Malmö University

Malmö University
Malmö högskola
Motto

Där mångfald gör skillnad
(Where diversity makes

the difference)
Type Public
Established 1998
Vice Chancellor Prof. Kerstin Tamm
Administrative staff
 1,602 total (2012)[1]
Students 12.583 (FTE, 2012)[2]
450 doctoral students (2011)
Location Malmö, Scania, Sweden Sweden
Campus Urban
Website www.malmouniversity.se

Malmö University[3] (Swedish: Malmö högskola) is a Swedish university college (with its own directorial board) that was founded in 1998 and is located in Malmö, Sweden.[4] With more than 24,000 students and about 1,600 employees (academic and administrative), Malmö University is the ninth largest institute of learning in Sweden.[5] It has exchange agreements with more than 240 partner universities around the world and roughly a third of the students have an international background.[5] Education at Malmö University focuses on, among other things, migration, international relations, political science, sustainability, urban studies, and new media and technology. It often includes elements of internship and project work in close cooperation with external actors.

Located at Universitetsholmen in the centre of the city, the university has played an important role in the transformation of Malmö from an industrial town to a centre of learning.[6] A large part of the campus was constructed on grounds which, up to the mid-1980s, belonged to the Kockums shipyard, which had been a key element of naval-industrial Malmö.

The building Orkanen contains the library.

Quality of education

Rectorate

In 2007, by government initiative, the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education employed an international expert committee to find and award the top five highest quality education areas among all universities and colleges in Sweden. The Faculty of Odontology at Malmö University was awarded one of these distinctions ("Centre of Excellence in Higher Education"). The other awards went to Linköping University (Medicine and Control Theory/Vehicle Engineering), Royal Institute of Technology (Vehicle Engineering), and Umeå University (History).[7]

Faculties

Malmö University has five faculties, all of which are accredited multi-disciplinary research areas:

Key Research Areas

Research Centres and Platforms

Internet of Things and People (IOTAP)

Researchers at the Internet of Things and People research centre study how people can get the most out of the Internet of Things. The work involves computer scientists, interaction designers, professionals and users. Through applied research, IOTAP addresses a range of current challenges in society. The aim is to become an internationally recognized research environment known for its integrated approach to technical and human aspects.[13]

Medea

Medea is a research lab for collaborative media, design, and public engagement. Previously known as Medea Collaborative Media Initiative, it was founded in 2009 as a university-wide research centre dedicated to design-led research on collaborative media. Since 2015, Medea is a so-called research platform at the Faculty of Culture and Society.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Årsredovisning 2012 Malmö högskola - Årsredovisning 2012
  2. ↑ Högskoleverkets årsrapport 2012 (Swedish), p. 118. (PDF; 6,7 MB)
  3. ↑ Though Malmö högskola itself uses the translation "Malmö University" it should be noted that Universitets- och högskolerådet (UHR; the Swedish Council for Higher Education), a central government agency, uses the translation "Malmö University College" in its list of "Recognised higher education institutions in Sweden"
  4. ↑ Swedish National Agency for Higher Education: List of higher education institutions, accessed 2010-07-24
  5. 1 2 Malmö University - Facts and figures, Official Website of Malmö University. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Malmö en värsting på kris och förnyelse, Sydsvenskan 2009-04-11 (Swedish)
  7. ↑ Swedish National Agency for Higher Education - Awarded Centres of Excellent Quality in Higher Education 2007
  8. ↑ Malmö högskola - Organisation och styrdokument, Official Website of Malmö University. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ Malmö University - Faculty of Culture and Society, Official Website of Malmö University. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ Malmö University - Faculty of Education and Society, Official Website of Malmö University. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ Malmö University - Faculty of Odontology, Official Website of Malmö University. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ Malmö University - Faculty of Health and Society, Official Website of Malmö University. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ IOTAP – Malmö University, IOTAP's website. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ Medea – Malmö University, Medea's website. Retrieved June 23, 2015.

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