Örebro University
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Örebro University or Örebro universitet is a state university in Örebro, Sweden. The university was created in 1999 when the former Högskola (university college) was granted the privileges of a university by the Government of Sweden.
Among former students may be noted the former manager of the English national football team Sven-Göran Eriksson and former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson.
Persson, who studied sociology in Örebro 1969-1971, but never graduated, was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university in early 2005. This caused criticism both from within Örebro University itself and from representatives of other Swedish universities. Especially since it was granted the university privileges despite the fact that the national board of higher education advised the government not to grant the privileges. Opposition politicians and newspapers depicted the doctorate as a result of academic politicization, and the business-supported Institute against Bribery (Institutet mot Mutor) demanded an investigation into whether it is to be seen as a bribe.
See also Category:Örebro University alumni.
[edit] External links
- Örebro University - Official site
- The Local: Persson's honorary doctorate
