Uppsala
City of Uppsala •190 000 inhabitants •Appr. 20 % of the population are of foreign origin representing over 110 different countries from all over the world •The population of young people is above the •average in Sweden •Located in the Stockholm - Mälar Region with 3 million people (Sweden has 9 300 000 inhabitants)
City of Uppsala - a centre of education and research • University of Uppsala - the first Scandinavian university founded in 1477 • Swedish University of Agricultural Science from 1977 • 40 000 students at the two universities • Industrial life closely linked to the research at the universities • University hospital, a medical center, biomedical industry • A center for the Swedish church with the Swedish Archbishop, and one of the most important cathedrals in Scandinavia
Uppsala
Uppsala university Broad course offerings from undergraduate to doctoral level in nine faculties.
• 40,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students ≈ 20,000 fulltime students • 50 programmes for beginners and 45 master programmes • Lifelong learning through continuing and mid-career education
Culture •
Museums
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”The Culture Night ” in September each year
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Carolina Rediviva – and other libraries
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Linneaus gardens – 2007 was the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus, the father of the ”Bible of Plants”
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A rich variety of music and musicians
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Many Choirs
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A new Concert Hall
Kontoret för barn, ungdom och arbetsmarknad
Responsibilities •Pre-schools •Compulsary schools •Upper secondary schools •Adult education including Swedish for immigrants •Leisure time activities •Social services •Children and young persons with disabilities •Labour market •Refugees and immigrants •Consumers’ advice
Rubrik
City of Uppsala: Education Pre-schools age 1 - 5 200 pre-schools, municipal pre-schools and independent pre-schools 9 500 children Compulsary schools age (6) 7 - 16 70 municipal schools and 16 independent schools 20 000 pupils Upper secondary schools age 16 – 18 11 municipal and 13 independent upper secondary schools offer the 17 national programs 8 000 pupils Adult education and Swedish for immigrants 3 000 students
Municipal compulsory schools Main political goals: •Quality systems •Academic achievements •Good study environment •Equal opportunities