University of Gothenburg
| University of Gothenburg | |
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| Göteborgs universitet | |
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| Latin: Universitas Gothoburgensis | |
| Motto | Tradita innovare innovata tradere |
| Motto in English | Renew our heritage and pass it on renewed |
| Established | 1954 (1891) |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | SEK 4.785 billion (total income, 2009)[1] |
| Rector | Dr. Pam Fredman |
| Academic staff | 447[2] |
| Admin. staff |
4,700 total full-time,[2] 2,500 scientific[2] |
| Students | 24,900 (FTE, 2009)[1] |
| Doctoral students | 2,278[2] |
| Location |  Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Campus | urban |
| Colours | blue, white |
| Website | www.gu.se |
The University of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg.
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[edit] Character
The University of Gothenburg is the third-oldest Swedish university, and with 24,900 full-time students[3] it is also among the largest universities in the Nordic countries. With its eight faculties and 57 departments, the University of Gothenburg is also 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.
It is a major university in Europe.[4] In the 2010 QS World University Rankings[5] the university was ranked 183rd in the world. In the 2008 ARWU ranking, Gothenburg University is ranked in the 201–302 range[6] when compared to the top 500 universities in the world.
Gothenburg University has the highest number of applicants per study place in many of its subjects and courses,[7] and is therefore one of the most popular universities in Sweden.
[edit] History
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. Over the course of time, it has merged with a number of previously independent academic institutions in the city. It was granted the rights of a full university by the Swedish government in 1954, following the merger of the Göteborgs högskola with the Medicinhögskolan i Göteborg (Gothenburg Medical School), thus becoming Sweden's third-oldest university.
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.
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.
[edit] Organization
The university is organised into several academic faculties.[8]
The Faculty of Fine Applied and Performing Arts (Konstnärliga fakulteten)
- Art education
- design and crafts
- film school
- literary composition
- photography
- scene and music
- Göteborg Organ Art Center
- Valand School of Fine Arts
The Faculty of Education (Utbildningsvetenskapliga fakulteten)
The Faculty of Arts (Humanistiska fakulteten)
- Humanities
- cultural studies
- history
- literature, history of ideas, religion
- modern languages
- philosophy, linguistics, theory of science
- Swedish
The IT Faculty (IT fakulteten)
- Computer sciences
- applied information technology
- computer science and engineering
The Faculty of Science (Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten)
- Natural science and Formal science
- botany
- cell and molecular biology
- physics
- earth sciences
- chemistry
- kulturvård
- marine ecology
- mathematics
- environmental science
- zoology
The Sahlgrenska Academy (Shalgrenska Akadamien)
- Health science education and medical school
- Medicine
- Odontology
- Health and Care Sciences
The School of Business, Economics and Law (Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet)
- Business school and law school
- economics
- business administration
- law
- cultural geography
- national economy and statistics
The Faculty of Social Sciences (Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten)
- Social Sciences
- peace and development studies
- public administration
- journalism and mass communication
- psychology
- social anthropology
- social work
- sociology
- political science
- European studies
[edit] Noted people
[edit] Alumni
- Percy Barnevik, industry leader, former CEO of Asea Brown Boveri
- Nick Bostrom, eminent philosopher and futurist and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University
- Magnus Carlsson, singer
- Jan Eliasson, diplomat and politician (former President of the United Nations General Assembly, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden)
- Carl Henrik Fredriksson, Swedish literary critic, columnist, essayist, and translator
- Håkan Hellström, Swedish singer and musician.
- Cecilia Malmström, politician (European Commissioner)
- Njuguna Ndungu, economist, Governor and Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Kenya
- Susanna Roxman, Anglophone poet and critic.
- Maria Wetterstrand, politician (Green Party)
- Shaykh Muhammad al-Ya’qoubi, a well-renowned Syrian Islamic scholar.
[edit] Staff
- Sture Allén, computer linguist, former permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy
- Arvid Carlsson, Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine, 2000
- Ernst Cassirer, philosopher
- Östen Dahl, linguist (member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and Academia Europaea)
- Åke Edwardson, author (used to teach Journalism)
- Gunnar D Hansson, author
- Tore Janson, linguist
- Bernhard Karlgren, sinologist
- Lotta Lotass, writer and literary scholar (Member of the Swedish Academy)
- Erik Lönnroth, historian (Member of the Swedish Academy)
- Bo Ralph, linguist (Member of the Swedish Academy)
- Bo Rothstein, political scientist
- Jens Allwood, linguist
[edit] Honorary degrees
The University of Gothenburg has awarded numerous honorary doctorates to public figures and excellent academics, including:
- Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland 1980–1996 (honorary doctorate 1990)
- Hillary Clinton, politician (honorary doctorate, 2007)
- David Cox, statistician (honorary docatorate 2007)
- Linda Haas, sociologist
[edit] Past rectors
- 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– Pam Fredman
[edit] See also
- Chalmers University of Technology
- GOArt
- List of universities in Sweden
- Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg
[edit] References
- ^ a b Swedish Higher Education Authority (Högskoleverket) – Annual report 2010 (Swedish), page 106ff
- ^ a b c d Göteborgs universitet i siffror (Swedish). University of Gothenburg
- ^ facts and figures University of Gothenburg
- ^ A major European University. University of Gothenburg
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2010 Results". http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2010/results.
- ^ Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2008
- ^ (Swedish) Fakta om Göteborgs universitet. University of Gothenburg
- ^ Organizational diagram. University of Gothenburg
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