THIS IS MALMÖ UNIVERSITY

• Founded in 1998• Approximately 22 000

students• 1 300 staff• Five multidisciplinary

Schools/Faculties• Turnover: 1 billion SEK/year• Located in the metropolitan

Öresund region of 3.5 million inhabitants

• 12 buildings located in two Malmö city districts, total space is approx.140 000 m2

The ten largest universities in Sweden*

1. University of Gothenburg2. Stockholm University3. Lund University4. Uppsala University5. Linköping University6. Umeå University7. KTH, The Royal Institute of Technology 8. Malmö University9. Örebro University10. Mid-Sweden University

*based on the number of students

CHARACTERISTICS OF MALMÖ UNIVERSITY• Many programmes directed towards

professional career training• Cooperation with the surrounding

community is key in research and learning at the University

• Broad-minded organisational structure with multidisciplinary Schools and Faculties

• Excellence in widened recruitment• Areas of emphasis:

GenderEnvironmentMigration and Ethnicity

HIGHER EDUCATION IN SWEDEN

• The Swedish state is responsible for running the colleges and universities. Högskoleverket, The National Agency for Higher Education, oversees government decisions.

• Swedish students attending a college or university may apply for student aid (studiemedel) from CSN, the Swedish agency in charge of financial aid for studies and home equipment loans. Student aid includes grants and loans of approximately 800 euro/month for a maximum of six years. 412 000 students had student aid in 2007.

• Malmö University’s highest decision-making body is the board. The University’s managing director and highest authority is the Vice Chancellor, Lennart Olausson.

PROGRAMMES AND COURSES

• 2008–2009: 90 degree programmes, 500 courses.

Areas of study and research:

• Faculty of Health and Society

• Faculty of Odontology

• School of Teacher Education

• School of Culture and Society

• School of Technology

FACULTY OF HEALTH AND SOCIETY

Programmes

• Biomedical Laboratory Science

• Nursing Science

• Social Pedagogy with the Elderly

• Social Work, several specialisations

• Public Health

• Master of Materials Science

• Master of Sexology

SCHOOL OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY

Four departments, one centre

• International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER)

• Global Political Studies

• Urban Studies

• Arts and Communication (K3)

• Centre for Widening Participation

SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATIONProgrammes• Teaching Certification

• Special Education (remedial teaching)

• University Diploma of Education for the Upper Secondary School (Theory and Practice of Teaching)

• Bachelor of Education in Career Counselling

• Bachelor of Education for the Compulsory School (Theory and Practice of Teaching)

• Masters of Education for the Upper Secondary School (Theory and Practice of Teaching)

• Sports Science Programme

• Natural Science Preparatory Course

FACULTY OF ODONTOLOGY

Programmes:

• Dentistry (5 years)

• Dental Technology (3 years)

• Dental Hygiene (2 years)

SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY

Subjects• Construction Studies• Chemistry• Mathematics• Computer Science• Physics• Design• Machine Technology• Graphics• Electrotechnology and Automation• Image analysis

RESEARCH AT MALMÖ UNIVERSITY

• Close connection to the surrounding community

• Multidisciplinary

• Tradition of medical research

• Research established since the 1940s (Faculty of Odontology)

• More than 200 active doctoral students, 720 lecturers (42% senior lecturers), 50 professors (37% are women)

• Revenue (2007) 157 million SEK (54% grants)

RESEARCH AREAS

Humanities and Social Sciences• History studies• Sports science• International Migration and Ethnic Relations• Interaction design• Culture, language, and media• Didactics in natural science, mathematics and technology• Education• Social work• Urban studies• Political studies• Didactics in early childhood, teaching, education

RESEARCH AREAS

Medicine• Biomaterials and reconstructive dental care• Biomedical laboratory science / biomedical technology • Diagnostics and prediction• Oral public health• Oral ecology • Orofacial malfunction and pain• Caring/nursing science• Health and society / public health science

RESEARCH AREAS

Technology and natural science

• Materials Science

• Applied mathematics

RESEARCH PROGRAMMESMalmö University’s multi-disciplinary research

institutes:• Biofilms – Research Center for Biointerfaces• Research by Profession (CPR)• Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and

Welfare (MIM)• Center for Applied Worklife Science (CTA)

STRATEGIES OF RESEARCH: three fields, eight profiles

• Contemporary studies with profiles in New Media, Urban studies – sustainable cities and processes of global change, and Sports in transition

• Learning for tomorrow’s society – research foundations in the teaching profession with a profile in Education science

• Health and welfare with three profiles in Oral health, Biofilm and Biomedical technology, and Social health and medicine

STUDENTS

• Approximately 22 000 students

• Average age 24,7 years

• Approximately 60% from Malmö, 20% from Skåne och 20% from the rest of Sweden

• 300 incoming exchange students per year

• Active recruitment policy targets a wide student base, especially from non-academic backgrounds

• 92,7% of the Malmö University graduates were employed in 2006

• More than 60% of students are women

THE THIRD MISSION - COOPERATION WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY

Examples of cooperation

• The Mentoring Programme Nightingale

• Courses, seminars, evaluations,and partnerships for companies, public administration and organisations

• Regional Development Centre (RUC): comprehensive contract teaching at the School of Education

• Reduced-cost dental care and public awareness about oral health serving the multicultural city of Malmö

• Learning in a multicultural community context

• Entrepreneurship

LIBRARY AND IT

• Four libraries at the University

• Integration of library and IT services

• The Orkanen Library housed in an award-winning building

• Support education and research with electronic resources

• Student computer training

• Helpdesk

• User-controlled: Collections of books and databases developed in cooperation with the Schools and Faculties

INTERNATIONALISATION• International Partner Universities

Agreements with more than 110 universities in 28 countries around the world• Two-year international master programme on migration

Cooperation with universities in Germany, Portugal and Italy• Øresundsuniversitetet

A collaboration involving 12 institutions of higher education in the Øresund Region, 150 000 students, 6 500 postgraduate students and 14 000 researchers

• Internationalisation at HomeProvides all students at Malmö University with an international and intercultural dimension during their studies. Took this initiative to European network with 120 participants.

• Linneaus-Palme ProgrammeTeacher and student exchange with universities in the developing world.

• International Network of Universities (INU)13 universities in eight countries co-working in research and education.

• Marie Curie Stimulates research exchange in the EU.

MALMÖ UNIVERSITY IN MALMÖ

• Sweden’s third largest city• 270,000 residents• 164 nationalities• Linked to Copenhagen via the Öresund Bridge• Invites everyone to a huge week-long music and

cultural festival each August (Malmöfestivalen)• Malmö has long been an industrial city, but has

undergone many changes and is now transitioning to a city of knowledge and entrepreneurship

1230 km

MALMÖ UNIVERSITY IN MALMÖUniversity Island:School of Technology: 9, 10Teacher Education: 1, 2Orkanen Library: 1Administration: 3, 4The Students’ Union: 4Admission Office, Career Guidance Counselors, the International Office, the Student Health Services and the University’s priests and pastors: 5School of Culture and Society: 6 IMER: 6, 7 Communication and Culture (K3): 8 Global Political Studies: 6 Urban Studies: 9

MALMÖ UNIVERSITY IN MALMÖ

University Hospital MAS:11: Faculty of Odontology12: Faculty of Health and Society

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