Örebro University

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Örebro University is a state university in Örebro, Sweden.University-level education in Örebro started in the 1960s, when Uppsala University started to offer some courses in Örebro. On the basis of these activities, an independent högskola was created in 1977 under the name Högskolan i Örebro . This university college also incorporated three other existing educational institutions in Örebro: the teaching seminar, the sports college and the social work college . Örebro University College was granted the privileges of a university by the Government of Sweden in 1999, becoming the 12th university in Sweden.On 30 March 2010 the university was granted the right to award medical degrees in collaboration with Örebro University Hospital, making it the 7th medical school in Sweden. Örebro University co-hosts the Centre of Gender Excellence established by the Swedish Research Council.HistoryIn 1967, Uppsala University established a branch in Örebro, the College of Social Sciences. In 1977, Örebro University College was established through a merger of the Uppsala University branch in Örebro, the Preschool Teaching Seminary, and the College of Physical Education and Sport Science. In 1999, the university college was granted the status of a university by the Government of Sweden and opened by Prime Minister Göran Persson on 6 February 1999.