Folkuniversitetet

Folkuniversitetet is a national VET Association which offers a wide range of VET and adult education training courses throughout Sweden and in several European countries. Folkuniversitetet employs around 400 teachers on a full-time basis and a further 7,000 part-time. An administrative staff of some 500 people works with administration and development. Through the cooperation with other FU offices in Sweden, FU-Uppsala has a national coverage. FU was registered in 1954 and is nowadays a leading organisation in Sweden in Adult Education and Lifelong learning.

Folkuniversitetet consists of five legally independent trusts (regional offices) with a total of over forty local branches throughout Sweden. The national office is located in Stockholm. Every year, Folkuniversitetet welcomes over 140,000 students to a variety of lectures, short courses or full-time study programs with duration of six months to two years. Folkuniversitetet receives a certain degree of public financial support, but most activities are financed by course fees from private individuals, businesses and organisations.