Dalarna University College

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Dalarna University
Högskolan Dalarna
Type Public
Established 1977
Vice-Chancellor Marita Hilliges
Students 16000
Address
Högskolan Dalarna, 791 88 Falun
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Campus urban
Website http://www.du.se/

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Dalarna University College (Swedish: Högskolan Dalarna) is a university (högskola) located in Falun and Borlänge, in Dalarna County, Sweden.[1]

Dalarna University is one of Sweden’s more recent institutions of higher education, established in 1977. It is situated in Dalarna, 200 kilometres north-west of Stockholm.

In 2015, the university had 16,344 students, with 11,642 of them studying via distance education.[2] The campuses are located in Falun, the administrative capital of the province, and in the neighbouring town of Borlänge.

Dalarna University is deemed qualified to award Phd degrees in Microdata Analysis following assessment by The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education.

Research in Complex Systems and Microdata Analysis at Borlänge campus is carried out in collaboration with business and industry, and increases the competitiveness for trade, IT, transport and tourism in the region. Research in this subject area accounts for some 35 million SEK at the university. The field has some 50 employed researchers and teachers at the Borlänge campus and on top of that a further 30 doctoral students who are able to complete their education at Dalarna University.

Organisation

There are three schools at the University:[3]

  • School of Technology and Business Studies
  • School of Education, Health and Social Studies
  • School of Humanities and Media Studies

See also

References

  1. List of higher education institutions, Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, accessed 2016-01-09
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