University of Gavle

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The University of Gävle has approximately 17 000 students and more than 50 study programmes and second-cycle programmes. 750 courses are offered in the fields of Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences and Technology. Already in July 2004, as the second higher education institute in Sweden, the University of Gävle was environmentally certified according to ISO 14001. This certification compri...ses education and research in collaboration with the surrounding community. Clearly, we are at the forefront when it comes to working with sustainable development and we are immensely proud of this fact!
Built Environment and Health-promoting Working Life are the overarching research profiles of the University of Gävle. Fields of excellence are, for instance, Spatial Planning with a specialisation in sustainable built environment and Musculoskeletal Disorders which aims to prevent work-related injuries. In 2010, the University of Gävle was given degree-awarding powers for third-cycle programmes in the profile area of Built Environment and in 2012 Health-Promoting Working Life received this permission.
We have adapted the programmes to the demands of the market and dared to try new types of teaching, for instance different forms of distance education. Today, the University of Gävle is one of Sweden"s leading universities when it comes to distance education. Certain distance courses have meetings on one of the campus sites, others are based on modern IT support only. The wide range of distance courses enables students to live in their home town and still carry out academic studies.
The University of Gävle is human-centred and develops the understanding of a sustainable living environment. The University of Gävle has a leading position in education and research for a sustainable human living environment. Through a well-developed collaboration with other universities, local and regional businesses, and the civil and public sector, the University of Gävle provides:

• A range of professional study and training programmes satisfying society´s need for skills at the local, regional and national levels, and that are requested by our students,
• First and second cycle study programmes in our strong areas,
• Research and third cycle programmes of a high international standard in our profile areas,
• High accessibility to the University´s study programmes through flexible solutions with unlimited study opportunities in time and space,
• An attractive and stimulating working and learning environment with distinct international elements.

The profile of research and education at the University of Gävle is becoming more distinct. The profile is based on the University"s strong fields of Health-Promoting Working Life and Built Environment, as well as on a research profile in educational sciences. The University continues to purposefully invest in nationally and internationally successful research and in the right to award Licentiate and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Researchers in the profile areas develop beneficial working and living climates. For example, researchers specialised in energy systems solutions cooperate with environmental psychologists to create healthy indoor climates. Researchers specialised in musculoskeletal disorders collaborate with health-care staff to prevent injuries and to find methods for a quick rehabilitation. We develop the research profile in educational sciences through extended research collaboration between the faculties that offer first-cycle courses.
The University also continues to extend its internationalisation of education and research. Particular efforts are made in collaborations with China, India and countries in Europe. The research in Built Environment has great potential in international research collaborations, and the Centre for Musculoskeletal Research has extensive research collaborations with international groups, which may be extended to include also educational initiatives.
University of Gävle has become one of the leading universities in the country within distance learning, and we offer whole programs and a number of courses as distance learning. At the University of Gävle, we offer around 50 programmes and and a number of freestanding courses. Study full-time or part-time, in the evenings, or choose different forms of distance learning; some courses and programmes are entirely web-based.
Activities at a university should maintain an internationally high quality. The quality and the international competitiveness of first and second cycle programmes, research, third cycle programmes and artistic research and development should continuously be improved. As much as possible, the quality management should expand upon the stated and reviewable targets of the University (extract from the public service agreements for 2008). Our campus at Kungsbäck in Gävle offers a lovely study environment with all teaching in one location. It is a place of knowledge only a few minutes from the centre.