Stockholm University
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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.
See also
External links
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