Gotland University College
Gotland University College (Swedish: Högskolan på Gotland) is a university college (högskola) located in Visby on Gotland, Sweden.[1] The school is not a full university according to the official Swedish terminology since it is not authorized to issue PhD degrees. In December 2011 a "declaration of interest" to merge into Uppsala University was signed by both vice-chancellors, aiming for completion during 2012[2][3].
The university college was established in 1998 and is thus one of the youngest institutions of higher education in Sweden. It has around 4 300 registered students, many of them part-time and distance students.[4] The main building which used to be an old Whiskey distillery is located in the central part of Visby, between the city marina and the Almedalen park. The Rindi Student Union, which organises the students, has its own building, called Rindi-borgen.
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[edit] Gotland Game Awards
Each year at the start of June, a grand event called Gotland Game Awards (GGA) is held. Here the students belonging to the university college are allowed to show off games[5] and movies[6] that they have produced during the past year. Among the guests are recent PhD Candidate Mirjam Eladhari,[7] game design guru Ernest Adams,[8] alumni[9] as well as national and international professionals.[10] These combined with the populace of Gotland, makes GGA one of the biggest and best game and CG related award ceremonies in Europe.
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[edit] References
- ^ List of higher education institutions, Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, accessed 2010-10-26
- ^ http://www.hgo.se/nyheter/3254-hgo.html?branch=main&language=sv
- ^ http://www.uu.se/nyheter/nyhet-visning/?id=1562&area=1,2,3,9,13,16&typ=pm&na=&lang=sv
- ^ University College of Gotland. "Högskolan på Gotland i siffror". http://mainweb.hgo.se/adm/omhgo.nsf/dokument/C73C22C67EAD0D02C125716800475C0E!OpenDocument. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- ^ HGo games
- ^ HGo animation
- ^ Mirjam Eladhari
- ^ Ernest W. Adams game credits.
- ^ Alumni
- ^ Gotland Game Awards jury
[edit] External links
- University College of Gotland - Official site
- Welcome to Gotland University - Information booklet
- Gotland Game Awards - Gotland Game Awards
- GAME - Game departement at HGo
- GotArk - Gotland Archaeological Student Association
Coordinates: 57°38′21″N 18°17′18″E / 57.63917°N 18.28833°E
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