Type Public Vice-Chancellor Marita Hilliges Students 16,000 | Established 1977 Administrative staff 750 (2015) | |
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Location Falun and Borlänge, Dalarna, Sweden | ||
Dalarna University College (Swedish: Högskolan Dalarna) is a public university (högskola) located in Falun and Borlänge, in Dalarna County, Sweden.
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Dalarna University is one of Sweden’s more recent institutions of higher education, established in 1977. It is situated in Dalarna, 200 kilometres north-west of Stockholm.
Background
In 2015, the university had 16,344 students, with 11,642 of them studying via distance education. The campuses are located in Falun, the administrative capital of the province, and in the neighbouring town of Borlänge.
Dalarna University is deemed qualified to award Phd degrees in Microdata Analysis following assessment by The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education.
Research in Complex Systems and Microdata Analysis at Borlänge campus is carried out in collaboration with business and industry, and increases the competitiveness for trade, IT, transport and tourism in the region. Research in this subject area accounts for some 35 million SEK at the university. The field has some 50 employed researchers and teachers at the Borlänge campus and on top of that a further 30 doctoral students who are able to complete their education at Dalarna University.
Student accommodation is located in area designated by Swedish police as a utsatt område, a socially deprived area. This makes life insecure for in particular female students. Therefore, the student union recommends relocating the campus to Falun.
Organisation
There are three schools at the University: