Stockholm University

Stockholm University, or Stockholms universitet, is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has about 37,000 students studying at four faculties.

History

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 1881, making her the third female professor in Europe. 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 Frescati north of the city center.

Faculties

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

People

Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry 1903; professor and rector of the University
Ingmar Bergman, film director
Hans Blix (LLD), diplomat
Horace Engdahl, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.
Hans von Euler-Chelpin, awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry 1929.
Harry Flam, Swedish economist, Dean of the School of Business
Dag Hammarskjöld (Doctorate in Economics 1933), U.N. Secretary General
Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden
Andreas Papandreou, Greek prime minister. Taught at the university 1968-1969
George Papandreou, Greek politician and ex-minister. Studied sociology 1972-1973
Tomas Tranströmer (Psychology degree 1956), poet

Trivia

Semapedia tags linking to Wikipedia's article on the University can be found all around the campus.

Subway Station

The University has a subway station, Universitetet, on the red line of the Stockholm Metro.

External links

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