The University of Gävle (Högskolan i Gävle) is a university college (högskola) in Gävle, Sweden. It was founded in 1977. The university offers about 50 study programmes and 400 courses in humanities, social and natural sciences, and technology.
Address: Kungsbäcksvägen 47, 801 76 Gävle, Sweden
Built Environment, Health-Promoting Working Life, Industrial Engineering and Management
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Industrial Design, Logistics, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control, Software Engineering, Structural Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
The University of Gävle has a close collaboration with the surrounding society, including municipalities, regions and businesses. The university has a number of strategic partnerships with companies like Sandvik and is a member of the European University of Well-being (EUniWell).
Research:
Research at the University of Gävle is focused on four main areas: Built Environment, Health-Promoting Working Life, Industrial Engineering and Management, and Educational Sciences. The research is characterized by its close connection to practice and its focus on solving societal challenges.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
700
Current students***:
16000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
25000
Pros
A university with a strong focus on professional education and applied research. A close relationship with the surrounding society.
Cons
The university has a relatively low international ranking and may not be as well-known internationally as some of the older Swedish universities.
Best For
Students who are looking for a professional education with a strong connection to the surrounding society and a focus on applied research.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Both schools build their programmes around logistics, industrial design and manufacturing, and Kristianstad University is the one to compare first within the country, since it does not run the doctoral programmes found here and covers food science and project management as well.
- Among national alternatives, University West stands out for its focus on process control, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Jönköping University shares the core fields of this institution, namely logistics, industrial design and structural engineering; it is private, whereas this institution is public, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- For students who like the industrial design, process control and ecology and sustainability focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Mid Sweden University fits well: it covers telecommunications and robotics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 20,000 students against roughly 16,000 here.
- Halmstad University offers a comparable education in industrial design, ecology and sustainability and mechanical engineering: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering is Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Norway, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers automation as well.
- In Norway, Oslo Metropolitan University teaches much the same core subjects, industrial design, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well, and is slightly larger, at about 22,000 students against roughly 16,000 here.
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, in Italy, takes a similar route through industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering; it covers bioengineering and telecommunications as well, and has almost the same size, at about 15,000 students.
- In the United Kingdom, Leeds Beckett University teaches much the same core subjects, civil engineering, manufacturing and data analytics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers life sciences as well.
- If this institution is on your list for civil engineering, electrical and electronics and data analytics, Glasgow Caledonian University in the United Kingdom deserves a comparison, because it covers life sciences as well, and is slightly larger, at about 21,000 students against roughly 16,000 here.
*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.
- Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Health Sciences, Research and Development, Sustainable Development
*: 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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