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  • “Cook something unnecessarily complicated”


    Porträttbild av en man This summer, Jönköping University (JU) is offering a dose of inspiration. Every week, staff from different parts of JU share their top summer tips – everything from hidden gems and day-trip destinations to personal favourites for relaxation and that holiday feeling. This tip comes from Björn Erfors, lecturer at the School of Health and Welfare at JU.

  • Exploring Sweden


    birch forest This summer, Jönköping University (JU) is offering a dose of inspiration. Every week, staff from different parts of JU share their top summer tips – everything from hidden gems and day-trip destinations to personal favourites for relaxation and that holiday feeling. This tip comes from Ulrika Stjerndahl, Quality Coordinator at the School of Education and Communication.

  • “Focus on not stressing out and just enjoying life”


    Smultron This summer, Jönköping University (JU) is offering inspiration. Every week, staff members and students from different parts of JU share their best summer tips—everything from hidden gems and day-trip destinations to personal favorites for relaxation and that vacation feeling. This tip comes from Redon Kunushevci, who is studying to become a social worker at the School of Health and Welfare at JU.

  • JU Summer School gives international students a taste of Sweden


    Picture of a group of students wearing Midsummer flower wreaths. During the month of June, 44 international students took part in JU Summer School at Jönköping University (JU). Alongside courses at the School of Engineering, they got to experience Swedish culture through activities such as Swedish food tastings and Midsummer celebrations. See photos from this summer's highlights in the slideshow below.

  • "Make the most of your days off"


    Jonna Åstrand This summer, Jönköping University (JU) is offering a dose of inspiration. Every week, staff from different parts of JU share their top summer tips – everything from hidden gems and day-trip destinations to personal favourites for relaxation and that holiday feeling. This tip comes from Jonna Åstrand, who graduated from the School of Education and Communication this year.

  • World-leading aluminium expert bolsters JU’s research


    Jönköping University is strengthening its research in metal casting by recruiting world-leading researcher and aluminum expert Professor Murat Tiryakioğlu. With support from the Swedish Research Council, he will be conducting research at JU for one year. This recruitment marks the first major initiative within the framework of the new research center, the Swedish Metalcasting Excellence Center (SMEC).

  • JU is building an AI lab at Science Park


    Photo of the premises that will hold the AI lab Jönköping University (JU) has been conducting cutting-edge AI research for some time, but is now stepping up its efforts. A decision has been taken to establish a physical AI lab at Science Park, and work is already underway.

  • Almedalen Week a great source of inspiration


    Måns Svensson, President at JU, and Toni Bogdanoff, CEO of SMEC The Almedalen Week is over for this year and many are travelling home with new insights and contacts. Jönköping University (JU) was well represented and participants are looking back on a week characterized by important discussions and strong commitment.“There were lots of young people here, which makes me happy. There is a strong belief in the future and a great commitment to social development,” says Annika Engström, Professor of Work organization at the School of Engineering at JU.

  • Water all over the town


    Summer. This summer, Jönköping University (JU) is offering a dose of inspiration. Every week, staff from different parts of JU share their top summer tips – everything from hidden gems and day-trip destinations to personal favourites for relaxation and that holiday feeling. This tip comes from Yousef Al Eleya, who study the programme Master of Science in Engineering, Building technology at the School of Engineering, JU.

  • Nine out of ten JU students find work shortly after graduation


    As many as 87 per cent of students who graduated from Jönköping University (JU) in the 2022/23 academic year had entered the labour market within 1–1.5 years. This is according to a new report from the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ), in which the result places JU well above the national average and among the highest-ranked universities in Sweden that have a broad range of degree programmes.