A gask , or gasque , is a kind of Swedish student party which starts with a more or less formal dinner . The word is believed to have originated from the card game Vira , popular in the 19th century.
27-468: In some cities, gask is generally used to refer to a party with a formal dress code. Students at Stockholm University and the Royal Institute of Technology generally use the term gasque to refer to a gask where the dress code is a student boilersuit . In some cases, gasque might also be the name of an actual building, often a building belonging to the student union arranging the gasque, as in
54-732: A public research university in Stockholm , Sweden , founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, it is one of the largest universities in Scandinavia . Stockholm University was granted university status in 1960, making it the fourth oldest Swedish university . As with other public universities in Sweden, Stockholm University's mission includes teaching and research anchored in society at large. The initiative for
81-467: A chair in the mathematics department in 1889, making her the third female professor in Europe. In 1904 the college became an official degree-granting institution. In 1960, the college was granted university status, becoming Sweden's fourth state university. The university premises were situated in central Stockholm at Observatorielunden but increased enrollment resulted in a lack of space, which required
108-847: A full study programme. Stockholm university offers 4 Bachelor Programmes taught in English, which are the Bachelor´s Programme in Business, Ethics and Sustainability; Bachelor Programme in Latin America Studies; Bachelor´s Programme in International Business and Politics and the Bachelor´s Programme in Earth Science, Distance Learning. Besides the programmes themselves, the university also offers opportunities for foreign exchange studies during
135-502: A number of centers and institutes with a separate governing board, but that organisationally belong to a department. Stockholm University offers courses at both undergraduate and advanced level. There are 190 study programmes in total, including 75 master's programmes taught in English, and 1,700 courses to choose from within human science and science. Students can choose between studying one or more free-standing courses, that each may last between five weeks and one semester, or apply for
162-669: Is Sweden 's largest student organisation, with about 10,000 members as of November 2024. Stockholm University Student Union was founded in 1883. The purpose clause of Stockholm University Student Union (SUS) (Chapter 1, § 2 of the Stockholm University Student Union statutes) establishes that: Purpose and Context of the Organisational Plan The organisational plan is one of the Student Union Council’s (FUM) directives to
189-521: Is a democratic membership organisation. It is controlled by a student council, which all members of the student union can vote for in the Representative Assembly Elections. The Student Union Council (FUM) is the highest decision-making body of Stockholm University Student Union. It makes decisions on, among other things, SUS’s three-year operational plan, framework budget, and the issues SUS will prioritize. FUM also elects
216-669: The Aula Magna (auditorium). Within Frescati, the areas Albano, the Bergius Botanical Garden , Frescati Backe, Frescati Hage, Kräftriket, Lilla Frescati and Sveaplan are located. The names of many of these areas have a history dating back to the late 1700s. After Gustav III's trip to Italy in 1783–84, several places at Brunnsviken were given Italian names. Stockholm University has another campus in Kista , which houses
243-588: The Department of computer and systems sciences. There are many ways to get to Stockholm University. The main campus Frescati is located near the underground railway station Universitetet metro station , on the red line of the Stockholm Metro . The commuter train line Roslagsbanan also stop close to the main campus, at Universitetet railway station . SL buses 50, 540, 608, 624C, 628C, 639, 670 676, 680, 690, 691, 696 and 699 can also be used to get to
270-572: The Stockholm University College was adopted in May 1877, and in the autumn semester of the following year, actual operations began. In 1878, the university college Stockholms högskola started its operations with a series of lectures on natural sciences, open to curious citizens (a tradition still upheld by yearly publicly open lectures). Notable in the university's early history is the appointment of Sofia Kovalevskaya to hold
297-637: The Stockholm University Student Union Board and the Stockholm University Student Union’s Presidium composed of the chairman and vice-chairman. The 35 students elected to FUM meet four times each academic year. The Stockholm University Student Union Board is responsible for the organisation’s operations and manages and delegates work by including deciding on Stockholm University Student Union’s one-year operational plan. This plan specifies
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#1732776197097324-475: The Student Union Board. The purpose of the organisational plan is to outline SUS’s work at a comprehensive level by distributing mandates and authority to ensure clear accountability. The relationship between SUS’s decision-making and operational functions, as well as its representation of students and doctoral candidates, is regulated in separate directives. The Stockholm University Student Union
351-635: The Teacher's College's Student Union is however not entirely safe, as Stockholm University's Student Union has declared it will begin talks with the Teacher's College's Student Union on transferring its members to it, as it already has a teacher's division. In contrast to common belief, DISK is not an abbreviation. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020, an annual publication of university rankings by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy/ Academic Ranking of World Universities , Stockholm University
378-433: The campus. The Computer Science campus, Kista, also is close to an underground station called Kista . It is also located close to the pendeltåg station Helenelund , only one or two stops (depending on bus line) from the bus station Torsnäsgatan located next to the campus area. Stockholm University Student Union The Stockholm University Student Union ( SUS ) ( Swedish : Stockholms Universitets Studentkår )
405-404: The capacity to accommodate groups of up to 25 people and the staff consists of 2–5 people. Tovetorp Zoological Research Station belongs to the Department of Zoology, and is located about 95 km southwest of Stockholm. It conducts research and training activities in ecology and ethology. Every year Tovetorp is visited by up to 600 students who live and study between 2–10 days on the station. On
432-457: The case of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg . Many universities also have thematic gasques, as well as slasques (pun on "slask", 'slush, slop'), which are less tidy gatherings. This Sweden -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Stockholm University Stockholm University ( SU ) ( Swedish : Stockholms universitet ) is
459-545: The formation of Stockholm University was taken by the Stockholm City Council. The process was completed after a decision in December 1865 regarding the establishment of a fund and a committee to "establish a higher education institution in the capital". The nine members of the committee were respected and prominent citizens whose work had helped the evolution of science and society. The next important step
486-576: The impact of human interference is carried out. The field station was built in 1961 by Professor Lars Silén, Head of the Department of Zoology, and is now established as a renowned marine research center. Tarfala research station belongs to the Department of Physical Geography. The station is located 1135 meters above sea level in Tarfaladalen, on the east side of Kebnekaise in arctic / alpine surroundings and conducts glaciological, hydrological, meteorological and climatological research. The station has
513-479: The operational goals to enable Stockholm University Student Union’s office to report results and goal achievement in accordance with the will and decisions of the Student Union Council (FUM). The Stockholm University Student Union Chairperson and Vice-chairperson together form the Stockholm University Student Union’s Presidium. The Presidium receives its mandate from FUM and an annual directive from
540-619: The research side, over 20 people work today with different research projects. The number of employees are currently 6 people. Prior to 2008, Stockholm University had only one student union called Stockholm University Student Union (Stockholm universitets studentkår, SUS) . However, since 2008 the computer and system science students and the teacher students have their own, independent, student unions called DISK and "The Teacher's College's Student Union" (Lärarhögskolans studentkår) . The law students also have their own student union, as do journalism students ( Studentkåren vid JMK ). The future of
567-494: The right, within the limits the government provides, to decide on many issues such as their internal organization, educational provision and the admission of students. Education and research at Stockholm University is carried out within the natural sciences and the humanities/social sciences. Within these fields, there are four faculties with 56 departments, institutes and centers within the humanities, law, natural sciences and social sciences. Research and training also takes place at
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#1732776197097594-473: The third year of a bachelor’s degree programme. The university has cooperative agreements with more than 100 universities worldwide. The university's researchers engage in governmental investigations, are active in the media, provide responses to proposed legislation and are included in several Nobel committees and international expert bodies. Stockholm University Marine Research center (SMF) provides "Askö Laboratory", where Research on ecosystems, ecology and
621-481: The university campus to be shifted to a bigger facility. Since 1970 most of the university operations are located at the main campus at Frescati north of the city center, the former Experimentalfältet, previously used by the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry . Stockholm University is a state agency and is governed by decisions taken by the government and parliament. The university has
648-613: The world in 2021, 4 in Sweden and 43 within Europe. In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2022, Stockholm University was placed at 343 on the list of universities in the world. The main part of Stockholm University is in the Frescati area, which extends from the Bergius Botanical Garden in the north to Sveaplan in the south. It is located in the world's first national urban park and the area is characterized by nature, architecture and modern art, featuring such notable buildings as
675-501: Was placed as the 69th overall best university worldwide. The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2018 listed Stockholm University at position 134 on the list of the world's top universities. Times Higher Education World University Rankings are annual university rankings published by British Times Higher Education (THE) magazine. In the QS World University Rankings , Stockholm University
702-837: Was ranked 148 overall in the world in 2021. Its subject rankings were: 23rd in Environmental Sciences, 37th in Sociology, 98th in Natural Sciences, 132nd in Arts & Humanities, 238th in Life Sciences & Medicine, 297th in Engineering and Technology, and 175th in Social Sciences and Management. In the U.S. News & World Report Rankings , Stockholm University was ranked 114 overall in
729-612: Was taken in October 1869, when the Stockholm University College Association was established. Several members of the committee became members of the association – including Professor Pehr Henrik Malmsten. The association's mission was to establish a college in Stockholm and would "not be dissolved until the college came into being and its future could be considered secure." The memorandum of
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