Uppsala Universitet – International student guide 2012/2013
Uppsala Universitet – International student guide 2012/2013
Uppsala Universitet – International student guide 2012/2013
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uppsala university<br />
uppsala university was founded in 1477 and<br />
is one of the oldest universities in the world.<br />
three disciplinary domains<strong>–</strong>arts and Social<br />
Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacy, and Science<br />
and technology. education and research in<br />
nine faculties.<br />
40,000 <strong>student</strong>s.<br />
Student exchange agreements with<br />
50 countries.<br />
More than 300 doctorates per year.<br />
Some 3,000 international collaborative<br />
research projects.<br />
4,000 academic publications per year<br />
about 5,500 employees, about 3,600 of them<br />
teachers and researchers.<br />
DiD you know that ...<br />
... the Celsius temperature scale is named<br />
after Swedish astronomer and uppsala<br />
scientist anders Celsius (1701<strong>–</strong>1744). Water<br />
freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C.<br />
Photo: alex Giacomini