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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