Umeå University

Founded in 1965, Umeå University is a public comprehensive research university and the flagship institution of higher education in northern Sweden. With over 43,700 students and approximately 4,600 staff, it is one of Sweden's largest universities. The university provides 150 study programmes and 1,800 courses, with more than 40 programmes and 450 courses taught entirely in English. Organised under four faculties—Arts and Humanities, Medicine, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences—it is home to the Umeå Institute of Design, ranked #1 in Europe and the Americas for design education nine consecutive years. The university is renowned as the site of Emmanuelle Charpentier's CRISPR-Cas9 discovery, awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Umeå University ranked #1 globally for international student satisfaction in the 2023 International Student Barometer. The main campus is in Umeå, with regional campuses in Skellefteå and Örnsköldsvik.