Dalarna University

Sweden

Address: Högskolegatan 2, 791 88 Falun, Sweden

Tourism, Health Care, Engineering

Dalarna University (Högskolan Dalarna) is a university college (högskola) in the province of Dalarna, Sweden. It has campuses in Falun and Borlänge. The university offers a wide range of courses and programmes, with a focus on flexible learning and a close relationship with students.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering, Structural Engineering, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Dalarna University has close cooperation with regional businesses and the public sector. The university is known for its flexible learning options, including a wide range of distance learning courses.

Research:

Research at Dalarna University is focused on six main areas: Health and Welfare, Education and Learning, Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis, Steel Forming and Surface Engineering, Tourism and Leisure, and Urban Studies.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

800

Current students***:

16000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

30000

Pros

A university with a focus on flexible learning and a close relationship with students. A beautiful natural environment and a good quality of life.

Cons

The university is not a full research university and has limited rights to award doctoral degrees. The two-campus structure can be a disadvantage for some students.

Best For

Students who value a flexible learning environment and a close relationship with teachers, and who enjoy a beautiful natural setting.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Mid Sweden University follows much the same lines as this university, with ecology and sustainability, mechanical engineering and materials as common ground, and it is slightly larger, at about 20,000 students against roughly 16,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of sound engineering, mechanical engineering and data analytics can consider University of Skövde, and it covers bioinformatics and robotics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 11,000 students against roughly 16,000 here.
The comparison with Karlstad University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on ecology and sustainability, mechanical engineering and materials, and it covers project management and computer vision as well, and has almost the same size, at about 16,000 students.
University of Gävle follows much the same lines as this university, with structural engineering, ecology and sustainability and mechanical engineering as common ground, and it has almost the same size, at about 16,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Think of Jönköping University when structural engineering, mechanical engineering and materials is the priority: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers logistics and industrial design as well.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

University of Oulu brings a Finland setting to the same core fields, ecology and sustainability, materials and AI and machine learning, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers chemistry and telecommunications as well.
In Switzerland, Université de Lausanne teaches much the same core subjects, structural engineering, thermodynamics and ecology and sustainability, and it covers marine science and bioinformatics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 17,000 students.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on ecology and sustainability, data analytics and AI and machine learning is Open Universiteit in the Netherlands, and it has almost the same size, at about 17,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Tampere University, based in Finland, is built around materials, AI and machine learning and software engineering much like this university, and it covers optics and signal processing as well, and is slightly larger, at about 21,000 students against roughly 16,000 here.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on ecology and sustainability, data analytics and AI and machine learning is University of Chester in the United Kingdom, and it has almost the same size, at about 15,500 students, and is also a public institution.

*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.

Health Sciences, Healthcare, Human-Centered Design, Learning Management System (LMS), Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices, User experience (UX), User-Centered Design

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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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