The Foundation Governing Board has decided to appoint Professor Måns Svensson as new President of Jönköping University starting 1 April 2024. Professor Svensson has previously worked as Dean of the School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences at Halmstad University.
A new study shows that yoga can be used to slow down cognitive impairment and dementia in adults aged 55 and over. The results of the study are clear and show that yoga has a greater positive impact on cognitive ability than strength and conditioning training. The study was conducted at the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University in collaboration with Region Jönköping County.
The need for prostheses and other assistive technology is reaching crisis point in war-torn Ukraine. When Nerrolyn Ramstrand, professor of prosthetics and orthotics at the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University, was asked to assist in training Ukrainian prosthetist/orthotists, she did not hesitate. Colleagues at the school agreed and a Ukrainian film crew is currently on site at JU t
Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) climbs on the Financial Times annual ranking of European Business Schools. The 2022 result is an improvement of seven places compared to last year, further confirming JIBS status as one of Europe’s leading business schools. Regarding international faculty, JIBS ranks first in Scandinavia.
For the second year in a row, JIBS appears on the acknowledg
Jönköping International Business School climbs world rankings Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University has climbed to a new position in the Financial Times annual ranking of the world's best master's programs in business administration. In doing so, JIBS has consolidated and strengthened its position as one of the world's highest-ranked business schools.
The research anthology "Questioning the Entrepreneurial State", with Christian Sandström, Jönköping International Business School, as one of two editors, has been downloaded 109,000 times in three weeks. In the anthology, several leading economists warn against the state's industrial and innovation policy – which they claim lacks scientific support and costs billions of tax dollars.
On 12 January, Jönköping University’s property company HÖFAB will submit planning documents prior to a decision on consultation to the city planning committee in Jönköping municipality. The new construction plans include building a centre for dentistry and oral health science, as well as preparing a place for a dental education.
On Monday, 6 December, the Financial Times (FT) published its European Business Schools Ranking 2021, featuring the top 95 Business Schools in Europe. For the first time, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University appears on the list.
The European Business Schools Ranking is one of the most acknowledged and widely cited rankings of business schools. The ranking is ba
The President of Jönköping University has announced the appointment of four new honorary doctors. Those to be appointed are Professor Luis Gomez-Mejia, Associate Professor Sue Waite, Professor Trish Greenhalgh and Per Jansson, owner and CEO of Comptech AB. The conferment of this year’s honorary doctors will take place on 25 September 2021 at Jönköping University’s academic ceremony.
Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) has received renewed accreditation from the international accreditation body AACSB. “This is a very important recognition of JIBS as a provider of relevant and quality assured business education of the highest international standards,” says JIBS Dean and Managing Director, Jerker Moodysson.
CeFEO at Jönköping International Business School is co-founder of a new network of the top family business research centres in Europe. The EuFBC (European Family Business Research Centre Network) was launched this autumn, creating a common platform for presenting and debating state-of-the art research on family business.
In September 2021, Sweden will host EAIE (the European Association for International Education), Europe's largest, and the world’s second largest international conference in higher education. Around 6,000 people from higher education institutions from over 95 countries are expected to attend the conference in Gothenburg.
A scale that assesses fear of Covid-19 among the general population has been developed by an international team of researchers led by Amir Pakpour, affiliated researcher at the School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University. The scale is now being used in research in over 30 countries worldwide and hopes to identify the need for education and support for those affected by the pandemic.
Marie Ernsth Bravell, associate professor of gerontology, has been appointed dean and Managing Director of the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University. She will start on 1 July 2020.
Jönköping University Enterprise (JUE) and North Park University (NPU), Chicago, USA, have entered into a collaboration agreement regarding Pathway Programmes. JUE will provide Pathway Programmes at Campus Gränna for prospective NPU students. Students will receive a conditional offer to NPU and upon successful completion of the programme, they will be admitted into a pre-selected programme at NPU.
A new study from researchers at the School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University and Lund University have investigated suicide cases reported to the Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Inspektionen för vård och omsorg) in 2015. The results show that healthcare deficiencies have contributed to these deaths by suicide in 55% of cases.
On 4-6 June 2020, the European Media Management Conference, emma2020, will be hosted by MMTC research centre at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping University. The conference will showcase the best current research on media management in Europe and aims to encourage the dialogue between media management research and general management.
Oct 12, Jönköping University's Academic Ceremony was held with the inauguration of full professors and the conferment of PhDs at the culture hall, Spira. It was a stately and ceremonial event with nearly 400 guests, dressed in ball gowns and formal attire, speeches and live music. During the ceremony, four new professors was inaugurated, three honorary doctors and 29 new doctors were honored.
From September 30 to October 3, Jönköping International Business School at Jönköping University will host the sixth edition of the RMER - Responsible Management Education Research - Conference. Global Research and Business sectors will meet and join forces to identify stakeholders and engage in sustainable leadership issues. All with a focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Agenda 2030.
New knowledge, inspiration and innovation is needed to keep abreast of developments when digitalisation changes the conditions and possibilities of the industry. Now, five universities are gathering around a new national industry research school in the field of Smart Industry.
Jönköping University (JU) has around 12,500 students, of which 2,500 are international students. The university is one of the top universities in international student exchange and among the best in Sweden in terms of attracting international students.
JU is one of three Swedish private, non-profit institutions of higher education with the right to award doctorates. JU operates on the basis of an agreement with the Swedish Government and conforms to national degree regulations and quality requirements. The university is characterized by internationalization, an entrepreneurial spirit and collaboration with surrounding society.
The university is organised as a non-profit corporate group. The Group comprises Jönköping University Foundation and its six wholly-owned subsidiaries. They are organised as limited companies and include the School of Health and Welfare, the School of Education and Communication, Jönköping International Business School, the School of Engineering as well as University Services and Jönköping University Enterprise.
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