Stockholm University Presentation Ronald T. Nordqvist International Officer International Office Practical matters • Orientation Day programme • Orientation Day Quiz • Photographer/film • Open Fair on level 4 • Sandwiches and beverage on level 5 • Presentations will be posted on our website tomorrow (student news): http://www.su.se/english/study • Evaluation Newly arrived international students International students spring 2016 – 455 International students autumn 2015 - 1254 Exchange students – 833 Full degree or courses - 421 Development • 1878 Founded as a university college, Stockholms högskola • 1960 Granted university status, Stockholm University • 1970 Campus at Frescati KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY Four (4) Faculties • Humanities • Law • Sciences • Social Sciences • 70 Departments and centers Ranking • Nr.77 on Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2015 ranking http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html • Nr. 98 on Times Higher Education 2014/2015 https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2015/world-ranking#/sort/0/direction/asc QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 • Geography: 23 • Environmental Science: 27 • Sociology: 35 • 51-100 Chemistry, linguistics, modern languages, philiosophy, biology, media- and communication, law, economics, education, physics and astronomy, geological sciences. Leading Research Many of the University’s research groups find themselves at the cutting edge of their field of inquiry. A number of research areas, each nationally leading and having a high international status, have been specially chosen to profile the University. http://www.su.se/english/research/leading-research-areas The vision for Stockholm University To have nationally outstanding and internationally prominent teaching and research programmes. University Campus Frescati Sveaplan – Kista Kräftriket Department of Social Work Studenthuset since 23 September, 2013 Undergraduate Education More than 70,000 students Students per faculty: • 62% women • Humanities: 29 % • Law: 10% 38% men • Social Sciences: 48% • 38% under 25 years of age • Natural Sciences: 13% Undergraduate and graduate studies • 194 educational programmes and 1,700 individual courses • 75 Master's Programmes in English • 600 courses taught in English Postgraduate Studies • Doctoral students and PhD: 1800 Almost half in Natural Sciences • 53% women, 47% men Personnel Faculty and employees: 5500 • Professors: 10% (28% women) • Assistant Professors: 14% (49% women) • PhD positions: 19% (55% women) Nobel Laureates Nobel Prize laureates at Stockholm University: • Svante Arrhenius, 1903 (Chemistry) • Hans von Euler-Chelpin, 1929 (Chemistry) • George de Hevesy, 1943 (Chemistry) • Gunnar Myrdal, 1974 (Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) • Paul Crutzen, 1995 (Chemistry) • Tomas Tranströmer, 2011 (Literature) Images of Sweden? Myths about Sweden? A long, dark winter… With many highlights! Swedish summer and winter Follow us on Instagram! @stockholmuniversity Share your photos from orientationweek! #orientationweek #SUstudent Enjoy your stay in Stockholm and at Stockholm University! .