universitet
English meaning: University
Swedish Definition
(Svenska)En institution för högre utbildning och vetenskaplig forskning som erbjuder akademiska examina.
English Definition
An institution of higher education and research. Sweden has world-class universities — Uppsala University (founded 1477, Scandinavia's oldest), Karolinska Institute (medicine, Nobel Prize), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Lund University, and Stockholm University. Swedish universities are free for EU students and heavily subsidized for others. Sweden-India university partnerships include research exchanges and joint PhD programs.
Example
“Uppsala universitet, grundat 1477, är Skandinaviens äldsta och ett av världens ledande lärosäten.”
In English: “Uppsala University, founded in 1477, is Scandinavia's oldest and one of the world's leading institutions.”
Synonyms
- högskola
- akademi
Literary Heritage
“Den som är rädd för att göra fel, lär sig ingenting.”
“Whoever is afraid of making mistakes learns nothing.”
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Language information
- Language
- Svenska
- Swedish
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
- 10M