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Applications for summer courses are now open
This summer, we are offering two introductory courses and two courses in circus disciplines. You can apply for the courses until 16 March 2026.
Video report: Go on a recent graduate traineeship!
Did you know that SKH programme students have the opportunity to travel to another European country for a traineeship – even after they have finished their studies? In this video report, we meet two of those who took up the offer, Ian and Susana.
Marcia Nemer’s Making public
Marcia Nemer’s PhD project "Staging Absence" will be made public 16–20 February, 2026.
Photo: Eos Karlsson This is SKH
Stockholm University of the Arts, SKH, offers education and research within the fields of Circus, Dance, Film and Media, Opera and Theatre. It is both one of the oldest higher education institutions in Stockholm – and one of the youngest.Events
See all events- Tuesday 17 Feb+ 3 other occasions17Feb
Marcia Nemer’s Making public
Marcia Nemer’s PhD project "Staging Absence" will be made public 16–20 February, 2026.
- Wednesday 18 Feb18Feb
Wednesday seminar: Joik as a storyteller
In this seminar, Krister Stoor introduces the world of joik and its development over the past hundred years. He is interested in how storytelling through joik and oral traditions reappears in contemporary contexts.
- Friday 20 Feb+ 1 other occasions20Feb
Seductions
Second-year opera students, together with orchestra and conducting students from KMH, perform excerpts from the four operas Linda di Chamounix, Lakmé, Faust and Hansel and Gretel.
Applications for summer courses are now open
2026-02-16This summer, we are offering two introductory courses and two courses in circus disciplines. You can apply for the courses until 16 March 2026.
Video report: Go on a recent graduate traineeship!
2026-02-03Did you know that SKH programme students have the opportunity to travel to another European country for a traineeship – even after they have finished their studies? In this video report, we meet two of those who took up the offer, Ian and Susana.
Pictures from Research Week 2026
2026-01-27Every year, right at the start of the spring term, SKH holds Research Week. It is a place for encounters, knowledge exchange and opportunities for sharing new ideas – but also a chance to look inside SKH's vibrant, multi-threaded research environment.
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International cooperation
International cooperation is an important part of education and research at SKH. Through an active dialogue with external partners and close cooperation with universities around the world, we strengthen the quality of our education and research and give students and staff the possibility to develop.
Targeted study support
At SKH, everyone should be able to study on equal terms and have the same opportunities to conduct their studies regardless of functional variation. If you as a student have a functional variation that affects your ability to study, you are entitled to targeted study support.
Careers
SKH is looking for people who want to contribute to an attractive study, research and working environment. Here you will find job vacancies at SKH, plus links to trade union organisations, information on preferential rights and the criteria for applying for teaching positions.
Exchange studies
SKH welcomes international students to experience academic studies and student life at a university with a variety of educations within the field of art!