Södertörn University College

Institution Info

Södertörns högskola (Södertörn University College) is a new university college with a multidisciplinary and multicultural ethos. Located in a multicultural suburb of south Stockholm, it has expanded rapidly since its foundation in 1996. At present it has more than twelve thousand students and a staff of seven hundred and fifty.
A wide range of academic programmes and courses are offered in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology, Education and Life Sciences.
Research is thriving with research into Eastern Europe and the Baltic Sea Region, in particular, at the forefront. Södertörns högskola has the right to confer Bachelor and Master's degrees and hopes to be granted full university status within the near future.