Malmö University College
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Malmö University College is a university college (högskola, separate from the Swedish definition of "university") located in Malmö
, Sweden
. Malmö University College was founded in 1998, and it is Sweden’s ninth largest undergraduate-graduate level academic institution (this level includes both universities, university colleges and specialized training colleges, e.g. acting schools).
Located in the centre of Malmö
at Universitetsholmen
, the university college has played a central role in the transformation of Malmö
from an industrial to a university town. 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
.
Malmö University College has four school and faculty areas, all of which are multi-disciplinary.
It has about 23,900 students.
employed an international expert committee to find and award the top five highest quality education areas among all universities and colleges in Sweden. The Dental School
at Malmö University College 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
). Malmö University College is thus the only högskola
in southern Sweden
that has a centre of excellence in higher education.
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Malmö University College was founded in 1998, and it is Sweden’s ninth largest undergraduate-graduate level academic institution (this level includes both universities, university colleges and specialized training colleges, e.g. acting schools).
Located in the centre of Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
at Universitetsholmen
Universitetsholmen
Universitetsholmen is a small artificial island in Malmö harbor, Sweden surrounded by bays and channels, to the west of the train station. The island got its name in connection with the creation of the Malmö University . The island is bounded by the inner harbor, Suellshamnen, Western Port...
, the university college has played a central role in the transformation of Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
from an industrial to a university town. A large part of the campus was constructed on grounds which, up to the mid-1980s, belonged to the Kockums
Kockums
Kockums AB is a shipyard in Malmö, Sweden owned by the German shipyard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel. HDW itself is a subsidiary of the German ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems....
shipyard, which had been a key element of naval-industrial Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
.
Malmö University College has four school and faculty areas, all of which are multi-disciplinary.
It has about 23,900 students.
Quality of education
In 2007, by government initiative, the Swedish National Agency for Higher EducationSwedish National Agency for Higher Education
The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, or Högskoleverket is a Swedish government agency. It is in charge of inspecting and promoting higher education sector activities, through follow-up and evalutation of higher education, quality assessment, initiatives for updating teaching methods...
employed an international expert committee to find and award the top five highest quality education areas among all universities and colleges in Sweden. The Dental School
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
at Malmö University College was awarded one of these distinctions ("Centre of Excellence in Higher Education"). The other awards went to Linköping University
Linköping University
Linköping University is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University was granted full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's larger academic institutions. Education, research and PhD training are the mission of four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Educational...
(Medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and Control Theory
Control theory
Control theory is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems. The desired output of a system is called the reference...
/Vehicle Engineering
Vehicle Engineering
Vehicle engineering encompasses the fields of Automotive engineering, Aerospace engineering, and Marine engineering....
), Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
(Vehicle Engineering
Vehicle Engineering
Vehicle engineering encompasses the fields of Automotive engineering, Aerospace engineering, and Marine engineering....
), and Umeå University
Umeå University
Umeå University is a university in Umeå in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders....
(History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
). Malmö University College is thus the only högskola
Högskola
A university college denotes an independent institution in Sweden and Norway that provides tertiary education and in limited cases also quaternary education...
in southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
that has a centre of excellence in higher education.
Research Centres
Malmö university has six research centres.- Biofilms - Research Center for Biointerfaces
- Centre for Work Life Studies
- Centre for Professional Studies (CPS)
- Institute for Studies of the history of Malmö
- Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare
- MEDEA Collaborative Media InitiativeMEDEA Collaborative Media InitiativeMEDEA Collaborative Media Initiative is one of six research centres at Malmö University College in Malmö, Sweden. The centre conducts research within the academic fields of interaction design, media and communication studies and collaborative design and innovation studies which lies in the...
External links
- Malmö University College - Official site - Information on education, research and international interaction.