Umeå University – in brief

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A message from the Vice-Chancellor
By academic standards, Umeå University is
still very young. In 2005 we celebrated our
40th birthday.
The university is alive with enthusiasm,
creativity and original ideas. Our playing field
is Europe and the rest of the world. Much of
our most advanced research now takes place
in global networks, and, not least thanks to
the Bologna Process, the programmes we offer
are becoming more internationalised than ever
before. However, while we are a world player,
we are also a dynamic and highly significant
force in the development of our own region
of Sweden.
Umeå University offers a particularly wide
range of study programmes. A tightly knit
campus ensures proximity between scientific
disciplines and study environments, although
at the same time we are one of the Nordic
countries’ largest providers of academic dis-
tance education.
Umeå University – in brief 3
With its 4,000 or so employees and 28,000
students, the university is active across a wide
spectrum of fields. In this brochure, we can
only give a few brief glimpses into the study
courses, research programmes and projects in
cooperation with other sectors of society that
we run at Umeå.
We are proud of Umeå University and
aim to keep on working towards making it
one of Scandinavia’s best environments for
study and research. We hope we have aroused
your curiosity and made you want to find out
more. You are always welcome to get in touch
or pay us a visit.
We believe in working towards success
together!
Göran Sandberg, Vice-Chancellor
4 Umeå University – in brief
Knowledge is growth
Sir Francis Bacon’s ”Nam et ipsa scientia potestas
est”, or ”Knowledge is power”, is one of the most
famous historical quotations. But ”potestas” can
also be translated as ”capability”, and there is no
doubt that the primary role of knowledge is to
provide capability and enhanced opportunities.
The human thirst for knowledge is the driving
force that brings about development in society.
Add to that the pleasure and the self-confidence
that people derive from learning something
really in-depth.
More than 150,000 people have studied at
Umeå University since it was founded in 1965.
At that time, the university offered medicine
and dentistry programmes and studies at the
faculty of philosophy.
Since then, the number of students has
increased more than twenty fold, and today
they have a broad range of opportunities and
career paths to choose from. Nowadays, the
university offers more than 120 study pro-
grammes and 1,700 programmes. There are
now five faculties.
Desire for development
The Umeå International School of Public
Health, Sweden’s only fully international
Master’s programme in public health sci-
ences was set up a few years ago and attracts
students from all over the world. The Food
and Tourism programmes have been added
to the range even more recently. A three-year
programme on scripting for film and televi-
sion, a three-year programme on pharmaceut-
ical dispensing and a one-year programme on
documentary photography are others which
have just begun.
Media production, network and com-
munications technology and the estate agent
programme are new technical scientific pro-
grammes available to student.
Good marks
Development of the range of programmes on
offer is a must if we are to meet new needs in
a changing world. And it is just as important
for us to ensure that the programmes we offer
are of the highest quality possible. As a rule,
opinions are in our favour in the evaluations
carried out by the National Agency for Higher
Education, confirming that we are heading in
the right direction.
Look at our programme for dieticians,
for example, which is very much in demand.
Information technology, physics, philosophy,
the history of ideas and English are just a few
of our other programmes that are rated very
highly by the National Agency for Higher
Education.
Activity among our neighbours
Umeå University has a presence in many
municipalities. Among others, Skellefteå offers
programmes on pharmaceutical dispensing
and for social workers, as well as programmes
on system sciences and e-commerce. This
site also offers the popular programme for
estate agents.
One new feature in Lycksele is the net-
based programme for nurses, which attracts
applicants from all over Sweden. A programme
on geographical information systems (GIS) is
also available there.
Örnsköldsvik offers a GIS programme and
– among other things – the Spa programme.
The latter is one of two similar programmes
in Sweden and attracts huge numbers of ap-
plicants. This programme is run in partnership
between the municipality and trade and in-
dustry and is customised to suit the increasing
demand for it.

The extraterrestrial is brought down to earth at
our department for space sciences in Kiruna.
Here, Umeå University, Luleå University of
Technology and the Institute for Space Physics
(IRF) have built up some programmes and
research fields unique on an international
scale.
Distance learning
Umeå University is everywhere, all the time.
Some 7,000 people are enrolled on our 400
distance programmes. This allows them to
study in their home environments, with a few
gatherings ”at base” every term. Lecturers can
also carry out ”home visits”. Umeå University
has a highly developed range of programmes
available at the Net University, where students
can take part in lectures via their computers,
for example.
And our students go on learning through-
out the summer, too. Students enrolled in
what we call our Summer University on
campus are given a little extra energy by those
light summer nights.
Umeå University – in brief 5
There are five faculties:
• Faculty of Arts (e.g. languages, religion, history, archaeology, philosophy, art, culture)
• Faculty of Medicine (e.g. clinical and preclinical medicine, odontology, nursing programmes)
• Faculty of Social Sciences (e.g. psychology, pedagogics, sociology, political science,
law, business and economics, dietary science)
• Faculty of Science and Technology (e.g. ecology, biology, environment, mathematics,
chemistry, physics, industrial design)
• Faculty of Teacher Training (teachers in pre-school, compulsory, and upper secondary
education, plus special needs teachers).
Ingrid Blivberg, student, digital editing, course B, informatics
“I’m currently doing a documentary on dreams. I wanted to learn
how to make the most of my material, how I could give shape to
my dreams. When I saw that this course was about to start, I realised
it was ideally suited to my needs and that I’d find it useful in my
work with films. As I was already living in Umeå, the decision was
fairly easy.”
James Lopala, student, economics and business
administration programme
“I’m studying economics, not only because we’ve got a few entre-
preneurs in the family – it’s a bit of a tradition with us – but also
because I think it’s interesting and lots of fun. In addition, I think
I find it easier to grasp this particular set of subjects. I chose Umeå
University because I thought it seemed better than Stockholm.
It’s quieter in Umeå and, besides, most of my friends are here.”
(James comes from Umeå and Kenya.)
Jens Tollofsén, student, technical computer science
“I looked around for similar alternatives at other universities.
I finally chose Umeå because of their excellent computer science
courses. It’s a programme with the correct emphasis. It’s also close
to my home town of Dorotea. The fact that I had somewhere to live
was another advantage.”
Elin Rånlund, student, environmental and health
protection programme
“This particular programme is only available in Umeå. I applied
because I’m interested in environmental issues and I’d heard that
the courses offered are among the best. I don’t regret moving from
Skåne down south to study up in the north. The courses are good
and I’m having a great time.” (Elin comes from Åkarp.)
6 Umeå University – in brief
Life is discovered every day
Research is the methodical quest for new
knowledge and new truths. The results
gleaned by researchers are added to previous
discoveries, and all together these help us to
understand our world that little bit better.
Questions and causal links can sometimes
be complex things. The university has long
worked to bring about communication be-
tween fields, interdisciplinary thinking, with
new approaches and perspectives in mind.
At Umeå University, 24 centres have been
established offering interdisciplinary research,
which in many cases is being carried out by
our internationally successful, highly respected
researchers.
Take a look at some of these centres!
Top place for bioscientists
The best conditions outside of the United
States for any bioscientist recently completing
his or her doctorate are right here at the Umeå
Plant Science Centre, UPSC, which is run in
partnership with SLU, the Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences. This is according to
a major survey in The Scientist, an American
scientific journal, in 2005.
Researchers at UPSC working in partner-
ship on an international level have produced the
genome sequence for poplar. With this know-
ledge on the basic structure of the tree, it will
be possible, for example, to develop forests
of a higher quality, hence making them more
valuable.
The battle against serious illnesses
The Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine,
UCMM, is one of the ten ”strong research
environments” receiving special subsidies
from the Swedish Research Council. In
2005, a team of researchers published results
which will make it possible to develop drugs
to prevent or cure diabetes and fatty degen-
eration of the liver caused by obesity. All in
all, these conditions lead to cardiovascular
diseases, and the new discoveries thus mean
there is a chance of effectively combating
some of the most widespread diseases in the
Western world.
This centre is also carrying out research
into the early development of the central
nervous system in order to enhance our un-
derstanding of how the brain works. A further
team of researchers has presented results which
may lead to a new treatment for cirrhosis of
the liver.
IT for the future
Information technology has become a part of
everyday life for everyone, including foresters,
bank customers, car manufacturers and teen-
agers chatting on the internet. Companies and
individuals, and also advanced users of systems,
have become dependent on this developing
technology.
The task of UCIT, the Umeå Centre for
Interaction Technology, is to identify strong
projects linked with trade and industry and
offering international potential. Autonomous
vehicles and ProcessIT Innovations are two

examples of partnerships between companies
and universities in which UCIT is involved.
The centre is also taking part in a number of
international partnership projects.
The fact that confidence in UCIT is great
is demonstrated by the fact that the centre
has managed to persuade some major names
among corporate managers to sit on its Board
of Directors.
Our profile areas
Research in a range of different fields is tak-
ing place at Umeå University. No-one knows
whose piece of the puzzle will make the picture
complete, so it is important for work to take
place over as broad an area as possible.
Special initiatives are being run in a num-
ber of cutting-edge areas. The university
has chosen to particularly concentrate over
the next few years on the development of the
research fields outlined on the following
page.
Umeå University – in brief 7
Runar Brännlund, professor of economics
Runar’s overall field of research includes the economics of the
environment, natural resources and energy. His research has con-
centrated largely on policy issues, e.g. questions arising in connection
with green tax reform and the choice of control mechanisms for
environmental policies, including climate policies. Other important
areas of his recent research are the relationship between the quality
of the environment and economic growth, and valuation of resources
not subject to normal market pricing, e.g. how we can determine
people’s preferences for – and hence valuation of – predatory animals.
Maria Fällman, professor of medical microbiology
Maria’s research is focused on how pathogenic bacteria affect im-
mune cells. Many of the studies deal with the phagocytic process,
the mechanism by which white blood cells ”eat” and eliminate
bacteria. Many pathogenic bacteria have developed special
mechanisms to avoid this kind of elimination. The research group
identifies the specific host cell targets that are attacked by the bacteria
and uses this knowledge to investigate antimicrobial mechanisms
of host cells at a molecular level.
Stig Wall, professor of epidemiology
Stig is among other things director of a centre for cooperation with
WHO in the field of epidemiological monitoring and education in
the public health sciences. In his international research, he strives
to combine global thinking with local action; in projects undertaken
in cooperation with several developing countries, he analyses the
current epidemiological transition from infectious to chronic diseases
and, on the basis of experience garnered from projects including
the Västerbotten project, explores the possibilities of taking concrete
preventive measures.
Bo Kågström, professor of numerical analysis and parallel
computing, director of HPC2N
Bo’s research focuses on the development of effective methods
and software for various computational problems in science and
engineering. One area is linear algebra with applications in control
systems. Another, in collaboration with IBM T.J. Watson Research
Center, is innovative methods, techniques and library software to
make the use of supercomputers with deep memory hierarchies
both simpler and more efficient. New and emerging research
directions include bioinformatics, grid-based systems and inter-
active simulation methods.
Fredrik Almqvist, senior lecturer in inorganic chemistry
Using small molecules, Fredrik is attempting to understand how
certain diseases arise and how bacteria, for example, infect their
host organisms. The substances he obtains can be manipulated
and developed by computer-based design techniques and synthetic
organic chemistry and put to use in practical medical applications.
Examples include projects targeting a new class of substance for
the prevention of blood clots, and compounds affecting the formation
of protein aggregates associated with illnesses such as Alzheimer’s
disease and neuropathic heredofamilial amyloidosis.
Elisabeth Sauer Eriksson, professor of structural biology
Much of Elisabeth’s research is based on X-ray crystallography, a tech-
nique enabling her to study bio-molecules at such high resolutions
that the individual atoms of the molecule can be distinguished. In one
of her projects she studies the protein transthyretin, which for reasons
as yet unknown can undergo structural changes leading to disease.
The project aims at providing a detailed description of these changes
to increase our chances of developing effective medicines that are
able to prevent these changes from occurring in the first place.
8 Umeå University – in brief
Life Sciences: UCMM and UPSC, as men-
tioned earlier, are part of the Life Sciences area,
a field in which Umeå University is carrying
out world-leading research. This research field
focuses mainly on medicine and plant biology
but covers so much more.
For example, a number of projects are being
run under the generic name HUMliv. One is
looking at heredity research during the period
following the Second World War. Another is
analysing how environmental organisations and
environmental debaters assess and form opin-
ions on genome research and biotechnology.
Interactions between humans, artefacts
and IT: This is what characterises HUMlab, a
meeting place for people from all disciplines
at the university. At a recent international
evaluation, HUMlab was deemed to be a
member of the world elite in its field, with
an ”impressive gallery of top international
talents” among its lecturers. One question
being asked is what will happen to language
when more and more of our communication
is transferred to computers.
This field of research also covers several
other areas, such as prosthetic hands, robots
controlled by signals from the brain, road
safety products, simulations and virtual mu-
seums. Major parts are being played by VRlab
and HPC2N, whose Sarek supercomputer was
the fastest in Sweden when the centre opened
and is used for basic research and sustainability
calculations, for example.
Welfare, democracy and security issues:
Social scientists at the university have car-
ried out a lot of important, highly regarded
surveys into fields such as wealth and poverty,
unemployment and education patterns. For
medics, dentists and social workers, these
fields cover issues of significance to prevention
and treatment.
One prominent research project among
many is ”Urban design”, which covers devel-
opment conditions for towns, local demo-
cracy, etc. This includes the biggest survey
on democracy in towns ever carried out in
Sweden.
The Northern Dimension: This is a generic
term for a vast northern area; in some cases,
referring to the entire area surrounding the
North Pole. The heading is summarised
best by Kulturgräns Norr [Cultural Bound-
ary North], to date the university’s biggest
externally financed humanities research
programme. It deals with communication
between the peoples of the north: their lan-
guages, history, economy and ecology.
Sami research is also included in this
field. A project relating to the Demographic
database is based on the digitisation of in-
formation from the parish records of five
Sami parishes.
Ecological sustainability: For society to
ensure sustainable development, new know-
ledge is required. The university is taking
part in the realisation of BioFuel Region, a
field in which large-scale use of ethanol as
a fuel for vehicles is just one part of the work
being done.
Environmental policy instruments are just
one of many fields of research. One objective
of this is to analyse the effects on the entire
forest sector as a consequence of changes in
energy policy.
Gender perspective: Gender perspective is
a multifaceted field of expertise which deals

with how gender issues are combined on a
biological, social and cultural level and take
on significance in the lives of individuals
and society in general. This interdisciplinary
research is being carried out at the Centre for
Women’s Studies, a large number of institu-
tions and all faculties.
Doctoral candidates from various subject
areas are being trained at the National School
for Gender Research, a partnership with three
partner colleges.
Teacher training and the teaching profession:
Learning difficulties, examination, forms of
teaching, IT-related phenomena, mentoring,
enterprise learning, school management and
policy research are all examples of research
fields here.
The field also includes value base issues
such as democracy, diversity, gender issues
and bullying.
The teacher training programme has worked
together with Örnsköldsvik and all the mu-
nicipalities in the county to form a Regional
Development Centre, RUC, and is also the
host for the National Research College for
Educational Issues.
Umeå University – in brief 9
Kirk Sullivan, senior lecturer in linguistics
Kirk’s research deals with the learning and use of spoken and writ-
ten language. Sullivan’s research group studies the development of
children’s pronunciation, writing as a cognitive process, and forensic
linguistics. Articulation is a skill that children acquire gradually. The
group studies how the learning process is reflected in the children’s
pronunciation. Writing is a complex process. In these studies, the
group seeks to understand how authors plan, write and edit their
work. As it is difficult to expose a good vocal imitation, the group
seeks to identify vocal properties that are themselves difficult to
modify.
Mona Livholts, senior lecturer in gender studies, director of
the Centre for Women’s Studies
Mona’s principal academic field is feminist gender studies. Central
to her research are feminist theory and methodological issues with
special emphasis on social categorisation, memory work and aca-
demic writing. At present she is studying constructions of masculinity
in the media’s reporting of rape, and the conditions and forms of
academic writing. She is the director of the Centre for Women’s
Studies, which carries out interdisciplinary feminist gender research
in a spirit of national and international cooperation.
Johan Lithner, professor of mathematics specialising
in teacher training and the educational professions
Johan carries out research into the nature and causes of learning
difficulties in mathematics, aiming ultimately at designing counter-
measures. His results show that schools and colleges experience basic
difficulties in three main areas: in providing students and pupils with
sufficient help to enable them to achieve an understanding of the fun-
damental ideas of mathematics; in developing the individual’s central
ability to solve non-routine problems through the construction of
elementary arguments; and in teaching the role of mathematics in an
everyday social context.
Mikael Nordenmark, senior lecturer in sociology
Mikael’s research centres on three central aspects of labour market
participation and welfare from both a Swedish and an international
perspective. These are the psychosocial consequences of unemploy-
ment among women and men, role conflicts and stress among
wage-earning parents, and labour market participation and welfare
among the elderly. His emphasis is on quantitative empirical studies,
e.g. the construction and analysis of surveys and the processing
of large bodies of statistical data.
Sun Nyunt Wai, senior lecturer in medical microbiology
Sun is doing research on how disease causing bacteria are changing
properties and interact with their environment and host organisms.
She is focusing on the bacterium causing Cholera, Vibrio cholerae,
and on different E. coli and has among other things shown how
they can export toxins and other proteins via some blebs (vesicles)
of the outer membrane. The bacteria are global problems with respect
to diarrheal diseases and increased knowledge about their molecular
mechanisms is important for the possibilities to find new ways to
prevent and treat infections.
Peter Sköld, professor of history and Sami social
development and culture
Peter’s research area is historical demography, within which he
has developed a particular interest in Sami population history.
He has, for example, stressed the close relationship between the
cultural understanding of diseases and mortality. Based on an
internationally unique population database, Peter has now begun
an extensive study concerning the consequences of colonization
for Sami settlement, livelihood, family composition, migration,
and health. Peter is also director of the Centre for Sami Research
(CeSam).
10 Umeå University – in brief

The world is here – and so is our knowledge

The inquisitiveness of human beings and their working to enhance our partnerships on a There are exchange agreements for students
quest for new knowledge knows no bounds. regional, national and international level, so and lecturers. Some places have been visited
The same is true of what we do at Umeå that we can work together with others to bring by the travelling exhibitions of Bildmuseet,
University. Every day, students, lecturers and about development and success. Umeå University’s art museum. Other mark-
researchers from all over the world commun- The adjacent map is an illustration of the ers on the map relate to joint research projects,
icate with one another – either face to face or presence of the university through- trainee positions, courses, scholarships
using modern technology. We are constantly out the world. or some other kind of cooperation.

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And this does not include everything, by countries apply to study at the university the Office for External Relations, has existed
any means. A large amount of research co- every year. New cultures and ideas bring for a number of years to facilitate contact
operation programmes and all the overseas true diversity. between researchers, trade and industry and
students coming to Umeå University should public organisations.
also be included. In addition to the num- One entrance open to all ENS is located in the new Samverkanshuset
bers of people joining us via our exchange Umeå University is committed to its own re- – an important, creative place for people to
agreements, some 1,750 people from other gion, but also to the rest of Sweden. ENS, the meet. The glass front and large swing doors
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12 Umeå University – in brief
Colleges offering depth and distinction
Seven colleges
There are also seven colleges at Umeå Uni-
versity. These offer education and research in
specific professional fields all under one roof.
The colleges make the university even more
competitive and give students and researchers
further opportunities to bring their personal
and professional objectives to fruition.
Umeå Institute of Design
The cars, computers, tools, machines and
leisure items of the future – they all take shape
at the Institute of Design, Sweden’s biggest
training ground in industrial design. This
institute works in very close cooperation with
industry and a number of skilled lecturers,
offering a creative environment for study
where advanced equipment is used. A large
proportion of the students here hail from
overseas.
The Institute of Design is a striking ex-
ample of the fact that Umeå University is in-
ternationally respected. Many of our students
have won awards in international competi-
tions, and trainee positions at Toyota’s design
department in Japan are starting to become
commonplace.
Umeå School of Business and Economics
International characteristics are also strong
at the Umeå School of Business and Eco-
nomics, which trains economists via three
different undergraduate programmes and
five different postgraduate programmes. The
economist programme is the major economics
programme and also runs in Skellefteå and
Örnsköldsvik. More than half of the students
at the School opt to combine their studies with
one or two terms spent studying abroad.
Research is being carried out in a very
large number of fields in business economics,
market economy, law, economic history and
statistics. The School’s commissions are also
extensive.
Umeå University School of Restaurant
and Culinary Arts
This was set up in 2002 and is the second
of its kind in Sweden. As of autumn 2005,
it will be possible to apply for the Gastro-
nomy and Hotel and Restaurant Manage-ment
programmes, each offering two different direc-
tions and a two-year programme on food.
A main ”ingredient” of the College is Co-
opted Professor Gert Klötzke. His experience,
including his leadership of the successful
National Team of Chefs and his chairmanship
of the Chef of the Year association, is of great
significance, bringing a great deal of interest
to the college.
Research is carried out mainly in the fields
of culinary art and dietary science.
Umeå Institute of Technology
The Institute co-ordinates seven master’s de-
gree programmes in engineering and a similar
number of bachelor’s degree programmes. Its

research is highly integrated with research in
the natural sciences.
One project in progress at the college which
is attracting a lot of attention is Intelligent
Off-Road Vehicles, IFOR, in partnership with
SLU, Skog Forsk and companies in the region.
One subproject is dealing with ”smart” cranes,
for example for forest machinery. New ideas are
tested in a crane laboratory and the results will
then be repeated using a proper machine.
Umeå University School of Physical
Education and Sports
Here, students can train to become sports
teachers, sports educationalists, sports medics,
doctors specialising in sports or physiother-
apists specialising in sports.
Research is being carried out in the fields
of sports medicine and sports education, as
well as orthopaedics, medicine, physiotherapy,
psychology, law and a range of other subjects.
Osteoporosis (brittle bones), the treatment
of tendon injuries and concentration processes
in precision sports are examples of research
areas. Greater concentration on research into
sports for the disabled is probably in the
pipeline.
Umeå School of Environmental Studies
This School is run in partnership with SLU
and focuses on the mastery of complex eco-
logical problems while maintaining positive
development and economic growth.
Umeå has long had a considerable number
of researchers and lecturers working in the field
of the environment. Research activities cover
almost 30 different fields, including sustainable
development, biodiversity, climate changes and
energy technology.
The Centre for Environmental Research,
CMF, was formed as far back as the 1980s
with a view to increasing partnership with
the Swedish National Institute for Working
Life and FOI.
Umeå University – in brief 13
Umeå School of Fine Arts
The School has more than 60 students studying
fine art. The School of Fine Arts is centrally
located in beautiful surroundings on the banks
of the Umeälven River. In this inspiring envir-
onment there are well equipped workshops for
students to produce works made of wood, metal,
plaster and bronze, along with graphics, photo-
graphy, video and computer-based works.
The international team of lecturers is a
prominent feature of this School. Its presence
out in the world is also obvious. For example,
the School runs an exchange programme for
students and lecturers with Hanoi Fine Arts
University in Vietnam.
The long arm of learning
Umeå University has also been training police
officers since 2000. This training is provided
on behalf of the National Police Board and is
the first programme in Sweden for police of-
ficers that is fully integrated with a university.
14 Umeå University – in brief

A creative environment
For Umeå University, it is essential to be able to
offer our students a stimulating study environ-
ment. The compact, beautiful university cam-
pus in Umeå is under constant development.
Investments are being made over a short
period in an extended library and even big-
ger sports facilities. In addition, hundreds of
small apartments are being built not far from
campus.
In parallel with this, an ideas group is
working at the university to further develop
the campus as a place where town and gown
can meet.
Extended library
The university library, UB, is the heart of the
campus – or, rather, its brain. This is undergo-
ing extension work in 2005 to increase its area
by around 3,300 square metres. More places
for study are being added, as well as a glazed
floor with café seating above the round audi-
torium in the Social Sciences Building.
Health is a big deal
Iksu, the sports club for students, has one
of the biggest training facilities in northern
Europe. This position is being reinforced by
the extension of offices and areas for ball-
games, bringing it up to a total area in excess
of 20,000 square metres. And of course, we
still aim to be the best.
Iksu offers a very broad range of activities,
including ballgames, racquet games, climbing,
weight training, martial arts and swimming.
It also has a relaxation area and a health
centre.
The Big Bang all over again!
Universum is at the heart of campus and
features a wide range of services including a
restaurant and one of the three student unions.
A new Universum was born thanks to the
renovation and rebuilding of the restaurant
and shopping area. This reinforces the func-
tion of campus as a multicultural meeting
place which comes alive for much of the day,
all year round.
Bildmuseet
Bildmuseet, the Umeå University museum,
is just a few minutes’ walk from campus.
This museum opened in 1981 with a view to
managing the municipality’s art collections,
but also to provide information on the uni-
versity’s activities.
Its premises were extended in 1994, and
nowadays international contemporary and
classic art history exhibitions are on display
side by side. The exhibitions at Bildmuseet
are often self-produced and have guested in 15
countries. Over the last few years, the museum
has established a name for itself as one of the
very top art museums in Sweden.
Seven exhibition halls covering a total
area of 1,200 square metres provide plenty
of space for varying methods of expression
such as scientific images, painting, sculpture,
drawings, graffiti, video and installations,
photo journalism, architecture and design.
Traditionally, final-year students from the
School of Fine Arts hold guest exhibitions
here in May every year.

UB facts

Open: 7 days a week, 78 hours a week

Visitors on site: more than 900,000 a year

(more than 3,000 a day during peak season)
plus computer lab and resource lab users

Visitors to the website: around 280,000

a year – a million downloaded pages

Number of books: more than 1,1 million titles

Number of journals (in hard copy format and

e-journals): more than 22,000 titles

Study carrels: 600

Public computers: 35

Computer lab: 25 workstations

Resource lab: 4 workstations with hardware

customisations and programmes for students
who have problems with reading and writing

Number of staff: 120


Umeå – an open town
Umeå is open to impressions and expressions.
Here, people are obviously tolerant of and
curious about new things. Movement and
renewal are perhaps even part of the town’s
identity. To be sure, this is probably a natural
consequence of the constant influx of young
people from the four corners of the globe.
Umeå is one of the youngest ”towns” in
Sweden, with its average age of 37.
Since 1991, the number of students in
Umeå has doubled to its present 28,000. This
has been of great significance to the growth of
the town. Over the last few years, the popula-
tion has been increasing by a rate of almost
1,500 people a year, and as things stand at
present some 110,000 people call Umeå home.
Over the last few years, only Stockholm,
Gothenburg and Malmö have experienced
more growth than Umeå, for the most part.
Construction boom
Most people arrive at the expanding airport.
Visitors can be at the heart of the town ten
minutes later. And on the way there, they
can see that growth is underway: upwards,
sideways, and lengthwise.
The skyline of the town is constantly changing.
More than 3,000 new homes have been built
over five years, and this development seems
set to continue. One characteristic feature
of Umeå is that this new production also
includes rental properties, such as the hun-
dreds of small rented apartments being built
on campus.
Companies and communications
Access to a well educated workforce and
research resources are of course major factors
in the success of trade and industry. Develop-
ments within the engineering industry, such
as those seen at Volvo Truck Corporation and
Ålö, have been clearest over the last few years.
This field also includes companies such as Astra
Zeneca, GE Healthcare, FOI, ViraNative,
the Swedish Post Office, Bostream, Alecta,
Skogaholms, Vattenfall and Malmö Aviation;
companies which – together with Volvo – have
been responsible for investments totalling
some SEK 2 billion over just two years.
Umeå is also the leading trade centre in
northern Sweden, and the Umeå region is
the most popular destination for travellers
Umeå University – in brief 15
to this part of the country. Other forms of
contact are facilitated by the fact that there is
an unusually high concentration of fibre optic
cabling in the area. Early ambitious extension
of the fibre optic network has made Umeå a
town with one of the highest proportions of
Internet connections in the world.
From Händel to hardcore
These many influences are of course reflected
in the town’s vibrant culture. The Norrland
Opera, together with its symphony orchestra,
has performed many successful shows over
the years. Umeå has also carved out a niche
for itself thanks to its international festivals
for jazz, film, chamber music and folk music.
The openness we mentioned above has lent
its name to our new festival, Umeå Open, the
biggest indoor rock festival in Sweden.
The municipality is ready to take the next
step in its quest to promote culture. Umeå is
standing as a candidate for Cultural Capital
of Europe in 2014.
Plenty of leisure activities
The weather in Umeå is also changeable. We
have four clear seasons here – or maybe even
five, with the sparkling late winter-early spring
we enjoy here. They all have their own special
benefits to offer. For instance, in the winter
we have tens of kilometres of well prepared
ski tracks.
The town is easy to experience from the
saddle of a bicycle irrespective of the time of
year: it has 180 km of well used cycle paths,
and there are few steep hills to negotiate.
Things worth a visit are never far away: the
museums, the Iksu Culture spa, the sculpture
park, the Umelagun outdoor bathing facility
or Hippologum, one of the most modern
riding facilities in the world.
And the wilderness is just around the cor-
ner from Umeå.
16 Umeå University – in brief
Study programmes
A Accounting and finance
(advanced, master´s programme)
Applied electronics with a major
in control systems
Applied electronics with a major
in media signal processing
Applied electronics with a major
in wearable computers
Applied electronics with a major
in wireless computers
Applied mathematics programme
Advanced product design
(advanced, master´s programme)
B Behavioural analysis of IT
environments, master´s programme
Biology programme
Biomedicine programme
Biomedical analysis programme
Biomedical analysis programme
specialising in clinical physiology
Biomedical laboratory sciences
(advanced, master´s programme)
Business administration and
economics programme
Business administration and economics
in service management programme
C Catering management programme
Chemistry programme
Chemistry programme
(advanced, master´s programme)
Civil engineering programme,
open entrance
Cognitive sciences programme
Computing science programme
Computing science programme
(advanced, master´s programme)
Cultural analysis programme
(advanced, master´s programme)
Culture journalism
(advanced, master´s programme)
D Dental hygienist programme
Dental technician programme
Dentistry programme
Dietetics programme
Documentary photography
(master´s programme)
E Ecology programme
(advanced, master´s programme)
Economics
(advanced, master´s programme)
Engineering, Bachelor of science in
civil engineering
computer engineering
electrical engineering
energy engineering
mechanical engineering
media communication engineering
space engineering
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Engineering, Master of science in
chemistry engineering
computing science and engineering
energy engineering
engineering physics
genomics and biotechnology
geographical information systems
interaction and design
Entrepreneurial business administration
and economics programme
Entrepreneurship and dynamic business
contexts (advanced, master´s
programme)
Environmental and health
protection programme
Environment engineering,
master´s programme
F Fine arts, master´s programme
Foundation course in technical
and natural sciences
G Gastronomy programme
Geoecology programme
(advanced, master´s programme)
Geoscientist/geoecologist programme
Guidance and career counselling
programme
H Human resources management and
development programme
I Industrial design programme
Interaction design
(advanced, master´s programme)
International business administration
and economics programme
L Law, master´s programme
Library and information sciences
(advanced, master´s programme)
M Management
(advanced, master´s programme)
Marketing research and analysis manage-
ment (advanced, master´s programme)
Mathematics/Mathematical statistics
(advanced, master´s programme)
Media and communication studies
programme
Media and communication studies pro-
gramme: communication management
Medical programme
Microbiology programme
(advanced, master´s programme)
Molecular biology programme
Molecular biology programme
(advanced, master´s programme)
Museology programme
N Nursing programme
Nursing, master´s programme
Nursing, diagnostic radiology
(X-ray nurse)
Nursing specialisation in
anaesthetic nursing
critical care nursing
elderly care
medical nursing
oncology care/cancer care
operating room nursing
pain care (advanced)
pediatric care
primary health care
psychiatric care
surgical nursing
Nutritionist programme
O Occupational therapy programme
Occupational therapy
(advanced, master´s programme)
P Pharmaceutical science
Physics
(advanced, master´s programme)
Physiotherapy
(advanced, master´s programme)
Plant and forest biotechnology programme
(advanced, master´s programme)
Police training
Public administration, master´s
programme
Public administration and environmental
studies, master´s programme
Public health sciences
(advanced, master´s programme)
Psychology, master´s programme
Psychotherapy programme
(advanced)
R Religious studies programme
Restaurant management programme
S Science journalism
(advanced, master´s programme)
Scriptwriting for film and television
Social sciences programme
Social worker programme
Social work with a major in social care
Social work with a major in social
pedagogy
Space engineering
(advanced, master´s programme)
Special education programme
(advanced)
Speech pathology and therapy
programme
Sports pedagogics
Systems analysis programme
T Teacher education programme
Transportation design (advanced,
master´s programme)
V Vocational programmes
computer networks and
communication technology
media production
real estate brokering

Department/equivalent
Faculty of Arts
Archaeology and Sami Studies
Comparative Literature and
Scandinavian Languages
Culture and Media
Historical Studies
History and Theory of Art
Modern Languages
Philosophy and Linguistics
Religious Studies
Umeå School of Fine Arts
Faculty of Teacher Education
Child and Youth Education, Special
Education and Counselling
Creative Studies
Interactive Media and Learning (IML)
Mathematics, Technology and Science
Education
Swedish and Social Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Odontology
Clinical Microbiology
Clinical Sciences
Community Medicine and Rehabilitation
Integrative Medical Biology
Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
Medical Biosciences
Molecular Biology
Nursing
Odontology
Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience
Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Radiation Sciences
Surgical and Perioperative Sciences
Umeå University – in brief 17
Faculty of Social Sciences Research centres/equivalent
Economic History Centre for Disability Research
Economics Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics
Education Centre for Education Technology (CUT)
Educational Measurements Centre for Environmental Research (CMF)
Food and Nutrition Centre for Evaluation Research (UCER)
Informatics Centre for Fish and Wildlife Research (CFW)
Law Centre for Population Studies (CBS)
Police Training Centre for Regional Science (Cerum)
Political Science Centre for Sami Research (Cesam)
Psychology Centre for the Studies of Science and Values
Social and Economic Geography Centre for Teaching and Learning (UPC)
Social Welfare Centre for Women’s Studies
Sociology Centre of Principal Development
Statistics High Performance Computing Center
Transportation Research (Trum) North (HPC2N)
Umeå School of Business and Economics Humlab
Work and Organizational Psychology Spatial Modelling Centre (SMC)
Demographic Data Base (DDB) Umeå Centre for Functional Brain Imaging
(UFBI)
Umeå Centre for Interaction Technology
Umeå University School of Physical (UCIT)
  Education and Sports Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine
Umeå University School of Restaurant (UCMM)
and Culinary Arts Umeå Centre for Molecular Pathogenesis
(UCMP)
Umeå Life Science Centre (ULSC)
Umeå Marine Sciences Centre (UMF)
Faculty of Science and Technology Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC)
Applied Physics and Electronics Umeå School of Environmental Studies
Chemistry VR-lab
Computing Science
Ecology and Environmental Science
Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
Molecular Biology Shared units/service establishments
Physics BildMuseet
Plant Physiology Djurhusorganisationen
Space Physics Research Archives
Umeå Institute of Design Umdac
Umeå Transgene Core Facility (UTCF)
University Administration
Umeå Institute of Technology University Library
18 Umeå University – in brief
List of terms
The academic world uses its own terms and concepts. Many of these date back to the universities
in medieval times and are used internationally. Others are more recent additions to the bounty
of terms and are specific to Swedish universities. ­Below is a brief list of terms with some of the
most commonly used words.
Academic quarter
It is an old tradition at many universities that the
lecture or seminar begins fifteen minutes after the
specified time. This tradition is applied to some
courses, but not everywhere.
Ceremonial inauguration of professors
Public ceremony each autumn in which new pro-
fessors are inaugurated in their post by the Vice-
Chancellor and hold their inaugural lecture.
College year
The programme gives participants basic skills for
university studies and better qualifications for suc-
cessful studies at the university level. The College
year is administrated by the Folk­universitetet.
Course
All undergraduate education is carried out in the
form of courses. Study programmes consist of
linked courses. Most courses are for 5–20 credits.
First-term courses fall in the range of 1–20 credits;
second-term courses range between 21–40 credits
and are sometimes called intermediate courses.
Third-term courses, ranging between 41–60 credits,
and fourth-term courses, ranging between ­61–80
credits, are called advanced courses and special-
ised courses.
Credits
The extent of university studies is given in credits.
One credit corresponds to one week of full-time
study. Forty credits are equal to one academic year
of full-time study.
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
The Latin name for a list of personal qualifications
(also called résumé).
Dean
Chairman of the faculty board and the person in
charge of faculty activities.
Decentralised education
Education that is carried out in another location. For
instance, the university’s programme for a master’s
degree in engineering in space engineering is de-
centralised and located in Kiruna.
Degree
General degrees: university certificate 80 credits,
bachelor’s degree 120 credits, master’s degree 160
credits. Occupational degrees: includes medical
degree, psychology degree, law degree, engineer-
ing degree, teaching degree.
Degree conferment ceremony
Ceremonial gathering in Aula Nordica in which
those who have completed their Ph.D. are pre-
sented with its ostensible symbols: ring, diploma
and mortarboard or laurel wreath.
Department
The basic unit at the university is the department.
Education and research are carried out here in one
or several related areas. The department is the
primary place of employment, not just for students,
teachers and researchers, but also for other pro-
fessional categories like administrators, janitors,
technicians and instrument makers.
Department head
The head of activities in a department.
Dissertation
Scientific thesis which the student defends in public
to receive a Ph.D.
Distance education
For people who for various reasons have difficulty
participating in instruction full-time in Umeå, dis-
tance education has been set up in a number of
subjects. The courses are often run as half-time
courses. Students study in their hometowns, but
several times a term, usually on weekends, they
meet for education or examination in Umeå or
elsewhere.
Doctoral student
A student who is pursuing studies for a master’s
degree/Ph.D., that is, postgraduate studies.
Educational brief
In its decree of instructions, the government
esta­blishes the requirements, framework and
restrictions for undergraduate education at the
various universities.
Exam
Also called a test, oral or written, which is taken at
the end of a course or completed portion of a course.
If the student fails to pass the exam, he or she has
an opportunity to retake the exam.
Faculty
Unified organisational unit for related subjects in
education and research. At Umeå University there
are five faculties: the faculties of arts; science and
technology; medicine; social sciences and a faculty
for teacher education.
Faculty board
The faculty’s decision-making body. The faculty
boards are responsible for undergraduate educa-
tion, postgraduate education and research in their
different scientific areas.
Major subject
Subject that can be studied for 60 or 80 credits. For
a bachelor’s degree 60 credits are required; for a
master’s degree 80 credits are needed.
Minor subject
A subject that consists of at least 20 credits and
which the student can then later continue to study.
For a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree,
certification in a minor subject is required along
with at least 60 credits in a major subject.
National Agency for Higher Education
Central authority for issues concerning the univer-
sity and university colleges.
Postgraduate education
To qualify for postgraduate education, a univer-
sity undergraduate degree of at least 120 credits is
required. The specific requirements for qualifying
vary. As a rule, 60 credits in the research subject
are required. Postgraduate education is financed by
study allowances, education grants or postgraduate
appointments.
Public defence
When a doctoral student presents and defends his
or her dissertation in public.
Public posting of dissertations (”Spikning”)
Following a centuries-old tradition, dissertations
are officially posted, nailed up on the university’s
official noticeboard using a hammer and nail, in
the Administration Building.
Seminar
Form of education carried out in groups in which
there is a discussion of a text, such as an essay,
book or article.
Student funding allowance
The amount of money the government gives the
university for each student studying full-time.
Student union
Student unions are to look after the interests of
individual students in their studies. Students at
universities and university colleges in Sweden
are required by law to be members of the student
union.
Study programme
A study programme is a planned course of study for
a degree. Most programmes have a fixed course of
study largely with required subjects and courses.
Students who have been accepted to programmes
are guaranteed a place in required courses.
University entrance exam
The university entrance exam is one of the tools
for choosing applicants for admission to university
studies. The exam is given two times each year,
in April and October. The results of the exam are
valid for five years.
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