University of Skövde

Coordinates: 58°23′40″N 13°51′15″E / 58.39453°N 13.85412°E / 58.39453; 13.85412

Main building.

The University of Skövde^[1] (Swedish: Högskolan i Skövde) is a university college (högskola) in Skövde, Sweden.^[2] It has approximately 11,000 students. Lecturers and other educational staff number 414, with approximately 137 persons in administration as of August 2013. The university is structured in five schools:^[3]

• The School of Bioscience
• The School of Business
• The School of Health and Education
• The School of Engineering Science
• The School of Informatics

The university was established in 1977, and one of its educations achieved university status in 1983.^[4]

History

The university was originally situated in former barracks of the Swedish Armed Forces, which were modernised and modified for the needs of the university. Most of the university 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 related buildings: the Gothia Science Park,^[5] an incubator for start-ups and considered to be an interface for science and local business, and the Boulogner,^[6] a student union house for recreation.

See also

• List of universities in Sweden

References

1. ↑ Though Högskolan i Skövde itself uses the translation "Skövde University" it should be noted that the Swedish Council for Higher Education, a central government agency, uses the translation "Skövde University College" in its list of "Recognised higher education institutions in Sweden"
2. ↑ Swedish National Agency for Higher Education: List of higher education institutions, accessed 2010-08-31
3. ↑ Organization - University of Skövde
4. ↑ http://www.his.se/english/university/history/
5. ↑ Gothia Science Park
6. ↑ Varmt välkommen till kårhuset Boulogner!

External links

• The University of Skövde - Official site