University of Skövde explained

University of Skövde
Native Name:Högskolan i Skövde
Motto:You create reality
Mottoeng:"You create reality"
Type:Public university
Chairman:Kerstin Norén
Vice Chancellor:Muriel Beser Hugosson
Budget:SEK466 million[1]
Faculty:310
Administrative Staff:524
Students:4000(FTE, 2015)
Doctoral:68[2]
City:Skövde
Country:Sweden
Campus:Urban
Colours: Ruby and sapphire
Affiliations:SUHF
Website:www.his.se

The University of Skövde (in Swedish: Högskolan i Skövde, HIS) is a state university in Skövde, Sweden.[3] The University of Skövde was granted university status in 1983 and is now an academic institution with general and specialised educational programmes in topics like Business, Health, Biomedicine and Computer game design. Research, education, and PhD training at the university are divided on four schools; Bioscience, Business, Health and Education, Engineering Science, and Informatics.[4] The university has approximately 9,000 students (4,000 FTE) in 50 undergraduate and 10 graduate programmes.

History

The foundation for the university was laid in the 1970s by an act of the Swedish Parliament. The university was established in 1977. In its first year, the university offered 300 educational places. University status was achieved in 1983.[5] The university moved to new premises in the mid-1980s to accommodate for a growing student body. The new campus was housed in the barracks of the former Göta Logistic Corps (T 2) in central Skövde. In the following decade, new buildings were added to the campus as the university grew in student count and the integration of the, until then, separate School of Health Sciences (Swedish: Hälsohögskolan) as the Institute for Health Sciences.[6] In later years, the university has established itself as a modern higher education institution with programmes video game development,[7] [8] bioinformatics,[9] and data science.[10] Something that has contributed to establishing Skövde and the university as a hub for Swedish computer game development with initiatives like Sweden Game Arena, and for research and development in IT with initiatives like the start-up incubator Science Park Skövde, considered to be an interface for science and local business.

Organisation

Administration

The university is a government agency under the Swedish Ministry of Education and Research. The Vice-Chancellor serves as the agency head and is supported by the university board which is responsible for making sure that the agency performs according to official decisions.

Schools

The university's operational activities are organised into five thematic institutions:

Research Centres

The university's research is conducted by research centres and groups spread out over the five schools (above):

Departments

The university's administration consists of eight departments:

Rankings

In a quality assessment study of Swedish higher education conducted by the Swedish Higher Education Authority, the university ranked seventh in Sweden.[11] [12]

Vice-Chancellors

1983–2001 Lars-Erik Johansson

2001–2010

2010–2016 Sigbritt Karlsson[13]

2017–2022

2023–

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Facts – University of Skövde . 2017-01-02 . 2017-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103170538/http://www.his.se/en/about-us/Facts-and-figures/facts/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-01-02 . 2016-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806035030/http://www.his.se/Global/Omoss/Arsredovisning_2015.pdf . dead .
  3. http://www.hsv.se/highereducationinsweden/highereducationinstitutionsheis/listofhighereducationinstitutions.4.28afa2dc11bdcdc557480002332.html Swedish National Agency for Higher Education: List of higher education institutions
  4. Web site: Schools – University of Skövde . 2017-01-02 . 2017-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003605/http://www.his.se/en/about-us/Facts-and-figures/Organization/Schools/ . dead .
  5. Web site: History – University – University of Skövde.
  6. Web site: Health and Education – University of Skövde . 2017-01-02 . 2017-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003704/http://www.his.se/en/Research/Health-and-Education/Health-and-Education/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Digital Narration – Game and Cultural Heritage – Master's programme 60 ECTS – University of Skövde . 2017-01-02 . 2017-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003439/http://www.his.se/en/Prospective-student/education/Masters-Studies/Digital-Narration-Game-and-Cultural-Heritage/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Serious Games University of Skövde – University of Skövde . 2017-01-02 . 2017-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003808/http://www.his.se/en/Prospective-student/education/Masters-Studies/Serious-Games/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Bioinformatics University of Skövde – University of Skövde . 2017-01-02 . 2017-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003737/http://www.his.se/en/Prospective-student/education/Masters-Studies/Bioinformatics/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Data Science 120 ECTS – University of Skövde . 2017-01-02 . 2017-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102161405/http://his.se/en/Prospective-student/education/Masters-Studies/Data-Science-Masters-programme-120-ECTS/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Resultatsök – Sök utbildningskvalitet.
  12. Web site: Quality assessment – University of Skövde . 2017-01-02 . 2017-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101050013/http://his.se/en/about-us/Facts-and-figures/Quality-assessment/ . dead .
  13. Web site: President Sigbritt Karlsson . . 22 September 2019.

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