Center for Scandinavian Studies
The Center for Scandinavian Studies sponsors cultural events, including public lectures, exhibits, and musical performances; hosts guest professors from Scandinavia; and assists researchers. The center supports the recruitment of students from Scandinavia to pursue degrees at North Park University. The center assists with the administration of student and faculty exchange programs between North Park University and the following schools in Scandinavia: Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola, the University of Jönköping (School of Health Sciences, Jönköping International Business School, and the School of Education and Communication), the University of Tampere (Finland), the University of Bergen (Norway), the University of Iceland (Reykjavik), and Akureyri University (Iceland). The Center for Scandinavian Studies cooperates with Scandinavian- American organizations in Chicago and the United States to bring the resources of contemporary Scandinavia to the campus. In cooperation with the other cultural studies centers and the various departments of the university, the Center for Scandinavian Studies contributes a Scandinavian and Scandinavian-American element to our multicultural learning community.