Linnaeus University (LNU) () is a state university in the Swedish historical province (landskap) Småland, with campuses located in Växjö and Kalmar. Linnaeus University was established in 2010 by a merger of former Växjö University and Kalmar University (Högskolan i Kalmar), and is named in honour of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
History
Växjö University began as a local department of Lund University in 1967. The department became an independent university college in 1970 and was granted full university status in 1999.
Kalmar University was similarly a university college, founded in 1977. Though not a university by the Swedish definition, it had been entitled to issue doctoral degrees in the natural sciences since 1999.
Logo
The university's logo is a stylized tree. The origin is a drawing made by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus taken from his 1725 publication Örtabok. While the tree is said to be a symbol of May and to represent the power of growth, it also symbolizes the university's ambition to be a global university with the region as its base and the world as its arena.
Faculties and schools
Faculties
Faculty of arts and humanities. Faculty of health and life sciences. Faculty of social sciences. Faculty of technology. The school of business and economics - received AACSB accreditation in 2022. In addition to the five faculties, there is also the Board of Teacher Education.
Departments
Department of Biology and Environmental Science
Department of Building Technology
Department of Built Environment and Energy Technology
Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Department of Computer Science and Media Technology
Department of Criminology and Police Work
Department of Cultural Sciences
Department of Design
Department of Economics and Statistics
Department of Education and Teachers' Practice
Department of Film and Literature
Department of Forestry and Wood Technology
Department of Health and Caring Sciences
Department of Informatics
Department of Languages
Department of Management
Department of Marketing and Tourism Studies
Department of Mathematics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Media and Journalism
Department of Medicine and Optometry
Department of Music and Art
Department of Pedagogy and Learning
Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering
Department of Political Science
Department of Psychology
Department of Social Studies
Department of Social Work
Department of Sport Science
Department of Swedish
Institute for Further Education of Journalists
Kalmar Maritime Academy
Other institutes
Centre for Gender Studies
University Administration
Communications Office
Executive Office
Finance Office
IT Office
Office of External Relations
Office of Facilities Management and Services
Office of Human Resources
Office of Student Affairs
University Library
Campus
There are two campuses, one in Växjö and one in Kalmar.
Kalmar
Linnaeus University is located at Universitetskajen, newly built premises in center of Kalmar. The official opening of Universitetskajen took place in 2021.
The Department of Biology and Environmental Science in Kalmar has special competence in the area of life, health and the environment. The School offers Master’s programmes.
Växjö
The campus is located just outside Växjö city center. It was designed in the American campus style, meaning that all teaching premises are within walking distance. The campus borders a nature conservation area.
There are 3,700 student apartments and dorm rooms on the university campus housing approximately 4,600-5,200 students. A part of the university campus is dedicated to the Videum Science Park. The park gives space to over 100 companies, thus being close to the university it encourages innovation and research.
Teaching premises and accommodation stand side by side on the campus. There are also restaurants, cafés, bars, a sports centre and a variety of service facilities. The campus offers a safe, relaxed environment despite the high level of activity. It is bordered by meadows, a nature conservation area, a lake with bird-watching towers, and Teleborg Castle.
