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About the University of Borås

At the University of Borås (UB) in southwestern Sweden, 21,000 students and around 840 employees come together with a shared vision: to shape the future and make a meaningful impact. We have lab environments and research infrastructure that attract students and researchers from all around the world. 

We are well-renowned internationally for our Swedish School of Textiles and our Swedish School of Library and Information Science as well as our world-leadingResource Recovery research area with its Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery.

UB is also home to well-regarded study and research programmes in the health sciences, IT, police work, teacher education and educational work, technology and engineering, business administration, social welfare, and work life. 

Science Park Borås is a part of UB. This hub is a national leader when it comes to addressing issues of sustainability and consumption. R&D Sjuhärad Welfareis a unit that focuses on research and competence-building regarding vulnerable societal groups. The Swedish government has given UB the task of establishing and leading Textile & Fashion 2030 – the National Platform for Sustainable Fashion and Textiles.

UB's Faculties

UB is organised into four Faculties.

Please visit our "Organisation" webpage to learn more about our Faculties and their associated departments as well as other units at the university. 

UB's study programmes

UB offers well-renowned Bachelor's and Master's study programmes in many areas: health sciences, IT, police work, teacher education and educational work, technology and engineering, business and business administration, social welfare, work life, library and information science, and textiles and fashion.

Please visit our "Programme Portal " webpage to learn more about our study programmes. 

Please visit our "Incoming exchange students" webpage to learn more about exchange opportunities.

UB's prioritised research areas

Our six prioritised research areas are:

  • Library and Information Science
  • Business and IT
  • The Human Perspective in Care (within the health sciences/nursing)
  • Educational Work
  • Resource Recovery
  • Textiles and Fashion

Please visit our "Research" webpage to learn more about our prioritised research areas.

Please visit our "Research Portal" to search for information about all our researchers, projects, funders, research groups, etc. 

UB's doctoral programmes

We offer doctoral education programmes in the following areas:

  • Library and Information Science
  • The Human Perspective in Care (within the health sciences/nursing)
  • Resource Recovery
  • Textiles and Fashion
  • Textiles and Fashion – Fine Arts

Please visit our "Doctoral education" webpage to learn more.

UB's Centres

Centres at the University of Borås are strategically important units, primarily funded externally, with a clear mission to foster collaboration with society at large.

  • Centre for Digitalisation
  • Centre for Sustainable Society Development
  • Centre for Cultural Policy Research
  • Centre for Welfare Studies
  • INCLUDE – Centre for Inclusive Studies
  • PreHospen – Centre for Prehospital Research

Please visit our "Centres" webpage to learn more.

UB's labs

UB is internationally known for its Textile Labs: Digital Crafts Lab, Dye & Print Design Lab, Knitting Technology Lab, Garment Technology Lab, Weaving Technology Lab, Dye & Print Technology Lab, Textile Technology Laboratories, Textile Testing Lab.

UB also has well-equipped Engineering and Technology Labs: Biogas Lab, Biotechnology Lab, Polymer Technology Lab, Energy Lab.

The Data as Impact Lab performs analyses and offers an infrastructure for AI applications involving bibliometric methodology, semantic modelling, and visualisation. 

The Digital Business Lab inspires and educates students, collaborates with companies, and supports researchers with its expertise in digital technologies in a business context.

In the Clinical Training Centre, health sciences/nursing students and researchers have access to nursing high-tech and real-world environment simulations and projections.

European University Association

The University of Borås is a member of the European University Association, EUA. EUA represents and supports higher education institutions in 49 countries, providing them with a unique forum to collaborate and keep on top of the latest trends in higher education and research policies.

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Some of our educational programmes have been partially funded by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

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Unique educational programmes

We offer unique programmes in many subject areas, several of which can only be found here and which attract students from all over. It is important to us that all our educational programmes be conducted in close collaboration with public organisations and business and industry.

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Research with impact

The University of Borås conducts research with sustainability in focus. This means that in many of our research projects, we investigate how we can promote more long-term thinking in our society. Six prioritised areas based on our educational programmes as well as the surrounding society guide our research.

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