Search pressure continues to increase | 2012 |
Prior to the spring semester 2013, the number of applicants for Mid Sweden University's courses and programs was record-high. In total, 14 650 people applied - an increase of 30 percent compared to...
Education
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Record high search pressure despite reduced supply | 2012 |
We have worked with creating educations with close links to working life and with anchoring in research.
Sudden increase in the number of degrees | 2005 |
Statistics can be interpreted in many ways. In 2005, for example, we could see that the number of students who graduated from Mid Sweden University had suddenly increased to 1557, which was about 2...
Connected research center is founded | 2005 |
How can the Earth's resources be saved by connecting more things to the Internet? It examines Professor Mattias O'Nils and his colleagues at the research center STC.
Distance learning and e-learning provide future headlines
Erik Fichtelius honorary doctor at Mid Sweden University since 2010 and CEO of the Education Radio tells here about the future opportunities that open up with distance education and e-learning, als...
University chancellor about the future of the university college
Exciting, fun and incredibly important - then Harriet Wallberg described how she looked at her assignment as university chancellor when she took office on June 1, 2014.
Should it be this difficult? | 2015 |
The name "Mitthögskolan" follows the school even 10 years after the university became a university. In 2014, the name "Mitthögskolan" was used in 61 articles online, mostly typing errors. There are...
Anders Edholm at the Vancouver Winter Olympics | 2010 |
When Anders Edholm started the Ski University in 1987, it was really only intended for girls. In those days, boys could get in through the sports platoon, but girls were not allowed to do the...
Economics studies and an Olympic bronze medal | 2006 |
Anna Ottosson had decided to retire from skiing within the next couple of years. She knew that the Olympic Games in Turin would be her last chance to win a championship medal. Still, she chose to...
Social Work Students Go to India for Field Located Education | 2015 |
For many years, social work students at Mid Sweden University have been able to go to India for field located education. The 15-20 weeks that they spend there open their eyes to what social work is...
Introduction of the Seven-Point Grading Scale | 2007 |
In connection with the Bologna University’s 900th anniversary in 1999, a group of European Ministers for Education gathered.
Activities to attract more international students | 2009 |
In 2009, Mid Sweden University put extra focus on increasing the number of international students. It was a joint drive by both our faculties and the outcome was perhaps not as expected. But it was...
Intensive Courses in Swedish Very Popular | 2005 |
Eat, sleep and breathe svenska (Swedish).” This describes the very essence of the intensive course in Swedish that was held at Mid Sweden University for several years. The course was a part of the...
The Educational Strategy for 2011-2015
If you want to be the best at cooperating with working life, it is not enough to send students on work placements. And if you want to be the best at e-learning, you have to dare to challenge old...
Konkurrenslyftet Begins | 2010 |
“Shadow a Student” was one of many highly appreciated activities during the Konkurrenslyftet project, which was intended to encourage more upper secondary school students to continue their studies ...
Was Jesus Married? | 2013 |
“Jesus said to them: ‘My wife…’” The text on an antique papyrus fragment has caused a great stir all over the world. Was the man married?
The Travels of Twilight-Fans Fascinate in a New Book | 2011 |
Every day, hundreds and sometimes thousands of people pilgrimage to two small American communities, Forks and La Push. These people are inveterate Twilight fans. They photograph the local school,...
Mid Sweden University Project Leader of the PISA Study | 2009 |
In 2009, Mid Sweden University is again entrusted by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education to continue to lead the Swedish PISA study.
ETOUR is Founded – With Record Support | 1997 |
In 1997, Mid Sweden University College started the first Scandinavian tourism research institute, ETOUR. Here, outgoing research at a high level is carried out – which will be of use for both socie...
The Research Strategy for 2012-2016
On page 2 of Mid Sweden University’s Research Strategy for 2012-2016, it states, among other things, that “the research at Mid Sweden University should be of high academic quality and be relevant t...
Mid Sweden University is Awarded Knowledge Foundation Environment Status | 2011 |
Finally! After a two-year qualification process, Mid Sweden University has been selected to be a Knowledge Foundation environment. Mid Sweden University is one of three higher education institution...
The Risk and Crisis Research Centre Opens | 2010 |
“Bringing excellence together” is the motto of Mid Sweden University’s Risk and Crisis Research Centre (RCR). At the opening in 2010, national and international contacts in the field were invited –...
The “Talking” Paper | 2007 |
“Talking” paper with embedded digital information – that you need only touch for sound to flow out of printed speakers. The information technology of the future was already here in 2007!
DEMICOM Becomes Mid Sweden University’s First Research Centre | 2006 |
Which posts do we share the most on Facebook? Which strategy is the most effective one during an election campaign? And how is an economic crisis covered in the media? The researchers at DEMICOM ha...
Online Research Centre is Founded | 2005 |
How can the earth’s resources be saved by more things being connected to the Internet? That is an issue Professor Mattias O’Nils and his colleagues at the research centre STC look into.
Benny Wins the Bronze Medal at the Researchers’ Grand Prix | 2014 |
How many people can, in just four minutes, describe their research in a way that is both entertaining and easy to understand – standing on the stage of a rock club? Well, there is at least one...
Bodil Malmsten and Bengt Saltin are awarded honorary doctoral degrees | 2006 |
On 22 September 2006, Mid Sweden University arranged its first Annual Celebration. Twelve new professors and five new doctors were celebrated with great splendour. Bengt Saltin and Bodil Malmsten...
Joachim Sjövall Sees Mid Sweden University as a Natural Part of the Region
While time is certainly a diffuse concept, its ten years as a full university makes Mid Sweden University a young university by Swedish standards.
To Choose One’s Own Path
Mid Sweden University has evolved well during its years a full university. That is the opinion of Pia Sandvik, who was the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university between 2002 and 2005, and who later...
110 Years of Nursing Education in Östersund | 1905 |
In September of 1905, the County council decided to start a course to educate nurses in Östersund. The issue had been brought up ten years earlier, but the education could not begin until the...
The Teacher Education Begins in | 1842 |
Härnösand and Mid Sweden University have a long educational heritage, which goes as far back as 1842. In the beginning, the teacher education lasted for one year, but five years later, it was...
A Record Number of Journeyman Certificates at the Wood Academy | 2014 |
In May of 2014, a hard-to-beat record was set at the Furniture Making and Building Crafts Programme at the Wood Academy in Kramfors.
Mid Sweden University is Declared the Summer University of the Year | 2014 |
“Mid Sweden University admits more summer students than any other Swedish university and provides a good and serious range of courses.” In 2014, Mid Sweden University received the award “Summer...
Two New Exciting Programmes | 2009 |
2009 was the year when Mid Sweden University got two new, exciting programmes: the Criminology Programme and the Risk and Crisis Management Programme.
Students at the School of Social Studies – A New Addition to the Townscape of Östersund | 1971 |
In 1970, the Government authorities decided to expand the School of Social Studies in Sweden. In May of the following year, it was decided that a new School of Social Studies would be located in...
The University College of Östersund and the University College of Sundsvall/Härnösand are Founded | 1977 |
Through the reform of higher education in 1977, both the University College of Sundsvall/Härnösand and the University College of Östersund were founded, as well as ten other new university colleges...
The Right to Award Master’s Degrees and the Degree of Master of Science in Engineering | 2003 |
In 2003, the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education approved Mid Sweden University’s application for the right to award Master’s Degrees in all fields of study, as well as the Degree of Maste...
Mid Sweden University took over the Northern Forest Institute in Bispgården | 1997 |
In 1997, Mid Sweden University took over the forest technician programme that had been held at the Northern Forest Institute since the end of the 19th century, with the Swedish University of...
Mid Sweden University - The Foundation for a new University | 1993 |
The discussions concerning a deeper collaboration between the University College of Sundsvall/Härnösand and the University College of Östersund picked up momentum in the autumn of 1990 and the...
First batch of psychology students | 2008 |
After a two-and-a-half year long process, Mid Sweden University finally got its own Psychology programme, which was a source of relief and happiness to everyone involved. The following year, the...
Skarp Åre starts | 2008 |
In order to strengthen Mid Sweden University’s profile in the fields of tourism, winter sports and outdoor life, Skarp Åre was started. The one-year education was popular and it was offered by the...
Sudden increase in the number of degrees awarded | 2005 |
Statistics can be interpreted in many different ways. For example, in 2005, we could see that the number of students who had graduated from Mid Sweden University had suddenly increased to 1557, whi...
Origo – a centre for learning | 2010 |
A large number of Mid Sweden University’s students are distance students and we are one of the largest providers of distance education in the country.
Mid Sweden University offers the largest number of summer courses | 2010 |
Environmental politics, leadership, games programming, economics, mathematics… And why not runology or mountain ecology?
The Summer University is Born | 2012 |
In the beginning, the Summer University was a faculty project within the education strategy, but the result was such a success that it soon became a part of the regular activities at the university.
Simulation Mannequins Used in Nursing Programme | 2012 |
A computerized, lifelike model of a human – one that can imitate our behaviour and our reactions. It sounds like science fiction, but it became very much a reality at Mid Sweden University’s nursin...
The Work Unit in Örnsköldsvik is Given Campus Status | 1999 |
During 1999-2007 Örnsköldsvik received the status of campus and Mid Sweden University was described as having four campuses. Aside from the nursing college activities, a work unit had existed in...
Strengths for the Future
Aside from being the President of the Swedish Sports Confederation, Karin Mattsson Weijber has also been a member of the Mid Sweden University Board since 2007. This means that she has been on the...
Education and Research Even More Important in the Future
Kristina Persson is a former member of the Mid Sweden University Board and the former County Governor of Jämtland, and she was involved in the work to achieve full university status. Today, she is ...
To develop the modern university
Anders Söderholm has been the Vice-Chancellor of Mid Sweden University since 2008 – that is seven out of the first ten years. Here, he talks about his view on the future development of the universi...
Third Time Lucky! | 2003 |
Around the turn of the century, Mid Sweden University made some important investments in additional professors, doctoral students and doctoral studies. The third application for full university...
Miun Innovation opens | 2009 |
– Not all ideas result in a company. It is just as important that the researchers and students develop as entrepreneurs, and that they learn to let loose their drive and creativity, says Juliana...
Mid Sweden University is Granted the Right to Educate Head Teachers and Preschool Heads | 2012 |
In October of 2014, Mid Sweden University received the happy news that we would be one of six universities with the right to offer the National School Leadership Training Programme.
10 years in seven minutes | 2015 |
The film summarizes a part of all that has happened during our ten years as a university. It begins with a message from biathlete and honorary doctor Magdalena Forsberg, who sends us a greeting fro...
The First Nursing Student Admitted in Härnösand/Sundsvall | 1849 |
The nursing education in the County council of Västernorrland had a modest beginning. In 1894, the County council decided to admit one nursing student to the hospital in Härnösand every six months,...
The German Press is Horrified at the Crown Princess’s Visit | 2011 |
How could Prince Daniel let the pregnant Victoria climb a steep ladder – in high heels? A royal visit to Mid Sweden University provoked strong reactions in the German tabloids.
A Two-Day Celebration When Mid Sweden University Opened on 10-11 February | 2005 |
On 10 February, the official and ceremonial opening of Mid Sweden University was held in Härnösand Cathedral.
ARC13 – Assessment of Research and Coproduction | 2013 |
In 2013, around 50 international experts assessed 28 research subjects and seven research centres at Mid Sweden University. When ARC13 (Assessment of Research and Coproduction) was done, it was don...
Anders Södergren on Skiing and Studies | 2010 |
At Campus Östersund, we are spoilt when it comes to seeing the world elite of cross-country skiing. They study for exams, have a coffee, go roller skating, study some more… It is all work and no...
FSCN is Started by Myat Htun | 1999 |
Forest, forest, forest. In Mid Sweden University region, there are plenty of forests. Therefore, it is logical that the hub of forest industrial research, FSCN, is located here. The research centre...
The Disciplinary Research Domain of Natural Science - Halfway to Full University Status | 2001 |
A complementary application for full university status was submitted to the government in December of 1999, after the measures suggested by the panel from the Swedish National Agency for Higher...