Academic calendar
Autumn Semester 2026 Period A runs Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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A
- Akademisk kvart
- The 'academic quarter' tradition where lectures scheduled on the hour actually begin 15 minutes late.
G
- Gröna villan
- The Green Villa, a cafe and meeting spot run by the Natural Science Faculty Club.
- Gula villan
- The Yellow Villa, a cafe and pub run by the Humanities Faculty Club.
H
- HumF
- Humanistiska föreningen, the faculty club for students in the humanities.
I
- Idun
- A student housing complex located in the Vasastan district.
K
- Kåren
- Common shorthand for the Student Union (SUS).
- Kungshamra
- A major student housing area located in Solna, popular with SU students.
L
- Lantis
- Restaurang Lantmätaren, a central and popular student lunch restaurant in the Frescati area.
- Lappis
- Lappkärrsberget, the largest and most famous student housing complex near campus.
N
- NF
- Naturvetenskapliga Föreningen, the faculty club for science students.
- Nollning
- The orientation or 'freshers' week' activities designed to welcome new students.
O
- Omtenta
- A retake of a failed exam.
P
- Pax
- A student residence building located at Emmylundsvägen in Solna.
- Prego
- A common chain of convenience cafes found in several campus buildings like Södra huset and Studenthuset.
S
- Sittning
- A traditional student dinner party involving formal or semi-formal dress, singing, and specific protocols.
- SSSB
- Stiftelsen Stockholms Studentbostäder, the primary student housing foundation in Stockholm.
- Strix
- A student residence building located next to Pax in Solna.
- STUK
- Studentkortet, one of the digital student ID providers used for discounts and verification.
- SUS
- Stockholms universitets studentkår, the main Student Union representing all students.
T
- Tenta
- Short for 'tentamen', the Swedish word for a final course examination.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Arrhenius
- The Arrhenius Laboratory, a large complex housing chemistry and biology departments.
- Athena
- The university's primary learning management system (LMS) for course materials and assignments.
- Aula Magna
- The university's largest auditorium used for major lectures, ceremonies, and events.
- Eduroam
- The international Wi-Fi network used across campus for internet access.
- Geohuset
- The Geosciences Building, housing the departments of Earth sciences and geography.
- kr_ftan
- Kräftan
- Ladok
- The online portal where students register for courses, sign up for exams, and check their grades.
- proviant_albano
- Proviant Albano
- restaurant_albanova
- Restaurant Albanova
- restaurant_lantbruket
- Restaurant Lantbruket
- Södra huset
- The 'South House', the main campus complex consisting of six blue-colored buildings (A-F).
- Studenthuset
- The Student House, the central hub for student services, the Infocenter, and the Student Union.
- SU-kortet
- The university card used for library services, printing, and building access.
- Universitetet
- The name of the Red Line Metro (T-bana) station that serves the main Frescati campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Autumn Semester 2026 Period A runs Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 20 approved campus terms and 14 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.