Graduate School at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Lund University

About the organization

Lund University​ was founded in 1666 and consistently ranks among the world’s top 100 universities. It is the highest-ranked university within Sweden and is determined in its efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition. The University has 40,000 students and 7,400 employees and offers over 100 Master’s programmes and 8 Bachelor’s programmes taught in English. The university is one of Sweden's most attractive study destination. It offers one of the broadest ranges of programmes and courses in Scandinavia, based on cross-disciplinary and cutting-edge research. A degree from Lund University is a hallmark of quality both in Sweden and abroad. Lund University offers over 100 Master's programmes and 8 Bachelor's programmes in English, as well as more than 1,000 freestanding courses taught in English. One of the most distinguished programmes offered by the university is the ​Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies​, which aims to achieve a better understanding of today's Middle East. Since 2009, the Swedish Research Council has funded Lund University's extensive multi- and transdisciplinary research in "The Middle East in the Contemporary World," naming this of Lund University's 12 strategic research areas.