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    The general education program taught in the folkhögskola. Provides education equivalent to what Swedish school students receive at the end of their gymnasium education.

    En kurs för dig som inte har gått klart svensk grundskola eller motsvarande i annat land. Du förbereder dig för studier på Allmän kurs på gymnasial nivå eller annan utbildn ing på gymnasial nivå. Vi fokuserar framför allt på ökade kunskaper i svenska som andraspråk (på grundläggande nivå), och på hur det svenska samhället fungerar.

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    En kurs för dig som vill lära dig mer om Ortodox kyrklig tradition och samtidigt få grundläggande behörighet till studier på gymnasial nivå. Du läser Allmän kurs på grundnivå (50 %) och profilämnen (50 %) från utbudet av kurser på Sankt Ignatios College där du kan fördjupa dig inom tre-kyrkotraditioner: Tewahedo, Syrisk eller Bysantinsk.

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    Denna kurs är för dig som vill läsa Allmän kurs – Grund och samtidigt förbereda dig för att arbeta som personlig assistent för barn, ungdomar, vuxna och äldre. Vi kommer att läsa om hur det är att arbeta som personlig assistent, men också om mänskliga rättigheter med fokus på funktionsrätt.

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    En kurs som förbereder dig för för studier på yrkeshögskola. Vi fokuserar framför allt på ökade kunskaper i svenska som andraspråk och på hur det svenska samhället fungerar.

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    Denna kurs är för dig som vill läsa Allmän kurs och samtidigt förbereda dig för att arbeta som personlig assistent för barn, ungdomar, vuxna och äldre. Vi kommer att läsa om hur det är att arbeta som personlig assistent, men också om mänskliga rättigheter med fokus på funktionsrätt.

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    En kurs som förbereder dig för studier på högskola eller yrkeshögskola. Vi fokuserar på samhällskunskap och religionskunskap med ett särskilt fokus på mänskliga rättigheter. Du får även fördjupade kunskaper och färdigheter i svenska, retorik, skrivande och källkritik.

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    En kurs för dig som vill lära dig mer om ortodox kyrklig tradition och samtidigt få behörighet till studier på yrkeshögskola eller högskola/universitet. Du läser Allmän kurs på gymnasial nivå (50 %) och profilämnen (50 %) från utbudet av kurser på Sankt Ignatios College där du kan fördjupa dig inom tre kyrkotraditioner: Tewahedo, Syrisk eller Bysantinsk.

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    Programs at folkhögskola level or folkhögskola combined with university level, preparing participants for ministry in the churches

    On the pedagogical track of the Pastoral-Pedagogical Program, our participants receive a thorough understanding of the Church’s theological and biblical tradition as well as tools which will allow them to communicate their knowledge to others. Our participants learn how to create a safe and stimulating learning environment within a Church congregation and how to encourage participation in the life of the Church by lay members.

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    Participants on this course receive a theological education at a master’s level in the Department of Eastern Christian Studies at Stockholm School of Theology. In addition, they learn how to create a safe and stimulating learning environment within a Church congregation or a diocese and how to encourage participation in the life of the Church by clergy and lay members. 

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    The cantor’s training program is designed for devoted participants who wish to study the chants and hymns composed and arranged by Saint Yared. The course lasts for a period of 4-6 years. The languages of instruction and interaction on this course are Tigrinya, Amharic, and Ge’ez.

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    The cantor’s training program is designed for devoted participants who wish to study the chants and hymns composed and arranged by Saint Yared. The course lasts for a period of 4-6 years. The languages of instruction and interaction on this course are Tigrinya, Amharic, and Ge’ez. This course can be taken part time (50%).

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    This program provides the environment, structure and guidance necessary for the intellectual and personal formation of deacons who wish to serve the Orthodox Tewahdo Church. This three-year course is taught in Tigrinya or Amharic and does not require proficiency in Swedish or English.

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    This program provides the environment, structure and guidance necessary for the intellectual and personal formation of deacons who wish to serve the Orthodox Tewahdo Church. This three-year course is taught in Tigrinya or Amharic and does not require proficiency in Swedish or English.

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    The cantor’s training program is designed for devoted participants who wish to study the chants and hymns composed and arranged by Saint Yared. The course lasts for a period of 4-6 years. The languages of instruction and interaction on this course are Tigrinya, Amharic, and Ge’ez.

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    Individual courses in the Orthodox tradition taught at the folkhögskola. Each course provides an insight from a particular Orthodox tradition. Click on the course page for the relevant courses. 

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    Studying the Eastern Christian tradition at university level.

    This is a three-year bachelor’s program which provides students with a solid understanding of Orthodox theology and tradition, and which teaches them how to study and express themselves within an academic context.

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    This one-year pre-master’s program aims to provide students with the requisite background knowledge to allow them to begin master’s level studies in Eastern Christian Studies, in cases where applicants lack the formal requirements in the field.

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    The master’s program is a two-year program in which students acquire a deeper understanding of the field of Eastern Christian Studies as well as proficiency in communicating in a scholarly way at an advanced level.

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    The master’s program in International Relations and Ecumenism, offered by the Stockholm School of Theology, aims to educate future professionals and scholars in the fields of international and inter-Church relations.

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    The two-year master’s program in Religion, Politics and Democracy, within the Department of Eastern Christian Studies, aims to educate future professionals and scholars in the understanding of the relationship between religious ideas and institutions and the public sphere.

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    Stockholm School of Theology (University College Stockholm) is able to offer doctoral level training and supervision, equipping doctoral candidates for research within the field of Eastern Christian studies. The program is equivalent to 240 ECTS credits and can be studied full-time or part-time. 

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About us

About us

Welcome from the Dean

I am proud of all that we do and offer but more than anything I am proud of the rich diversity of our students and staff, something unparalleled in Scandanavia. Thank you for coming to visit us online. I do hope you will join us!

Dr. Michael Hjälm

As the dean it is a great joy and privilege to welcome you to Sankt Ignatios. Whatever your Church background, your previous educational experience, your cultural identity or country of origin you are welcome. Here, we value each member of our college family for their unique experience and gifts and in our Orthodox educational family, professors and students, pupils and teachers learn together.

We believe that education not only equips people with knowledge and skills but fundamentally transforms them so that they can engage more fully with their Churches and with their world.

Through our language and numeracy courses at our General Education program we set people free to play their full role as citizens of Sweden. Through our pastoral programs we equip men and women for service in the Church, both as loyal and informed servants and as critical and imaginative innovators. Through our master’s programs we offer bright and talented people the time and space to think deeply about the nature of the Church and the relation between Church and world so that they can take up leadership roles in the future. Through our doctoral programs we train the next generation of Orthodox scholars.

Dr. Michael Hjälm, Dean of Sankt Ignatios

Our vision

• To provide men and women with the educational resources necessary to live a fulfilled and successful life in Sweden and to contribute as citizens to the health and welfare of the community.

• To educate a new generation of leaders equipped to serve the Church in their own culture and society. We encourage our students to view Orthodoxy as a living, growing, tradition which speaks to the needs not just of individuals but of our communities and society.

• To contribute to a renewed understanding of the Orthodox tradition among Orthodox people. Through our educational work and our contacts with Orthodox Churches we have become a major resource for Churches seeking to renew the devotion and commitment of their congregations in an increasingly diverse and secularised Europe.

• To build a foundation for inter-Orthodox cooperation. At Sankt Ignatios we work closely together with other Orthodox Churches. We currently have four seminaries, the Byzantine, the Coptic, the Syriac and the Tewahedo. We have excellent relations with all the Churches and through their participation in the work of the Foundation, relations between these Churches have become stronger.

At a glance

Established
Sankt Ignatios Foundation was established in 2012. The Foundation set up the Sankt Ignatios Folkhögskola.

Dean
Dr Michael Hjälm

Motto
“Religion, Peace and Democracy through Education and Learning”

Educational cycles
Folkhögskola level; Stockhom School of Theology: First (BTh), second (MTh) and third (PhD).

Church affiliation
Orthodox (Coptic; Greek and Slavic; Syriac; Tewahedo)

Annual Report (Swedish)

PDF here

Seminaries
5 – Byzantine; Coptic; Syriac; Eritrean Tewahedo; Ethiopian Tewahedo

Students at Sankt Ignatios Folkhögskola: 418

Members of staff: 38

Location
Södertälje and Bromma (Stockholm), Sweden

Start dates for autumn term
Allmän kurs: August 18th, 2022

Sankt Ignatios College,
Sankt Ignatios Folkhögskola: August 18th, 2022

Sankt Ignatios College,
Stockholm School of Theology: August 22, 2022

Website address
www.sanktignatios.org

Email contact
info@sanktignatios.org

Swedish State’s Support for Public Education

Sankt Ignatios follows the Swedish state’s understanding of the purpose of a Folkhögskola.  

Swedish society supports public education because it contributes to the continuing development of democracy. The aim and purpose of this support has been specified by the Swedish parliament.

The state’s objective in supporting folkhögskolor and educational associations is to:

1. support activities that contribute to the strengthening and developing of democracy;

2. enable as many people as possible to influence their life situation and participate in the development of their communities

3. close educational gaps and raise the quality of education and training in society;

4. widen interest for and increase participation in cultural life.

The conditions for the state subsidy for public education are specified in the Government’s regulations on state subsidies to public education.

Source: https://www.folkbildningsradet.se/om-folkbildningsradet/statsbidrag-till-folkbildningen/Statens-syften-med-att-stodja-folkbildningen/ (2020-04-02)

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