2. The city of Malmö
Sweden’s third largest city with a population of 330,000
previously a traditional industrial city, now a metropolis of knowledge, culture and entrepreneurship
linked with Copenhagen via the Öresund Bridge, Malmö is in the heart of the Öresund region (population of 4 million)
culturally diverse city with 170 nationalities represented and more than 150 languages spoken
32% of the population have at least three years of higher education
half of the population are under the age of 35
“culturally diverse city with 170 nationalities represented and more than 150 languages spoken”: Malmö Stad (
“32 per cent of the population have at least 3 years of higher education”: SCB, Utbildningsnivå efter kommun och kön.

3. The city of Malmö
Innovative Malmö has been ranked by Forbes as the fourth most innovative city in the world. Seven start-up companies are launched every day in Malmö. Sustainable Malmö is at the forefront of sustainability, internationally renowned for its urban development projects. Happy In 2016, Malmö was voted the seventh happiest place to live in Europe by the European Commission. Bicycle friendly Nominated as the sixth most bicycle friendly city in the world, the city allows for easy, safe and environmentally-friendly travel.

4. Malmö University in numbers
Founded in 1998
24,000 students
2,006 employees
77 professors
428 doctoral-level teachers
252 PhD students
100 degree programmes and 350 courses
500 international peer-reviewed articles
1.6 billion SEK turnover (2018)

5. Malmö University Five faculties: The Faculty of Health and Society
The Faculty of Culture and Society
The Faculty of Education and Society
The Faculty of Technology and Society
The Faculty of Odontology

6. Malmö University Five research centres:
Biofilms – Research Center for Biointerfaces
Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies
Centre for Work Life and Evaluation Studies
Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare
Internet of Things and People Research Center

7. Vision, values and objective
Vision The University contributes to a sustainable and more equal society through research-based knowledge, critical reflection and a readiness to act.
Core values Malmö University is founded on the human, democratic and academic values that have emerged from the ideals of an open society, freedom of speech and critical thinking.
Objective Malmö University provides high quality education and research through which, in collaboration with other societal actors, we create, share and disseminate knowledge to understand, explain and develop society. At Malmö University, the particularities and traditions of different disciplines are respected and given the opportunity to be clearly expressed.

8. Overarching goals for education and research
Long-term, nationally and internationally outstanding research which, together with doctoral education, constitutes one third of the University’s activities. Education grounded in research, in terms of teaching methods as well as subject matter, which provides the conditions for inclusive and student-active life-long learning. Strong, coherent and boundary-crossing international academic environments in which education, research and collaboration are integrated.

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10. Research Malmö University’s research:
pushes boundaries and is multidiciplinary
deals with unique research questions and societal challenges of the future
is carried out in collaboration with external stakeholders to create, share and apply knowledge

11. Research 500 employees with PhD degrees
77 professors (one third of which are women)
500 international articles published
252 PhD students
30 doctoral dissertations completed annually
394 million SEK turnover

12. PhD Programmes We offer PhD programmes in subject areas such as:
Odontology
Biomedical science
Health and society
Sport sciences
Science of education
New media, public spheres and forms of expression
Migration, urbanisation and societal change

13. Education

14. Education increasing participation, inclusion and student involvement
contributing to the accessibility of education and lifelong learning throughout society
developing students’ abilities to critically evaluate knowledge and translate it into action

15. Education Malmö University students:
two thirds of the University’s students are female ​
one third have​ a non-Swedish background​
two thirds are first generation academics
1350 are international students
87% join the labour market after graduating

16. Education Of our degree programmes: 52% are vocational
31% are bachelor’s
9% are one-year master’s
5% are two-year master’s

17. Education We offer degree programmes and courses within:
social and behavioural science
pedagogy, education science and didactics
sports, health and care
culture and language
computer science and information technology
engineering
natural sciences and mathematics
media, design and communication

18. Education Our most common vocational degrees are in: teaching
social work
nursing
dentistry
study and career guidance
engineering

19. Education in English Bachelor’s programmes: English Studies
European Studies
Human Rights
Interaction Design
International Migration and Ethnic Relations
International Relations
Peace and Conflict Studies

20. Master’s programmes in English
Biomedical Surface Science
Criminology
Urban Studies
Computer Science
Leadership for Sustainability
Media Technology: Strategic Media Development
Communication for Development (part time)
Interaction Design (one-year and two-year)
International Migration and Ethnic Relations (one-year and two-year)
Media and Communication Studies: Culture, Collaborative Media, and Creative Industries (one-year and two-year)
Political Science: Global Politics and Societal Change (one-year and two-year)
Sport Sciences: Sport in Society (one-year and two-year)

21. Collaboration

22. Collaboration
collaboration with external stakeholders within the public and private sectors, as well as civil society sector
knowledge dissemination and optimisation
participation in local and regional development work
managing innovation hubs
creating regional collaborative platforms such as Forum for Social Innovation Sweden and the Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (ISU)

23. Examples of collaborative partners and projects
Malmökommissionen
K2, The National Knowledge Centre for Public Transport
Anna Lindh Academy
The Research and Innovation Council in Skåne

24. International collaboration
extensive international collaboration
partnerships with 200 universities across the world
active member of both European and international education and research networks