Brief Introduction of

Uppsala University

Jeongmuk Kang

Sweden?

Stockholm

1995

9.5 million

Swedish

Welfare

Nobel

Viking

IKEA

H&M

Uppsala?

• 70km from Stockholm

• 200 thousand

• Capital of Uppsala county

• The Oldest center of higher education in Scandinavia

• Museum-like city (Gamla

Uppsala, Uppsala Cathedral & Castle, university buildings)

Uppsala University

• Founded in 1477

• Eight Nobel Laureates and noticeable people (Carolus Linnaeus, Anders Celsius)

• Academic traditions and festivals (Lectures held by

the Nobel Laureates in every December)

• For more information, please visit www.uu.se

English Environment

• 30 international master programs

• 300 single-subject courses

• Uppsala Center for Sustainable Development

• 500 foreign universities in 50 countries

• Fewer opportunities to practice Swedish

Living in Uppsala

• Beautiful Landscapes

• Forest & wetlands

• Cycle lane all over the city

• Winter & snow

• Valborg – The biggest spring festival in Sweden

Travel during break

• Good access to other European countries

• Low-cost airlines

• Cruise in Baltic sea

• Fjord in Norway

• White night

• Aurora

• Over all…

See you at Uppsala in 2012