Linnaeus University

Open your mind to new opportunities at Linnaeus University...Linnaeus University is a modern, international, two-campus university with the emphasis on the desire for knowledge, creative thinking and practical innovations. For us, the focus is on proximity to our students, but also on the world around us and the future ahead. With our 34,000 students, 400 research students and 2,000 members of staff we are a major regional university in south-eastern Sweden. We are well known for our strong international profile and we welcome around 1,600 international students from more than 50 countries each year. Students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programmes as well as in doctoral studies. We also have a number of international members of staff. Master studiesWe offer Master Programmes ranging from ‘Marketing’ and ‘Business Process and Supply Chain Management’ to ‘Information Systems’, ‘Software Technology’, ‘Mathematics and Modelling’ and ‘Electrical Engineering’, as well as ‘Caring Science’, ‘Social Work’ etc. These programmes host students from all over the world. Whether a student is looking for an academic or a corporate career, he or she will find themselves in an environment committed to provide them with excellent conditions to prepare them for both.Research and doctoral studiesTo create a good academic environment you must have high quality research. Linnaeus University strives to consolidate its research environment and to strengthen research which has the potential to achieve international recognition.Research at Linnaeus University is multifaceted, with both in-depth subject study and interdisciplinary specialisation. It spans the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and technology, and includes a number of well-established fields of research, ranging from labour market policy, welfare issues and entrepreneurship to biological sciences, aquatic ecology and wood and energy technology.Campus lifeThe campus in Växjö is one of Sweden’s most comprehensive. It has a fabulous location, close to both unspoiled countryside and the city centre. Kalmar is situated by the sea and the university buildings are centrally located. Both sites are technologically fully equipped with e.g. wireless network/internet and student workstations. All this makes Linnaeus University an inspiring institution of higher education for all your senses.