Örebro University

Short description: State university in Örebro, Sweden

Örebro University

Örebro university

Motto| Dulce est sapere (knowledge is sweet)
Type| Public
Established| 1977 (college)
1999 (university)
Vice Chancellor| Johan Schnürer

Academic staff

| 1000

Administrative staff

| 500
Students| 16,000 (FTE, 2014)[1]
Location|

Örebro

Örebro

Sweden

Campus| Urban
Website| https://www.oru.se/english

Örebro University (Swedish: Örebro universitet) is a state university in Örebro, Sweden.

The university has its roots in the Örebro campus of Uppsala University, and became an independent state university college in 1977, Örebro University College (Högskolan i Örebro). The university college also incorporated three other existing educational institutions in Örebro: the teaching seminar, the sports college (founded in 1966) and the social work college (founded 1967). Örebro University College was granted the privileges of a university by the Government of Sweden in 1999, becoming the 12th university in Sweden.

On 30 March 2010 the university was granted the right to award medical degrees in collaboration with Örebro University Hospital, making it the 7th medical school in Sweden.[2]

The law programme at Örebro University is one of Sweden's most popular programmes (number 10 in 2018, with more than 4,800 applicants).[3][4]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Rankings
* 3 Faculties
* 4 Schools
* 5 Vice-Chancellors
* 6 Notable people
* 6.1 Alumni
* 6.2 Faculty
* 7 Gallery
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## History

Örebro University logo

In 1967, Uppsala University established a branch in Örebro, the College of Social Sciences. In 1977, Örebro University College was established through a merger of the Uppsala University branch in Örebro, the Preschool Teaching Seminary, and the College of Physical Education and Sport Science, and the College of Social Sciences. In 1999, the university college was granted the status of a university by the Government of Sweden and opened by then Prime Minister Göran Persson on 6 February 1999.[5]

## Rankings

University rankings

Global – Overall
ARWU World[6]| 701-800 (2023)
THE World[7]| 601-800 (2024)

Örebro University is ranked number 84 on the Times Higher Education’s list of the best young universities in the world. This list includes only universities established less than 50 years ago.[8]

## Faculties

* Faculty of Business, Science and Engineering
* Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
* Faculty of Medicine and Health

## Schools

* Business School
* School of Health Sciences
* School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science
* School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
* School of Law, Psychology and Social work
* School of Medical Sciences
* School of Music, Theatre and Art
* School of Science and Technology

## Vice-Chancellors

* Thore Hammarland (1977-1978)
* Stefan Björklund (1978-1982)
* Anders Stening (1983-1989)
* Ingemar Lind (1990-1999)
* Janerik Gidlund (1999-2008)
* Jens Schollin (2008-2016)[5]
* Johan Schnürer (2016–present)

## Notable people

### Alumni

* Lars Adaktusson, Member of the European Parliament
* Stefan Borsch, vocalist, Vikingarna (1973-1979)
* Johan Dennelind, CEO, Telia Company[9]
* Lars Joel Eriksson, politics editor, Skånska Dagbladet
* Fredrick Federley, Member of Parliament, Centre Party
* Nataliya Gumenyuk, Ukrainian journalist, teacher
* Mats Jansson, CEO, SAS Group (2007-2010)
* Hans Karlsson, Minister for Employment
* Ulrika Knape, Olympic medalist in diving (1972 and 1976)
* Pernilla Månsson Colt, television host
* Göran Persson, Swedish Prime Minister (1996-2006)
* Ali Sadeghian, musician, singer, songwriter, and actor
* Elisabeth Svantesson, Minister for Employment, Member of Parliament, Moderate Party
* Sten Tolgfors, Minister for Defense and Foreign Trade, Member of Parliament, Moderate Party
* Rickard Olsson, television and radio host
* Sven-Göran Eriksson, Football manager
* Marika Domanski Lyfors, coach of the Swedish women's national football team (1996-2005)

### Faculty

* Anna G. Jónasdóttir, political science, gender studies; Professor Emerita
* Fuat Deniz, sociology, killed on campus on 13 December 2007[10][11]

## Gallery

* Main Building

* Campus pool

* Prisma House

* School of Music

* Street at Campus

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Campus square

* University Library

* Nova Building

* Inside Nova Building

* Nova Building at night

* Campus Grythyttan

## See also

## References

1. ↑ Facts about Örebro University
2. ↑ Örebro får utbilda läkare, Dagens Nyheter, 30 March 2010 Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
3. ↑ "Hård konkurrens till starka professionsutbildningar". Örebro University. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
4. ↑ "Statistik HT18: Totalt antal sökande". UHR. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Historik , Örebro University, updated 8 December 2010 Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
6. ↑ [Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023 https://www.shanghairanking.com/]
7. ↑ [Times Higher Education https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/orebro-university]
8. ↑ "Örebro University" (in en). 2021-10-19. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/orebro-university.
9. ↑ "Johan Eric Dennelind, Emirates Integrated Telecom Co: Profile and Biography". https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/7356602-johan-eric-dennelind.
10. ↑ "Assyrian Professor Dies From Stab Wound", Assyrian International News Agency, 13 December 2007.
11. ↑ "Stabbed lecturer dies", The Local, 13 December 2007.

## External links

* Örebro University \- Official site

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