University of Skovde

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Ever since the inception in 1977 we have aimed for excellence. Every decision, every achievement has emerged from a focus on creating excellent and well known educations and research specializations that make a difference to reality. We are a modern and welcoming university, with first-class education and internationally competitive research, a place where we strive for the greatest accomplishm...ents.
The University of Skövde is relatively young, but still comparable to the old prestigious universities in terms of quality. In the national quality assessments for 2011 to 2014 we came in seventh place. This can be attributed to methodical and persistent work to offer high quality courses, facilitating both knowledge and employability. Some of our programs are unique specializations while others have interdisciplinary breadth. We also collaborate with the industry; following their demands in order to create employable students.
We are one of the most specialized universities in Sweden. Research is conducted within five areas: Informatics, System Biology, Virtual Engineering, Health and Learning, and Enterprises for the future. By concentrating our efforts, we can provide competitive research and highly skilled researchers to our partners within academia, the industry and society in general. The research performed at the University of Skövde is deemed to be of high quality, according the Assessment of Research and Co-production 2013. Our research generates important solutions for the future. For example, we have produced crash simulation software for the automotive industry, evolved computer games for the healthcare industry, and developed an entirely new plant that can absorb and store arsenic in order to clean the earth and to save lives.
The University has a beautiful and green campus, which forms a natural meeting point for students, staff and visitors. Here you can find restaurants with a wide range of choices and a library with excellent facilities. Our campus has high-tech and well-equipped premises, which provide a stimulating and creative environment for both students and employees. The atmosphere also encourages simplicity in the contacts between students and their teachers.
At the University of Skövde, the process of decision-making is transparent, engaging the students and Student Union representatives in many decision-making forums. The University and the Student Union welcome all international students with an orientation programme, to ease the transition into the Swedish academic system and the University. To enhance student life in Skövde, the Student Union with its associations arranges numerous sports and social activities for its members throughout the year. The Student Union House, as well as most student accommodation, is within easy walking distance from the campus.
Being a VOLVO Preferred Research Partner, one out of five in the whole world, and having ongoing projects with world-renowned companies such as Astra Zeneca and Microsoft , show that we are an attractive partner for collaboration and partnership. Collaborating with international and local companies and the public sector through mentorship-programmes, advisory boards, guest lectures, degree projects, job fairs etc. gives the students valuable contacts for the future and prepares them for their future careers.
Our aim is that collaborations with the University of Skövde should be easy. The atmosphere here is open and innovative. We listen to and engage in the needs of the world that surrounds us. Subsequently, through our specific knowledge within education and research we can play an important part in developing new products and ideas. Our cooperation reaches across the Swedish borders. The University of Skövde currently have partnerships with around 90 universities and other institutions of higher education around the world. This offers opportunities for our students and staff to gain international experiences and for students and academics from all over the world to come to Skövde.
At the University of Skövde we ses internationalisation as a natural part of higher education. An international perspective should always be a part of the work of the University in order to guarantee high quality. Internationalisation work should be included in all areas of the University, involving all of its departments and schools. Our goal is to achieve an efficient internationalisation of all our education programmes and courses. Furthermore, we want to encourage student exchange and teacher exchange as well as develop our study programmes, or parts of them, to make them more suitable for internationalisation.
The University of Skövde is actively taking part in several international exchange agreements and networks. Most of the student, teacher and staff exchanges take place within the European scholarship programme Erasmus. Within this programme, students, teachers and administrative staff can apply for a scholarship. The exchange can take place at some of the partner universities in Europe which the University has an agreement with.
The University of Skövde also takes part in Nordplus, a programme that offers exchanges within the Nordic and the Baltic countries. Through the Linneaus- Palme exchange programme, which is financed by Sida, the University of Skövde runs an amount of projects with universities in developing countries. Students can also apply for a Minor Field Studies (MFS) scholarship, a scholarship that enables students who are going to write their thesis the possibility to make a minor field study in a developing country. The University also takes part in an Erasmus-Mundus network called Lamenitec, a network between institutions in Europe and Latin America.