Uppsala Student Union (Uppsala studentkår) is one of two students' unions at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden.
According to Swedish law, university students are no longer required to be members of a students' union since 2010. Uppsala Student Union covers, in theory, all faculties at Uppsala University except for the Faculty of Pharmacy, which has its own students' union.
Uppsala Student Union was founded in March 1849 by the student nations at the university and was the first Swedish students' union. With more than 33,000 members, it is also the largest students' union in Sweden.
The students' union appoints student representatives to various boards and committees of the university.
Uppsala Student Union is a member of the Swedish National Union of Students.
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