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  • Great interest in foundation lecture at JU LIVE


    JU LIVE. There were many questions and a good response to the JU LIVE lecture on foundations, which took place in the JMW hall at the University Library at Jönköping University on 28 November."It was interesting and very informative," says audience member Johan Svedberg, who was a member of the Jönköping University Foundation Governing Board between 2010 and 2015.This was the last JU LIVE of the year, but the lecture series will return this spring.

  • Towards the future, in a solar car – Jönköping University inspires at education fair


    On 21-23 November, prospective students gathered at “Kunskap och Framtid”, an education fair in Gothenburg, where Jönköping University (JU) was one of the exhibitors. Fairs like this one are an important meeting place for prospective students and universities, as they offer unique opportunities for personal meetings and inspiration. This year, JU offered an extra exciting attraction – the innovative Solar Car – which was a real crowd pleaser.

  • Getting more girls into science - seminar in China


    Jesper Boesen Jesper Boesen, Associate Professor in Mathematics Education and Head of Collaboration at the School of Education and Communication (HLK) at Jönköping University (JU), travelled to China in mid-October together with a group of experts from the European Commission. The trip was an exchange visit to discuss how to create more interest among younger girls in careers in the STEM fields (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

  • Children's rights highlighted at major conference at JU


    Ett panelsamtal i JU-aulan på Jönköping University In connection with International Children's Day on 20 November, Jönköping University, together with the County Administrative Board of Jönköping, organised a conference that put children's rights in focus. Around 300 people were present in the JU auditorium to participate. This year's theme revolved around the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the importance of children's participation in society.

  • Orange Week - Researchers talk about violence in close relationships


    Researchers discuss domestic violence. On 18-24 November, Orange Week is celebrated - a week free from violence in Jönköping County. During week 47, several different activities are carried out with the aim of spreading knowledge and commitment to domestic violence and men's violence against women. Jönköping University (JU) contributed by inviting the public to the University Library, where researchers from the network Tema våld at the School of Health and Welfare discussed the topic.

  • “Neither rights, nor knowledge existed”


    Mian Lodalen föreläser och gestikulerar med armarna When homosexuality was to be cured by psychiatry was the title of the conversation that Mian Lodalen, author, journalist and Honorary Doctor at Jönköping University (JU), and Per Bülow, Associate Professor at JU, participated in on 15 November at the School of Health and Welfare at JU. The conversation aimed to spread knowledge about mental illness and highlight how common it is in society. It was organized in connection with Psychiatry Week 2024.

  • "Jönköping University is unique with its many HVE programmes"


    Meeting at JTH. "Jönköping University (JU) is unique in the country in that it offers so many Higher Vocational Eeducation (HVE) programmes."This was said by Magnus Wallerå, Director General of the Swedish Agency for HVE, when he visited JU on 14 November.

  • Students in focus at Elmia Subcontractor


    Elmia Subcontractor. The School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University has put their students and the Husqvarna course in focus during the Elmia Subcontractor fair, 12-14 November."It is a fun course and you get very involved when you work as close to a company as we do during the Husqvarna course," says JTH student Carl Holmqvist.

  • Mian Lodalen gives lecture during Psychiatry Week 2024


    When homosexuality was to be cured by psychiatry is the title of the lecture that Mian Lodalen, Honorary Doctor at Jönköping University (JU), will give together with Per Bülow, Associate Professor at JU. Welcome to the lecture on Friday 15 November at the School of Health and Welfare at JU in connection with Psychiatry Week 2024. It is also possible to join online.

  • JIBS continues to support Ukraine's democratization in new collaborative project


    Skyline of Sumy In a new collaborative project, researchers from Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), together with several other actors, will help implement the “Good Governance Principles” among officials in the Sumy region of Ukraine.