University West ( sv,
Högskolan A university college (Swedish: ''högskola''; Norwegian: ''høyskole'', ''høgskole'' or ''høgskule''; Danish: ''professionshøjskole''; literally meaning "high school" and "professional high school") in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland is an in ...
Väst) is a
university college
In a number of countries, a university college is a college institution that provides tertiary education but does not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university. The precise usage varies ...
(''högskola'') located in
Trollhättan
Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is loc ...
, in southwestern
Sweden. University West was initially called University College of Trollhättan/Uddevalla ( sv, Högskolan i Trollhättan/Uddevalla) and had three campuses, in Trollhättan,
Uddevalla
Uddevalla (old no, Oddevold) is a town and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. In 2015, it had a population of 34 781.
It is located at a bay of the south-eastern part of Skagerrak. The beaches of Uddevalla ar ...
and
Vänersborg
Vänersborg () is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 23,882 inhabitants (out of a municipal total of 39,591) Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Sin ...
. In 2008 all activities were relocated to new facilities in Trollhättan.
University West offers bachelor's (
first cycle), master's (
second cycle
The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds each ...
) and doctoral (
third cycle) programmes within a variety of fields like IT, economics and management, health studies, education and engineering. In 2020 there were 27 first cycle programmes and 17 second and third cycle programmes.
As of 2021 there are 13,000 students enrolled and the university employs more than 700 people, including more than 60 professors.
Work-integrated learning in education and research
University West implements
work-integrated learning (WIL) in its education and research. The university sees both theoretical and practical knowledge as crucial in education and knowledge creation. Through WIL, students get an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge to real-life situations and are able to bring back practical experiences into the classroom, thereby improving learning and the student's grasp of his or her field.
University West conducts extensive and internationally recognized research within the field of work-integrated learning and has a unique doctoral programme i WIL. The university is also a member of WACE, an international organisation aimed at strengthening cooperative and work-integrated learning around the world.
Departments and Schools
The university consists of four academic departments/schools.
* School of Business, Economics and IT
* Department of Social and Behavioural Studies
* Department of Health Sciences
* Department of Engineering Sciences
The current vice-chancellor of the university is
Martin Hellström
See also
*
List of universities and colleges in Sweden
This list of universities in Sweden is based on the Higher Education Ordinance of 1993 (as amended until January 2006). With few exceptions, all higher education in Sweden is publicly funded.
The Swedish higher education system differentiates ...
References
External links
Official website
{{CDIO
West
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...