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Encyclopedia > Stockholm University

Stockholm University
Stockholms universitet

Established 1878
Type Public
Rector Prof. Kåre Bremer
Staff 3,570
Undergraduates 35,000
Doctoral students 2,150
Location Stockholm, Sweden
Campus Urban
Affiliations EUA
Website www.su.se/english

Stockholm University (Stockholms universitet) is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has about 37,000 students studying at four faculties. Image File history File links Stockholm_University_seal. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Aquatint of a Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... The European University Association (EUA) is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ...

Contents

History

The Arrhenius Laboratory at the main campus of Stockholm University at Frescati.
The Arrhenius Laboratory at the main campus of Stockholm University at Frescati.

In 1878, the university college Stockholm högskola started its operations with a series of lectures on natural sciences, open to curious citizens (a tradition still upheld by yearly publicly open lectures). Notable in the university's early history is the appointment of Sofia Kovalevskaya to hold a chair in mathematics in 1889, making her the third female professor in Europe. In 1904 the college became an official degree granting institution. Image File history File links Description: Arrheniuslaboratoriet, Stockholms universitet Stockholm, Sweden. ... Image File history File links Description: Arrheniuslaboratoriet, Stockholms universitet Stockholm, Sweden. ... Frescati is a park-like area on the northern outskirts of Stockholm. ... University College can refer to several institutions: in Canada University College, University of Toronto University College of the North, The Pas, Manitoba University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, British Columbia, merged with British Columbia Open University and renamed Thompson Rivers University Kings University College (Edmonton), Alberta in England University... Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (Russian Софья Васильевна Ковалевская), also known as Sonya Kovalevsky (January 15, 1850-February 10, 1891), was the first major Russian female mathematician, and also the first woman who was appointed to a full professorship in Europe 1889 (Sweden). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ...


In 1960, it was granted university status, becoming Sweden's fourth state university. The university premises was situated in central Stockholm at Observatorielunden but as enrollment increased, lack of space made it necessary to move. Since 1970 most of the university operations are pursued at the main campus at Frescati north of the city center. Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frescati is a park-like area on the northern outskirts of Stockholm. ...


Faculties

  • Natural Sciences
  • Law, formed in 1907
  • Humanities, formed in 1920
  • Social Sciences, formed in 1964

Field stations

Askö Laboratory (Marine research)


Tarfala (Glaciology and Mountain)


Tjärnö (Marine Biology)


Tovetorp (Ethology)


Tullbotorp (Botany)


Centers, institutes etc.


Bergius Botanic Garden


Manne Siegbahn Laboratory


Stockholm Center for Marine Research (SMF)


Centre for Transdisciplinary Environmental Research (CTM)


People

Svante August Arrhenius (February 19, 1859 – October 2, 1927) was a Swedish chemist and one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ...   (IPA: in Swedish; usually IPA: in English) (July 14, 1918 – July 30, 2007) was a Swedish film, stage, and opera director. ...   (born 28 June 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish diplomat and politician. ... Horace Engdahl (born December 30, 1948) is a Swedish literary historian and critic. ... The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 on the personal initiative of King Gustav III The Swedish Academy in Stockholm The Swedish Academy or Svenska Akademien, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. ... Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin (February 15, 1873 – November 6, 1964) was a Swedish (German-born) biochemist. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Harry Flam circa 1995. ... Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( ) (July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. ... HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine, (born June 10, 1982), Duchess of Helsingia and Gestricia, is the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. ... This article is about the academic discipline of art history. ... Ethnology (from the Greek ethnos, meaning people) is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyses the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the racial or national divisions of humanity. ... Barbro Osher (born May 21, 1940 in Stockholm) is the Swedish Consul General in San Francisco and a well-known philanthropist, chairman of the Bernard Osher Foundation and of the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation. ... Sven Olof Joachim Palme ( ) (January 30, 1927 – March 1, 1986) was a Swedish politician. ... Andreas Georgiou Papandreou, Ανδρέας Γ. Παπανδρέου (5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a towering figure in Greek politics. ... For George Papandreous grandfather, also called George Papandreou, see George Papandreou, senior. ... John Fredrik Reinfeldt (IPA: ) (born August 4, 1965, in Österhaninge) is the current Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party (Swedish: ). A native of Stockholm County, Reinfeldt joined the Moderate Youth League in 1983, and by 1992 had risen to the rank of chairman, a... Tomas Tranströmer (b. ...

Gallery

Subway Station

The University has a subway station, Universitetet, on the red line of the Stockholm Metro. The platform Universitetet, (The University), is a Metro station in the Frescati area, close to Stockholm University (Stockholms universitet), and the Museum of Natural History. ... Stockholm Metro, Hötorget Station on the green line Rådhuset Station on the blue line Kungsträdgården Station on the blue line T-Centralen, blue line August Strindberg at the Rådmansgatan station on the green line The Stockholm Metro, or Stockholms tunnelbana, is the metro system in...


See also

The Mediterranean greenhouse. ... The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The Stockholm School of Economics or Handelshögskolan is a business school and private university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... This list of Swedish universities and university colleges is based on the Higher Education Ordinance of 1993 (as amended until January 2006). ...

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Student union

Higher education in Stockholm County
Universities and University Colleges in Stockholm County:
Ersta Sköndal University College | Karolinska Institutet | Red Cross University College of Nursing | Royal College of Music
Royal Institute of Technology | Royal University College of Fine Arts | Sophiahemmet University College
Stockholm Institute of Education | Stockholm School of Economics | Stockholm School of Theology | Stockholm University
Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting | Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Södertörn University College | University College of Arts, Crafts and Design | University College of Dance
University College of Music Education | University college of Opera


Coordinates: 59°21′55″N, 18°03′30″E A small college, the Collegium Regium Stockholmense, was founded in Stockholm by King John III in 1583, but shut down ten years later with most of the professors being transferred to the revived University of Uppsala. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... University College can refer to several institutions: in Canada University College, University of Toronto University College of the North, The Pas, Manitoba University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, British Columbia, merged with British Columbia Open University and renamed Thompson Rivers University Kings University College (Edmonton), Alberta in England University... Stockholm County (Stockholms län) is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ... Ersta Sköndal högskola (or Ersta Sköndal University College) is a Swedish institution for higher education operated by The Stora Sköndal Foundation, a non-profit organization affiliated to the Church of Sweden. ... The Karolinska Institutet (often translated from Swedish into English as the Karolinska Institute, and in older texts often as the Royal Caroline Institute) is a medical university in Stockholm, founded in 1810. ... Röda Korsets Högskola (or Red Cross University College of Nursing) is a Swedish institution for higher education operated by the Red Cross of Sweden, a non-profit organization. ... The Royal College of Music, Stockholm (Swedish Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) is an institution of higher education in music, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. ... The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The Royal University College of Fine Arts (Swedish Kungliga Konsthögskolan) is a institution in Stockholm, Sweden for higher education in art, founded in 1735. ... Sophiahemmet Högskola (or Sophiahemmet University College) is a Swedish institution for higher education associated with Sophiahemmet. ... The Stockholm Institute of Education or Lärarhögskolan is a university institute of education in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The Stockholm School of Economics or Handelshögskolan is a business school and private university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The Stockholm School of Theology (Teologiska Högskolan, Stockholm) is an independent school for Theology in Stockholm, Sweden, sponsored by the two free church denominations the Baptist Union of Sweden and the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden. ... The National Academy of Mime and Acting, known in Swedish as Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm, is a school in Stockholm for acting and mime. ... Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan (or Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences) is a Swedish institution offering higher education in the fields of teaching profession in Physical Education, Sports coaching and Preventive health. ... The main building of the institution, Moas Crescent (Moas bÃ¥ge), takes its name from the writer Moa Martinson, who lived in the vicinity. ... Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (in Swedish simply known as Konstfack) is a institution for higher education in the area of crafts and design in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Danshögskolan (or University College of Dance) is a Swedish institution offering higher education in the fields of Dance Education, Folk Dance, Dance Performance, Dance Therapy, Historical Dance, Choreography and Contemporary Circus. ... Stockholms Musikpedagogiska Institut (or University College of Music Education) is a Swedish University College which offers higher education in the field of teaching music in schools. ... Operahögskolan i Stockholm (or University College of Opera, Stockholm) is a Swedish institution offering higher education in the field of opera music and related arts. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Stockholm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1520 words)
In 1270 Stockholm appears in historical documents as a city and in 1289 it was described as the most populated city in the Swedish region.
Stockholm Municipality is further subdivided geographically into 18 district councils or boroughs, which carry responsibility for primary school, social, leisure and cultural services within their respective areas.
Stockholm might be best known for the Nobel Prizes and the prize ceremony held each year, but the city also houses the largest concentration of universities with research and higher education in Sweden.
Stockholm University - definition of Stockholm University in Encyclopedia (189 words)
Stockholm University, or Stockholms universitet, is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden.
Notable in the university's early history is the appointment of Sofia Kovalevskaya to hold a chair in mathematics in 1881, making her the third female professor in Europe.
Since 1970 most of the university operations are pursued at the main campus at Frescati north of the city center.
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