Universities

You can choose to study for a Master’s degree programme in Natural Science at one of the following higher education institutions (HEIs):

Place your mouse over a city on the map on the right to find information about a university.
  • Karlstad University

    Karlstad University

    Karlstad University is a young and modern university, and one of our main objectives is to focus on cooperation with business and public services, as well as maintaining a high standard of education.

    Our ambition is to become one of the most active universities in Europe, in terms of cooperation with society as a whole. Cooperation with universities outside Europe is also of great importance, and the university has agreements with institutions in many countries including the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, India, South Africa, Korea and China, and in Latin America. We are an active member of the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) and of the European University Association (EUA).

  • Linköping University

    Linköping University

    Cooperation across subject and faculty borders and an entrepreneurial spirit of education are the hallmarks of Linköping University. The university has innovative and modern departments specialising in both education and research, and has experienced rapid growth in recent decades, leading to a new campus being founded in the twin city of Norrköping.

  • Linnaeus University

    Linnaeus University

    Linnaeus University in south-eastern Sweden is a modern university with more than 35,000 students. It was formed by the merging of Kalmar and Växjö Universities at the beginning of 2010. Linnaeus University has taken its name from Carl Linnaeus, the most famous and world-renowned Swedish scientist of the last few centuries. Carl Linnaeus was intrepid, curious and innovative – this is the key to inspiration at Linnaeus University. The learning environment is characterized by an active student life with teaching and research staff in close proximity to students. Linnaeus University currently offers some 150 degree programmes and 2,500 freestanding courses in a wide variety of academic and vocational disciplines. Linnaeus University is known for its strong international profile – every year more than 2,000 international student from over 50 countries come here to study.

  • Lund University

    Lund University

    Lund University is one of Sweden’s strongest research universities, and has in recent years been awarded more research funding than any other Swedish higher education institution.These successes can largely be attributed to the interdisciplinary research that is carried out and the diversity that a full-scale university can offer.

  • Mid Sweden University

    Mid Sweden University

    Mid Sweden University (MIUN) is characterised by its small size, permitting close contact between students, teachers, researchers and the community, combined with the educational variety and resources offered by a large higher education institution.

  • Stockholm University

    Stockholm University

    With over 50,000 undergraduate and master’s students, 1,800 doctoral students and 6,000 employees, Stockholm University is one of the largest universities in Sweden and one of the biggest employers in the capital. The university has a long and glorious academic history. More than a hundred years ago Svante Arrhenius published his work on the greenhouse effect, and became Stockholm University’s first Nobel Prize winner in 1903. The University’s most recent Nobel Prize winner was also a meteorologist; Paul Crutzen won a Nobel Prize in 1995 for his research into how the ozone layer is broken down.

  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    SLU is one of Sweden’s most research intensive universities - almost 70 per cent of our work is in research. At the university we develop knowledge, skills and know-how in the field of biological natural resources and biological production.

  • Umeå University

    Umeå University

    Umeå University has a strong international and multicultural presence, with students, teachers and researchers from all over the world. Our main campus – with its 33,500 students and over 4,000 employees – is alive with enthusiasm, creativity and fresh ideas.

  • University of Gothenburg

    University of Gothenburg

    The University of Gothenburg is one of Sweden’s most popular higher education institutions (HEIs). The university is situated in the centre of the city, and maintains close contact with society. With 37,000 students we are one of the largest and most wide-ranging universities in Sweden. We know that students benefit from a good study environment, which includes easy access to cultural life, entertainment and the business world. This is one reason why most of our premises are situated in the city centre.

  • Uppsala University

    Uppsala University

    Uppsala University is a well-known research university, ranked among the top 100 worldwide. Founded in 1477, UU is the oldest university in the Nordic countries.

  • Örebro University

    Örebro University

    Örebro University is one of the fastest growing universities in Sweden, with 16,000 students. The university provides education and research in science, technology, health care and medicine, as well as in humanities, law, social science, education, music and sport science. The university offers 800 courses, 60 undergraduate programmes and 30 postgraduate programmes.