School of Business, Economics and Law
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School of Business, Economics and Law | |
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Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet | |
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Established: | 1923 |
Type: | public |
Dean: | Rolf Wolff |
Staff: | ca. 500 |
Students: | ca. 7,000 |
Location: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Campus: | Urban |
Nickname: | Handels |
Affiliations: | University of Gothenburg |
Website: | www.handels.gu.se |
The School of Business, Economics and Law (Swedish: Handelshögskolan) is a business school in Gothenburg, Sweden, and part of the University of Gothenburg.
It was founded in 1923 and is situated in the centre of the city, between the districts Vasastaden and Haga.
A first major extension of the school was made 1952 according to the designs of the architect Carl Nyrén (in Functionalistic style), the second extension was made 1995 and the style chosen for the new building was Neo-Functionalism.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jan Eliasson (b. 1940), diplomat, Swedish foreign minister
- Percy Barnevik (b. 1941), industry leader, former CEO of Asea Brown Boveri
- Melker Schörling, (b. 1947), investor, major shareholder in Securitas AB and Assa Abloy
[edit] See also
- Stockholm School of Economics
- Umeå School of Business
- Lund School of Economics and Management
- List of universities in Sweden
- Handelshögskola
[edit] External links
- School of Business, Economics and Law at Göteborg University - Official site
- List of business schools in Scandinavia