Mälardalen University
Encyclopedia
Mälardalen University College (Swedish: Mälardalens högskola), or MdH, is a university college (högskola) located in Västerås
and Eskilstuna
, Sweden. It has 13,000 students and over 1,000 employees, of which around 40 are professor
s. Mälardalen University College is the world's first environmentally certified school according to the international standard ISO 14001.
Prior to 2008, the university college had nine departments:
, Stockholm University
and Luleå University of Technology
. She served two full terms as President of Luleå University of Technology between 1994–2005, leaving office due to term limits. She is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
.
Västerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
and Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population....
, Sweden. It has 13,000 students and over 1,000 employees, of which around 40 are professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
s. Mälardalen University College is the world's first environmentally certified school according to the international standard ISO 14001.
Organization
Since 1 January 2008, Mälardalen University has been officially organized into four schools:- School of Health, Care and Social Welfare
- School of Education, Culture and Communication
- School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology
- School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Prior to 2008, the university college had nine departments:
- Biology and Chemical Engineering (IBK)
- Computer Science and Electronics (IDE)
- Public Technology (ISt)
- School of Business (EkI)
- Humanities (IHu)
- Innovation, Design and Product Development (IDP)
- Mathematics and Physics (IMa)
- Social Sciences (ISB)
- Caring and Public Health Sciences (IVF)
President
Professor Ingegerd Palmér was appointed President of Mälardalen University by the Swedish Government and took office on 17 October 2005. Palmér has a PhD in Mathematics and has filled various positions at the Royal Institute of TechnologyRoyal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
, Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
and Luleå University of Technology
Luleå University of Technology
Luleå University of Technology or Luleå tekniska universitet of Sweden is Scandinavia's northernmost university of technology. It has four campuses, located in Luleå , Kiruna , Skellefteå and Piteå .-History:The university was founded on 1 June 1971 at Porsön in Luleå as...
. She served two full terms as President of Luleå University of Technology between 1994–2005, leaving office due to term limits. She is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien , founded in 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
.