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  • How Öxnehaga can be developed into a safer area


    Géza Fischl and Bengt Erlandsson How can the residential area Öxnehaga in Huskvarna become a safer, more pleasant, and a more sustainable neighbourhood? Around 60 students at the School of Engineering at Jönköping University have developed proposals for this. Their work is currently on display in an exhibition at the school.

  • New director to strengthen Jönköping University’s work on external relations and engagement


    Jönköping University (JU) is taking a step to further strengthen its collaboration with the wider community by creating a new senior role: Director of External Relations and Engagement. The new role will help to develop and coordinate work on external relations, fundraising, collaboration and alumni activities – areas that are central to the university’s long-term development and competitiveness.

  • Surviving the war is just the beginning


    Föreläsning för publik Air raid sirens interrupting online meetings, swarms of drones over city streets, and a healthcare system where every minute can be crucial. During a powerful and personal JU LIVE lecture, Nerrolyn Ramstrand, Professor of Orthopaedic Technology at the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University, took the audience into the everyday lives of her Ukrainian colleagues and the work of building a sustainable rehabilitation and prosthetic care system in the midst of an ongoing war.

  • Leaders of Sweden’s higher education institutions visit Jönköping


    On 17 and 18 March, the Swedish Association of Universities and University Colleges’ highest decision-making body, the SUHF General Assembly, met in Jönköping to discuss current issues within the higher education sector. The meeting focused on topics including collegial governance, academic freedom and the use of AI by higher education institutions.

  • Jönköping University opens the door to many careers


    två tjejer som skrattar Civil engineer, nurse, teacher or graphic designer? These are just a few of the careers you can pursue after studying at Jönköping University (JU).“All our programmes prepare students for a great start to their careers, and the Open House is a perfect opportunity for young people to gain an insight into what it means to study at JU,” says Anders Wadell, communications officer and coordinator of the Open House, which took place on 14 March.

  • JU Alumna named future board talent of the year


    Foto på Eveline, vinnare i Årets unga ledande kvinna Over 150 people were nominated, 22 made it to the finals, and three received awards. When the award ceremony for Young Female Leader of the Year (Årets unga ledande kvinna) was over, an alum from Jönköping University (JU) received a distinguished award.

  • Sustainable preparedness in focus at public lecture


    Lecturer. We need to rethink our perception of social crises. That was the main message of the JU LIVE lecture on sustainable preparedness with Joakim Netz, Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering at Jönköping University (JU).“Gang crime has taken hold in the society and is probably our most persistent social crisis,” he says.

  • JU Solar Team gears up for new challenges


    Studenter in front of a solar car. 22 students from Jönköping University (JU) have embarked on the journey of designing, building, and ultimately competing with their own solar car in the world’s largest solar car competition, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia 2027.“It is incredibly exciting,” says Martin Nord, a member of the new JU Solar Team.

  • Full house when Magdalena Andersson visited JU


    Foto på Magdalena Andersson (s) under föreläsning på JU. “Tell it like it is and do what needs to be done.”With this approach, party leader, opposition leader, and former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (Swedish Social Democratic Party), took the stage in the packed JU auditorium at Jönköping University to talk about leadership, followed by a Q&A session.

  • Jönköping University partners with Cybercampus Sweden


    Logotype for Cybercampus Sweden. During the autumn, Jönköping University (JU) became a partner in Cybercampus Sweden, which brings together universities, government agencies, and companies to strengthen Sweden's capabilities in cybersecurity and cyber defense."I believe this organization is crucial to Sweden's defense capabilities in the digital world. For JU, the partnership is absolutely essential to being a force in the Swedish cybersecurity arena," says Joakim Kävrestad, Associate Professor of Computer Science and JU's contact person for Cybercampus Sweden.