Umeå University
Public university in Umeå, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Umeå University (Swedish: Umeå universitet; Ume Sami: Ubmeje universitiähta) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders.
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Umeå universitet Ubmeje universitiähta | |
Latin: Universitas Umensis | |
Type | Public, research university |
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Established | 17 September 1965[1] |
Rector | Prof. Hans Adolfsson |
Academic staff | 4,197[2] |
Students | 36,337[2] |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | EUA, UArctic |
Website | www.umu.se/en |
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As of 2015, Umeå University has over 36,000 registered students (approximately 16,000 full-time students), including those at the postgraduate and doctoral level. It has more than 4,000 employees, half of which are teachers/researchers, including 310 professors.[3]
Internationally, the university is known for research relating to the genome of the poplar tree[4] and the Norway Spruce,[5] and its highly ranked Institute of (industrial) Design.[6]