News archive

  • Children's rights highlighted at major conference at JU


    Ett panelsamtal i JU-aulan på Jönköping University In connection with International Children's Day on 20 November, Jönköping University, together with the County Administrative Board of Jönköping, organised a conference that put children's rights in focus. Around 300 people were present in the JU auditorium to participate. This year's theme revolved around the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the importance of children's participation in society.

  • Orange Week - Researchers talk about violence in close relationships


    Researchers discuss domestic violence. On 18-24 November, Orange Week is celebrated - a week free from violence in Jönköping County. During week 47, several different activities are carried out with the aim of spreading knowledge and commitment to domestic violence and men's violence against women. Jönköping University (JU) contributed by inviting the public to the University Library, where researchers from the network Tema våld at the School of Health and Welfare discussed the topic.

  • “Neither rights, nor knowledge existed”


    Mian Lodalen föreläser och gestikulerar med armarna When homosexuality was to be cured by psychiatry was the title of the conversation that Mian Lodalen, author, journalist and Honorary Doctor at Jönköping University (JU), and Per Bülow, Associate Professor at JU, participated in on 15 November at the School of Health and Welfare at JU. The conversation aimed to spread knowledge about mental illness and highlight how common it is in society. It was organized in connection with Psychiatry Week 2024.

  • "Jönköping University is unique with its many HVE programmes"


    Meeting at JTH. "Jönköping University (JU) is unique in the country in that it offers so many Higher Vocational Eeducation (HVE) programmes."This was said by Magnus Wallerå, Director General of the Swedish Agency for HVE, when he visited JU on 14 November.

  • Students in focus at Elmia Subcontractor


    Elmia Subcontractor. The School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University has put their students and the Husqvarna course in focus during the Elmia Subcontractor fair, 12-14 November."It is a fun course and you get very involved when you work as close to a company as we do during the Husqvarna course," says JTH student Carl Holmqvist.

  • Mian Lodalen gives lecture during Psychiatry Week 2024


    When homosexuality was to be cured by psychiatry is the title of the lecture that Mian Lodalen, Honorary Doctor at Jönköping University (JU), will give together with Per Bülow, Associate Professor at JU. Welcome to the lecture on Friday 15 November at the School of Health and Welfare at JU in connection with Psychiatry Week 2024. It is also possible to join online.

  • JIBS continues to support Ukraine's democratization in new collaborative project


    Skyline of Sumy In a new collaborative project, researchers from Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), together with several other actors, will help implement the “Good Governance Principles” among officials in the Sumy region of Ukraine.

  • JU students with their sights set on the World Championship


    Saturday 9 November marked the start of the Student World Shooting Championship in New Delhi, India. Students Amanda Carlsson and Hannah Göransson from Jönköping University (JU) are competing in air rifle.

  • Local podcast attracted big crowd during live broadcast


    From left side Lennart Lindberg, Lennart Angselius and Staffan Hagberg during the live broadcast. On 7 November, it was time for the popular local Jönköping podcast “Unnergången” to run its first live broadcast in an organized format. The broadcast broke audience records and attracted around 150 visitors to listen to old anecdotes and stories about the JMW area.“If there's one thing that's amazing in Jönköping, it's JU”, said Staffan Hagberg, musician and one of the producers of the podcast.

  • 1500 students met 135 employers at Karriärum


    Karriärum. About 1,500 students met 135 companies and other employers at the career fair Karriärum at the School of Engineering (JTH), Jönköping University (JU) on 6 November."Karriärum is perfect for us because we are looking for the skills that many JTH students have," says Oskar Krantz, Service Owner at Husqvarna Group.