About Skara

SLU’s Skara campus is located in the town centre.  With a population of only 20 000, the University plays a significant roll in Skara life.  As Skara is a small town, most facilities are within walking distance of the campus.  The student community is close-knit and student life is spirited, dynamic and entertaining.  Students have access to first-class facilities, and student housing comes equipped with its own horse stables.

Despite its small size, Skara has a very long educational and ecclesiastical history.  Old streets, built over 1000 years ago, still exist and remnants of the old church and monastery can be seen.  Skara has a variety of shops, cafés, restaurants, gyms, cinemas and a library.  Neighbouring towns such as Skövde, Falköping, and Lidköping are within 30 km, and Stockholm, Sweden’s capital city, is just a two-hour train trip away.

SLU’s Skara campus is an interesting and inspiring university environment, and houses a museum of veterinary medicine, a modern veterinary hospital with diagnostic imaging, and an MRT camera. LIVEUM, a business development enterprise, is also located on campus.

SLU Skara carries out teaching and research in four main areas: Veterinary Nursing Sciences, Environmental Hygiene, Food Science with Industrial Application, and Precision Agriculture.

The student union is located in the “Smithy” (Smedjan), a house that once belonged to the town blacksmith.  The student union organises many events and activities for students, including a pub-crawl every Wednesday evening.