THIS IS MALMÖ
UNIVERSITY
Founded 1998
24 400 students
1 800 employees
Five multidisciplinary faculties:
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Faculty of Technology and Society
Faculty of Culture and Society
Faculty of Health and Society
Faculty of Odontology
Faculty of Education and Society
Offers 100 programmes and 350 single courses
20 programmes taught in English
Turnover 1.2 Billion SEK
STUDENTS
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24 400 students
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2/3 of Malmö University’s students
are female
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1/3 of Malmö University’s students
have a foreign background
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Are often from a home without
higher educational traditions
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Are after graduation assigned or
employed within their field of
studies
STUDENT
GRADUATIONS
52,7 % professional qualification
30,3 % bachelor degrees
9,0 % one-year master degrees
3,5 % higher education qualification
4,5 % master degrees
Most common professional qualifications
49,5 % Bachelor of Arts in Education
13,0 % Bachelor of Science in Nursing
10,8 % Bachelor of Science in Social Work
6,4 % Bachelor of Science in Engineering
4,4 % Bachelor of Arts in Study and Career
Guidance
RESEARCH
Approximately 85 professors*
Approximately 220 research students
Research that makes the difference…
Our ambition is for the University’s
research to contribute to the development
of a sustainable society.
It is important that our research is well
established in the surrounding society.
* Malmö University has 35 percent of women professors. This
means that we have the highest proportion of women professors in
the country.
INTERDISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH
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Biofilms - Research Center for
Biointerfaces
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Centre for Profession Studies (CPS)
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Malmö Institute for Studies of Sexology
and Sexuality Studies
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The Centre for Work Life Studies (CTA)
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Institute for studies of Malmö History
(IMH)
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Internet of Things and People Research
Centre
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Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration,
Diversity and Welfare (MIM)
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MEDEA Collaborative Media Initiative
ORGANISATION
MALMÖ
 Sweden’s third biggest city with a population of
around 315,000.
 Average age group of Malmö citizens is 36
years. In Skåne the average age group is 40
years and in Sweden it is 41 years.
 Culturally diverse with around 170
nationalities.
 Previously a traditional industry city, now
characterised by entrepreneurship and a
skilled workforce.
 Linked with Copenhagen and the rest of
Europe via the Öresund Bridge.
 In the population group 25-64 years, 46% of
Malmö residents have a higher education. The
overall proportion for Sweden is high at 40%.