Örebro University

About Örebro University

Örebro University is a public university in Sweden focused on education, research, and collaboration that contribute to knowledge-based societal development. Its stated vision is to be a leading university for knowledge-driven social progress, and it is ranked among the world’s top 600 universities by Times Higher Education, with additional inclusion in the Shanghai ranking (ARWU) and the Leiden ranking.

The university offers a broad range of professional and academic programs, including medicine, psychology, law, engineering, business, statistics, chemistry, systems science, and environmental studies. It serves students, researchers, employers, public-sector actors, and other societal partners through degree programs, research environments, continuing education, and collaborative projects.

Core Values

• Knowledge-based societal development: The university emphasizes using education, research, and collaboration to create practical value for society and to respond to real-world challenges.
• Integration of education, research, and collaboration: A close connection between teaching, research, and external engagement is presented as a core principle across the institution.
• Quality and relevance: The university highlights strong academic quality, professionally oriented programs, and research that addresses societal needs and current challenges.
• Openness and cooperation: Collaboration with businesses, public authorities, and civil society is treated as an important way to spread knowledge and make it useful beyond the university.

Unique Aspects

• Broad interdisciplinary profile: The university combines professional education with research in areas ranging from medicine and health to AI, robotics, cybersecurity, food and health, and environmental sustainability.
• Strong collaboration infrastructure: It explicitly positions collaboration with external actors as one of its most important missions, including research partnerships, student collaboration, and commissioned education.
• Recognized research environment: The university states that it has research in 36 subjects and several named centers and strategic initiatives, including ARC, the Food and Health Centre, Rosetta@oru, X-HiDE, WASP, and SPARCS.
• International and career-oriented education: Many programs include internships, exchange opportunities, and close links to employers, and the university notes that it has been awarded HR Excellence in Research.