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  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!


    Everyone at Jönköping University wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, here via a Christmas greeting from President Måns Svensson.

  • Annie Lööf and Göran Hägglund spoke to students


    Annie Lööf och Göran Hägglund A packed auditorium and hopeful students awaited the two former politicians Annie Lööf and Göran Hägglund when they came to Jönköping University (JU) to give a lecture on political communication to students from the School of Education and Communication (HLK) on 17 December.“Being authentic and true to your own values is important, it creates a clear direction about the way forward,” says Annie Lööf.

  • Fundraising record for “Radio K Bryr Sig”


    Picture from Cafe Rio during broadcast. Last week, Radio K Bryr Sig broadcasted live for 36 hours to raise money for Musikhjälpen, which kicked off on Sunday. The students had a clear goal to raise at least SEK 100,000 - which they achieved.

  • JU students contribute to new LAN festival


    Rektor Måns Svensson delar ut pris till laget Kamen Rider som består av: Nuo Chen, Jiahe Cheng och Shuwen Chen. Längst till höger är domaren Allan Petersson. In 2025, a new LAN festival, Glitched, will be launched as a modern meeting place for gamers. The Esports Management & Marketing course, held during the autumn at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University (JU) under the guidance of Brian McCauley, has given students the opportunity to create new products for the festival.

  • SEK 2.7 million to train Ukrainian rehabilitation staff


    The number of people suffering from war injuries in Ukraine is high and this has increased the need for prosthetists and orthotists in the country. The School of Health and Welfare (HHJ) at Jönköping University (JU) has received SEK 2.7 million from the Swedish Institute (SI) to train staff in Ukraine in prosthetics and orthotics.

  • Social issues in focus at new conference


    Charlotta Mellander, Professor Economics at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) and Emil Danielsson, CEO of Klimator, who previously worked at JU. On 7 May, the new conference "Framkant Sverige" (Sweden at the forefront) will be held at Jönköping University (JU), where current and important issues such as defence and preparedness, integration, AI and the environment will be discussed.Among the speakers are Joakim Paasikivi, Lieutenant Colonel in the Swedish Armed Forces, and Diamant Salihu, journalist and author. The moderator for the day is Anna Hedenmo, known from the Swedish television programmes "Agenda" and "Min Sanning" (My Truth).

  • JU students broadcast live for 36 hours to raise money for Music Aid


    Liam Tidblom, Eric Stenqvist, Albin Ekström och Mimmi Alexandersson This year's Radio K Bryr Sig (RKBS) event kicks off on the morning of 3 December and they will be broadcasting live until 22:00 on 4 December. The students are broadcasting in support of this year's Music Aid (Musikhjälpen) theme, “Everyone has the right to survive their pregnancy”.

  • One of Europe's top business schools is in Jönköping


    Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) solidifies its position as one of Europe’s top business education institutions. In this year's Financial Times (FT) European Business School Ranking, JIBS maintains its spot on the list for the fourth consecutive year and climbs another eight places to an impressive 74th position. This upward trend highlights the school's continued development and high quality.

  • Great interest in foundation lecture at JU LIVE


    JU LIVE. There were many questions and a good response to the JU LIVE lecture on foundations, which took place in the JMW hall at the University Library at Jönköping University on 28 November."It was interesting and very informative," says audience member Johan Svedberg, who was a member of the Jönköping University Foundation Governing Board between 2010 and 2015.This was the last JU LIVE of the year, but the lecture series will return this spring.

  • Towards the future, in a solar car – Jönköping University inspires at education fair


    On 21-23 November, prospective students gathered at “Kunskap och Framtid”, an education fair in Gothenburg, where Jönköping University (JU) was one of the exhibitors. Fairs like this one are an important meeting place for prospective students and universities, as they offer unique opportunities for personal meetings and inspiration. This year, JU offered an extra exciting attraction – the innovative Solar Car – which was a real crowd pleaser.