International Information
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Welcome to the International Information section at the Faculty of Law
UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
The Town of Uppsala
Located 65 kilometers north of Stockholm and with a population of approximately 200 000 people, Uppsala is the fourth largest town in Sweden. It has the charm of a small town, as well as the opportunities and advantages of a big city.
There are two Universities in Uppsala: Uppsala University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
Uppsala University
Uppsala University was founded in 1477 and is the oldest university in Scandinavia. Several famous scholars originate from here, Carl von Linné, Olof Rudbeck and Anders Celsius among others. The Nobel Prize has been awarded to researchers at Uppsala University six times since 1901. The University offers education and research in Law, Medicine, The Humanities, Political Science, Social and Behavioural Science, Economics and Natural Science of high international standard within 40 first-degree programmes as well as about 1300 single subject courses annually. Uppsala University offers a great opportunity to enjoy rich social life for the student, much due to the 13 student nations, which offer a wide range of activities from pubs and restaurants to sports, libraries and housing.
The Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law in Uppsala is the oldest law department in Scandinavia. It was founded in 1477 as well as the University. It is situated in the centre of Uppsala in a building that dates back to the 17th century.
There are about 2500 undergraduate students (both first level and second level, i.e. master level) and 80 postgraduate students at the Faculty of Law. Every year about 100 of our students travel abroad to study at a foreign university and we receive about 130 foreign students.
-Studying Law at Uppsala University
Information about the education modules available at the Faculty of Law.
-International Student Guide
Guide with essential, practical, information to incoming students.