Jönköping University (JU)

Sweden

Address: Gjuterigatan 5, 553 18 Jönköping, Sweden

Entrepreneurship, International Business, Industrial Product Realization

Jönköping University (JU) is a private university college (högskola) in Jönköping, Sweden. It is one of three Swedish private institutions of higher education with the right to award doctoral degrees. The university has a strong international profile and a focus on entrepreneurship.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering, Industrial Design, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Software Engineering, Structural Engineering

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Private

Partnerships:

Jönköping University has extensive collaboration with the business community, both in Sweden and abroad. The university is known for its strong focus on entrepreneurship and has a well-developed ecosystem for supporting student startups.

Research:

Research at Jönköping University is focused on five main areas: entrepreneurship, international business, industrial product realization, health and welfare, and the education system and the teaching profession. The research is characterized by its close connection to practice.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

800

Current students***:

12000

Foreign students***:

20%

Cumulative former students***:

25000

Pros

A private university with a strong international profile and a focus on entrepreneurship. A dynamic and international environment.

Cons

The university’s tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students are relatively high compared to public Swedish universities.

Best For

Students who are looking for an international and entrepreneurial university with a strong connection to the business world.

Most Similar Schools Locally

University of Gävle works in much the same fields, chiefly logistics, industrial design and structural engineering, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers civil engineering and process control as well.
On content, Blekinge Institute of Technology and this institution are close, as both teach industrial design, project management and mechanical engineering; it is public, whereas this institution is private, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
In terms of fields, Chalmers University of Technology is the nearest neighbour, with industrial design, manufacturing and mechanical engineering again at the core; it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
University West takes a similar route through manufacturing, mechanical engineering and materials, and it is slightly larger, at about 15,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is public, whereas this university is private.
Halmstad University overlaps with this institution on industrial design, mechanical engineering and data analytics, so the two are easy to compare, and it has almost the same size, at about 11,000 students, and is public, whereas this institution is private.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

University of Agder in Norway is the nearest foreign match on mechanical engineering, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it covers robotics and automation as well, and has almost the same size, at about 13,000 students.
Northwestern University, based in the United States, is built around project management, materials and data analytics much like this university, and it also offers mba programmes and covers nanotechnologies and life sciences as well.
If this institution is on your list for industrial design, project management and data analytics, Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway deserves a comparison, because it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on industrial design, structural engineering and project management is Università Telematica Internazionale Uninettuno in Italy, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers civil engineering and computer vision as well.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on project management, data analytics and AI and machine learning is Princeton University in the United States, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers physics and mathematics as well.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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