University of Skövde

The University of Skövde is relatively young, but still comparable to the old prestigious universities in terms of quality. In the national quality assessments for 2011 to 2014 we came in seventh place.This can be attributed to methodical and persistent work to offer high quality courses, facilitating both knowledge and employability. Some of our programs are unique specializations while others have interdisciplinary breadth. We also collaborate with the industry; following their demands in order to create employable students.We are one of the most specialized universities in Sweden. Research is conducted within five areas: Informatics, System Biology, Virtual Systems, Health and Learning, and Entreprises for the future.By concentrating our efforts, we can provide competitive research and highly skilled researchers to our partners within academia, the industry and society in general.The research performed at the University of Skövde is deemed to be of high quality, according the Assessment of Research and Co-production 2013. Our research generates important solutions for the future. For example, we have produced crash simulation software for the automotive industry, evolved computer games for the healthcare industry, and developed an entirely new plant that can absorb and store arsenic in order to clean the earth and to save lives.