Skövde University College
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Skövde University College (HS) is a university college (högskola) in Skövde
, Sweden
. It has approximately 11000 students. Lecturers and other educational staff number around 340, with approximately 100 persons in administration as of March 2007. The university college is structured in three departments (since 2004):
The HS was established in 1977, and one of its educations achieved university status in 1983.
In addition to the core buildings, there are two other college-related buildings: the Gothia Science Park, an incubator for start-ups and considered to be an interface for science and local business, and the Boulogner, a student union house for recreation.
Skövde
Skövde is a locality and the seat of Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 34 446 inhabitants .Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. It sits on the eastern slope of a low mountain ridge Billingen ,...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It has approximately 11000 students. Lecturers and other educational staff number around 340, with approximately 100 persons in administration as of March 2007. The university college is structured in three departments (since 2004):
- Institutionen för Kommunikation och Information (informatics, languages, humanities, pedagogy and computer related pedagogy)
- Institutionen för Teknik och Samhälle (mechanical engineering, economics, social sciences, management studies)
- Institutionen för Vård och Natur (health services, natural science)
The HS was established in 1977, and one of its educations achieved university status in 1983.
History
The college was originally situated in former barracks of the Swedish army, which were modernised and modified for the needs of the university. Most of the university college is now located in modern buildings. The campus is located alongside the Gothenburg-Stockholm railway, near the center of Skövde.In addition to the core buildings, there are two other college-related buildings: the Gothia Science Park, an incubator for start-ups and considered to be an interface for science and local business, and the Boulogner, a student union house for recreation.
External links
- Skövde University College - Official site