Sophiahemmet University College

Institution Info

Sophiahemmet University College is the leading university college in Nursing educations in Sweden. According to a recent national quality review performed by the Swedish Agency for Higher Education the Nursing Programme of the university college is in the front-line and the number of applicants to this programme is among the highest in Sweden. Sophiahemmet University College also presents a variety of additional educational programmes in the field of Nursing, such as Specialist Nursing programmes, Master programmes and Diploma programmes. Our mission is to contribute to human health nationally and internationally by supplying novel evidence-based knowledge leading to high quality medical care.

General information
Sophiahemmet University College originates from the nursing study programme that was started in 1884 by the Swedish Queen Sophia. She aimed to improve the quality of Swedish health care by introducing a programme that contained both theoretical teaching and clinical training. This concept was new in Sweden at the time and was inspired by the ideas behind the training school of nursing that Florence Nightingale had established at St Thomas' Hospital in London.
Sophiahemmet University College is fully owned by Sophiahemmet Association, a non-profit organization, which also provides health services through Sophiahemmet Incorporation, a healthcare corporation. The hospital is known as a high-quality private hospital, offering a wide range of specialized inpatient and outpatient services.