Personal memories

Göran Persson congratulates Mid Sweden University | 2005 |

After a long wait and a lot of hard work, the Middle School finally became Mid Sweden University.

HUV celebrated 10 years | 2005 |

In conjunction with the Faculty Board for Human Sciences, HUV's, last meeting for the year, December 10, it was fitting to have cake talks to celebrate that the faculty, just like Mid Sweden...

A twenty-year relationship with Mid Sweden University

It started in 1991 when, with butterflies in my stomach, I stepped into Vesthagen as a student at the then University of Sundsvall. I would become an information officer. After three fantastic year...

The Roof Blows off Campus Östersund | 2007 |

At 07.02 a.m. on 11 April, Thomas Fuchs telephone starts ringing. He is at home in his bathroom. “The roof is blowing off the library,” says the man on the other end. 17 minutes later, Thomas is on...

Cutting the Grass by Means of Horses | 2012 |

Suddenly, there is a snorting and the sound of hoofs echoing between the walls of the houses. It is the North Swedish Horses Hägg and Ejmer, pulling the groom Anders Finnstedt. They have come to cu...

Opening of the Combined Library in Härnösand | 1999 |

In 1999, the construction of the Combined Library, (Swedish: Sambiblioteket), was completed in Härnösand.

Åkroken is Opened and Awarded | 1997 |

When the University College of Sundsvall/Härnösand was established in 1977, there was no unified solution for premises in Sundsvall. For twenty years, the activities were conducted in more or less...

Former Journalism Students Win Golden Shovels | 2014 |

The Golden Shovel is a highly prestigious award in Swedish journalism – and at the Investigative Seminar in March of 2014, no fewer than two of the winners were former students at Mid Sweden...

The Sochi Winter Olympics and Paralympics | 2010 |

Proud as a peacock. It is easy to feel that way when you think about all the Olympic medals that the Swedish cross-country skiers won in Sochi. And at Mid Sweden University, we preen ourselves a...

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...

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.

Design Collaboration with Japan | 2008 |

Can a nice-looking package make Japanese people buy meatballs? In 2007, Kristina Brink and some of her colleagues went on a study visit to Tokyo. It became the starting point of a collaboration tha...

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...

Two Crucial Agreements for the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre | 2011 |

The success of the Swedish national team in cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver made curious gazes turn to Östersund. What was it that we did up here that yielded such...

Sports Tech Research Center is Opened | 2014 |

“Here, we will be able to conduct complete tests that are very close to reality!” says an ecstatic Mikael Bäckström. He is a professor and centre leader at Mid Sweden University’s newest research...

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 –...

Opening of the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre | 2008 |

2 golds. 5 silvers. 4 bronzes. The cross-country skiers’ success at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics was historic. And it was at the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre (SWSRC) in Östersund that th...

Bo Hilleberg Awarded One of Five New Honorary Degrees | 2014 |

Mid Sweden University’s activities to create a profile for itself in outdoor recreation have been successful. Over the years, we have collaborated with the strongest outdoor industry trademarks in...

Jan Stenberg Awarded a Unique Honorary Degree | 2010 |

With fanfares, singing, music and a gun salute from the Jämtland Field Artillery, Mid Sweden University’s new doctors, professors and honorary degree recipients were celebrated at the annual...

The World Is Amazed by Stradivarius Research | 2005 |

When the Washington Post phoned Mats Tinnsten, he was truly surprised. – I never would have guessed that our research on the Stradivarius violin would have such an impact!

Activities to Recruit More Students Yield Results | 2009 |

A new Vice-Chancellor with clear priorities and a number of attractive programmes meant that Mid Sweden University got a higher share of applicants than any other university for the autumn of 2009.

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...

Starting Shot for the RUN Parliament | 2007 |

In February each year, the RUN Parliament is held. It is a highly appreciated initiative by Mid Sweden University. It brings chief education officers, school politicians and teacher trainers from o...

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.

Teacher Student Receives a Warning for Baking | 1849 |

Teacher salaries seem to have been as hot a topic 150 years ago as it is today. An enterprising teacher was reprimanded for having baked bread on the side in order to supplement his salary as a...

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...

Nautical Education Starts in | 1842 |

The same year as the teacher seminar, 1842, also started a navigation school in Härnösand. It was shut down as late as 1992.

Mid Sweden University Signs the Magna Charta | 2013 |

When Mats Tinnsten travelled to Italy to sign the Magna Charta, it was an important statement – it demonstrated that Mid Sweden University will always work to promote the freedom in research.

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...

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...

The Nursing Colleges Become Part of Mid Sweden University | 1995 |

The integration process between the University College of Sundsvall/Härnösand and the University College of Östersund did not just involve those two university colleges, but also the nursing colleg...

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.

Anders Söderholm becomes principal | 2008 |

When Anders Söderholm accepted to become Mid Sweden University's principal, a young business was waiting for him. Now it has matured somewhat, but Anders wants to stick to the young.

Application for Full University Status | 1998 |

From the moment it was founded, it was the ambition of Mid Sweden University to achieve full university status. In 1997, the first application was submitted to the government with the request to...