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University of Gothenburg

November 23, 2023

The University of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891,[2] the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and, with 53,845 students and 6,670 staff members,[3] it is one of the largest universities in the Nordic countries.

University of Gothenburg
Göteborgs universitet
Latin: Universitas Gothoburgensis
MottoTradita innovare innovata tradere
Motto in English
Renew our heritage and pass it on renewed
TypePublic
Established1891; 132 years ago (1891)
Vice-ChancellorMalin Broberg
Students53 845 (2022),[1] 28,665 (FTE)[1]
1,969[1]
Location
Gothenburg
,
Sweden
Campusurban
Colours    blue, white
AffiliationsEMU, EUTOPIA
Websitewww.gu.se/en/

About edit

With its eight faculties and 38 departments, the University of Gothenburg is one of the most wide-ranging and versatile universities in Sweden. Its eight faculties offer training in the Creative Arts, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Education, Information Technology, Business, Economics and Law, and Health Sciences.

The University of Gothenburg has the highest number of applicants per study place in many of its subjects and courses, making it one of the most popular universities in Sweden.

History edit

 
Library of social sciences, formerly main library
 
Library of social sciences, silent reading hall

The University of Gothenburg was founded as Göteborgs högskola (Gothenburg University College) in 1891. In 1907 it was granted the same status as Uppsala University and Lund University by the Swedish government, thus creating Sweden's third university.

Over the course of time, it has merged with a number of previously independent higher education institutions in the city and has continuously expanded its study profile. It was granted the rights of a full university by the Swedish Government in 1954, following the merger of the Göteborgs högskola (Gothenburg College) with the Medicinhögskolan i Göteborg (Gothenburg Medical School).[4]

The University of Gothenburg is a pronounced city university, that is most of its facilities are within the city centre of Gothenburg. The main building as well as most faculties are located in the central part of Gothenburg.

Gothenburg has a great academic excellence, originating from the University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, to face these challenges. It has a strong tradition of innovation, resulting in for example Losec, the Brånemark implant, drugs against Parkinson's and most recently, the first ever completed pregnancy from a transplanted uterus. Together with Uppsala, Lund, and Stockholm universities, it is one of four large international research universities in Sweden.

Structure edit

Management edit

 
 
The entrance (left) to and the auditorium (right) of the main administrative building of the university.

The University of Gothenburg is one of Sweden's largest universities. It is a comprehensive university, organised into eight faculties and 38 departments. The university is a public authority as well as a confederation of Faculty Boards. Each faculty/school has significant autonomy based on its attributed powers, and a distinct identity within the university.

The University Board is the university's highest decision-making body.[5] The board consists has "supervision over all the University's affairs, and is responsible that its duties are fulfilled". The Swedish Government appoints seven of the members externally, based on their having experience in activities that have significance for the university's teaching and research functions. In addition, the vice-chancellor, three faculty members and three students, as well as union representatives are included as ordinary members.

The day-to-day management is headed by the vice-chancellor, Malin Broberg, who is responsible for implementing the decisions of the board.[6] She is supported by the central administration.

Faculties edit

 
 
Modern architecture: Sahlgrenska Academy (left) and the reading hall of the School of Business and Law (right).
 
 
GU offers a large variety of academic disciplines, e.g. Department of Geosciences (left) and Department of Swedish Studies (right).

The university is organised into eight academic faculties.[7] Collaboration across faculty and subject boundaries is emphasised in the university's research and education strategies. All faculties takes advantage of this possibility and are active participants in a multitude of cross-disciplinary research and education activities within the framework of the university. The university closely cooperates with Chalmers University of Technology, a fact that further increases the total scope of the academic environment in Gothenburg.

  • The Artistic Faculty (Konstnärliga fakulteten) offers courses in the fields of design and crafts, film studies, photography, scene, music and fine arts.
  • The Faculty of Education (Utbildningsvetenskapliga fakulteten) is responsible for teacher training in various subjects.
  • The Faculty of Humanities (Humanistiska fakulteten) comprises the humanities, for instance cultural studies, history, literature, history of ideas, religion, archeology, modern languages, philosophy, linguistics, theory of science and Swedish language and literature.
 
The Faculty of Arts
  • The IT Faculty (IT fakulteten) offers programmes in applied information technology, computer science and engineering.
  • The Faculty of Natural Sciences (Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten) covers a number of science disciplines such as botany, cell and molecular biology, physics, earth sciences, chemistry, conservation, marine ecology, mathematics, environmental science, and zoology.
  • The Sahlgrenska Academy (Sahlgrenska Akademin) is the faculty of medicine at the University of Gothenburg. Research and education in medicine, odontology and health and care sciences.
  • The School of Business, Economics and Law (Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet) is a business school and a law school.
  • The Faculty of Social Sciences (Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten) offers courses in peace and development studies, public administration, journalism, psychology, social anthropology, social work, sociology, political science, and European studies.

World ranking edit

University of Gothenburg was ranked number 201 in the world by Times Higher Educations 2023.

Ranking Global Subject: Biomedical and Clinical sciences
ARWU- Shanghai 151–200 31 [8]
Times 198 97 [9]
US News 135 71 [10]

Noted people edit

Alumni edit

 
Artisten – Academy of Music and Drama
 
Lotta Lotass, writer and former member of the Swedish Academy.


Vice-Chancellors of the University of Gothenburg edit

  • 1891 Axel Kock
  • 1891–1893 Hjalmar Edgren
  • 1893–1899 Johannes Paulson
  • 1899–1909 Johan Vising
  • 1909–1914 Ludvig Stavenow
  • 1914–1931 Otto Sylwan
  • 1931–1936 Bernhard Karlgren
  • 1936–1951 Curt Weibull
  • 1951–1966 Hjalmar Frisk
  • 1966–1972 Bo Eric Ingelmark
  • 1972–1982 Georg Lundgren
  • 1982–1986 Kjell Härnqvist
  • 1986–1992 Jan S. Nilsson
  • 1992–1997 Jan Ling
  • 1997–2003 Bo Samuelsson
  • 2003–2006 Gunnar Svedberg
  • 2006–2017 Pam Fredman
  • 2017–2023 Eva Wiberg
  • 1st of July 2023 Malin Broberg


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Facts and Figures (English). University of Gothenburg
  2. ^ O'Yeah, Zac (8 March 2019). "Gothenburg: A City Built on Rock 'n' Roll". natgeotraveller.in. National Geographic Traveller India. from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ facts and figures University of Gothenburg
  4. ^ "History – About the University, University of Gothenburg, Sweden". University of Gothenburg. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Sidan kunde inte hittas". Göteborgs universitet. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Organisation – About the University, University of Gothenburg, Sweden". University of Gothenburg. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Faculties – About the University, University of Gothenburg, Sweden". University of Gothenburg. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ^ . Shanghairanking.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  9. ^ "World University Rankings 2016–2017 by subject: clinical, pre-clinical and health". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Best Global Universities for Biology and Biochemistry". Usnews.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  11. ^ Haq, Junaidul (28 May 2016). "Ethos behind a war". The Daily Observer.

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The University of Gothenburg Swedish Goteborgs universitet is a university in Sweden s second largest city Gothenburg Founded in 1891 2 the university is the third oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 53 845 students and 6 670 staff members 3 it is one of the largest universities in the Nordic countries University of GothenburgGoteborgs universitetLatin Universitas GothoburgensisMottoTradita innovare innovata tradereMotto in EnglishRenew our heritage and pass it on renewedTypePublicEstablished1891 132 years ago 1891 Vice ChancellorMalin BrobergStudents53 845 2022 1 28 665 FTE 1 Doctoral students1 969 1 LocationGothenburg SwedenCampusurbanColours blue whiteAffiliationsEMU EUTOPIAWebsitewww wbr gu wbr se wbr en wbr Contents 1 About 2 History 3 Structure 3 1 Management 3 2 Faculties 4 World ranking 5 Noted people 5 1 Alumni 5 2 Vice Chancellors of the University of Gothenburg 6 See also 7 ReferencesAbout editWith its eight faculties and 38 departments the University of Gothenburg is one of the most wide ranging and versatile universities in Sweden Its eight faculties offer training in the Creative Arts Social Sciences Natural Sciences Humanities Education Information Technology Business Economics and Law and Health Sciences The University of Gothenburg has the highest number of applicants per study place in many of its subjects and courses making it one of the most popular universities in Sweden History edit nbsp Library of social sciences formerly main library nbsp Library of social sciences silent reading hall The University of Gothenburg was founded as Goteborgs hogskola Gothenburg University College in 1891 In 1907 it was granted the same status as Uppsala University and Lund University by the Swedish government thus creating Sweden s third university Over the course of time it has merged with a number of previously independent higher education institutions in the city and has continuously expanded its study profile It was granted the rights of a full university by the Swedish Government in 1954 following the merger of the Goteborgs hogskola Gothenburg College with the Medicinhogskolan i Goteborg Gothenburg Medical School 4 The University of Gothenburg is a pronounced city university that is most of its facilities are within the city centre of Gothenburg The main building as well as most faculties are located in the central part of Gothenburg Gothenburg has a great academic excellence originating from the University of Gothenburg Chalmers University of Technology and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital to face these challenges It has a strong tradition of innovation resulting in for example Losec the Branemark implant drugs against Parkinson s and most recently the first ever completed pregnancy from a transplanted uterus Together with Uppsala Lund and Stockholm universities it is one of four large international research universities in Sweden Structure editManagement edit nbsp nbsp The entrance left to and the auditorium right of the main administrative building of the university The University of Gothenburg is one of Sweden s largest universities It is a comprehensive university organised into eight faculties and 38 departments The university is a public authority as well as a confederation of Faculty Boards Each faculty school has significant autonomy based on its attributed powers and a distinct identity within the university The University Board is the university s highest decision making body 5 The board consists has supervision over all the University s affairs and is responsible that its duties are fulfilled The Swedish Government appoints seven of the members externally based on their having experience in activities that have significance for the university s teaching and research functions In addition the vice chancellor three faculty members and three students as well as union representatives are included as ordinary members The day to day management is headed by the vice chancellor Malin Broberg who is responsible for implementing the decisions of the board 6 She is supported by the central administration Faculties edit nbsp nbsp Modern architecture Sahlgrenska Academy left and the reading hall of the School of Business and Law right nbsp nbsp GU offers a large variety of academic disciplines e g Department of Geosciences left and Department of Swedish Studies right The university is organised into eight academic faculties 7 Collaboration across faculty and subject boundaries is emphasised in the university s research and education strategies All faculties takes advantage of this possibility and are active participants in a multitude of cross disciplinary research and education activities within the framework of the university The university closely cooperates with Chalmers University of Technology a fact that further increases the total scope of the academic environment in Gothenburg The Artistic Faculty Konstnarliga fakulteten offers courses in the fields of design and crafts film studies photography scene music and fine arts The Faculty of Education Utbildningsvetenskapliga fakulteten is responsible for teacher training in various subjects The Faculty of Humanities Humanistiska fakulteten comprises the humanities for instance cultural studies history literature history of ideas religion archeology modern languages philosophy linguistics theory of science and Swedish language and literature nbsp The Faculty of ArtsThe IT Faculty IT fakulteten offers programmes in applied information technology computer science and engineering The Faculty of Natural Sciences Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten covers a number of science disciplines such as botany cell and molecular biology physics earth sciences chemistry conservation marine ecology mathematics environmental science and zoology The Sahlgrenska Academy Sahlgrenska Akademin is the faculty of medicine at the University of Gothenburg Research and education in medicine odontology and health and care sciences The School of Business Economics and Law Handelshogskolan vid Goteborgs universitet is a business school and a law school The Faculty of Social Sciences Samhallsvetenskapliga fakulteten offers courses in peace and development studies public administration journalism psychology social anthropology social work sociology political science and European studies World ranking editUniversity of Gothenburg was ranked number 201 in the world by Times Higher Educations 2023 Ranking Global Subject Biomedical and Clinical sciencesARWU Shanghai 151 200 31 8 Times 198 97 9 US News 135 71 10 Noted people editAlumni edit nbsp Artisten Academy of Music and DramaPercy Barnevik industry leader former CEO of Asea Brown Boveri Nick Bostrom philosopher and futurist and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University Malin Bystrom operatic soprano Magnus Carlsson singer Martin Wallstrom actor Jan Eliasson diplomat and politician former President of the United Nations General Assembly former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden Hans Hagnell politician Heida Bjorg Hilmisdottir Icelandic politician Carl Henrik Fredriksson literary critic columnist essayist and translator Cecilia Malmstrom former European Commissioner Aleksandra Mir visual artist Njuguna Ndungu economist Governor and Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Kenya Susanna Roxman Anglophone poet and critic Juri Kurol Swedish Orthodontist Maria Wetterstrand politician Green Party Muhammad al Yaqoubi Syrian Islamic scholar Ann Sofie Johansson Creative Advisor and former Head of Design for H amp M Jonas Jonasson author of The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared nbsp Lotta Lotass writer and former member of the Swedish Academy Sture Allen computer linguist former permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy Jens Allwood linguist Dilruba Z Ara writer 11 Arvid Carlsson Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 2000 Ernst Cassirer philosopher Osten Dahl linguist member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Letters History and Antiquities and Academia Europaea Ake Edwardson author used to teach Journalism Gunnar D Hansson author Tore Janson linguist Bernhard Karlgren sinologist Nils Kock developer of the Kock pouch surgical procedure Lotta Lotass writer and literary scholar former Member of the Swedish Academy Erik Lonnroth historian Member of the Swedish Academy Joakim Norbeck scientist in molecular biotechnology at Chalmers University Bo Ralph linguist Member of the Swedish Academy Bo Rothstein political scientist Gudrun Slettengren Fernholm artist Anna Wahlin Antarctic researcher oceanographer Agnes Wold professor of clinical bacteriology Jose Gonzalez singer Vice Chancellors of the University of Gothenburg edit 1891 Axel Kock 1891 1893 Hjalmar Edgren 1893 1899 Johannes Paulson 1899 1909 Johan Vising 1909 1914 Ludvig Stavenow 1914 1931 Otto Sylwan 1931 1936 Bernhard Karlgren 1936 1951 Curt Weibull 1951 1966 Hjalmar Frisk 1966 1972 Bo Eric Ingelmark 1972 1982 Georg Lundgren 1982 1986 Kjell Harnqvist 1986 1992 Jan S Nilsson 1992 1997 Jan Ling 1997 2003 Bo Samuelsson 2003 2006 Gunnar Svedberg 2006 2017 Pam Fredman 2017 2023 Eva Wiberg 1st of July 2023 Malin BrobergSee also editChalmers University of Technology GOArt Gothenburg quadricentennial jubilee List of universities in Sweden Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg The International Science Festival in Gothenburg Sahlgrenska University HospitalReferences edit a b c Facts and Figures English University of Gothenburg O Yeah Zac 8 March 2019 Gothenburg A City Built on Rock n Roll natgeotraveller in National Geographic Traveller India Archived from the original on 13 March 2019 Retrieved 7 June 2022 facts and figures University of Gothenburg History About the University University of Gothenburg Sweden University of Gothenburg Retrieved 16 July 2019 Sidan kunde inte hittas Goteborgs universitet Retrieved 31 May 2015 Organisation About the University University of Gothenburg Sweden University of Gothenburg Retrieved 31 May 2015 Faculties About the University University of Gothenburg Sweden University of Gothenburg Retrieved 14 September 2023 ShanghaiRanking s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018 Biological Sciences Shanghai Ranking 2018 Shanghairanking com Archived from the original on 4 July 2019 Retrieved 14 June 2018 World University Rankings 2016 2017 by subject clinical pre clinical and health Times Higher Education THE 20 September 2016 Best Global Universities for Biology and Biochemistry Usnews com Retrieved 1 March 2019 Haq Junaidul 28 May 2016 Ethos behind a war The Daily Observer 57 41 54 N 11 58 18 E 57 69833 N 11 97167 E 57 69833 11 97167 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University of Gothenburg amp oldid 1175397163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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