News archive
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Formal and Festive at the Academic Ceremony
On Saturday, May 4, Jönköping University's (JU) Academic Ceremony was held with the inauguration of full professors and the conferment of PhDs at the culture hall, Spira. This year, JU's new president, Måns Svensson, was also installed.
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Increased interest for Higher Vocational Education at JU
The number of applications to the Higher Vocational Education (HVE) programmes at Jönköping University (JU) have increased by 18 percent.“It indicates that we have succeeded in creating attractive programmes that are adapted to meet the specific skills needs in the business world,” says Mats Kihlman, Head of Department for Vocational education at the School of Engineering (JTH) at JU.
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JU celebrates 30 years
This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of Jönköping University (JU) becoming one of the country's three foundation universities. This anniversary is being celebrated in various ways, started with the spring celebration or “valborgsmässofirandet”.
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Record-breaking crowd welcomes spring
On Walpurgis Night, Tuesday 30th April, the arrival of spring was celebrated in Hälsoparken. For the second year running, the festivities were co-organized by Jönköping University (JU) and the Jönköping Student Union, drawing over 900 students, staff, and other Jönköping residents to gather in the spring sunshine.
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"The work environment – crucial for good performance"
28 April is International Work Environment Day. Jönköping University's President Måns Svensson has worked in various ways with issues related to working life and work environment, both in his research and in his management roles. On JU's research blog, articles are regularly published on current topics. Feel free to read these and the latest blog where Måns discusses work environment issues.
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JU LIVE - How to stay safe online
Copy your data, write down your passwords and be skeptical. These were some advice that Joakim Kävrestad, Assistant Professor Computer Science at the School of Engineering (JTH), Jönköping University (JU), shared during his JU LIVE lecture in the University Library on 24 April.
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New Honorary Doctors and Professors to give inaugural lectures
On 4 May, the Jönköping University Academic Ceremony will take place. At the ceremony, 32 PhDs and two honorary doctors will be conferred, and eleven professors will be inaugurated. This year, JU’s new President Måns Svensson will also be inaugurated.
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JU students exhibited chairs at fair in Milan
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14 Production Development with Furniture Design students at the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University (JU) exhibited their reinterpretations of the spindle back chair during Milan Design Week, on 16-21 April.
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UR gets help from JU researcher
Swedish Television is currently broadcasting the fourth season of the popular TV program "Seniorsurfarna". The program is produced by UR, an educational TV channel, and is using educational material developed by Ulli Samuelsson, Associate Dean of Education at the School of Education and Communication (HLK) at Jönköping University (JU).
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Research that empowers industry showcased at the SPARK conference
Research that strengthens the Swedish manufacturing industry was presented at the SPARK conference at the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University (JU) on 18 April.“Our collaboration with JTH is extremely important to us. This is where we find our future workforce and we take part in research projects at the school in our daily activities,” says Pernilla Wetter, Consultant Manager at Combitech.The SPARK Award was awarded to the IDEAL research project at JTH.