Blekinge Institute of Technology

At Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) education and research are of a very high international standard and learning is the focal point for student, teacher and researcher alike. We are the most distinctly profiled university in Sweden, with a clear focus on applied IT and innovation for sustainable growth.

Schools: Engineering; Computing; Management; Health Science; Planning and Media Design.

Chalmers University of Technology

Chalmers is one of Europe’s leading universities of technology. Since 1829 we combine a passion for research with a long tradition of education in engineering, architecture, mathematics and natural science. Our inspiration lies in the joy of discovery and the desire to learn. Underlying everything we do is a wish to contribute to sustainable development both in Sweden and world-wide. Our Master Programmes are closely linked to research areas of particular strength and are designed to satisfy the needs of society and industry. Chalmers Master Programmes are all taught in English.

Departments: Applied Mechanics; Applied Physics; Architecture; Chemical and Biological Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Computer Science and Engineering; Energy and Environment; Fundamental Physics; Materials and Manufacturing Technology; Mathematical Sciences; Microtechnology and Nanoscience; Product and Production Development; Radio and Space Science; Shipping and Marine Technology; Signals and Systems; Technology Management and Economics.

Dalarna University

Högskolan Dalarna was established in 1977. Today, students pursue studies at the university’s two campuses in Borlänge and Falun, as well as in Ludvika, Leksand, Filipstad and Sälen. Distance education is also offered in various forms on many locations. In addition to 40 programmes of education and more than 200 single subject courses within the programme areas Teaching and learning, Welfare, Business, Infrastructure and Media, Culture and Tourism. We offer studies in fine modern premises equipped with state of the art technical outfit.

Departments: Economics and Social Sciences; Arts and Languages; Health and Social Sciences; Culture, Media, Computer Sciences; Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Engineering.

Ersta Sköndal University College

Ersta Sköndal University College is dedicated to studies in the fields of social work, nursing and health care, theology, church music with an explicit ethical and diaconal orientation. The University College was founded in 1998 through the merger of the undergraduate, post-graduate and research programmes of the Ersta Society for Diaconal Work and The Stora Sköndal Foundation.

Departments: Church Music; Diaconal Studies and Theology; Health Care Sciences; Social Work.

GIH – Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences

The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences was founded in 1813 by Pehr Henrik Ling, which makes it the oldest University College in the world within its field. The University College offers degree programmes and courses preparing for the teaching profession in Physical Education as well as for a career in Sports coaching or Preventive health. It offers a high level of teaching, primarily within the areas of Human biology, Physical education and Pedagogics/Didactics.

In general, all classes are given in Swedish, however there are plans to develop courses in English, thus enabling foreign students to attend.

Gotland University

Gotland University, established in 1998 and thus among the youngest universities in Sweden, offers both students and teachers a stimulating lear­ning environment. Quality programmes and courses in English are offered on campus or on-line.

Departments: Archaeology and Osteology; Education; Art History; Game Design, Narrative and Time-based Media; Biology; History; Building Conservation; Human Geography and Ethnology; Business Administration; Quality Technology; Computer Communication and Software Engineering; Industrial Design.

Halmstad University

Halmstad University is well-known for its comprehensive range of education and internationally renowned research. The University actively participates in society and community development projects through extensive cooperation with the business and public sector. It has three interwoven areas of strength: development of organisations, development of products and quality of life. The University is also a meeting place for people of different ages and cultures. Large numbers of exchange students imbue Halmstad University with an international character.

Fields: Humanities; Business and Engineering; Information Science, Computer and Electrical Engineering; Social and Health Sciences; Teacher Education.

Jönköping International Business School

The essence of Jönköping International Business School, JIBS, is excellency in areas such as Entrepreneurship and Innovation, International Trade and Transport, Business Renewal and Internationalisation. Our focus is on research activities, our students and our business and corporate relations.

Jönköping University

Jönköping University Foundation is one of three independent institutions of higher education in Sweden offering postgraduate programmes. It is characterised by focused profiles, an international dimension in all activities, an entrepreneurial spirit and collaboration with surrounding society. Research and education are carried out at four schools.

Schools: Jönköping International Business School, School of Education and Communication, School of Engineering and School of Health Sciences.

Karlstad University

Karlstad University is a vibrant education and multidisciplinary research community. Of the university staff, 70 percent are highly qualified lecturers and researchers. A friendly and open atmosphere is fostered among students, staff, and local and international partners.

Faculties: Economics, Communication and IT; Technology and Science; Social and Life Sciences; Arts and Education.

Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institutet (KI) is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Its mission is to contribute to the improvement of human health through research and education. KI accounts for over 40 per cent of medical academic research conducted in Sweden and offers the country’s broadest range of education in Medicine and Health Sciences. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.

Faculties: Biosciences and Nutrition; Cell and Molecular Biology; Clinical Neuroscience; Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset; Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology; Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital; Dental Medicine; Laboratory Medicine; Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics; Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics; Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Medicine, Huddinge; Medicine, Solna; Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology; Molecular Medicine and Surgery; Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society; Neuroscience; Oncology-Pathology; Physiology and Pharmacology; Public Health Sciences; Women´s and Children´s Health; Environmental Medicine.

KMH – Royal College of Music in Stockholm

The Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH) is an inspiring setting for artistic learning and development – an excellent place to develop your talent and ability, deepen your understanding, and explore fresh fields of knowledge. At KMH, you will meet other students and skilled teachers involved in a wide variety of disciplines: classical music, Nordic folk music, music from other cultures, jazz, improvisation, composition, conducting, music and media technology, and various forms of music education.

Departments: Jazz; Classical Music; Folk Music; Music Education; Music and Media Production; Composition and Conducting.

Konstfack

Konstfack, the largest university college of arts, crafts and design in Sweden, was established in 1844. Konstfack’s MFA program has taken a leadership role in pioneering graduate education with a unique character. Through exploratory, cross-disciplinary workshops in art, craft and design, this is a program that prepares you for both a research and professional career.

The Master’s program offers eight different disciplines called Master’s Groups:
Art in the Public Realm; Ceramics and Glass; Experience Design; Formgiving Intelligence; InSpace; Jewellery + Corpus; Storytelling; Textile in the Expanded Field

Departments: Graphic Design & Illustration; Industrial Design; Interior Architecture & Furniture Design; Ceramics & Glass; Fine Art; Teacher Training; Textile; Metal Department; Interdisciplinary Studies; CuratorLab.

Kristianstad University College

Our campus is created from the idea that you, as a student, shall have access to modern information technology, inspiring meeting places and good services. We offer a highly qualified faculty in a friendly atmosphere. Our new and former students are our most valuable resource.

Faculties: School of Health and Society; School of Teacher Education.

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Academic Schools: Architecture and the Built Environment; Biotechnology; Chemical Science and Engineering; Computer Science and Communication; Electrical Engineering; Engineering Sciences; Industrial Engineering and Management; Information and Communication Technology; Technology and Health.

Linköping University

Cooperation across subject and faculty borders and an entrepreneurial spirit of education is the hallmark of Linköping University (LiU). Since its foundation in the 1970s,  the university has established itself as an innovative and modern institution in both education and research.

Faculties: Arts and Sciences; Health Sciences; Educational Sciences; Institute of Technology.

Linnaeus University

On 1 January 2010, University of Kalmar and Växjö University merged to form Linnaeus University. Linnaeus University is a modern, international seat of learning with an active student life and close relations between students, researchers and other members of staff. The integration of teaching and research is one of Linnaeus University’s most important goals.
Linnaeus University — an attractive international learning environment promoting curiosity, creativity, companionship and utility.

Faculties: Health, Social Work and Behavioural Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; Business, Economics and Design; Science and Engineering; Education Science.

Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology is the northernmost university of technology in Scandinavia and with world-class research and education. Our strength lies in our cooperation with companies and with rest of the world around us. Our contact with companies and society help us develop research and education that satisfy the demands that the world around makes on us and our students.

Departments: Applied Physics and Mechanical Engineering; Business administration and Social Science; Applied Chemistry and Geosciences; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; Health Science; Human Work Sciences; Languages and culture; Mathematics; Music and Media; Space and Environment; Education.

 

Lund University

With eight faculties and a multitude of research centres and specialised institutes, Lund University is today the strongest research university in Sweden and ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. Founded in 1666, the University offers an extensive range of English-taught education, including 70 Master’s programmes and 300 single-subject courses. Lund University also offers PhD studies and postgraduate research opportunities. Each year, Lund University welcomes some 3 000 international students who enjoy a vibrant and intellectually stimulating student experience in the charming city of Lund, southern Sweden.

Faculties: Engineering; Science; Law; Medicine; Humanities and Theology; Social Sciences; School of Economics and Management; Malmö Academies of Performing Arts

Malmö University

Malmö University strives to be a university open to all; structured to cope with an ever-changing job market through a multi-disciplinary approach that crosses traditional school and faculty boundaries. Located in a cosmopolitan city in the center of the Öresund region, Malmö University promotes diversity and learning for a global world.

Schools and faculties: Faculty of Health and society; Faculty of Odontology; School of Arts and Communication; School of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER); School of Teacher Education; School of Technology and Society.

Mid Sweden University

Mid Sweden University is a network university with campuses in three cities: Härnösand, Sundsvall and Östersund. One of the characteristics of our university is a combination of the intimacy of a small college with the educational variety and resources of a large university.
We are proud to offer 12 international master programmes and 4 bachelor programmes in English. On top of that, the choice to study in Mid Sweden also gives you the opportunity to enjoy some of the best outdoor activities Europe has to offer.

Faculties: Social Sciences; Science, Technology and Media; Educational Sciences.

Mälardalen University

Mälardalen University, with campuses in both Eskilstuna and Västerås, is an international learning environment which is characterized by entrepreneurship and innovation. Our close interaction and cooperation with the region’s business, industry and public sector makes our students attractive on the labor market.

Departments: School of Health, Care and Welfare; School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology; School of Innovation, Design and Engineering; School of Education, Culture and Communication.

Royal University College of the Fine Arts

The Royal University College of Fine Arts (KKH) was founded in 1735, and is today the oldest college of fine arts in Sweden. KKH offers courses in fine arts at basic and advanced levels, and in architecture at an advanced level.

Both in fine arts and in architecture, the teachers are themselves professional artists, theorists, architects or teachers with other relevant professional specialization. The teachers have their own professional careers besides their work at KKH. This helps to maintain close contact with the world of art and society at large, and makes the teaching vivid and continuously subject to change, whether it be in step – or out of step – with current society.

SLU — Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

SLU develops knowledge about our biological natural resources – everything that lives and grows. At SLU we conduct research, teach and inform about the opportunities, and possible risks incurred, when using our forests, landscapes, soils and animals in different ways.

Faculties: Forest Sciences; Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences; Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science; Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Science.

Stockholm School of Economics

Departments: Management and Organization; Accounting and Business Law; Marketing and Strategy; Economics; Finance; Economic Statistics and Decision Support.

Stockholm University

Stockholm University, located in Sweden's capital city, is the region’s centre for higher education and research in humanities, law, the natural and social sciences, and a focus for the work of leading international researchers.

Faculties: Humanities; Law: Social Sciences; Natural Sciences.

Södertörn University

Södertörn University College is a new university college with a multidisciplinary and multicultural ethos. Located in a multicultural suburb of south Stockholm, it has expanded rapidly since its foundation in 1996.

Faculties: Teacher Training & Education Studies; Humanities, Social Sciences & Technology; Science.

Umeå University

Umeå University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and further education. For more than forty years, our university has exceeded all expectations and proven itself as an important regional, national and international institution. There are courses and study programmes in many academic fields. Students come from all over Sweden, as well as from many other countries, to pursue their studies. We offer more than 300 courses taught in English.

Faculties: Arts; Medicine; Social Sciences; Science and Technology; Teacher Education.

University College of Dance

The University College of Dance is the only school of its kind for dance and circus in Sweden's system of higher education. This prestigious institution has sole responsibility for instructing an expanding student body in a broad range of dance-related fields.

Areas of study: Dance Performance, Circus, Dance Pedagogy, Choreography and Dance Therapy.

University of Borås

The University of Borås is a modern university with six departments. We manage educations in Library and Information Studies, Business and Informatics, Fashion and Textile Studies, Behavioural and Education Sciences, Engineering and Health Sciences. The campus is located in the centre of the city. Several of our educations can only be found here with us and this attracts students from all over Sweden.

University of Gothenburg

The distinctive characteristic of university education at the University of Gothenburg is the close interaction between teaching and research. Students are kept informed of the latest developments in the field they are studying and researchers gain inspiration from their students expectations and needs. At the University of Gothenburg research and teaching are regarded as equally important, and there is ongoing pedagogical development work.

Faculties: Sahlgrenska Academy (Medicine, Odontology, and Health & Care Sciences); Science; Arts; Fine, Applied and Performing Arts; Social Sciences; School of Business, Economics and Law; Education; IT.

University of Gävle

Gävle has all the advantages of a young and growing centre for higher education. Students and scholars from the region as well as from abroad thrive in an academically stimulating environment dedicated to learning, teaching and research. We offer several programs in English, at master’s and bachelor’s level and we have good housing facilities for all students as well as other services for students. Advice before and during studies is given by our International office.

Faculties: Education and Economics; Technology and Environment; Health and Working Life.

University of Skövde

The University of Skövde is a relatively young university, offering a range of subjects traditionally taught at universities as well as unique study programmes in a large number of fields. Many of our programmes combine several fields of study and the result is something quite new and exciting.

Schools: Humanities and Informatics; Life Sciences; Technology and Society.

University West

University West is a modern university which offers education collaborating with work-life in an attractive and modern study environment. We focus on the student and learning. Work integrated learning as perspective and method permeates the work at the university and is also our profile. University West is located on the west coast of south-central Sweden.

Departments: Economics and IT; Social and Behavioural Studies; Nursing, Health and Culture; Engineering Science.

Uppsala University

Uppsala University is a comprehensive international research university dedicated to advancing science, scholarship, and higher education. For more than 500 years, Uppsala University has been a distinguished seat of learning with rich opportunities for students and researchers at all levels. Our history is part of our strength – but our sights are on the future.

Faculties: Theology; Law; Arts; Languages; Social Sciences; Educational Sciences; Medicine; Pharmacy; Science and Technology.

Örebro University

Örebro University is one of the fastest growing universities in Sweden. Our coherent and pleasant campus is much appreciated by our students. The university offers 800 courses, 60 undergraduate programmes and 30 postgraduate programmes.

Departments: Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences; Business, Economics, Statistics and Informatics; Clinical Medicine; Education; Health Sciences; Sport Science; Humanities; Music; Restaurant and Culinary Arts; Science;  Social and Political Sciences; Technology.

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