Academics


The South Sweden region is home to several acclaimed universities with adjoining science parks and areas of excellence. This guarantees a highly skilled, highly educated workforce at very competitive costs by international standards.

In recent years there has been an increasingly pronounced trend towards internationalization of universities and colleges in Southern Sweden, especially in the direction of Denmark after the opening of the Öresund Bridge. This manifests itself most clearly at Öresund University, in which twelve universities and colleges in the Öresund region work closely and have a combined 130,000 students and 10,000 researchers.

The region is number four in Europe for scientific production. It is the leader in marine and water biology and orthopaedics, and second largest in civil engineering, environmental sciences, ergonomics, nuclear physics and public health.

Source: Sydsam -Cooperation in South Sweden

Blekinge Institute of Technology

Blekinge Institute of Technology conducts both basic education and research in the fields of engineering, the humanities, healthcare and social science. All is encompassed by the profile of applied IT, meaning the use of computers and telecommunications in various contexts, including development of businesses and the community. Sustainable development is a primary theme of all programs.

BTH has got 3200 full-time students at the moment. More than 900 of them come from outside Sweden, either as exchange students from Europe or USA or as free-movers from other parts of the world.

The academic environment consists of three campus areas - Campus Gräsvik in Karlskrona, the center for Telecom City; Soft Center in Ronneby; and Campus Östra Piren with the expertise center NetPort Karlshamn. There have been discussions about moving main campus to Karlskrona.

Besides academic facilities, all campuses are situated in beautiful natural environments, with beaches and bathing places, and with space for knowledge companies, housing, student union buildings and more.

www.bth.se
www.netport.nu
www.yhsyd.org


Source: Blekinge.se, Blekinge Institute of Technology

University of Kalmar

The University of Kalmar has about 10 000 students. All the University premises are located in the centre of town. Among core competencies are research within the area of natural sciences and Telecom.

In total, the University has a range of almost 50 degree programs and over 300 courses to offer within natural sciences, technology, computing, economics, tourism, social science, the humanities, behavioral science, health care, maritime subjects, design and media and teacher training. Research and education take place in historic building as well as in modern, purpose built premises. The combination of tradition and new thinking enriches and inspires.

One branch of the University of Kalmar is Baltic Business School, covering business in the Baltic Sea Region and the service and experience based economy.

Source: University of Kalmar

Kristianstad University

Kristianstad University, founded in 1977, is one of the newest Swedish universities. The university has around 6,000 students of which 2,500 are fulltime. There are approximately 250 teachers, 25% of whom possess a doctoral degree.

The main campus is situated just outside Kristianstad town centre, in the Northeast of Skåne. The university offers courses in engineering, human, social, natural, behavioural and health sciences, and business administration.

www.hkr.se

Lund University

Lund University is the largest unit for research and higher education in Sweden. The university has 34,000 students and 6,000 staff. The university is situated in Lund with campuses for research and education in Malmö and Helsingborg.

The University covers both traditional academic disciplines and performing arts. Lund University cooperates with a great number of universities and research institutes all over the world and takes part in educational and research programmes carried out by the European Union. The university is in the forefront of internationalization and has extensive exchange programmes with universities throughout the world.

Ideon

Ideon, Scandinavia's first research park, was founded in 1983 with the aim of making use of all the ideas and knowledge available at Lund University. Ideon has close connections with the Lund Institute of Technology of Lund University. Ideon offers opportunities for R&D companies in IT, biotechnology and other high-tech areas, to develop and grow.

Many innovative companies started at Ideon. These include Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Axis, Opsis, Teleca and BioInvent. More are on the way.

About one third of the companies at Ideon today are active in IT, and another third in biotechnology. The others are working in other high-tech areas.

www.lu.se

Malmö University

Malmö University was founded in 1998 as one of Sweden's newest higher education initiatives. It combines tradition and novelty as some faculties already existed as a part of Lund University and some units are new. It has around 18,000 students, both full and part-time, and 1,000 staff members, including 524 lecturers.

The University collaborates closely with regional businesses and public institutions. It is expanding its links and co-operation with other institutions worldwide.

The university offers courses in: technology and society, arts and communication, dentistry, health and society, international migration and ethnic relations, and teacher education.

www.mah.se

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) was established in 1977 but its roots stretch back more than 200 years. The main campus is located at Alnarp close to Malmö. The university has three faculties: 1. Agriculture, Landscape Planning and Horticulture. 2.Forestry and 3. Veterinary Medicine. The university employs a total of 3,300 people and has around 4500 students.

www.slu.se

Växjö University

The Växjö University offers a wide range of programs and single subject courses. Postgraduate degrees are available in 20 subjects at present. Today, a total of more than 14,000 undergraduates are registered at Växjö University. Nearly 1,000 people are employed as researchers, lecturers and administrators. More than 2,500 students at the university are registered for education entailing alternative forms of instruction such as distance learning, evening- and weekend courses.

Most of the Schools are involved in the teacher training programme. Växjö University also offers commissioned education courses, such as the Police Education and Training Programme funded by the Swedish National Police Board.

Source: Växjö University

www.vxu.se