Uppsala Association of International Affairs
The Uppsala Association of Foreign Affairs (Swedish: Utrikespolitiska föreningen i Uppsala (UF Uppsala)) is a politically and religiously independent association that strives to create debate around international issues. It has a strong connection to Uppsala University in Sweden, with most of its members being students at the university. It is also part of the Swedish Association of International Affairs (SAIA), which serves as an umbrella organization.
The main activity of the association is lectures held by invited guests. They can be politicians, diplomats, journalists or experts on specific fields connected to foreign affairs. Over the years the association has been visited by prominent people such as
. Further, the association organizes study trips to foreign countries, publishes a foreign affairs magazine named Uttryck, and hosts a weekly radio broadcast.History
The precursor organization of the Uppsala Association of Foreign Affairs, the Uppsala Student Association for the League of Nations, was founded in 1925. Together with the other three original member associations of what should become SAIA, namely the organizations at
With the outbreak of
References
- ^ Utrikespolitiska föreningen i Uppsala (n.d.). "Historia". Utrikespolitiska föreningen Uppsala. Utrikespolitiska föreningen i Uppsala. Retrieved 2016-01-24.