Jönköping University

Overview

Jönköping University is a higher education institution in southern Sweden run as a private, non-profit foundation created in 1994, rather than as a state agency like most Swedish universities. Teaching and research are carried out by four schools and a services company on a single campus in Jönköping.

Facts

Founded

Jönköping University Foundation established on 1 July 1994

Governance

One of three Swedish private, non-profit higher education institutions with the right to award doctorates

Students

15,209 registered students; 8,535 full-time equivalents (financial year 2025)

Employees

803 full-time equivalents, of which 448 teachers (financial year 2025)

Schools

School of Education and Communication, School of Health and Welfare, School of Engineering, Jönköping International Business School, and Jönköping University Enterprise

Work at Jönköping University

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