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  • JU Solar Team better than ever in World Solar Challenge


    JU Solar Team in World Solar Challenge. JU Solar Team was the best Swedish team in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. The team, which consists of students from Jönköping University (JU), came in seventh place, which is their best result so far in the competition.

  • Kerstin Johansen lectured on production at JU LIVE


    Kerstin Johansen and Salem Seifeddine. Kerstin Johansen, Dean of Research at the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping Univeristy (JU), lectured about production during JU LIVE at the University Library on 26 October.

  • Future Entrepreneurs presented their ideas


    Two students from JIBS holding there entrepreneurship project Every year, the Entrepreneurship Day is organized for first-year students at the Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University (JU). The day is part of a common course in entrepreneurship, intending to let the students develop a sustainable product, construct their own booth, and present their ideas to a jury.

  • Film and slideshow from AI ​​Day in Science Park Towers


    AI Day at Science Park Towers in Jönköping. See our film and slideshow from the AI ​​day in Science Park Towers in Jönköping on 18 October. The theme for the day was "AI locally and for real" and focus was on matchmaking between companies, researchers and students.

  • JU alumnus wins prize for best essay


    Martin Jakobsen mottar priset. This summer, Martin Jakobsen graduated from the Teacher Training Program in grades 4–6 at the School of Education and Communication (HLK) at Jönköping University (JU). Martin's essay was awarded yesterday, October 19, for this year's thesis by the Swedish National Centre for Science and Technology Education (NATDID).

  • JU Solar Team goes for gold in World Solar Challenge


    JU Solar Team in Australia. JU Solar Team competes in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia on 22-29 October. They have a record-fast car and goes for gold."We always aim for gold, but this time we believe in it," says Dag Raudberget, course teacher for the solar car project at Jönköping University (JU).

  • Student at the School of Engineering is awarded elite sports scholarship


    Sprint canoeing. Jesper Johansson, who study Mechanical Engineering: Product Development and Industrial Design at the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University (JU), is one of the Swedish Sports Confederation's (Riksidrottsförbundets) and Svenska Spel's elite sports scholarship holders for 2023-2024.

  • Jönköping University part of Climate Week


    This year’s Climate Week (Swe: Klimatveckan) takes place 16-22 October in Jönköping County. The theme is “Energy – we have the power, together.” Jönköping University (JU) will contribute by arranging two events, one on methods for increasing participation in sustainability work, and the other is a presentation of the JU’s tools for visualizing the global goals of the 2030 Agenda.

  • Children explored technology with the School of Engineering


    Children at VERA day junior, the School of Engineering. On 5 October, approximately 120 middle school children participated in VERA day junior organized by the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University (JU). The aim of the day is to open their eyes to technology.“This is great fun, to experiment and make things work,” says Elise Wärnbring a sixth grader from Torps school in Bankeryd, who participated in VERA day junior.

  • JU consolidates its position in prestigious world ranking


    For the second year in a row, Jönköping University (JU) is included in Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking. This year's ranking includes 1,904 universities in more than a hundred countries. Among the Swedish universities, JU ends up in shared eleventh place, which is an improvement of one place compared to the previous year.