.

www.ericastitelsen.se+46 8 402 17 60

The Red Cross University College of Nursing


Te Red Cross University College, RKH, oers aneducation leading to a Bachelors Degree in Nur-sing, as well as single-subject courses or nurses. Teuniversity college also provides courses or specialistnurses and awards a Masters Degree in Nursing. Wealso carry out commissioned courses within the areao medical care. Te number o students is about 500.Our training o nurses has existed since 1867.

A thorough knowledge o written and spoken Swe-dish is necessary or both our undergraduate and post-

graduate courses since, with a ew exceptions, most othe literature and most lectures a re in Swedish.

Humanity and impartiality

Te university college has the Non-Prot Foundationor the Red Cross Hospital and the Red Cross Uni-versity College as its principal. It is important or usto work in accordance with the basic principles o theRed Cross: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, inde-pendence, unity, voluntary service and universality. We have well-established contacts with universitiesand university colleges all over the world, or examplethrough exchange programmes and research exchan-ges.

Field studies and research

Besides traineeships abroad within ex-change programmes, our students arealso oered the possibility o carryingout eld studies in other countries andparticipating in international coursesand conerences.

You always keep in contact withongoing research at the university col-lege, or example through lectures andseminars given by our teachers who areactive within research.

The individual university collegeTe Red Cross University College is asmall university college that combinestradition and renewal in order to pro-vide high-quality education. It is easy toget in contact with the sta at the uni-versity college and you have great pos-sibilities to inuence your education.Te theoretical education is providedon the university colleges own modern

premises at the Red Cross Hospital and has been apart o the KH Campus since 2004. You can easilyget here by bus, metro or Roslagsbanan to ekniskaHgskolan station.

Clinical training is provided at Karolinska Univer-sity Hospital in Solna and at clinics in the city andthe western part o Stockholm.

www.rkh.se+46 8 587 516 00


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The Swedish National Defence College


Te Swedish National Deence College carries out re-search and provides educational programmes to helpour society cope and protect itsel in times o crisisand war. At our college, civilian and military stu-dents and researchers with completely dierent back-grounds meet each other, and our students oten goon to ollow exciting and important occupations.

With or without a uniform

Te Swedish National Deence College is responsibleor military education and training at all levels. Tisincludes the Ofcers Programme an academic edu-cation and training programme at rst-degree level

oering 180 academic credits and an Ofcers De-gree. But you dont have to be in uniorm to studyat the College. Here, you can also study as a regularuniversity student. We oer programmes in politicalscience, military-technology, military history, com-mand and control science and leadership. Whetheryoure in uniorm or not its your choice.

A personal study environment and unique

possibilities

Te Swedish National Deence College is one oSwedens smallest university colleges comprising onlyapprox. 500 ull-time students. Tis means that wecan maintain top quality in our study programmes,but it also means that you wont just get lost in thecrowd here at our college. Furthermore, we have theNordic countries leading scientic library in theelds o deence policy, oreign policy and securitypolicy which you as a student have access to roundthe clock.

Te Swedish National Deence College also oersthe possibility or unique meetings. In our corridors,both civilian and military people can get together students coming straight rom upper-secondary leveleducation and those with long proessional expe-rience. Tis not only gives you a wider eld o know-ledge and a more enriching time o study, but it isalso a possibility or you to make contacts when itstime to step out into the labour market irrespectiveo whether you choose to have Sweden or the rest othe world as your place o work.

Our study programmes are not to be ound any- where else. Te knowledge needed to operate in aworld o changing security policy can only be ound

here at our college. Tis makes us well prepared toeducate and train those whose task it is to lead oursociety in the right direction. I you want the chanceto inuence the centre o events, a study programmeat our college is one o the best investments you [email protected]+46 8 553 425 00

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Te Swedish School o Sport and Health Sciences(GIH) was ounded in 1813 by Pehr Henrik Ling.Tis makes it the oldest institute or higher educationwithin its eld in the world. GIH oers degree pro-grammes and courses in Health Education, Coaching,and Physical Education eacher raining. We providea high level o teaching, primarily within the areas oHuman Biology, Physical Education and Pedagogics/Didactics. Approximately 600 students are enrolled.Te language o instruction is currently Swedish.Applicants thereore need advanced Swedish languageskills at the time o their application. Tere are, ho-wever, plans or developing courses in English.

Sport Pedagogics and Human Biology

Te emphasis o research at GIH is on Sports Peda-gogics and Human Biology, and it is characterized byits close contacts with students and growing interna-tional exchanges. Research in Behavioural Science iscarried out in collaboration with the Stockholm In-stitute o Education. Research in Human Biology isconducted in collaboration with Karolinska Institutetand ocuses especially on two areas: Exercise Physio-logy, and Biomechanics and Motor Control. In ad-dition, the institution also collaborates with schoolsand sport organizations, which is valuable or botheducation and research. Swedens largest laboratoryor applied sport science was developed here, withsupport rom the Swedish Olympic Committee andthe Swedish Sports Conederation.

Specialist library on health and sports

Te GIH Library is the only specialist library on

sports, physical education and health in Sweden.Te collections consist o about 60,000 books and230 periodicals. oday, the collections contain booksin the elds o gymnastics, sports, physiology, bio-mechanics, physical activity and health, etc. GIH iscentrally located next to a beautiul eco park, whichhas both natural and cultural values and also oersexcellent opportunities or sports and recreation. Te1912 Olympic Stadium is situated near the campusand gives the area a unique atmosphere.



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The University College of Opera, Stockholm

Photo by: Bengt Wanselius


Opera is music theatre in whichmany dierent art orms work to-gether to tell a story. Opera hasbeen multi-media rom the verybeginning. Teatre, music, poetry,stage design, lighting, costume andmake-up all combine to give theaudience a powerul dramatic expe-rience.

Te University College o Operais situated on the KH Campus onValhallavgen in Stockholm. Teacoustically adapted acilities inclu-

de a studio theatre, several stagingrooms, a room or movement train-ing, studios and practice rooms.Practical tuition and lectures, aswell as concerts and perormances,

We regard it as our job not only to be good stewardso operatic tradition but also to make a contributiontowards the opera o the uture. We do this by com-missioning new works in conjunction with composersand librettists. Tis means that our students are wellequipped to perorm contemporary music and playtheir part in the creative processes o music theatre.


take place at the college. All the pianos, both grandand upright, are maintained to a very high standard.

Intense competition for places

Te College is an independent university institutewith approximately 40 students. Each year 120 po-tential opera singers apply, o whom about 10 are o-ered places.

We run Bachelor and Master study programmesor opera singers, and Master programmes or operadirectors and repetiteurs. (A smaller number o pla-ces are made available or directors and repetiteursevery other year.) Musical and dramatic studies, sing-ing technique, movement and stagecrat provide thebackbone o our programmes. Alumni rom the Col-

lege are active proessionally both in Sweden and in-ternationally.

Inuencing the future of music theatre

Te College has an extensive programme o coope-ration with the world o proessional opera. Studentsare regularly oered work experience in Swedish thea-tres and a number o our teachers are actively invol-ved proessionally. For many years we have had well-established relationships with FolkOperan, Te RoyalSwedish Opera, and Drottningholms Slottsteater. Inaddition directors, conductors and international ope-ra coaches regularly work at the College as visitingteachers and proessors.

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Te University College o Dance is the only school oits kind or dance and neo circus in Swedens systemo higher education. Our prestigious institution hasthe sole responsibility or instructing an expandingstudent body in a broad range o dance-related elds:Dance Perormance, Neo Circus, Dance Pedagogy,Choreography and Dance Terapy. It is a dynamicand creative environment where art and research gohand in hand. At our school, tradition is challengedby innovation and experiment. It is a meeting placeor art, pedagogy and science, and old and new theo-retical concepts. Popular traditions gain new meaningand new artistic careers develop to change our ideas

about what is known.

Art of dance and neo circus in development

Our training programmes are conducted in close col-laboration between art and scientic research with aocus on dance and neo circus. Tey aim at develo-ping new orms o work and clariying the inherentpossibilities o dance and neo circus art in our society,using the knowledge o our history and traditions.

We oer a strong, creative network or the variousproessions within dance and neo circus, togetherwith other art orms. Ater completing your studiesat the University College o Dance, you will have astrong artistic and scientic identity, be independentand have excellent insights into your own abilities andneeds, as well as an understanding o the demands othe workplace. You can enter your career with greatexpectations, a power to compete and a knowledge ohow to best show competence. We do not train peopleor todays demands; we target uture demands. Our

students and your visions will challenge the presentand change the world!

Extensive international cooperation

Te University College o Dance is a strong hub inthe Swedish Dance environment. It is dedicated tothe highest standards o quality and proessionalismin artistic production, teaching, research and admi-nistration. From its unique position, it is also com-mitted to an active role in matters o public policyconcerning the arts, culture and education. Our stu-dents, teachers and proessors traverse national bor-ders as the workplace is expanding. As a Centre oExcellence, we work together with national and in-

ternational seats o learning, participate a ctively in va-rious umbrella organizations and national and inter-national networks as well as in orums or artistic andscientic research. Te University College o Dance issimply a very exciting place to be!

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University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre


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Tis is where the lm, radio, V and theatre o theuture are created! At the University College o Film,Radio, elevision and Teatre (DI) you can be edu-cated in a number o proessions. We have basic pro-grammes, advanced courses, and urther educationor those with proessional experience. We provide aselection o lectures and seminars and various projec-ts. Most o the time, you will be working on variousproduction projects. You will oten work in a groupand learn to cooperate with other proessions relatedto your area.

We work with real-lie exercises and productionsin ull-scale production environments, just like those

you will experience in your proessional lie ater ob-taining your degree.Close connection with professionals

Here, you can choose among seventeen three-yearundergraduate programmes and a number o mastersprogrammes. We also work with artistic developmentin the orm o research projects, research collegiumseminars and participation in research institutes. Wecooperate a great deal with proessionals; many o themost prominent proessionals teach at the school aspermanent teachers or visiting tea chers. We also havemany Nordic and international contacts and coo-perate with other university colleges involved in thearts. Our student productions appear in internationalestivals and trainee periods oten orm part o oureducational programmes.

Admission

Admission to our undergraduate programmes takes

place every second year. Te number o students is4-12 per programme and year. Tere are about 160students at the school each year. Most students ndemployment within their eld ater completing theircourse.

Te deadline or applications is in December- January or the ollowing autumn semester, and atthe beginning o September or the ollowing springsemester. Applicants are admitted on the basis o theresult o various admission tests.

DI is the only university college in Sweden thatprovides courses in several art orms related to thestage and the media, providing a unique opportunityor cross-border cooperation.

www.dramatiskainstitutet.se

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Te University College o Music Education in Stock-holm, SMI, was ounded in 1960 and is an indepen-dent university college or education in music and re-lated arts. SMI educates music teachers and teachersin speech and communication.

SMI is located in a beautiul school building rom1912 in the centre o Stockholm. It is a small uni-versity college where you get to know everyone andshare classes with students rom various programmesin pedagogical and artistic projects.

Undergraduate Programme

SMI oers a three-year undergraduate programme

to qualiy you as a music teacher in compulsory andupper-secondary school, in schools o music and artsor other types o schools.

Te programme leads to a Bachelor o Educationin Music (180 ECS credits). Auditions take place atthe end o March every year and the deadline or app-lications is normally March 1. Te minimum age orapplicants is 22. Previous work experience as a musicteacher will be considered as a qualication. Studyingat SMI includes your own music teaching practice.

Programmes of Advanced Study

o be accepted to the Advanced Study programmeyou are required to have a Bachelor o Education ora Bachelor o Arts. Programmes o Advanced Studyinclude: Logonomy speech and communicationpedagogy with a ocus on aesthetics (120 ECS cre-dits), Music Education in the compulsory and upper-secondary school (30-60 ECS credits), and MusicEducation in instrumental teaching methods (60

ECS credits).SMI also oers a large number o single-subjectcourses or urther education o teachers in music andother elds.

Te language o instruction is Swedish. SMI doesnot provide any scholarships.



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