During your studies

Here you will find information about teaching and examination at our department. You can read more about Zoom, examination forms, rules and regulations regarding examination, the student council SISOFS and what you can do if you become ill or have an accident.

Foto: Jens Olof Lasthein

Teaching

Teaching and examination at the department mainly take place according to the regular format on campus. When necessary, our teachers use the e-meeting service Zoom for lectures and seminars.

The e-meeting service Zoom

Get to know Zoom before it is time for your first teaching session. Zoom is free of charge for students at Stockholm University.

Search for "Zoom Student" in the Service Portal

The learning and collaboration platform Athena

We use the learning and collaboration platform Athena, which you can log in to with your university account once you are registered at your course.

Athena

We assume that you take part of the information on the course page in Athena for your course.
We have an information page called "informationssida Svefler", aimed at all students at our department.
Make sure you have the correct settings in Athena for receiving e-mails. Urgent messages are sent from us and from the university via Athena to the e-mail address you have registered. We assume that you read all e-mails sent from Athena.

Guide in the Service Portal: E-mail for students (guide in Swedish)

Guide in the Service Portal: Get started with Athena

Examination

Stockholm University is a public authority. This means that we must comply with a wide range of laws and ordinances when handling various matters. The University’s research and education are governed by, for example, the Higher Education Act, the Higher Education Ordinance, copyright regulations, confidentiality laws, and contract laws.

Examination forms

Written in-class exam

You need to register for the exam no later than 14 days before the exam. Registration is done online at Ladok for students

Ladok for students

Remember to bring an identification card or passport. You have to show a valid ID in the exam room in order to take the exam.

Written home exam

Publication dates and submission dates for written home exams are shown in the course's schedule in TimeEdit. Exams that are submitted after deadline will usually not be assessed.

Other forms of examination

At the start of the course, you will get instructions and information about deadlines from the teacher at the course.

Rules and regulations

It is important that students and employees are familiar with the University’s regulations concerning education and examinations, as well as the regulations concerning disciplinary matters and measures in the Higher Education Ordinance.

Governing Documents at Stockholm University – Education

Governing Documents at Stockholm University – Rules & Regulations

Cheating

Disciplinary measures can be taken against students who:

with forbidden means of assistance or in any other way try to deceive in exams or when another study achievement is to be evaluated
disturb or prevent instruction, exams or other activities within the framework of education at the university
disturb or prevent activities in the university library or on any other special premises at the university.

Certain forms of cheating, for example forgery of documents or false certification, fall under the penal code and can thus lead to criminal charges.

See chapter 10 § 1 in the Higher Education Ordinance

Writing an essay

Are you about to write an essay? Then you may need access to an essay template in Word. Maybe you want to do a survey? Then there is a tool for that.

Essay templates and other tips for writing

When it is time to write an essay, you need access to an essay template in Word, you may need Word tips, and after the essay is approved, you can register and upload it to the publication database DiVA. You may want to read essays others have written.

Essay template – in Swedish only: Uppsatsmall och Word-tips

During your studies (Stockholm University Library)

Quick DiVA Reference for students pdf, 1.6 MB. (1593 Kb)

Thesis and survey tool Survey&Report

Survey&Report is a survey tool for collecting data, available to students and employees at Stockholm University. For example you can use it for surveys when writing an essay. Just log in with your University Account.

Search for "Survey & Report" in the Service portal, if you need help

Survey&Report

Influence your education

Course evaluation

The course plan, the grading criteria and the course literature list are all decided before the start of the course and cannot be altered during an ongoing course. After each semester, we evaluate all courses and need your feedback in order to improve our courses as much as possible. Your feedback is valuable to us! You can provide us with your feedback during the semester and the ongoing course, or at the course evaluation which is distributed to all students by the end of each course.

The student council SISOFS

The Student council of the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism is called SISOFS. In Swedish: Studentrådet för Institutionen för svenska och flerspråkighet.

We are here to help you voice your opinions and effect change at the department. We hope that you will continue to help us help you. Feel free to come to our monthly meetings.

The Student council SISOFS' Swedish site: Studentrådet SISOFS

SUS’ Ombud – your support in study-related issues

Stockholm University Student Union's (SUS) Ombud work to strengthen and ensure student governance, student rights and legal certainty at Stockholm University.

Stockholm University Student Union (SUS)

If you become ill or have an accident

If you become ill, there are several agencies you need to contact: your teacher(s), the study counsellor, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and possibly CSN. You can get medical and psychiatric advice from Stockholm Student Health.

If you have an incident, work injury or illness, please see the University's main site:

In an emergency > Incident reporting