University College of Halmstad
Encyclopedia
Halmstad University is a university college (Swedish:högskola
) in Halmstad
, Sweden
. The university was established in 1973, Halmstad University is a Swedish state university with over 14 500 students, including more than 300 exchange students and more than 300 international programme students. The study programs and courses cover over 50 Bachelor's and Master's programs and more than 500 single subject courses. This includes ten international master's programmes. The university conducts Doctoral programs in Information Technology and Innovation Science. The Vice-chancellor is Mikael Alexandersson.
Halmstad University's educational profile is made up of three interwoven areas of strength which can be summarised as the development and study of organisations, products and quality of life. This is based on the three main research areas of the university: Innovation Science, Information Technology and Health Science. To promote interaction, the areas of strength are permeated by three distinctive attributes: collaborative outreach, innovation and well-being.
Högskola
A university college denotes an independent institution in Sweden and Norway that provides tertiary education and in limited cases also quaternary education...
) in Halmstad
Halmstad
Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...
, 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....
. The university was established in 1973, Halmstad University is a Swedish state university with over 14 500 students, including more than 300 exchange students and more than 300 international programme students. The study programs and courses cover over 50 Bachelor's and Master's programs and more than 500 single subject courses. This includes ten international master's programmes. The university conducts Doctoral programs in Information Technology and Innovation Science. The Vice-chancellor is Mikael Alexandersson.
Halmstad University's educational profile is made up of three interwoven areas of strength which can be summarised as the development and study of organisations, products and quality of life. This is based on the three main research areas of the university: Innovation Science, Information Technology and Health Science. To promote interaction, the areas of strength are permeated by three distinctive attributes: collaborative outreach, innovation and well-being.
Research Centers and Research groups
- Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS)
- Biological and Environmental Systems (BLESS)
- Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning research (CIEL)
- Centre for Studies of Political Science, Communication and Media (CPKM)
- Center of research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI)
- Contexts and Cultural Boundaries (KK)
- Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design (MTEK)
- Research on Education and Learning within the School of Teacher Education (FULL)
- Social Change, Learning and Social Relations (SLSR)
External links
- Högskolan i Halmstad - Official site