Sweden - Innovation Meets Education

The Faculty of Science at Stockholm University is the largest science faculty in Sweden and is among the top hundred science faculties in the world on the Shanghai ranking. The Faculty offers top-class education in a number of programs and courses, at the Master's level more than 30 study programs are given in English.

Why study at Sweden’s largest science faculty?

Scientific research includes everything from the study of the tiniest components of matter to discovery and analysis of interstellar phenomena. But there is more to it than research.

Combining studies in science with studies in languages, economics or even communication, could make your competences and profile more attractive to the labor market. Stockholm University offers students this possibility with its wide range of courses in the Social Sciences and the Humanities. Scientists and mathematicians are found in the most varied job position from financial analysts, investigators, authors, consultants, salespersons or project managers in many different fields. The wide range of courses offered, both in science and other areas as well as the opportunity to choose the direction best suited for you – with the additional possibility of later changing track, or supplementing your studies with a new topic – increase your chances of success on the job market.

Scientists and mathematicians worldwide work with the future. It can be to make more reliable weather forecasts, develop new and better drugs, improve protections for the environment or create healthier food products. In an international survey of the employability of university graduates, Stockholm University ranked highest in Sweden, second in Scandinavia and 62 worldwide.

The faculty offers both programs and courses on undergraduate and graduate level in English. The general level of English proficiency in Sweden is very high according to the English Proficiency Index. Sweden has been ranked in the top 5 since the index started six years ago and has been ranked as number one three times. In addition to the general English proficiency level, Stockholm University has an international teaching and research staff and long experience of giving courses in English.

Our courses are closely related to the current research carried out at the science faculty and a majority of our teaching staff are active researchers. See more information about our international Master's programs.

Life as a student in Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and one of the most prominent academic centers in northern Europe. The city is made up of several islands and is surrounded by water. The water is so clean that you can actually swim in the middle of the city. In the summer the sun never fully sets and people gather in open bars, restaurants, and parks to enjoy the light and the temperate climate. In the wintertime, it is often possible to ice skate in the middle of the city.

Stockholm offers higher education of the highest international standard at well-renowned universities and university colleges, including prominent institutions such as Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm School of Economics, and Stockholm University.

Over the years, no less than twelve Nobel Prize Laureates have been active at these universities and university colleges, within the fields of physiology and medicine, physics, economics, and chemistry.

We are a modern and welcoming university, with first-class education and internationally competitive research, a place where we strive for the greatest accomplishments.

Ever since its inception in 1977, we have aimed for excellence. Every decision, every achievement has emerged from a focus on creating excellent and well-known educations and research specializations that make a difference to reality.

Education

The University of Skövde is a public university in Skövde, Sweden. The university was established in 1977 and is specialised in fields such as Bioscience, Health Sciences, Cognitive Neuroscience, Informatics, Engineering and Technology, Game Development and Business Administration.

The University of Skövde has been named Student City of the Year 2025 because of our warm welcome of new students and the close-knit connections with the industry. Today, we offer a mix of traditional programmes as well as unique study options in STEM and several other fields.

Research, undergraduate and graduate programmes are carried out in the university’s five schools:

• School of Bioscience
• School of Health and Education
• School of Engineering Science
• School if Informatics
• School of Business

The university has approximately 11,000 students and one of the university’s distinct advantages is the close connections between students, teachers, and even local industry.

Science Park Skövde, adjacent to the university, is a technology and research park that binds academy, business and society together with initiatives like Sweden Game Arena, which is one of the most advantageous development environments within the game industry.

Another great example of collaboration between academia and industry is ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena, which offers manufacturing and technology companies a world-class innovation environment to provide new solutions for the future.
The university is one of five worldwide Preferred Research Partners of Volvo Group.

Research for Change

The researchers at the University of Skövde want to contribute to making changes. That is why our research efforts are carried out in tight collaboration with our community. Furthermore, the research has a clear connection to the education at the university.

Our aim is that the university's research should make a difference locally, nationally as well as internationally. The share of the research that receives external funds is 66% (2019), and our principal contributors are KK-stiftelsen (The Knowledge Foundation), the EU, the Region Västra Götaland, and private companies.

The University of Skövde has five research fields. Three of these are Systems Biology, Informatics, and Virtual Engineering. These three form the foundation for INFINIT. The university's joint theme of Digitalization for Sustainable Development should always be integrated into all research projects and environments to the greatest extent possible.

The World Maritime University (WMU) was founded in 1983 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, as its premier centre of excellence for maritime postgraduate education, research, and capacity building. The University offers unique postgraduate educational programmes, undertakes wide-ranging research in maritime and ocean-related studies, and continues maritime capacity building in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.