Umeå University Explained

Umeå University
Native Name:Umeå universitet
Ubmeje universitiähta
Latin Name:Universitas Umensis
Established:17 September 1965[1]
Type:Public, research university
Rector:Prof. Hans Adolfsson
City:Umeå
Country:Sweden
Students:36,337[2]
Faculty:4,197
Campus:Urban
Affiliations:EUA, UArctic
Website:www.umu.se/en

Umeå University (Swedish: Umeå universitet; Ume Sami: Ubmeje universitiähta) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders.

As of 2015, Umeå University has over 36,000 registered students (approximately 16,000 full-time students), including those at the postgraduate and doctoral level. It has more than 4,000 employees, half of which are teachers/researchers, including 310 professors.[3]

Internationally, the university is known for research relating to the genome of the poplar tree[4] and the Norway Spruce,[5] and its highly ranked Institute of (industrial) Design.[6]

Organisation

The highest branch at Umeå University is the University Board of Directors. The board includes eight members (including the board chairman) appointed by the government, the vice-chancellor, three representatives for the teachers, three for other employees, and three for the students.[7]

The University Management consists of the vice-chancellor (rector), pro-vice-chancellor, deputy vice-chancellors, senior advisers and the university director.

The university has four faculties and eight campus schools, more than 20 research centers and 36 departments. Most education and research are located at the main campus and Umeå Arts Campus in Umeå, with additional campuses in the cities of Skellefteå and Örnsköldsvik. The total number of students enlisted to some of the 50 different study programs and 800 separate courses exceeds 34,000.

Faculties

The university today has four faculties, listed below in alphabetic order:

The faculties in turn consist of a total of 36 departments, these are:

Schools

Umeå University has eight Campus Schools, listed below in alphabetical order:

University Hospital of Umeå

Academic profile

Admissions

Prospective Swedish students make their applications to all Swedish universities at the Swedish Council for Higher Education website Antagning.se and international students use its counterpart in English, Universityadmissions.se. Information specific to non EU/EEA students (applications, tuition fees and scholarships[8]) can be found at Studyinsweden.se.

Libraries

Umeå University Library (a.k.a. UmUB) was established at the time of Umeå University's foundation in 1965, but has origins in from the Scientific Library in Umeå established in 1950 at Umeå City Library.[9] Its main building dates from 1968, but has since been extended and rebuilt, most recently in 2006. There are subsidiary libraries at the Norrland's University Hospital and the Umeå Arts Campus.

Research

Umeå University has research departments and education in a broad range of academic disciplines, with more than thirty university departments conducting most teaching and research. Since the 1990s there are also several research centers, mostly local but some in partnership with other Swedish universities, such as the neighbouring Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Luleå University of Technology.

The university is home to more than 2,000 researchers and teachers, many of them with international background. Important research areas include ageing and population studies, infections, and forest research.

Research centers

Research centers at Umeå University[13] listed in alphabetical order:

Publishing

Practically all research papers produced by the university's researchers and students are to be found in the DiVA (Digital Scientific Archive) database, founded in 2000 (see link below).

Rankings

Arwu W:601–700
Arwu W Year:2023
Arwu W Ref:[14]
Qs W:=465
Qs W Year:2024
Qs W Ref:[15]
The W:401–500
The W Year:2024
The W Ref:[16]
Usnwr W:=366
Usnwr W Year:2023
Usnwr W Ref:[17]

In the latest (2012) Academic Ranking of World Universities, the university was ranked between places 201–300 of all universities in the world[18] and at the same time by the QS World University Rankings the university was ranked 297th in the world (overall).[19] In the latest (2012/2013) Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012/2013 Umeå University was ranked between 251 and 275 out of all global universities.[20]

In 2012, the university was ranked 23rd in the world of higher education institutions under the age of 50 years by the British magazine Times Higher Education (THE).[21] In 2013 the university was ranked 1st of Sweden in the International Student Barometer on international student satisfaction by the International Graduate Insight Group.[22] In 2014, the university was ranked 400th in the world for information and Computing Sciences Ranking.[23] At the same time in 2014, the university was ranked between places 101–150 in the world for Life and Agriculture Sciences.[24] and between places 151–200 in the world for Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy.[24]

Notable people

Alumni

See main article: category.

Faculty

See main article: category.

Honorary doctorates

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-04-11 . Facts and Figures . Umeå University . 2014-05-18 .
  2. Web site: 2016-03-10 . Facts and Figures/ . Umeå University . 2014-05-18 .
  3. Web site: Umeå University in Figures - Umeå University, Sweden . Umu.se . 2015-10-12 . 2016-02-06.
  4. A Populus EST resource for plant functional genomics . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 101 . 38 . 13951–13956 . 10.1073/pnas.0401641101. 15353603 . 2004 . Sterky . F. . Bhalerao . R. R. . Unneberg . P. . Segerman . B. . Nilsson . P. . Brunner . A. M. . Charbonnel-Campaa . L. . Lindvall . J. J. . Tandre . K. . Strauss . S. H. . Sundberg . B. . Gustafsson . P. . Uhlen . M. . Bhalerao . R. P. . Nilsson . O. . Sandberg . G. . Karlsson . J. . Lundeberg . J. . Jansson . S. . 518859 . 2004PNAS..10113951S . free .
  5. Sederoff . The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution . Nature . 497 . 7451 . 10.1038/nature12211 . 23698360 . 579–584. 2013 . 2013Natur.497..579N . 1854/LU-4110028 . free . free .
  6. Web site: ranking13 – Universities – Americas Europe Red Dot Award: Design Concept. July 2, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162442/http://www.red-dot.sg/participate/ranking13-universities-americas-europe/. July 14, 2014.
  7. Web site: The University Board - University Management - Umeå University, Sweden . Ledning.umu.se . 2016-02-06 . 2016-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160208081141/http://www.ledning.umu.se/english/university-board . dead .
  8. Web site: Fees and scholarships . Universityadmissions.se . 2016-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220130252/https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/All-you-need-to-know1/Frequently-asked-questions/Fees-and-scholarships/ . 2014-12-20 .
  9. Web site: About the Library | Umeå University Library . Ub.umu.se . 1969-03-03 . 2016-02-06.
  10. Web site: Welcome to the Department of Biobank Research - Department of Biobank Research - Umeå University, Sweden . Biobank.umu.se . 2015-10-20 . 2016-02-06.
  11. Web site: Infection research receives continued Linnaeus Centre funding with 45 million SEK during the second five-year period - Search Facilities - Umeå University, Sweden . Umu.se . 2014-06-17 . 2016-02-06.
  12. Web site: Eva-Maria Diehl . Umeå Plant Science Centre receives top review – "among the world's best" - Umeå Plant Science Centre . Upsc.se . 2013-04-29 . 2016-02-06.
  13. http://www.umu.se/english/about-umu/organisation/research-centres Research Centres at Umeå University website
  14. Web site: ARWU World University Rankings 2023. www.shanghairanking.com. 26 August 2022.
  15. Web site: QS World University Rankings 2024. 19 June 2023. topuniversities.com. 26 August 2023.
  16. Web site: World University Rankings. 6 August 2023. timeshighereducation.com. 26 August 2023.
  17. Web site: U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23. 23 November 2023.
  18. Web site: ARWU World University Rankings 2012. Shanghairanking.com. 2016-02-06. 2013-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20130425145648/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2012.html. dead.
  19. Web site: QS World University Rankings 2012 (overall). Topuniversities.com. 2016-02-06.
  20. Web site: Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Timeshighereducation.co.uk. 13 April 2015. 2016-02-06.
  21. News: THE 100 Under 50 university rankings: results. Times Higher Education. 31 May 2012.
  22. News: Umeå University ranked 1st in International Student Satisfaction: results. 22 February 2013. Umu.se. 2016-02-06.
  23. Web site: URAP - University Ranking by Academic Performance. www.urapcenter.org. 2017-12-07.
  24. Web site: Umea University Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2017 Shanghai Ranking - 2017. www.shanghairanking.com. 2017-12-07.
  25. Web site: Martin Kulldorff, PhD. Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. February 13, 2021.
  26. Web site: Tor Troeng UFC Bio. 5 August 2014 .
  27. Web site: Vale Jan Anderson (12 May 1932 – 28 August 2015) . Australian National University. 6 February 2016 . 1 September 2015.