Ersta Sköndal University College

Ersta, Sköndal Bräcke University College, is dedicated to social work studies, nursing and health care, psychotherapy, theology, and church music with an explicit ethical and diaconal orientation.

The University College was founded on January 1st, 1998, through the merger of the undergraduate, post-graduate, and research programs of the Ersta Society for Diaconal Work and The Stora Sköndal Foundation.

A distinguishing characteristic of the University College is that it offers courses in which theory is combined with practice, research with studies in the field, and special attention given to questions within philosophies of life and world views, professionalization, and societal issues.

The University College has three campuses, at Ersta and Sköndal in Stockholm and Bräcke in Gothenburg, with approximately 1 700 students. Both campuses offer a unique study environment with a combination of old tradition and new interdisciplinary collaboration and opportunities for personal development.