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There are 34 English pages and 34 Swedish pages that are tagged with STUDENT LIFE. The content may vary depending on language.
Statistics can be interpreted in many ways. In 2005, for example, we could see that the number of students who graduated from Mid Sweden University had suddenly increased to 1557, which was about 2...
As early as in the year 1667, membership in what was then known as the students’ nations was made mandatory, to make it possible to keep track of and supervise the students. This inspired the...
The Golden Shovel is a highly prestigious award in Swedish journalism – and at the Investigative Seminar in March of 2014, no fewer than two of the winners were former students at Mid Sweden...
Pick-up service, Cinnamon Bun’s Day and “one way in” for all questions. These were some of the efforts that made Mid Sweden University number one in the list among international students.
The teachers at NMT had been busy all day, baking 200 buns, whipping cream and mashing almond paste. They were going to offer their students “semlor” or Lenten buns, buns filled with whipped cream...
“Shadow a Student” was one of many highly appreciated activities during the Konkurrenslyftet project, which was intended to encourage more upper secondary school students to continue their studies ...
A year after she had been awarded her degree from the Risk and Crisis Management Programme, Malin Burman received an award called “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” at Guldgalan (the Gold Gala) in...
While time is certainly a diffuse concept, its ten years as a full university makes Mid Sweden University a young university by Swedish standards.
A new Vice-Chancellor with clear priorities and a number of attractive programmes meant that Mid Sweden University got a higher share of applicants than any other university for the autumn of 2009.
In September of 1905, the County council decided to start a course to educate nurses in Östersund. The issue had been brought up ten years earlier, but the education could not begin until the...
In February each year, the RUN Parliament is held. It is a highly appreciated initiative by Mid Sweden University. It brings chief education officers, school politicians and teacher trainers from o...
In May of 2014, a hard-to-beat record was set at the Furniture Making and Building Crafts Programme at the Wood Academy in Kramfors.
“Mid Sweden University admits more summer students than any other Swedish university and provides a good and serious range of courses.” In 2014, Mid Sweden University received the award “Summer...
The same year as the teacher seminar, 1842, also started a navigation school in Härnösand. It was shut down as late as 1992.
In 2003, the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education approved Mid Sweden University’s application for the right to award Master’s Degrees in all fields of study, as well as the Degree of Maste...
In 1997, Mid Sweden University took over the forest technician programme that had been held at the Northern Forest Institute since the end of the 19th century, with the Swedish University of...
The discussions concerning a deeper collaboration between the University College of Sundsvall/Härnösand and the University College of Östersund picked up momentum in the autumn of 1990 and the...
After a two-and-a-half year long process, Mid Sweden University finally got its own Psychology programme, which was a source of relief and happiness to everyone involved. The following year, the...
In order to strengthen Mid Sweden University’s profile in the fields of tourism, winter sports and outdoor life, Skarp Åre was started. The one-year education was popular and it was offered by the...
Statistics can be interpreted in many different ways. For example, in 2005, we could see that the number of students who had graduated from Mid Sweden University had suddenly increased to 1557, whi...
A computerized, lifelike model of a human – one that can imitate our behaviour and our reactions. It sounds like science fiction, but it became very much a reality at Mid Sweden University’s nursin...
During 1999-2007 Örnsköldsvik received the status of campus and Mid Sweden University was described as having four campuses. Aside from the nursing college activities, a work unit had existed in...
Aside from being the President of the Swedish Sports Confederation, Karin Mattsson Weijber has also been a member of the Mid Sweden University Board since 2007. This means that she has been on the...
Kristina Persson is a former member of the Mid Sweden University Board and the former County Governor of Jämtland, and she was involved in the work to achieve full university status. Today, she is ...
Anders Söderholm has been the Vice-Chancellor of Mid Sweden University since 2008 – that is seven out of the first ten years. Here, he talks about his view on the future development of the universi...
Around the turn of the century, Mid Sweden University made some important investments in additional professors, doctoral students and doctoral studies. The third application for full university...
– Not all ideas result in a company. It is just as important that the researchers and students develop as entrepreneurs, and that they learn to let loose their drive and creativity, says Juliana...
In October of 2014, Mid Sweden University received the happy news that we would be one of six universities with the right to offer the National School Leadership Training Programme.
The film summarizes a part of all that has happened during our ten years as a university. It begins with a message from biathlete and honorary doctor Magdalena Forsberg, who sends us a greeting fro...
The nursing education in the County council of Västernorrland had a modest beginning. In 1894, the County council decided to admit one nursing student to the hospital in Härnösand every six months,...
How could Prince Daniel let the pregnant Victoria climb a steep ladder – in high heels? A royal visit to Mid Sweden University provoked strong reactions in the German tabloids.
On 10 February, the official and ceremonial opening of Mid Sweden University was held in Härnösand Cathedral.
Mid Sweden University has much to gain from maintaining a good contact with its former students. That is why Miun Almuni was started a couple of years ago. It is a social and professional network f...
From the moment it was founded, it was the ambition of Mid Sweden University to achieve full university status. In 1997, the first application was submitted to the government with the request to...
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