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  • Royal visit at Jönköping University


    Kungapartet promenerar tillsammans med rektor Agneta Marell Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden visited Jönköping University (JU) on Thursday, 15 October. The royal couple met President Agneta Marell together with students, teachers, researchers, and Student Health Care representatives, whom, from different perspectives, talked about how the pandemic has affected studies, teaching and research at JU.

  • Successful Sustainability Festival at JU


    Vegan food evening at Kvarteret Ödlan in Jönköping during Jönköping University Sustainability Festival. From 27 September to 1 October, the Jönköping University Sustainability Festival was organized.The program included among other things everyday lunch webinars on sustainability and several physical events.

  • Funding windfall for Jönköping University's research


    Exteriörbild på campus i Jönköping där personer med cyklar syns i förgrunden och flera av högskolans byggnader syns i bakgrunden. Researchers at Jönköping University (JU) have received just over SEK 25 million in grants for several research projects from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte).

  • Photos and film from the Academic Ceremony


    On Saturday 25 September, Jönköping University's Academic Ceremony was held with the inauguration of full professors and the conferment of PhDs at the culture hall, Spira.

  • September lights became a popular festivity


    Ljuseventet Septemberljus i Hovrättsparken. The September lights event, which was organised during the evening of 25 September at Öster in central Jönköping, became a popular festivity and was well visited. The event is co-organised with Jönköping Municipality, and this year, students from “Kulturskolan” also performed.

  • The AI day puts Jönköping on the AI map


    Picture of the lecturers during the AI ​​Day. On 30 September, the School of Engineering at Jönköping University and Science Park will organize the AI ​​Day to show that Jönköping is an important place for AI in Sweden. The target group for the event is companies in the Jönköping region. The livestream of the AI Day is free and open to everyone - register no later than 29 September.

  • They became Alumni of the Year 2021


    Andreas Torén, Career Center, Qiuyang Xu, Göran Sigblad och Mats Jackson. On Wednesday 22 September, the ceremony was held where five former students from Jönköping University (JU) were praised for their contribution for JU. Mats Jackson, Executive Vice President at JU, presented the prizes to the five alumni, one from each school, and from Jönköping University Enterprise. After the award ceremony, a panel discussion was held with the prize winners.

  • Five day Sustainability Festival held at Jönköping University


    View over Jönköping University with a picture of the 2030 Agenda. From 27 September to 1 October, the Jönköping University Sustainability Festival is organized. This year's main theme is how higher education can play a critical role in helping the transition towards sustainable societies.

  • Lighting design students light up Jönköping


    Studenter som läser ljusdesign på Hovrättstorget i Jönköping. In the evening of 25 September 24 students from the Lighting Design programme at the School of Engineering (JTH), Jönköping University, organizes September Light (Septemberljus) in collaboration with Jönköping Municipality. This year's theme for the lighting event is recycling, and the students light up four places near Hovrättstorget in Jönköping.“We will give new light to this part of the city,” says lighting design student Sara Liljeström.

  • Alumni of the Year awarded at Jönköping University


    Campus On Wednesday 22 September, Jönköping University (JU) will present the Alumni of the Year 2021 award during a ceremony in the JU Aula. The event will also be livestreamed, which means that anyone who wants to can watch the ceremony. Mats Jackson, Executive Vice President at Jönköping University, will award prizes to the five people who will be able to call themselves 'Alumnus of the Year 2021'.