Linnaeus University
| Linné University Linnéuniversitetet |
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| founding | 1.1.2010 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Växjö & Kalmar |
| country |
 Sweden
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| Rector | Peter Aronsson |
| Students | 33,000 (2019) |
| Employee | 2,100 (2019) |
| including professors | 168 (2019) |
| Annual budget | 1,500 million SEK |
| Networks | IAU |
| Website | www.lnu.se |
The Linné University ( Swedish : Linnéuniversitetet ) came into being on January 1, 2010 as a merger of the University of Växjö and the University of Kalmar. It is a state university with two campuses in the Swedish cities of Växjö and Kalmar . It is named after Carl von Linné and has around 30,000 students, with around 21,000 studying at the Växjö site.
history
precursor
Linné University was formed from Växjö University and Kalmar University. The University of Växjö goes back to the branch of the University of Lund , founded in 1967 , which became an independent university in 1977 (Swedish: Högskolan i Växjö ) and received university status in 1999. Kalmar University was founded in 1977.
Main entrance to the Växjö campus
University library in Växjö
University Library in Kalmar
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Aronsson. In: lnu.se. Linnéuniversitetet, accessed on August 18, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ a b c This is Linnaeus University. In: lnu.se. Linnéuniversitetet, March 29, 2019, accessed on August 18, 2019 .
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 18, 2019 .
Coordinates: 56 ° 51 ′ 15 ″ N , 14 ° 49 ′ 51 ″ E