Many thanks to speakers and attendees of the interdisciplinary symposium on Sweden and Scandinavia in their European and International Contexts!

You can view a photo gallery from the event here. The program announcement is available here. This event was sponsored by the Swedish Institute and co-sponsored by Cornell Institute for European Studies, Society for the Humanities and Department of German Studies.

Going international for more than a 1000 years, Sweden and its Scandinavian context has long been a dynamic globally-oriented region with well-known entrepreneurial, scientific, political and cultural contributions—from Abba, Bergman, Celsius, the Icehotel, IKEA® and the Nobel Prize to Pippi Longstocking, Skype™, Strindberg, trolls, Volvo® and an evolving welfare state in the European Union—just to mention a few nibbles of its multifaceted smörgåsbord. At Cornell, the Swedish language program in the Department of German Studies offers intriguing classes and interesting opportunities for you to discover. Download a 2008-2009 brochure about our program (double-sided print) and check out some of the reasons for studying Swedish.

SPRING 2009: GIFT NEWS
The program is grateful for the generous support received from The Brooks Family Foundation and its Co-Director Cherie Wendelken. Their 1000 USD donation will contribute to support cultural programs and efforts that benefit the students. Cherie and her family has also supported our program in several ways such as hosting the Lucia Party in December 2008. Tack! Kiitos! Takk! Tak! þökk!

FOTOALBUMS OF FALL 2008 ACTIVITIES

• Fieldtrip of SWED 1210 and SWED 2030 to NYC
  
• Activities (incl. the Lucia Party!) arranged by Scandinavian Club and the Swedish program
  

FALL 2008 SCANDINAVIAN FIELDTRIP OF SWED 1210 AND SWED 2030:
SWED 1210 and SWED 2030 went on a Scandinavian Fieldtrip to New York City on Saturday Nov. 15. The participants made cultural-educational visits to the Swedish church and the Scandinavia House, as well as experienced traditional Swedish cuisine and food culture at Aquavit Restaurant. The complete fieldtrip program can be downloaded here. This fieldtrip was funded by the Institute for European Studies and the Department of German Studies.

SPRING 2009 COURSES
SWED 3000 Directed Studies, 1-4 credits                

More information on course offerings on Scandinavian topics at Cornell University is available in Courses.