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See our courses Swedish for International Students, and Swedish Courses for International Employees at Stockholm University.

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Next Tisus on 6 May (and sometimes on 7 May as well) 2025

Tisus is a qualifying test in Swedish for university and college studies in Sweden.

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Today's schedule

Here you will find today's schedule at the Department of Swedish Lanugage and Multilingualism (Svefler).

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Giorgio Basciu, Lova Meister, Milena Podolšak, Ana Rodriguez Gonzalez
Four theses defences at Svefler, spring 2025, in Scandinavian Languages and Translation Studies

In the spring semester of 2025, four PhD students will publicly defend their theses. In Scandinavian Languages: Giorgio Basciu, Milena Podolšak, Ana Rodriguez Gonzalez; and in Translation Studies: Lova Meister.

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New doctoral thesis 2024: Comparing theories of pre-linguistic normalization for vowel perception

In 2024 Anna Persson defended her doctoral thesis on vowel perception.

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Wanna learn Swedish together?
Wanna learn Swedish together?

See our courses Swedish for International Students, and Swedish Courses for International Employees at Stockholm University.

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Would you like to talk to a Study counsellor?

You will find our contact information under Education > Contact.

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News

Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

New reading group of Speculative Fiction within Environmental Humanities

On May 15 the reading group of Speculative Fiction within the open seminar series of the Master's Programme in Environmental Humanities will have it's fourth meeting. It is lead by professor Andrew Jones, Department of Archaeology and Classical studies and Elisa Viteri Márquez, PhD student at the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

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Climate and Environment - Theme page Language, Literature and Culture - Theme page Worldviews, Ethics and Philosophy - Theme page History, Archeology and Cultural Heritage - Theme page
Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

Four theses defences in Scandinavian Languages and Translation Studies, spring 2025

In the spring semester of 2025, four PhD students will publicly defend their theses. In Scandinavian Languages: Giorgio Basciu, Milena Podolšak, Ana Rodriguez Gonzalez; and in Translation Studies: Lova Meister. A defence is free to attend and open to the public.

Giorgio Basciu, Lova Meister, Milena Podolšak, Ana Rodriguez Gonzalez
Language, Literature and Culture - Theme page History, Archeology and Cultural Heritage - Theme page Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

Calendar

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April

Thesis defence

Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

Thesis defence in Scandinavian Lang: Word Pairs and Other Syndetic Constructions in Old Norse Poetry

Giorgio Basciu will publicly defend his doctoral thesis in Scandinavian Languages: Word Pairs and Other Syndetic Constructions in Old Norse Poetry. The defence is a public event and free of charge. It will be held in English. Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University.

Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

Thesis defence in Scandinavian Lang: Word Pairs and Other Syndetic Constructions in Old Norse Poetry

Giorgio Basciu will publicly defend his doctoral thesis in Scandinavian Languages: Word Pairs and Other Syndetic Constructions in Old Norse Poetry. The defence is a public event and free of charge. It will be held in English. Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University.

Language, Literature and Culture - Theme page History, Archeology and Cultural Heritage - Theme page

9

June

Thesis defence

Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

Thesis defence in Scandinavian Languages: Motion metaphors in Swedish political speeches

Milena Podolšak will publicly defend her doctoral thesis in Scandinavian Languages: Motion metaphors in Swedish political speeches. The defence is a public event and free of charge. It will be held in English. Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University.

Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

Thesis defence in Scandinavian Languages: Motion metaphors in Swedish political speeches

Milena Podolšak will publicly defend her doctoral thesis in Scandinavian Languages: Motion metaphors in Swedish political speeches. The defence is a public event and free of charge. It will be held in English. Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University.

Language, Literature and Culture - Theme page Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

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