Uppsala University &ndash tradition and renewal
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Uppsala University is a leading research university where education grows out of research. In a great number of disciplines the University is on the international research front.
Our long-term commitment is to maintain and reinforce our prominent position. This takes the form of bold commitments to high-caliber research and education.
New cross-disciplinary programs, the creation of new campuses, and the development of cutting-edge research are some of the key tools in this process of rejuvenation. We also strive to stimulate cooperation between higher education, business, and the surrounding community. Today's research and education build on deeply rooted traditions of learning. Living tradition and culture are part of our strength.
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Universities in the forefront of research make quality assurance one of their premier missions. Consolidating, privileging, and collaborating are key concepts in the Universitys strategy for promoting quality development. This is why we are emphasizing a number of selected profile areas over the coming years. Some examples are peace, democracy, and human rights; educational sciences; drug development; materials science; energy; evolutionary biology; IT; and biotechnology.
International collaboration is a vital feature of the Universitys activities. Its ancient tradition of learning and research prowess has firmly established Uppsalas place of prominence in the international academic community.
First-class education Uppsala University offers an impressive variety of programs. Students can choose among more than 40 programs of study and 1,400 single-subject courses. These offerings cover an ever-growing array of in-depth courses that challenge the traditional boundaries between subject areas.
Undergraduate education is closely tied to ongoing research in that our teachers are also researchers.
At Uppsala, yesterday meets tomorrow. Uppsala students are in touch with the very latest research findings in modern settings. At the same time they are part of a living cultural environment that harks back many centuries, enjoying bustling activities at the student clubs, called nations. Studying at Uppsala provides experience and networks for life. A degree from Uppsala commands respect in the professional world.
Active collaboration Uppsala University endeavors to strengthen the ties between the academy, business, and society. This means offering courses for mid-career education, enabling the interplay between entrepreneurship and research, and facilitating contacts between students and business as well as between alumni and their Alma Mater. Uppsala is recognized in Sweden and abroad for its burgeoning new businesses – especially in biotechnology.
Tradition and culture Uppsala is the oldest university in the Nordic countries – founded in 1477. Its ancient traditions, advanced knowledge, and extensive experience provide a firm foundation for todays operations. A portion of Uppsala Universitys excellent reputation can be traced to the work of earlier generations. Carolus Linnaeus, Anders Celsius, Olof Rudbeck, and Erik Gustaf Geijer are all renowned Uppsala figures. Eight Nobel laureates have also helped make the University known all over the world.
Uppsala University boasts rich cultural and musical activities. The Universitys museums are an eldorado for those wishing to enhance their knowledge of the world from the Middle Ages to the present.
The University Library is Swedens leading research library. With its huge and rich collections, the library is also a major national cultural institution.
Dynamic settings A multidisciplinary holistic perspective is a hallmark of Uppsala University. Research and education are stimulated and advanced by the encounter between differing disciplinary domains. The University strives to create optimal environments for interdisciplinary research and education. In numerous cross-disciplinary projects and centres, researchers gain from each other’s special competence to expand their perspectives in solving complex problems.
Creative forums for research and education include the Ångström Laboratory, the Old Forum, the Geo Centre, the Rudbeck Laboratory, the Uppsala Biomedical Centre, the Ekonomikum, and the English Park Campus, Centre for the Humanities.
Brief facts Three Disciplinary Domains – Arts and Social Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacy, and Science and Technology
Education and research across nine faculties: theology, law, arts, languages, social sciences, educational sciences, medicine, pharmacy, and science and technology
More than 40 programs of study
- Some 1,400 single-subject courses
- 40,000 undergraduate students
- Student exchange agreements with more than 400 universities in 40 countries
- 2,500 graduate students
- More than 400 doctoral degrees every year
- Some 3,000 international collaborative research agreements
- 5,000 academic publications per year
- 6,000 employees&ndashincluding 3,800 teachers/researchers
- 500 professors
- Turnover: bSEK 4 – 60% of which for research and graduate education
- Oldest university in the Nordic countries – founded in 1477