Stockholm University is a state
universityA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in
Stockholm' is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the Riksdag , and the official residence of the Swedish Monarch as well as the prime minister. The Monarch resides at Drottningholm Palace outside of Stockholm since 1980 and uses the Royal Palace of...
,
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. It has over 27,500 students at four faculties, being one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world. Stockholm University was granted university status in 1960 and is therefore the fourth oldest
Swedish university.
History
In 1878, the
university collegeThe term "university college" is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university...
Stockholms 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 KovalevskayaSofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya , was the first major Russian female mathematician, responsible for important original contributions to analysis, differential equations and mechanics, and the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Northern Europe.There are some alternative...
to hold a chair in mathematics in 1889, making her the third female professor in
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. In 1904 the college became an official degree granting institution.
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
FrescatiFrescati is a park-like area on the northern outskirts of Stockholm. Originally it was a part of Norra Djurgården but was granted to the societé for building private villas. The origin of the name is the Villa Frescati, built by the architect Louis Jean Desprez for Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt in...
north of the city center.
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)
Student Unions
Prior to 2008, Stockholm University had only one student union called "Stockholm University's Student Union"
(Stockholm universitets studentkår). However as of 2008 the computer and system science students and the teacher students have their own, independent, student unions called DISK and "The Teacher's College's Student Union"
(Lärarhögskolans studentkår).
The future of the Teacher's College's Student Union is however not entirely safe, as Stockholm University's Student Union has declared it will begin talks with the Teacher's College's Student Union on transferring its members to it, as it already has a teacher's division
In contrast to common belief DISK does not stand for anything.
People
- See also :Category:Stockholm University alumni
- Svante Arrhenius
Svante August Arrhenius was a Swedish scientist, originally a physicist, but often referred to as a chemist, and one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry...
(1859-1927), awarded Nobel Prize in chemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
1903; professor and rector of the University.
- Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. His influential body of work often dealt with themes such as bleakness and despair, as well as comedy and hope, in his cinematic exploration of the human condition...
, film director.
- Carl Bildt
, Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006...
, Prime Minister of Sweden 1991-1994, and Foreign Minister since 2006.
- Hans Blix
is a Swedish diplomat and politician. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs . Blix was also the head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission from March 2000 to June 2003, when he was succeeded by Demetrius Perricos...
(LLD), diplomat.
- Horace Engdahl
Horace Oscar Axel Engdahl is a Swedish literary historian and critic, and has been a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997. He was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, i.e. its spokesman, from 1999 to June 2009, when he was succeeded by historian Peter Englund.-Biography:Engdahl was...
, former permanent secretary of the Swedish AcademyThe Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste"...
.
- Hans von Euler-Chelpin
Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin was a German-born Swedish biochemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Arthur Harden for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes.He was professor of general and organic chemistry at Stockholm University...
, awarded Nobel Prize in chemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
1929.
- Harry Flam
Harry Flam is a professor of international economics at the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University. During the years of 2004 and 2006, he was Dean of the School of Business at Stockholm University . His main area of research is international trade and European...
, Swedish economist, Dean of the School of Business.
- Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat and author and was the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. He is the only person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously....
(Doctorate in Economics 1933), U.N. Secretary General.
- Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
Signe "Ham" Hammarsten-Jansson was a Swedish graphic artist who designed, among other things, around 220 Finnish postage stamps during the course of three decades...
(1882-1970), Class of 1905 - Swedish illustrator.
- Princess Madeleine of Sweden, studied Art History
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and look. This includes the "major" arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture as well as the "minor" arts of ceramics,...
and EthnologyEthnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnic, racial, and/or national divisions of humanity.-Scientific Discipline:Compared to ethnography, the study of single groups through direct...
.
- Barbro Osher, diplomat and philanthropist.
- Olof Palme
Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician.Palme was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until his assassination in 1986. He was also the Prime Minister of Sweden twice during this period, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet government...
, Prime Minister of Sweden.
- Andreas Papandreou
Andreas Papandreou was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. He served two terms as Prime Minister of Greece...
, Greek prime minister. Taught at the university 1968-1969.
- George Papandreou
Geórgios Papandréou , commonly anglicized to George and shortened to Γιώργος in Greek, is the incumbent Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece following his party's victory in the 2009 legislative election. Papandreou has been leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement party...
, Greek politician and ex-minister. Studied sociology 1972-1973.
- Fredrik Reinfeldt
John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the current Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and the current President of the European Council....
, Prime Minister of Sweden.
- Tomas Tranströmer
Tomas Tranströmer is a Swedish writer, poet and translator, whose poetry has been deeply influential in Sweden, as well as around the world....
(Psychology degree 1956), poet.
- Johan Stael von Holstein
Lars Johan Magnus Staël von Holstein is a Swedish entrepreneur. Formerly working for the investment company Kinnevik, he is best known as the co-founder of dot-com companies such as Icon Medialab and LetsBuyIt during the dot-com boom in Sweden in the late 1990s. In 2004 he founded the company...
(Swedish Entrepreneur).
- Peter Lindgren (musician)
Peter Lindgren is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the former guitarist of Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. In 1991 he joined Opeth to play bass for a show, but ended up staying and switching to guitars...
, former guitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitars, electric guitars, classical guitars and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :...
of OpethOpeth is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. While the band has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force since joining promptly after its inception....
- Christer Fuglesang
Arne Christer Fuglesang is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was launched aboard the STS-116 Shuttle mission on December 10, 2006, at 01:47 GMT, making him the first Swedish citizen in space...
, Swedish Astronaut. First Swede, and scandinavian, in Space.
Public Transport to Stockholm University
There are many ways to get to Stocholm University, the main campus Frescati is located near the subway station
UniversitetetUniversitetet, , is a Metro station in the Frescati area, close to Stockholm University , and the Museum of Natural History. It was opened on 12 January 1975....
, on the red line of the
Stockholm MetroThe Stockholm Metro is the metro system in Stockholm, Sweden. The system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are subterranean and 53 are above ground stations. There are seven lines numbered from 10 to 19, in three groups identified by a colour: the Green, Red and Blue Lines...
. But
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busses can also be used to get to the campus.
The Computer Science campus, Kista, also has a subway station called
KistaKista is a district of Stockholm Municipality in Sweden belonging to Rinkeby-Kista borough. Located northwest of central Stockholm, Kista is divided by the Stockholm Metro blue line into a western part which is primarily residential, and an eastern part occupied by commercial ventures, mostly in...
. It is also located close to the pendeltåg station Helenelund, only 1-2 stops (depending on buss line) from the buss station Torsnäsgatan located next to the campus area.
The Teacher's campus is located next to the subway station
ThorildsplanThorildsplan is a small park in Kristineberg in Stockholm, named in 1925 after the writer Thomas Thorild .The Thorildsplan outdoor metro station was opened in 1952 and is close to Fridhemsplan....
.
See also
- Bergian Garden of Stockholm University
- Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is with TKK in Espoo, depending on definition, Scandinavia's largest institution of higher education in technology and one of the leading technical universities in...
- Stockholm School of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics or Handelshögskolan i Stockholm is one of Northern Europe's leading business schools. Its Masters in Management program is ranked no. 1 in Northern Europe and no. 12 in Europe...
- List of universities in Sweden
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