Talk:List of universities in Sweden
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[edit] Blekinge Institute of Technology can issue Ph.Ds
The blekinge institue of technology has the rights to award P.h.D degree —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.13.128.89 (talk • contribs) July 12, 2005 at 17:08.
[edit] Jönköping University has authority to issue doctoral degrees
Jönköping University (official translation of Högskolan i Jönköping see www.hj.se/eng ) has authority to issue doctoral degrees, at least, in Social Sciences. It's translation into english is also wrong. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.120.208.81 (talk • contribs) January 20, 2006 at 19:51.
[edit] Total Make Over
- I've restructured this page according to the official standard set by the Higher Education Ordinance and the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education.
- I've tried to use the official translations of names, but while the institution prefers Jönköping University it is in fact the University College of Jönköping while the National Agency for Higher Education gives the name of Jönköping University Foundation, and although the institution has its own legal person I am not fully convinced that it can change the name from university college to university by simple vote on the board.
- The subsections on Institutes of Technology has been removed. There are three main reasons for this. Firstly, there is no clear definition of Institute of Technology, making it very difficulty to draw a line for which institutions to include. Secondly, this is a matter where it is difficult to keep a neutral point of view. (This can be seen by scrutinizing the old list, which includes five of the six major institutes but none of the lesser colleges which, technically, have higher standing as they are recognized in law.) Thirdly, this entry is a list of universities (and university colleges), not a list of faculties and departments. As such, all institutes of technology are included in the list! Given the history of Swedish institutes of technology, I recommend a separate entry on this topic.
- The subsection on Business Schools has been cut, basically on the same reasons as above. If a separate entry is to be created on Swedish business schools, I recommend that a lot of thought go into the differences between the actual Business Schools (Stockholm Göteborg and Jönköping, but the latter two have been incorporated into the university and university college) and the Business Schools set up as departments of business adminstration and renamed for marketing reasons. The differences in structure, research effort and educational programmes are substantial!
- The subsection on Veterinary training have been cut, as it gave an erroneous picture of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The latter has been included in the list of universities in consistence with the level of research and education at the institution.
- The subsection teachers training has also been cut, as there is basically one (1) institution that is still solely used for teachers training. It is also worth noting that the 1977 Higher Education Act forced all other teachers seminars to be incorporated into a university college or university.
- The subsection on Art Colleges has been kept. Using the same old arguments again, I have removed all departments and schools from the list as they are not universities or university colleges. I have, however, left a reference to certain Music Academies as well as the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts in Gothenburg. The reason for this is that until recently they all had the status of university colleges.
- Finally, the subsection on Medical Schools. Just as most Institutes of Technology and most Business Schools the Swedish Medical Schools are an integral part of universities and should not be included in this list. There is however one big difference, namely the research that is carried out in university hospitals. Thinking that lists of universities are just as much about research as about education, I have therefore kept the Medical schools in the list. 85.8.2.43 00:57, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Mälardalen
I do believe Mälardalen has been upgraded to a full university as of a year or two ago. I don't want to edit the article through as I'm not 100% sure.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dan1113 (talk • contribs) April 10, 2006 at 06:00.
