SOFIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

 STOCKHOLM
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the inner city has a population of 776,000, while the populations of the Stockholm urban area and Metropolitan Stockholm are roughly 1.2 and 1.9 million, respectively. The Stockholm region is home to around 20% of Sweden's total population, and 40.5% of the population is between 20 and 44 years. With its location on 14 islands on the east coast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, the city is widely renowned for its beauty. The notable Old City, or Gamla Stan, is also part of the reason for this – and there are even two UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Stockholm area.

SOFIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEG
Sophiahemmet University College is one of Sweden´s oldest university colleges of nursing. It was established by Her Majesty Queen Sophia in 1884. H.M. Queen Sophia's ambition was that good nursing education would contribute to improvement in the quality of Swedish health care. She was inspired by the training school of nursing that Florence Nightingale had established at St Thomas' Hospital in London. The University College is located in the centre of Stockholm in beautiful park surroundings near Östra Station. It has approx. 300 students in the three-year nursing programme and in addition some 500 students in single courses and contract education. The activities are performed on pleasant premises and the college has a well-equipped library. Courses start twice a year, in January and in August and tuition is in Swedish only. The lecturers also conduct research, specializing in topics such as geriatric nursing, ethics, diabetes and pedagogy.

ASSORTED FACTS

TUITIO
There are no tuition fees in public Swedish institutions of higher learning. The Student Union fee is SEK 100 per semester and entitles card holders to several discounts.

ACCOMMODATIO
The University College does not have on-campus student accommodation, but the SSSB – Stockholm Student Accommodation – has a wide range of affordable student rooms and flats all over the city, several of them close to Sofiahemmet. Rent varies widely with standard and size, but a room with kitchenette can generally be had for SEK 3000/month, while a 2 room apartment will set you back some SEK 4,300-8000/month. See the SSSB web pages for more information: www.sssb.se

KEY DATE
The autumn semester commences in ultimo August, and teaching continues until Christmas vacation begins medio/ultimo December. After a two week holiday, teaching recommences primo January and lasts through May. There is also Easter break in between.

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

CURIO
Stockholm has a lot of nicknames – here's a few (if you don't speak Swedish, this might be a good place to start!): "Eken", "Europas Pärla", "Fjollträsk", "Kungsbudane", "Mälardrottningen", "Noll-åtta", "Nordens Venedig", "Tjockhult", "Sveriges framsida" (in Gothenburg "Sveriges baksida"), "Söderbotten" och "Tokholm".

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