| Örebro University | |
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| Örebro Universitet | |
| Motto | Dulce est sapere (knowledge is divine) |
| Established | 1977 (college) 1999 (university) |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Prof. Jens Schollin |
| Admin. staff | 1 100 |
| Students | 8,600 (FTE, 2009)[1] |
| Location | Örebro, Närke, Sweden |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.oru.se/english |
Örebro University (Swedish: Örebro universitet) is a state university in Örebro, Sweden.
University-level education in Örebro started in 1960s, when Uppsala University started to give some courses in Örebro. On the basis of these activities, an independent högskola (university college) was created in 1977 under the name Högskolan i Örebro (Örebro University College). This university college also incorporated three other existing educational institutions in Örebro: the teaching seminar, the sports college (founded in 1966) and the social work college (founded 1967). This college was granted the privileges of a university by the Government of Sweden in 1999.
On March the 30th 2010 the university was granted the right to award medical degrees in collaboration with Örebro University Hospital, making it the 7th medical school in Sweden.
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1963: The first permanent higher education programme in Örebro starts (a Master of Technology administered by the Royal Institute of Technology).
1966: The College of Physical Education and Sport Science is founded.
1967: Örebro becomes a university branch of Uppsala University. The College of Social Sciences in Örebro is established.
1970: The first building is built on what is today the campus area.
1977: Örebro University College is established through a merger of the Preschool Teaching Seminary, the College of Physical Education and Sport Science, and the College of Social Sciences. 1978: The Institute of Music Education is established.
1993: An academic programme for chefs and waiters/waitresses starts in Grythyttan.
1993: The professor programme is launched (an agreement between Örebro University College and Uppsala University concerning the organisation of some ten professorships in the social science and humanities field).
1995: The College of Health Care Science, until then under county council-municipal management, is incorporated into the university college organisation.
1999: Örebro University is established. Inauguration by Prime Minister Göran Persson on 6 February 1999.
2003: Campus Alfred Nobel, Karlskoga is opened.
2003: Campus Kopparberg is established.
2009: Örebro University’s tenth anniversary.
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