Proximity to research, excellent teaching and a relaxed atmosphere characterise education at Umeå University (UmU). With students and staff representing over 40 nationalities, UmU is an international university. The Master’s programmes offered in Natural Sciences are based on the subjects for which the university is particularly noted.
UmU, which was built along American campus lines, is within walking distance of central Umeå. The Faculty of Science and Technology, with 6,000 students and 270 research students, is one of five faculties. Over the next few years this Faculty will focus specially on three significant research fields: Biological Chemistry; Plant and Forest Biotechnology; and Ecosystem Dynamics.
About Umeå University
No. of students at the university 29 000
No. of students in Natural Sciences 2 000
No. of Ph.D. students in Natural Sciences 270
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