An international university

University of Helsinki

Since 2014, Stockholm University has collaborated with the University of Helsinki, in a strategic partnership within the prioritised areas of interdisciplinary Baltic Sea research, teacher education, language and linguistics. 

The collaboration covers both research and education. Within research collaboration, there are two key projects: Baltic Bridge and Arctic Avenue. Within the area of education there is a general agreement for student exchange and agreements at the departmental level that cover, among other fields, biology, children and youth science, language and multiculturalism, philosophy, political science and psychology. The University of Helsinki is one of the Nordic region’s – and Europe’s – foremost universities. 

University of Tokyo

Since 2017, the Stockholm Trio – Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University – has a strategic partnership with the University of Tokyo. The collaboration is targeted towards three areas: increased student exchange, increased research collaboration and educational development. 

A number of workshops have been held, with a focus on, inter alia, education in sustainable development, healthy aging and materials science.

The University of Tokyo is one of the foremost universities in Asia. 

ACCESS – Academic Collaboration Chile and Sweden 

Academic Collaboration Chile Sweden (ACCESS) is a collaboration between eight Swedish and eight Chilean universities. The purpose is to promote academic exchange between Chile and Sweden, through common PhD courses and yearly meeting forums.  

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SASUF 2030 – South Africa-Sweden University Forum

South Africa-Sweden University Forum, SASUF 2030, is a collaborative project between Swedish and South African universities, with focus on the global goals of Agenda 2030. In the project, Swedish and South African universities are collaborating in the areas of climate, education, social change, health systems, urbanization and digital technology.

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University College London (UCL)

Stockholm trio (KI, KTH & SU) has started a three year-long collaboration with University College London (UCL), together with Stockholm City and the Greater London Authority. The collaboration applies firstly to research and innovation and takes place within the framework of UCL’s “City Partnership Programme”.

University of Manchester

During 2020, Stockholm University and the University of Manchester started a collaboration together with KTH Royal Institute of Technology around research and education. A first digital workshop took place in December 2020 around the thematic areas:

• Digital trust, privacy and security
• Sustainability and Circular Economy
• Molecular biosciences
• Water

This event was followed by an announcement where new collaborations could seek funding to start projects between the universities, with the purpose of building international collaboration around larger research funding applications.

In international contexts, established networks such as the European University Association (EUA), the International Association of Universities (IAU) and Networks of the Capitals of Europe play an important role in offering member universities a broad platform for exchange and communication.

Networks such as Scholars at Risk and Magna Charta promote academic core values, while UArctic gathers excellence within arctic research. NUAS, NUS and EARMA offer capacity development for administrative personnel at member universities. 

European University Association - EUA

International Association of Universities - IAU

Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe - UNICA

Scholars at Risk - SAR

University of the Arctic - UArctic

Magna Charta Observatory

European Association of Research Managers and Administrators - EARMA

Nordiska universitetsadministratörssamarbetet - NUAS

Nordiska universitetssamarbetet - NUS

Stockholm University has currently around 1,000 exchange agreements, of which about 60 are university-wide, with universities in over 50 countries.

In addition, there are mobility options within various programmes and networks.

Study abroad

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