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FACTS ABOUT MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY
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MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY
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• Härnösand• Sundsvall• Östersund
Härnösand
Östersund
Sundsvall
HISTORY
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1842 Teacher Training and Nautical Education in Härnösand
1971 School of Social Work and Public Administration
in Östersund
1977 University College in Sundsvall/Härnösand and University College in
Östersund
1993 Mid Sweden University College
1995 Colleges of Health Sciences transferred to Mid Sweden University College
2001 Faculty of Natural Sciences
2005 Mid Sweden University
FACTS
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• 15 000 Students• 550 Independent courses • 45 Educational programs • 35 Master programs • 235 Graduate students• 1 000 Employees• 58% teachers with a
postgraduate education • 927 Million SEK turnover
≈ US$ 135 million
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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• Proximity, Benefits, Curiosity: core values for development
• Education close to working life• Research as joint action and venture out of the
vision −Forests and mountains as resources for
trade, industry and life quality
FOUR RESEARCH PROFILE AREAS
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Vision:
Forests and mountains as resources for trade, industry, and life quality
comprises
• Forest as a resource (research center FSCN)
• Industrial information technology and Digital services (research center STC)
• Health, Sports science and Sports technology (research center NVC)
• Tourism and Adventure(research center ETOUR)
OTHER CENTRAL RESEARCH AREAS
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Central areas of research• Entrepreneurship and Business
development
• Banks, Insurances, Pension
• Media and Communication
• Learning, Education and Cultural heritage
• Crisis and risk
Subject-specific research• Among other things
research related to big and important first-cycle areas