Örebro University () is a public

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Örebro Örebro ( ; ) is the seventh-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, and ...

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. The university has its roots in the Örebro campus of

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, and became an independent state

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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

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

History

In 1967,

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

by the

and opened by then Prime Minister

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on 6 February 1999.Historik
, Örebro University, updated 8 December 2010

Rankings

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.

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) *Johan Schnürer (2016–present)

Notable people

Alumni

* Lars Adaktusson,

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* Stefan Borsch, vocalist, Vikingarna (1973–1979) * Johan Dennelind, CEO, Telia Company * Lars Joel Eriksson, politics editor, '' Skånska Dagbladet'' * Fredrick Federley, Member of Parliament, Centre Party *

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, Ukrainian journalist, teacher * Mats Jansson, CEO, SAS Group (2007–2010) * Hans Karlsson, Minister for Employment *

Ulrika Knape Ulrika Margareta Knape-Lindberg (née ''Knape'' on 26 April 1955) is a retired Swedish diver. She competed in the 10 m platform and 3 m springboard at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won one gold and two silver medals. In 1972–1974 she was na ...

, Olympic medalist in

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(1972 and 1976) * Pernilla Månsson Colt, television host *

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(1996–2006) * Ali Sadeghian, musician, singer, songwriter, and actor *

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, Minister for Employment, Member of Parliament,

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* Sten Tolgfors, Minister for Defense and Foreign Trade, Member of Parliament,

* Rickard Olsson, television and radio host *

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* Marika Domanski Lyfors, coach of the Swedish women's national football team (1996–2005)

Faculty

* Anna G. Jónasdóttir, political science, gender studies;

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* Fuat Deniz,

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, killed on campus on 13 December 2007 * Berth Danermark, a professor at the university

Student Life

Student Union

The student union called "Örebro studentkår" shortened "ÖS" was created 1963 and represents all students at Örebro University. Örebro Student Union collaborates and is in constant contact with the university and the municipality to speak on behalf of students in the decisions that affect them. Among other things, the Student Union has student representatives in the Faculty Boards – which are part of the university's central management. Örebro Student Union is a democratic, non-political organisation which is ruled by the students themselves as a whole, but to make things easier there are different departments that run the actual work in the student union, the most important ones being the student council and the student union board.

Student council

The Student Council is the organisation's highest decision-making body. Simply translated, the general council is Örebro Student Union's own parliament. The role of the Student Council today is to set the overall direction for Örebro Student Union as an organization and activities and to be responsible for the full-time remunerated employees who are elected by the Student Council. The council consists of 41 members where each union section is represented; the members are elected by the union section's members to represent the union section and speak on its behalf. Every ordinary member of Örebro Student Union has the right to submit points to the Student Council. The council meets four to five times a year, when they vote on various issues that affect or have been submitted by the students. A couple weeks before each voting session the student council assembles for an opinion meeting where all documents that will be brought up at the time of the vote will be reviewed. This is so that the council's members can ask questions and make themselves familiar with the issue for them to bring it back to their respective sections for their opinion as well as being able to discuss and exchange ideas before the actual voting meeting which will reduce the amount of time needed to make an actual decision.

Student union board

Directly subordinate to Örebro Student Union's (ÖS) council is the union board – Örebro Student Union's highest executive body. The union board consists of the president of ÖS, the two vice presidents of ÖS and one member from each section (usually the president or vice president of the section). The main task of the Student Union Board can be summarized as implementing the council's decisions and managing the organization.

Kårsektionerna

The student union is divided into sections "Kårsektioner" that represent the different programs and faculties that are available at Örebro University. Örebro studentkår have 9 different sections called; Corax, DokSek, GIH, Grythyttan, Qultura, Serum, Sesam, Sobra and TekNat. There is also one un-official student section at Örebro University called ESN which contains all the exchange students who come to study at the university. ESN does not have any voting power in the student union, as its members are only students at the university for a short time. Each student section has its own given colour which also translates onto their student overall, or "Ovve". The different colours help in identifying different sections from each other, for example during the student introduction or just on a night out at the student club.

Gallery

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References

External links

Örebro University
- Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Orebro University Universities in Sweden Örebro Educational institutions established in 1977

1977 establishments in Sweden Education in Örebro County 20th-century establishments in Örebro County