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University of Gothenburg
Göteborgs universitet
Göteborgs universitet seal.svg
Latin: Universitas Gothoburgensis
MottoTradita innovare innovata tradere
Motto in English
Renew our heritage and pass it on renewed
TypePublic
Established1891
EndowmentSEK 4.785 billion (total income, 2009)[1]
Vice-ChancellorEva Wiberg
Academic staff
2,970[2]
Administrative staff
6000,[2] 5,500 (FTE)[2]
Students37 000,[2] 26,000 (FTE)[2]
1,920[2]
Location
Sweden Gothenburg
,
Sweden
Campusurban
Colours          blue, white
AffiliationsAurora
Websitewww.gu.se

The University of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg.

The University is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 37,000 students and 6000 staff members[3] it is one of the largest universities in the Nordic countries.

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)[citation needed].

In 1971, the originally separate Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law became part of the University of Gothenburg.

Sahlgrenska University Hospital is associated with the university as a teaching hospital. The Sahlgrenska Hospital was founded in 1772 following a donation by Niclas Sahlgren, and is the largest in Northern Europe.

In the 1990s the School of Economics and the Academy of Music, Drama and Opera have moved to new buildings in the city centre. A new campus for the Faculty of Education (teacher training) was opened in central Gothenburg in 2006.

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.[4] The board consists of 15 members and 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, who is responsible for implementing the decisions of the board.[5] 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.[6] 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. It should also be noted that the university closely cooperates with Chalmers University of Technology, a fact that further increases the total scope of the academic environment in Gothenburg.

  • The Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts (Konstnärliga fakulteten) offers courses in the fields of design and crafts, film studies, photography, scene, music and fine arts. The Göteborg Organ Art Center, HDK, Högskolan för scen och musik, and Valand Academy are part of the faculty.
  • The Faculty of Education (Utbildningsvetenskapliga fakulteten) is responsible for teacher training in various subjects.
  • The Faculty of Arts (Humanistiska fakulteten) comprises the humanities, for instance cultural studies, history, literature, history of ideas, religion, 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 Science (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 Akadamin) is part of the University of Gothenburg and functions as a separate academy with the prestigious Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
  • 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.

Other[edit]

  • The Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research is a unit of about 30 staff which was formed in 1998.[7]

World ranking[edit]

University of Gothenburg places well in local and global rankings and is usually positioned among the world's best for life sciences and medicine. It was ranked 2nd in Sweden, 11th in Europe and 40th in the world in the subjects of biological and life sciences by AWRU-Shanghai 2018 world ranking. In dentistry and clinical medicine it was ranked 21st and 33rd respectively by the AWRU-Shanghai 2018 world ranking.[8][9]

Ranking Global Subject: Biomedical and life sciences
ARWU- Shanghai 151-200 40 [9]
Leiden NA 111 [10]
Times 198 97 [11]
US News 176 99 [12]

Noted people[edit]

Alumni[edit]

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

Honorary degrees[edit]

The University of Gothenburg has awarded numerous honorary doctorates to public figures and excellent academics, including:

Past rectors[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– Eva Wiberg

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Swedish Higher Education Authority (Högskoleverket) – Annual report 2010 (Swedish), page 106ff Archived 31 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d e f Facts and Figures (English). University of Gothenburg
  3. ^ facts and figures University of Gothenburg
  4. ^ "Sidan kunde inte hittas". Göteborgs universitet. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Organisation - About the University, University of Gothenburg, Sweden". University of Gothenburg. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Faculties - About the University, University of Gothenburg, Sweden". University of Gothenburg. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ^ "About us | Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research". www.genus.se. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  8. ^ http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/clinical-medicine.html
  9. ^ a b http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/biological-sciences.html
  10. ^ http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2018/list
  11. ^ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/subject-ranking/clinical-pre-clinical-health#!/page/0/length/25/name/gothe/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats
  12. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/biology-biochemistry

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 57°41′54″N 11°58′18″E / 57.69833°N 11.97167°E / 57.69833; 11.97167


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