Örebro University
Örebro Universitet | |
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| Motto | Dulce est sapere (knowledge is sweet) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1977 (college) 1999 (university) |
| Vice Chancellor | Johan Schnürer |
Administrative staff | 1,100 |
| Students | 17,000 (FTE, 2014)[1] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | https://www.oru.se/english |
Örebro University (Swedish: Örebro universitet) is a state university in Örebro, Sweden.
The university has its roots in the Örebro campus of Uppsala University, which became an independent state university college in 1977, Örebro University College (Högskolan i Örebro). The university college also incorporated three other existing educational institutions in Örebro: the teaching seminar, the sports college (founded in 1966) and the social work college (founded 1967). Örebro University College was granted the privileges of a university by the Government of Sweden in 1999, becoming the 12th university in Sweden.
On 30 March 2010 the university was granted the right to award medical degrees in collaboration with Örebro University Hospital, making it the 7th medical school in Sweden.[2] Örebro University co-hosts the Centre of Gender Excellence established by the Swedish Research Council.[3]
The law programme at Örebro University is one of Sweden's most popular programmes (number 10 in 2018, with more than 4,800 applicants).[4][5]
History[]
In 1967, Uppsala University established a branch in Örebro, the College of Social Sciences. In 1977, Örebro University College was established through a merger of the Uppsala University branch in Örebro, the Preschool Teaching Seminary, and the College of Physical Education and Sport Science. In 1999, the university college was granted the status of a university by the Government of Sweden and opened by Prime Minister Göran Persson on 6 February 1999.[6]
Rankings[]
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[7] | 801-900 (2019) |
Global university rankings for Örebro University are 351-400 by THE,[8] 730 by CWUR (12th in Sweden),[9] and 688 by US news (11th in Sweden).[10] It is not ranked by QS.[11]
Faculties[]
- Faculty of Business, Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine and Health
Schools[]
- School of Health and Medical Sciences
- School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Food Science
- School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
- School of Law, Psychology and Social work
- School of Music, Theatre and Art
- School of Science and Technology
- Business School
Vice-Chancellors[]
- Thore Hammarland (1977–1978)
- Stefan Björklund (1978–1982)
- Anders Stening (1983–1989)
- Ingemar Lind (1990–1999)
- (1999–2008)
- Jens Schollin (2008–2016)[6]
- Johan Schnürer (2016–present)
Alumni[]
- Lars Adaktusson, Member of the European Parliament
- Stefan Borsch, vocalist, Vikingarna (1973–1979)
- Johan Dennelind, CEO, Telia Company[12]
- , politics editor, Skånska Dagbladet
- Fredrick Federley, Member of Parliament, Centre Party
- Mats Jansson, CEO, SAS Group (2007–2010)
- Hans Karlsson, Minister for Employment
- Ulrika Knape, Olympic medalist in diving (1972 and 1976)
- Pernilla Månsson Colt, television host
- Göran Persson, Swedish Prime Minister (1996–2006)
- Elisabeth Svantesson, Minister for Employment, Member of Parliament, Moderate Party
- Sten Tolgfors, Minister for Defense and Foreign Trade, Member of Parliament, Moderate Party
- Rickard Olsson, television and radio host
- Sven-Göran Eriksson, Football manager
- Marika Domanski Lyfors, coach of the Swedish women's national football team (1996–2005)
Faculty[]
- Anna G. Jónasdóttir, political science, gender studies; Professor Emerita
- Fuat Deniz, sociology, killed on campus on 13 December 2007[13][14]
Gallery[]
Main Building
Campus pool
Prisma House
School of Music
Street at Campus
Campus square
University Library
Nova Building
Inside Nova Building
Nova Building at night
Campus Grythyttan
See also[]
- Category:Örebro University alumni
References[]
- ^ Swedish Higher Education Authority (Högskoleverket) - Annual report 2010 (Swedish), page 106ff
- ^ Örebro får utbilda läkare, Dagens Nyheter, 30 March 2010 (in Swedish)
- ^ Interim evaluation of centres of gender excellence Archived 2013-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Research Council, 2008 (pdf)
- ^ "Hård konkurrens till starka professionsutbildningar". Örebro University. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Statistik HT18: Totalt antal sökande". UHR. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Historik Archived 2013-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Örebro University, updated 8 December 2010 (in Swedish)
- ^ [Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019 http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2019.html]
- ^ "Rankings: Örebro University". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ "Örebro University Ranking | CWUR World University Rankings 2018-2019". cwur.org. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/orebro-university-528966. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Orebro University". Top Universities. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/7356602-johan-eric-dennelind
- ^ "Assyrian Professor Dies From Stab Wound", Assyrian International News Agency, 13 December 2007.
- ^ "Stabbed lecturer dies", The Local, 13 December 2007.
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