Skövde University College

Skövde University College (Swedish: Högskolan i Skövde) (HS) is a university college (högskola) in Skövde, Sweden.^[1] It has approximately 11000 students. Lecturers and other educational staff number around 340, with approximately 100 persons in administration as of March 2007. The university college is structured in three departments (since 2004)^[2]:

• Institutionen för Kommunikation och Information (informatics, languages, humanities, pedagogy and computer related pedagogy)
• Institutionen för Teknik och Samhälle (mechanical engineering, economics, social sciences, management studies)
• Institutionen för Vård och Natur (health services, natural science)

The HS was established in 1977, and one of its educations achieved university status in 1983.^[3]

History

The college was originally situated in former barracks of the Swedish army, which were modernised and modified for the needs of the university. Most of the university college is now located in modern buildings. The campus is located alongside the Gothenburg-Stockholm railway, near the center of Skövde.

In addition to the core buildings, there are two other college-related buildings: the Gothia Science Park^[4], an incubator for start-ups and considered to be an interface for science and local business, and the Boulogner^[5], a student union house for recreation.

See also

• List of universities in Sweden

References

1. ^ Swedish National Agency for Higher Education: List of higher education institutions, accessed 2010-08-31
2. ^ Quick facts about the University of Skövde - University of Skovde
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ Gothia Science Park
5. ^ Varmt välkommen till kårhuset Boulogner!

External links

• Skövde University College - Official site