Uppsala University Housing Office

Uppsala

Our accommodation areas in Uppsala.

Applying for student accommodation

Formal exchange students, fee-paying students and some groups of scholarship holders are included in our main assignment and prioritized for our accommodation. The concerned students are given access to our regular housing application through their receiving department at UU and apply during specific application periods before each semester.

Students who are not part of our assignment can apply for Student Accommodation Vacancies through our office. These vacancy contracts are short term and only offered when rooms are available.

Cancellation & Termination Policy

If your travel to Sweden is cancelled or if you have made the decision to leave your accommodation early, you must cancel or terminate your housing contract with us.

Any changes to your contract must be requested in writing and there are regulations stipulated in your contract that you must take into account.

Read more about our cancellation and
termination policy below

Corridor living

A “student corridor” is a traditional Swedish student accommodation form. In a student corridor you have your own private bedroom but share kitchen and sometimes other facilities with 3-12 other tenants.

The word “student corridor” derives from the fact that the bedrooms typically lie along a corridor with the shared facilities either in the middle or at the ends of the corridor.

Sharing kitchen, living room and facilities with other students can be very rewarding but also sometimes quite challenging.

 

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Sustainable living

In Sweden we try to recycle as much of our trash as we can. As much as 99% of garbage from Swedish households are actually recycled and reused. A condition for this is that we sort our garbage directly in our homes.

Learn more about how Swedish waste sorting is done and participate of this important environmental work.

 

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Construction work at klostergatan

Uppsala Akademiförvaltning is building a completely new cinema in the city center of Uppsala, right next door to our accommodation on Klostergatan 16.

 

In addition to the new cinema, restaurants and other services are also planned in the neighborhood and the existing garage with about 300 parking lots will be renovated as well.

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Dare to Care

Domestic violence is a classified global health problem. And it’s most common between the age of 16 to 30 years old. Therefore, we find it particulary important to work against it happening here.

Together, with small actions, we can prevent the violence. Research shows that those being exposed to domestic violence are more likely to seek help when it’s close by. For example when they know that neighbours can come to the rescue.

We have introduced a simple guidline to help our tenants act and react in situations where a neighbour might need your help.

How do I apply?

If you are are student included in our main assignment from the university, you will receive information from your department at Uppsala University with more instructions about the application for housing. You will also receive a registration code from us by e-mail just before the application period opens. This code gives you access to our regular application period for housing.

What is a corridor room?

A “student corridor” is a traditional Swedish student accommodation form. In a student corridor you have your own private bedroom but share kitchen and sometimes other facilities with 3-12 other tenants.

The word “student corridor” derives from the fact that the bedrooms typically lie along a corridor with the shared facilities either in the middle or at the ends of the corridor.

When do I receive my rent invoice?

Rents in Sweden are paid on a monthly basis and in advance. For example: The September rent must be paid at the end of August (always check the Due date on your invoice). It is not possible to pay rent per day.

Rental invoices are usually sent to your account on My Pages about two- weeks before the due date of the invoice.

Can I end my contract earlier?

As is written in your contract, you can terminate your contract early but there is a notice period to take into account. In our student accommodation the notice period is three full calendar months. For example, If you would like to terminate the contract by April 30th you have to inform us on January 31st at the very latest. If you send us the termination request from February 1st or later, you will also be liable to pay rent for the month of May. Send your request for termination to info@housingoffice.se.

Contact us

Feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have! Give us a call, send us an e-mail or come by our reception.