Uppsala Student Union (''Uppsala studentkår'') is one of four
students' union
A students' union, also known by many other names, is a student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools. In higher education, the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus, dedicated to social, ...
s at
Uppsala University in
Uppsala,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
.
According to Swedish law, university students are no longer required to be members of a students' union since 2010.
Uppsala Student Union covers the Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University with the exception of students seated at the University's Gotland campus.
Uppsala Student Union was founded in March 1849 by the
student nations at the
university and was the first Swedish students' union. The students' union appoints student representatives to various boards and committees of the university.
Uppsala Student Union is a member of the
Swedish National Union of Students
The Swedish National Union of Students ( sv, Sveriges Förenade Studentkårer, SFS), is an umbrella organisation of students' unions at higher education facilities in Sweden. The organisation was founded in 1921. It has around 47 affiliated student ...
.
See also
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Education in Sweden
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Pharmaceutical Students Association, Uppsala
The Pharmaceutical Student Union (in Swedish ''Farmacevtiska Studentkåren'', nicknamed "Farmis" and "FaS") is one of six students' unions at Uppsala University. The Pharmaceutical Students Association represent all students at the Faculty of Pha ...
External links
Uppsala Student Union- Official site
Uppsala University
Students' unions in Sweden
1849 establishments in Sweden
Student organizations established in 1849
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