Where is umea university sweden

Faculty: E-mail: infocenter umu. UMU is renowned for its comprehensive educational approach and creative learning environments, including its large unified campus and contemporary Arts Campus by the riverside.

The university is characterised by its openness and approachability. Many of our more than 2, researchers and teachers are among the elite in Sweden and throughout the world.

Designated environments of strong research include: ageing and population studies, global health, infection biology and plant and forest biotechnology. The ground-breaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 mechanism in bacteria, which became a gene editing tool now used in research labs worldwide, began in a laboratory here.

There you can enjoy climbing, swimming, ball and racket sports, group training and more. If you are looking for an outdoor workout — there is also a brand new on-campus outdoor gym. Just around the corner from the busy city, those who seek outdoor adventure or tranquillity have massive forests, high mountains and roaring rivers for fishing, kayaking, canoeing and white-water rafting. Our countryside also offers farm shops, sights and attractions for all tastes — all within reach.

Meet the flagship university of northern Sweden. Our cohesive campus environment enables a dynamic and open culture with a strong sense of community. More than 40 programmes and courses are offered with instruction language entirely in English. In common for all our education is the high teacher competence and the strong interaction between research, education, collaboration and innovation. This is evident in many of our most successful research environments and networks. Many of our more than 2, researchers are working in top national and international research teams with access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.

This has enabled us to become international leaders in several research disciplines. It is an excellent place for the exchange of ideas and interdisciplinary cooperation. In addition, research and education is carried out at seven schools and institutes , and seventeen research centres. The University Library and the University Administration provide support and structure.

The geographical and cultural distance to the traditional universities of central and southern Sweden was evident in the early years. The University Board is the University's highest body.

More about the Board. More about the University Management. It is based on three main concepts:. More about our vision and values.