News archive
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Pedagogical prize awarded to Elisabet Sandblom
Since 2014, Jönköping University (JU) has presented a pedagogical prize in recognition of significant contributions to educational development. This year, the award goes to Elisabet Sandblom, Assistant professor of Swedish in didactics, at the School of Education and Communication, at JU.
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Watch the video from JU Partner Days
140 universities from 40 countries participated in JU Partner Days & Campus Experience at Jönköping University on 8-9 September.
Watch the video from the event below.
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JU’s Badge for Merit awarded to Pia Bülow and Cenneth Lundkvist
Jönköping University’s (JU) Badge for Merit is awarded to people who have made contributions of great importance to the University. Recipients of the award in 2025 are Pia Bülow and Cenneth Lundkvist.
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"Increased visibility and profiling of Jönköping University"
Jönköping University was one of six host universities of the EAIE 2025 conference in Gothenburg on 9-12 September. It is Europe's largest meeting place for internationalization in higher education, which this year gathered over 7,000 participants from all over the world.
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Per Risberg Memorial Fund Scholarship awarded to Sofi Fristedt
The Per Risberg Memorial Fund Scholarship is awarded to someone who has made a significant contribution to strengthening collaboration and internationalization between Jönköping University (JU) and its stakeholders (industry and public organizations). The 2025 scholarship goes to Sofi Fristedt, Associate Professor of Health and Care Sciences at the School of Health and Welfare at JU.
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140 international universities at JU Partner Days
140 universities from 40 countries participated in JU Partner Days & Campus Experience at Jönköping University on 8-9 September. "A fantastic opportunity for us to meet our international partner universities, strengthen our collaborations and build great activities for the future," says Måns Svensson, President of JU.
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The United States was discussed at JU LIVE
The first lecture in the popular science lecture series JU LIVE was held on Thursday, 4 September. The University Library was busy when Aron Engberg and Tobias Samuelsson discussed and talked about the United States.“We wanted to try to create an environment that would encourage dialogue, not only between us, but also dialogue with the audience,” says Tobias Samuelsson.
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"It's a very fun and lovely atmosphere"
Watch great clips from ten days of student activities during the kick-off and hear what some of the approximately 3,500 new students think about their first days at Jönköping University (JU) in the video below.
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JU Solar Team best Swedish team in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
JU Solar Team was once again the best Swedish team in the world's largest solar car competition Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. They came in eighth place out of 40 starting teams."It feels incredible to be at the finish line and I am so proud of the team and our performance in the competition," says Matilda Svensson Duric, Team Manager for JU Solar Team 2025.
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Interesting lectures this autumn – JU LIVE is back
Jönköping University (JU) conducts research that makes a difference – both for society and for individuals. This autumn, the popular JU LIVE lecture series continues, where you can learn about current and interesting research directly from the academics themselves. The autumn semester series starts on 4 September and includes four inspiring lectures held in the university library's historic premises. The event is free and open to anyone who wants to broaden their horizons. All lectures are held in Swedish.