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Stockholm
– an international setting with renowned universities
Produced by: Stockholms Akademiska Forum 2008. Print: ETCETERA Offset AB. Editing and layout: Ylva Hermansson Translation: Cambrian Language Service. Original texts: page 2-6Stockholms Akademiska Forum, page 7-27 the universities and university colleges. Photo: Cover photos from the top left: KTH, Mikael Sjöberg (Stockholm Visitors Board), Jon Sullivan,Michael 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 Holdar (Stockholm Visitors Board), Ersta Sköndal University College, Michael Stephen Moran; page 5: Håkan Lindgren, Olof Holdar (Stockholm Visitors Board), Hélène Van Kerrebroeck; page28: Jürgen Howaldt, Wikimedia Commons, Richard Ryan (Stockholm Visitors Board).
T h e S w e d i s h P ar l i am ent b ui l d i n g P h ot o b y : G u s t af L i n gm ar k ,Y l v aH er m an s s on ,A l ex an d er D ok uk i n ( S t o ck h ol m V i s i t or s B o ar d )
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n 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 readmore 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 FAQpage. Many useful links have been collected on the websitefor you, the international student. Some of them youwill see in the collection of links on page 5 in thisbrochure.
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 city’s 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 many o the Masters courses are available in English. Wha-tever you choose, the chances are that you will ndyour 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 chemistry have been active in these universities and university colleges over the years.Renowned international research continues to becarried out at universities and colleges in Stockholmand several institutions are among the best in the world in their elds. Tese knowledgeable researchers will be your teachers. Some o the areas o researchthat are especially prominent today are climate andenvironmental research, IC, neuroscience, nancingand nancial markets; economic, health and socialinequality; medical epidemiology, materials and nanotechnology, economics and international economics.Furthermore Stockholm is the centre o Sweden’spolitical, 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 clearly reected 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 o study 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 anotherpeople’s behaviour and customs. Most Swedish peoplespeak good English and are positive and helpul. Swe-den is one o the most gender-equal countries in the world.
At www.studyinstockholm.se you can also read someof the blogs that international students in Stockholmhave written or are writing. If you don’t 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 for housing agencies that offer student accommodationwithin a 25-minute journey on public transport fromyour college.Welcome to www.studyinstockholm.se!
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Studies
www.studyinstockholm.sewww.studyinsweden.se
Culture/Sport/Social Activities
www.stockholmtown.comwww.alltomstockholm.sewww.ticnet.sewww.studyinstockholm.sewww.swedenintouch.sewww.sirap.infowww.thelocal.sewww.ssif.su.sewww.sl.sewww.sj.sewww.sas.sewww.smhi.se
Accommodation
www.sssb.sewww.svebo.sewww.studyinstockholm.se/bostadwww.stockholmtown.comwww.uac.sewww.sokstudentbostad.sewww.studentlya.nuwww.bostaddirekt.com
Useful links
for rst-time visitors
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The student accomodation area Lappkärrsberget, 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 the world jostle with pubs, clubs, caés, galleries, muse-ums, large shopping centres, and small unique shops.Tere are large theatres, sports arenas and inspiringlectures open to all and discussion caés 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 o water, 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 many city 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 world’s crimestatistics and is considered to be a sae place.
Activities for international students
In addition to Stockholm’s 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 good way 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 start early. At www.studeraistockholm.se/bostad you will ndhousing companies close to the college where you would 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 city o 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 as 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 andprofessionals 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 Idrottsförening, 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 andboat.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.Stockholm’s largest student housing company.Stockholm’s second largest student housing company (site in Swedishonly). 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 StockholmSchool 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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