List of Uppsala University Nations
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List of student nations at Uppsala University in Sweden. The tradition of nations at the university is practically as old as the university itself.
The list is always sorted in accordance with a time-honoured order based on the age of the diocese of the area that the nation was named after.
Contents |
[edit] Active nations
Nation
|
Foundation year
|
Acronym
|
|
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Stockholms nation | c. 1649 | Prof. Mats Kumlien | Stocken |
Uplands nation | 1642 | Prof. em Karin Dahlgren-Caldwell | |
Gästrike-Hälsinge nation | c. 1646 | Prof. Torkel Jansson | GH |
Östgöta nation | 1646 | Prof. Ulf Pettersson | ÖG |
Västgöta nation | 1639 | Prof. Lars-Gunnar Larsson | VG |
Södermanlands-Nerikes nation | 1595 | Prof. Lennart Persson | Snerikes |
Västmanlands-Dala nation | 1639 | Prof. Anne-Liis von Knorring | V-Dala |
Smålands nation | 1645 | Prof. Carl Reinhold Bråkenhielm | |
Göteborgs nation | 1667 | Per Hansson | |
Kalmar nation | 1663 | Prof. Anders Ahlén | |
Värmlands nation | 1660 | Prof. Lars Burman | |
Norrlands nation | 1646 | Prof. Tore Frängsmyr | |
Gotlands nation | c. 1663 | Prof. Lars Magnusson |
[edit] Other nations
- Finska nationen i Uppsala. Student society for Finnish students founded in 1998, using the same name as the historic Finnish nation.
- Skånelandens nation. Student society founded in the 1970s by students who wanted to avoid obligatory membership in Uppsala Student Union. Has no membership fee and no activities.
[edit] Former nations
- Adelsnationen (1768-1780). Historic nation for the nobility.
- Ångermanländska nationen (1646-1800). The oldest predecessor of Norrlands nation. Merged with Västerbottniska nationen into Bottniska nationen.
- Bottniska nationen (1800-1827). Merged with Medelpado-Jämtländska nationen into Norrlands nation.
- Finska nationen, (1673-1835). Former Finnish student nation in Uppsala. Split from Österbottniska nationen.
- Fjärdhundralands nation (?-1829). Merged with Uplands nation.
- Gästrike nation (?-1811). Merged with Hälsinge Nation.
- Germanska nationen (circa 1663-?). Historic nation for German students.
- Hälsinge nation (circa 1646-1811). Merged with Gästrike Nation.
- Livländska nationen (circa 1663-?). Historic nation for Baltic students.
- Medelpado-Jämtländska nationen (1685-1827). Split from Ångermanländska nationen and later merged into Norrlands nation.
- Närkes nation (?-1805). Merged with Södermanlands nation.
- Österbottniska nationen (circa 1656-circa 1680). Merged with Finska nationen.
- Roslags nation (?-1829). Merged with Uplands nation.
- Skånska nationen (1757-?)
- Södermanlands nation (1595-1805). Merged with Närkes nation.
- Västerbottniska nationen (1647-1800). Merged with Ångermanländska nationen into Bottniska nationen, later Norrlands nation.
[edit] Links
In alphabetical order.
- Gotlands nation
- Gästrike-Hälsinge nation
- Göteborgs nation
- Kalmar nation
- Norrlands nation
- Smålands nation
- Stockholms nation
- Södermanlands-Nerikes nation
- Uplands nation
- Värmlands nation
- Västgöta nation
- Västmanlands-Dala nation
- Östgöta nation