Seminarievägen

Seminarievägen 24. Buildings A,B,C,D

Seminarievägen 24 is a Swedish student complex in Växjö in southern Sweden. It has a population of approximately 156 students. Seminarievägen is the main student housing facility in downtown Växjö. In recent years a substantial increase of exchange students being offered housing in Seminarievägen has occurred. Approximately some 20% of the residents are Swedish, making it a very an international and multicultural population. The distance to Växjö University is 4.5 km. After the summer 2007 building D will be inhabited by high school students. Furthermore, all Swedish residents will have to move out of the buildings A, B, and C.

Prominent Resident Nationalities

German, Austrian, French,Turkish, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Canadian, American and Mexicans

Facilities

4 buildings each consisting of 3 floors with 13 rooms per floor. Private rooms have the size of approx. 20 square meters and come with en suite bathrooms, Internet (10 MBit/s) and TV access. Each floor also has a communal kitchen and living room. Building C provides a common laundry and sauna facility.

History

  • Built in the 1960s it is one of the oldest student housing facilities in Växjö.
  • The basement of Seminarievägen 24B is also home to the oldest student pub Pudas.

Notable locations

  • Växjö University has 14.000 students (2004).
  • PUDAS Student pub, oldest student pub in Växjö (Building B).