Uppsala University
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
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Language of instruction: English, Swedish
Terms: Fall semester (early September - mid-January) // Spring semester (mid-January - early June)
Highlights
- The first university in Sweden - founded in 1477
- Ranked among the world’s top universities
- Approx. 50 000 students
- Approx. 1 000 incoming exchange students
- 700 courses in English for incoming exchange students
- One of the most integral parts of student life in Uppsala are the student nations. There are 13 nations, each dating back to the 17th century. All nations have a café, pub or restaurant, and popular nation activities include club nights, formal dinners, balls and musical events.
- Close to Stockholm
Accessibility
- At Uppsala University, support for reading and writing difficulties/dyslexia, mental disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, hearing impairment, visual impairment, physical disabilities or chronic illnesses can be provided to all students, including those on exchange. To receive support, students must provide evidence of disability directly to the .
- For students requiring support, please contact one of Uppsala University's disability coordinators directly after applying for exchange studies: Campus Uppsala riktatstod@uu.se and Campus Gotland riktatstod-cg@uu.se
Area of study
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Educational Services
- Faculty of Languages
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Facutly of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Theology
Course catalogue
- Take a look at the to see Uppsala's courses.
Credits
Credits at Uppsala:
- Full-time option (7.5 UVic units): 30 ECTS per term at Uppsala
Course Evaluations at UVic:
- Before departure, UVic students will be able to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each exchange course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
- Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their exchange courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units. The total number of units for each exchange term should be 4.5 UVic units for part-time exchange or 7.5 UVic units for full-time exchange.
- This course evaluation process will be made available and explained in detail during the pre-departure session in early October for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 2-6 weeks to complete and will be emailed to students.
- Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a second, final evaluation is conducted by OREM using the students’ exchange transcript, and the results are applied to their UVic record.
Exchange credit history
- Click here to check out the exchange credit history of courses that have been previously evaluated by UVic for this host university.
- Students are not limited to this list when selecting courses for their upcoming exchange and should consult the host university’s course catalogue for a full list of offerings.
- Important note: this document is a guide only and previously evaluated courses are not guaranteed to be evaluated in the same way in the future.
- After being accepted into the ICS Exchange Program, students will have the chance to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will provide updated unit and credit equivalency information.
Housing
As an exchange student, you are often given priority for student housing administered by Uppsala University Housing Office. We recommend you apply for housing this way, considering the difficulties in finding temporary housing that both Uppsala and Visby present.
More information on the