News archive
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Media gathering when the Riksbank held a press conference at JU
On Thursday 23 November, the Riksbank held a press conference on the monetary policy decision at the University Library, Jönköping University. Over 10 newsrooms with journalists from both local and national media were on site to take part in the decision regarding the policy rate.
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Måns Svensson appointed as new President of Jönköping University
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.
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Children's rights highlighted at major conference
Over 300 participants attended the Children's Rights Conference that took place on the Convention on the Rights of the Child Day on 20 November at Jönköping University (JU). Ombudsman for Children, Elisabeth Dahlin, was one of the speakers together with, among others, Frida Lygnegård, researcher at the School of Health and Welfare, JU.
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International JU students invited to companies at Elmia Subcontractor
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25 international students from Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) and five from the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University (JU) were speciellay invited to four companies at Elmia Subcontractor.“We need them and their skills,” says Jonas Bjuhr, CEO of Hydro Extrusion.
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Ministerial visit to Jönköping University
“Jönköping University conducts very good education and research, and offers students a lot of internships with direct links to working life. JU is a university that is good at finding its strengths and focusing on its profile areas,” said Minister for Education Mats Persson when he visited Jönköping University (JU) this week.
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JU Solar Team was celebrated for its success in Australia
On 10 November JU Solar Team was celebrated at the School of Engineering for their success in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia."I feel very proud when I think of this team, says Ingrid Wadskog, Managing Director and Dean at the School of Engineering, Jönköping University (JU), who participated on the roughly 3 000 kilometer journey from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south.
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Record-breaking interest in jubilee career fair
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140 exhibitors and approximately 1,500 students attended the career fair Karriärum at the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University (JU) on 8 November.“This is a great fair, which sparks new ideas and inspiration. I think all visitors to the fair think the same,” says Isagel Josefsson, who met her employer Qtech Group at last year's Karriärum.
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Swedish Research Council holds major conference at JU
On 28-29 November, the Swedish Research Council (VR) will hold its conference Results Dialogue 2023. The conference is organized by and will take place at the School of Education and Communication (HLK) at Jönköping University (JU). 16 completed projects that have been funded by VR will present their results, and two exciting projects that JU researchers are involved in will also be presented.
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Welcome Thomas Winman, new Dean and Managing Director at the School of Education and Communication
Thomas Winman, former head of the Department of Economics and IT at University West, has now assumed the role of Managing Director and Dean at the School of Education and Communication. Hear what he says about his first day and his hopes of the near future.
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Time for Jönköping University's Sustainability Week
On 6–10 November, Jönköping University (JU) Sustainability Week takes place, a sustainability week where JU’s schools and University Service together with Students for Sustainable Action (SSA) arrange various events with a focus on sustainability and the Agenda 2030 goals. During the week, lectures and seminars will be held with themes such as Jönköping 2030, transforming cities, “Projekt Flicka”, and then there will be the launch of JU's Sustainable Development Goals Dashboard.