The Swedish Red Cross University is located in Flemingsberg, a southern suburb of Stockholm, in Huddinge Municipality. The nearest commuter train station is Flemingsberg.
Stockholm has an extensive public transport system and you can find more information about it at the SL homepage. In order to use the public transportation system in Stockholm you need an SL Access card (commonly called 'SL-kort'), which can be bought in convenience stores such as Pressbyrån or 7Eleven, located by the underground stations or around the city. If you are going to use public transport a lot (which you probably are), the most economic option is to get a period ticket. These tickets give you unlimited travel for 24 hours, one week, 3 months etc. Remember to keep your card available for controls.
Other options of public transport in Stockholm include commuter trains, local trains (for example ‘Tvärbanan’, ‘Roslagsbanan’, ‘Nockebybanan’), a tram (from Sergels Torg/T-Centralen to Djurgården, via Kungsträdgården, the National Museum, the Wasa Museum and Skansen), and ferries (Slussen to Skeppsholmen and Djurgården).
The currency used in Sweden is Swedish krona (SEK). Cash is rarely used in Sweden and many stores are 'cash free' so we highly recommend that you mainly use your card. All services, including taxis and admissions to museums etc., can be paid by card.
On the first day of your stay at the university college you will be provided a username and password in order to access the the Swedish Red Cross University network. Printers and copy machines are available.
There is no university canteen at the Swedish Red Cross University but there are various cafes and food courts around the the swedish red cross universityarea. If you would like some lunch company, you can order your food to go and bring it to the Swedish Red Cross University. The common lunch time is between 12 pm and 1 pm.
The Swedish Red Cross University is affiliated with the Södertörn University Library, located at the same campus.
The official language in Sweden is Swedish and this is also the language within higher education. However, an increasing number of programmes and courses at universities are run in English. At the Swedish Red Cross University a number of courses are currently offered in English.
In general the knowledge of English in Sweden is good and you should not have too much trouble communicating during your stay here.
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