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Örebro University

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Örebro University (Swedish: Örebro universitet) is a public university in Örebro, Sweden.

Örebro University
Örebro university
MottoDulce est sapere (knowledge is sweet)
TypePublic
Established1977 (college)
1999 (university)
Vice ChancellorJohan Schnürer
Academic staff
1000
Administrative staff
500
Students16,000 (FTE, 2014)[1]
Location
Örebro
,
Örebro
,
Sweden
CampusUrban
Websitehttps://www.oru.se/english

The university has its roots in the Örebro campus of Uppsala University, and became an independent state university college in 1977, Örebro University College (Högskolan i Örebro). The university college also incorporated three other existing educational institutions in Örebro: the teaching seminar, the sports college (founded in 1966) and the social work college (founded 1967). Örebro University College was granted the privileges of a university by the Government of Sweden in 1999, becoming the 12th university in Sweden.

On 30 March 2010 the university was granted the right to award medical degrees in collaboration with Örebro University Hospital, making it the 7th medical school in Sweden.[2]

The law programme at Örebro University is one of Sweden's most popular programmes (number 10 in 2018, with more than 4,800 applicants).[3][4]

History

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Örebro University logo

In 1967, Uppsala University established a branch in Örebro, the College of Social Sciences. In 1977, Örebro University College was established through a merger of the Uppsala University branch in Örebro, the Preschool Teaching Seminary, and the College of Physical Education and Sport Science, and the College of Social Sciences. In 1999, the university college was granted the status of a university by the Government of Sweden and opened by then Prime Minister Göran Persson on 6 February 1999.[5]

Rankings

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University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[6]701–800 (2023)
THE World[7]601–800 (2024)
USNWR Global[8]=667 (2023)

Örebro University is ranked number 84 on the Times Higher Education's list of the best young universities in the world. This list includes only universities established less than 50 years ago.[9]

Faculties

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  • Faculty of Business, Science and Engineering
  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health

Schools

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  • Business School
  • School of Health Sciences
  • School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science
  • School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
  • School of Law, Psychology and Social work
  • School of Medical Sciences
  • School of Music, Theatre and Art
  • School of Science and Technology

Vice-Chancellors

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  • Thore Hammarland (1977–1978)
  • Stefan Björklund (1978–1982)
  • Anders Stening (1983–1989)
  • Ingemar Lind (1990–1999)
  • Janerik Gidlund (1999–2008)
  • Jens Schollin (2008–2016)[5]
  • Johan Schnürer (2016–present)

Notable people

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Alumni

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See also: Category:Örebro University alumni

Faculty

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Student Life

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Student Union

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The student union called "Örebro studentkår" shortened "ÖS" was created 1963 and represents all students at Örebro University.ref>"OM ÖS". Örebro studentkår (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-06.</ref>

Örebro Student Union collaborates and is in constant contact with the university and the municipality to speak on behalf of students in the decisions that affect them. Among other things, the Student Union has student representatives in the Faculty Boards – which are part of the university's central management.

Örebro Student Union is a democratic, non-political organisation which is ruled by the students themselves as a whole, but to make things easier there are different departments that run the actual work in the student union, the most important ones being the student council and the student union board.

Student council[13]

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The Student Council is the organisation's highest decision-making body. Simply translated, the general council is Örebro Student Union's own parliament. The role of the Student Council today is to set the overall direction for Örebro Student Union as an organization and activities and to be responsible for the full-time remunerated employees who are elected by the Student Council.

The council consists of 41 members where each union section is represented; the members are elected by the union section's members to represent the union section and speak on its behalf. Every ordinary member of Örebro Student Union has the right to submit points to the Student Council.

The council meets four to five times a year, when they vote on various issues that affect or have been submitted by the students. A couple weeks before each voting session the student council assembles for an opinion meeting where all documents that will be brought up at the time of the vote will be reviewed. This is so that the council's members can ask questions and make themselves familiar with the issue for them to bring it back to their respective sections for their opinion as well as being able to discuss and exchange ideas before the actual voting meeting which will reduce the amount of time needed to make an actual decision.

Student union board [14]

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Directly subordinate to Örebro Student Union's (ÖS) council is the union board – Örebro Student Union's highest executive body.

The union board consists of the president of ÖS, the two vice presidents of ÖS and one member from each section (usually the president or vice president of the section). The main task of the Student Union Board can be summarized as implementing the council's decisions and managing the organization.

Kårsektionerna

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The student union is divided into sections "Kårsektioner" that represent the different programs and faculties that are available at Örebro University. Örebro studentkår have 9 different sections called; Corax, DokSek, GIH, Grythyttan, Qultura, Serum, Sesam, Sobra and TekNat.[15]

There is also one un-official student section at Örebro University called ESN which contains all the exchange students who come to study at the university. ESN does not have any voting power in the student union, as its members are only students at the university for a short time.

Each student section has its own given colour which also translates onto their student overall, or "Ovve". The different colours help in identifying different sections from each other, for example during the student introduction or just on a night out at the student club.

Colour Program/Faculty
Yellow[16] SERUM
Purple[16] TekNat
Red[16] Corax (obsolete)
Black[16] SOBRA
Dark Blue[16] Sesam
Orange[16] GIH
Pink[16] Qultura
Wine Red[16] Grythyttan
Light Blue[16] ESN

Ovven

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The student overall or "Ovve" is arguably the holiest piece of clothing a Swedish university student can own. The act of owning/wearing an Ovve is a cultural phenomenon dating back to the 1960s that has evolved through the different universities in Sweden. Today owning the boilersuit-looking overall filled with patches is a must for university students across the country, and the piece of clothing comes with a series of rules that its bearer must follow.

While the rules and act of wearing the ovve differ slightly between universities, they are mostly the same all throughout the country, with the most important rule being: You can never wash the Ovve unless you wear it while doing so.

The ovve ceremony

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Since the ovve is considered holy among the Swedish university students, you are not allowed to use it fully until it has been through the ovve ceremony, which is like a baptism of sorts. Before the ovve ceremony you are only able to wear your ovve fully buttoned up, in student terms "uppcabbad," and free from any sort of embellishments. The ceremony itself can be different depending on which university you study at, but they all have the common goal of inviting new people to the ovve-wearing society. After you and your ovve have been through the ceremony you are finally allowed to embellish it to your heart's desire and wear it rolled down and tied at your waist (nedcabbad).

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    Main Building
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    Campus pool
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    Prisma House
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    School of Music
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    Street at Campus
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    Campus square
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    University Library
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    Nova Building
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    Inside Nova Building
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    Nova Building at night
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    Campus Grythyttan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Facts about Örebro University
  2. ^ Örebro får utbilda läkare, Dagens Nyheter, 30 March 2010 (in Swedish)
  3. ^ "Hård konkurrens till starka professionsutbildningar". www.oru.se (in Swedish). Örebro universitet. 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  4. ^ "Statistik HT18: Totalt antal sökande". UHR. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  5. ^ a b Historik Archived 2013-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Örebro University, updated 8 December 2010 (in Swedish)
  6. ^ "ARWU World University Rankings 2023". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ^ "World University Rankings". timeshighereducation.com. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. ^ "U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23". Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Örebro University". Times Higher Education (THE). 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  10. ^ "Johan Eric Dennelind, Emirates Integrated Telecom Co: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
  11. ^ "Assyrian Professor Dies From Stab Wound", Assyrian International News Agency, 13 December 2007.
  12. ^ "Stabbed lecturer dies", The Local, 13 December 2007.
  13. ^ "Fullmäktige - FUM". Örebro studentkår (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  14. ^ "Kårstyrelsen - KS". Örebro studentkår (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  15. ^ "KÅRSEKTIONER". Örebro studentkår (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ovveguiden". Kårsektionen Sobra (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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