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  • Congratulations Alumni of the Year


    campus For the third year in a row, Jönköping University (JU) will award the Alumni of the Year during a ceremony to be held on Tuesday, October 3. Incoming Executive Vice President Salem Seifeddine, together with a representative from each school, will hand out awards to the five alumni of the year 2023. The winners will be revealed today.

  • Jönköping International Business School's highest-ever position in Financial Times ranking


    On 10 September, the Financial Times (FT) published its annual ranking of the best Masters in Management in the world. Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University is on the list for the third year in a row, scoring 64th place. The result reaffirms the school’s place as one of the most prestigious business schools worldwide. Moreover, it is a jump of a whopping 20 places over the past year.

  • JU programme awarded honourable price


    Lighting Design and Lighting Technology programme at JTH.receives Stora förtjänstpriset. The programme Lighting design and Lighting technology at the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University (JU) has been awarded an award for great merit.“It is a great honour and fantastic joy,” says Johanna Glans, programme manager.

  • JU students build on campus during architecture week


    JTH students in Hälsoparken at JU. Jönköping University (JU) is part of the architecture week in Jönköping. On 7-9 September, Construction Engineering students at the School of Engineering (JTH) compete in building something for the public in “Hälsoparken” on JU’s campus.“It will be great fun to build something and show off what we can do to the Jönköping residents,” says Elin Johansson, one of the competing students.

  • Don’t be afraid to ask how someone is doing


    Suicide Prevention Day How can we work together to prevent mental health problems? At the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University, Suicide Prevention Day is organized every year with interesting lecturers in order to draw attention to the topic. By talking more about our emotions, we can create an understanding of people’s mental health and suicide.

  • Success for JU’s new public lecture series


    Anders Dybelius lecture during JU LIVE On 31 August, a spellbound audience learned about what happened to fighter pilot Peter Norström and his friend and colleague Gilbert Hägg on the fateful November day of 1972. Anders Dybelius, assistant professor of history at the School of Education and Communication (HLK) at Jönköping University (JU), was the first in the JU LIVE lecture series.

  • School of Health and Welfare assists in continuing education for Ukrainian prosthetists and orthotics


    Ortopedingenjör utbildar The need for prostheses and other assistive technology is reaching crisis point in war-torn Ukraine. When Nerrolyn Ramstrand, professor of prosthetics and orthotics at the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University, was asked to assist in training Ukrainian prosthetist/orthotists, she did not hesitate. Colleagues at the school agreed and a Ukrainian film crew is currently on site at JU to record the digital lectures.

  • More than 3,500 new students - film and slideshow from the Kick Off


    Yrsa Björkbom, HLK. More than 3,500 new students have registered to study at Jönköping University (JU). Watch our film and slideshow from the Kick Off, which features a variety of student activities on and off campus.“It's such a great atmosphere on the entire campus,” says Yrsa Björkbom from Stockholm, who will study at the pre-school teacher programme at the School of Education and Communication (HLK) at JU.

  • Opening of Jönköping’s coolest new meeting place


    Agneta Marell was one of the speakers during the day On Friday 25 August, the grand opening of Science Park Towers in Jönköping was held. About 1,500 visitors attended the festivities and caught a glimpse of the inside of Jönköping’s newest and most innovative meeting place. The School of Engineering at Jönköping University has premises in the building and together with entrepreneurs and companies they contribute to the region’s continued success and collaborate to raise the level of entrepreneurship in Sweden’s most entrepreneurial region.

  • Jönköping University programmes among Sweden’s most popular


    Jönköping University. The Jönköping University programmes New Media Design and Media and Communication Science programme (MKV) are among Sweden's most popular.“Great news and a nice confirmation that we are on the right track,” says Martin Lindh, programme manager for New Media Design.