UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BORÅS

BORÅS
Borås combines all the wealth of choice you might find in a big city with the sheer convenience of a small town. As the second largest municipality in Western Sweden, Borås offers a rich choice in public services, trade and commerce, cultural events, recreation and education, as well as a highly specialised labour market. No less than 1.5 million people live within a 100-kilometre radius of the city, itself a focus for the 220,000 inhabitants in the area, half of whom reside within the municipality. Borås has a well-developed spirit of enterprise that leads to 500 new companies being started every year. The city is also reknown for its cultural events and for its Zoo which is home to some 500 animals of 80 different species.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BORÅS (UCB)
The history of the University College of Borås goes back to 1866 with the funding of The School of Weaving Technology. Today's college has six academic Schools of Library and Information Studies; Business and Informatics; Engineering; Education and Behavioural Sciences; Textiles; and Health Sciences. In total, UCB has 11.000  registered students, approximately 6.300 of whom are Degree programme students. The UCB lies in the heart of the city and has students from all over Sweden and indeed all over the world.

ASSORTED FACTS

TUITION
There are no tuition fees at public institutions of education in Sweden. However, all students in Sweden, including foreign students, are required to pay a membership fee to the student union.

ACCOMMODATION
Student rooms are provided by AB Bostäder. All rooms are furnished and prices range from 1300-2500 SEK/ month and generally include electricity, water, and heating. You choose between student flats or residence halls, and share bathrooms and kitchens with other students. You will need to arrange your own sheets, pillows, towels, and kitchen utensils.

KEY DATES
Academic Year:
Autumn semester: late August – mid January
Spring semester: mid January – early June

VISA
Norwegian citizens do not need a visa to enter, study, live or work in Sweden.

CURIO
The internationally best-selling author Henning Mankell is originally from Borås, as is the sensationally unlikable Stig Helmer in Lars von Trier's Riget – but he is of course a fictional character. The humour group After Shave & Galenskaperna has made their own version of New York, New York into Borås, Borås.

LINKS: THE UNIVERSITY AND ANSA'S COUNTRY PAGES
www.hb.se/
www.ansa.no/land/sverige