Jönköping University Foundation
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| Type | Foundation |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Endowment | SEK 872 million |
| President | Anita Hansbo |
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Administrative staff
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800 |
| Students | 12,000 (2016) |
| 190 | |
| Location | Jönköping, Sweden |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | EUA, EFMD, AACSB, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, PRME |
| Website | http://www.ju.se |
Jönköping University (JU) is a Swedish university located in the city Jönköping in Småland, Sweden.
Jönköping University is a member of the European University Association (EUA) and The Association of Swedish Higher Education, SUHF.
Jönköping University is one of three Swedish private, non-profit institutions of higher education with the right to award doctorates. Jönköping University operates on the basis of an agreement with the Government of Sweden and conforms to national degree regulations and quality requirements. The university is organized as a non-profit corporate group with Jönköping University Foundation as the parent organization and five wholly owned subsidiaries.
Jönköping University conducts research and offers undergraduate studies, graduate studies, doctoral studies and contract education through four schools:
Jönköping University Campus is situated in the city centre of Jönköping, on the western shore of the lake Munksjön and not far from the south shore of the lake Vättern, about five minutes walk from the Central Station.
1897: The first nursing students received their degree qualifications in Jönköping by Jönköping County. 1947: An elementary-school teacher's training college was established in Jönköping. 1963: A pre-school teacher's training college started in Jönköping. 1968: The elementary-school teacher's training college becomes "Jönköping Teacher School" and moves house to Västra Torget. The county's central school for the caring profession moves to new premises on Munksjö beach and in 1971 changes its name to "Munksjö School". 1970: The Institute for Gerontology and the "Ortos" Laboratory were started by Jönköping County, they later became part of the School of Health Sciences. 1975: Higher Vocational Education started in Jönköping.
1977: Reform of Swedish higher education. Jönköping University College is set up as a state university college. The "Jönköping Teacher School" and the pre-school teacher's training college merged into the university. A two-year economic education started, become three-year in 1978. The Communication Officer (Informatör) programme started this year, it later became the Media and Communication programme. Some of the caring programmes at the Munksjö School become university programmes.
1979: First international student exchange; teacher training in Liverpool. 1981: Single subject courses relocated to the municipalities in the county. 1983: The Munksjö School starts a Prosthetics and Orthotics programme, focus: orthopedic technician, which is still now the only in its kind in Sweden. 1987: The Munksjö School's university educations within the health sector are renamed the School of Health Sciences. 1988: First engineering programme starts at Jönköping University College.
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