Ove Lundberg, Dr

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UMEÅ UNIVERSITY
Ove Lundberg, Dr Head of department of
Economic history Former Director of Distance
Education
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Polar circle
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Umeå in Sweden
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This is Umeå University
4,246 employees
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Inaugurated
1965
football fields
26,690 students
1,390postgraduatestudents
52femaleprofessors
272professorships
58departments(equivalent)
24centres
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faculties
2,900 millions SEKin annual turnover 2004
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University - Visions
Respected and committed Desire for
development Success together
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Revenues 2004University total
Interest and other financial revenues 20
Other (non-budgeted) contributions 507
Fees and compensation payments 384
Budgeted government grants 1,905
Total 2,816 mSEK Figures in krona (millions)
(rounded amounts)
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Campus area
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University hospital area
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Northern Sweden's largest city
109,000 inhabitants A cultural centre with opera,
theatre groups and festivals 180 kilometres
of cycle paths 160 kilometres of exercising
tracks One of the world's foremost cities
for Internet use and broadband
development Expansive industrial base, with for
instance Biomedicine
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Colleges within the University
Umeå Institute of Design Umeå School of Business
and Economics Umeå University School of Physical
Education and Sports Umeå School of Fine
Arts Umeå School of Environmental Studies (in
co-operation with SLU) Umeå University School of
Restaurant and Culinary Arts Umeå Institute of
Technology Other research institutes in
Umeå National Institute of Working Life Swedish
Defence Research Agency, FOI, NBC Defence SLU
(Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
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Number of students per year
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Range and choices
120 programmes 1 700 coursesApart from ordinary
form and rate of study Distance University Web
University Summer University
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Research profile
Life sciences Interactions between humans,
artifacts and IT Welfare, democracy and
security The northern dimension Ecological
sustainability Gender perspective Teacher
education and teaching profession
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Research profileFaculty of Teacher Education
Teacher education and teaching profession Focus
on practice, related to schools and professional
issues,characterized of a multi- and
disciplinary approach Equity and ethics
democracy, gender and antiracism Development of
practice implementation, action research and
reflective practitioners Roles of school and
university students and teachers Basic skills
reading, writing and mathematics Subject
didactics and learning difficulties Aesthetics
arts education, sloyd and handicraft Formal,
informal and entrepreneurial learning ICT in
education, youth culture and distance
education Guidance, counselling and special
needs
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Umeå University not just in Umeå
Kiruna just under 200 students, 4
programmes Lycksele approx. 100 students, 3
programmes Skellefteå approx. 700 students, 11
programmes Örnsköldsvik approx. 400 students, 8
programmes Sollefteå just under 200 students, 2
programmes In addition to these, Umeå University
provides courses at 19 other placesStudent
numbers full time students both programmes and
courses
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Distance Education
Historical perspective Hermodsmodel Teaching
versus learning World experiences Open
University (Great Brittain) Fernuniversität
(Germany)
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Early experiences from a faculty point of view
Enthusiasts Technical infrastructure (Heavy)
Support from head of department Distance
education as a portal for regular
education Responsibility to be in the edge. New
teaching methods A clear STRATEGY