New Department PPS

On 1 January 2026, the Department of Education, Psychology and Social Work (PPS) will be formed through a co-organization of the Department of Education (UTV) and the Department of Psychology and Social Work (PSO). Here you will find information about the decision and the process ahead.

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Background

The background to the organisational change is a desire to strengthen professional education and training through closer cooperation between teachers, psychologists and social workers.

The new department will be a stronger professional education and training environment where we can create new opportunities for research and education in the welfare sector, and meet the skills needs of the future. We also create a more integrated and attractive educational environment for students and staff. Existing students will not be negatively affected by the reorganization.

The merger is also in line with the faculty's goal of creating larger and more sustainable departments, a work that began in 2018/2019. The aim has been to shape more cohesive and strategically sustainable environments for both education and research. The effect of this merger will be a department of comparable size to the others within the faculty and the university.

Advantages of a unified institution

Bringing together several of the faculty's professional education programmes within a common department is expected to provide several advantages:

Improved collaboration between disciplines
More efficient use of resources
Strengthened research environment
Attractive education and research environment

Challenges with organizational change

Prior to the decision, a risk analysis has been carried out and an action plan has been drawn up (see "Documents" below). To facilitate the merger of the subjects of education, psychology and social work, the faculty is allocating SEK 1 million in integration funds and appointing a special management resource to provide support and guidance to department and subject managements during the merger process.

Timetable

14–15 May 2025: Presentation of the proposal to the management team and LSG for PSO and UTV and FSG for HUV.
May 21, 2025: Presentation at APT for PSO and UTV.
May–June 2025: Implementation of risk analyses within the framework of the respective LSG.
October 14, 2025: Decisions are made by the principal.
October 2025: Recruitment of the head of department begins.
January 1, 2026: Implementation of the merge.