School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg
The School´s Mission & Vision The mission of the School is to develop knowledge and educate creative individuals for the advancement of successful organisations and a sustainable world. Vision The School aims to be well known and respected as an excellent and progressive academic institution. 2018-09-16
History Founded as a private Business School in 1923 Became a part of University of Gothenburg in 1971 An independent unit within the University in 1986 Moved onto a shared campus in 1995 Its own faculty board in 1997 Ackredited by EQUIS since 2004 The first Building
Key ratios 2011 4016 full-time students 23 287 alumni 455 employees 109 professors and associate professors 29 partner companies 158 partner universities 266 SEK million in grants 162 SEK million in external funding
University of Gothenburg Organisation University of Gothenburg Faculty Board Dean Departments Advisory Board Management Group
Management Team Per Cramér Professor, Dean Olof Johansson Stenman Professor, Assistant Dean Mette Sandoff Associate Professor, Vice Dean
Departments and research centras Business Administration Economic History Economics with Statistics Gothenburg Research Institute Graduate School Human and Economic Geography Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute for Innovation and Social Change Law Centre for Business in Society Centre for Business Solutions Centre for Consumer Science Centre for Finance Centre for Health Economics at the University of Gothenburg Centre for Regional Analysis Centre for Retailing Centre for Tourism Centre of International Business Studies Gothenburg Centre of Globalization and Development School of Executive Education
Employees 2011 Total Women Men Professors 44 9 35 Visiting professors 21 5 16 Associate professors 17 27 Postdoctoral teachers/fellows 122 38 84 Other teachers 41 15 26 PhD students 66 34 32 Administration and IT 117 90 455 208 247 Number of persons
PhD Education PhD education 2011 Total Women Men Admitted for licentiate degrees 4 Admitted for doctoral degrees 9 5 Licentiate degrees 14 10 Doctoral degrees 26 17
Publications 2011
(licentiate and doctoral degrees) Education Bachelor programmes, 180 ECTS credits Bachelor Programme in Logistic Management Programme in Environmental Social Science Master programmes, 120 ECTS credits taught in English PhD education Provided within all departments Master of Laws Programme, 270 ECTS credits Programme in Business and Economics, 300 (180 + 120) ECTS credits Single subject courses within five of the School´s departments Single subject courses Third cycle, 3 years (licentiate and doctoral degrees) Second cycle, 2 years (master degree) First cycle, 3 years (bachelor degree)
Master programmes within Graduate School, 120 ECTS credits Accounting Economics Finance Innovation and Industrial Management International Business and Trade Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship Logistics and Transport Management Management Marketing and Consumption
Single subject courses Business Administration Economic Geography Economic History Economics Law Social Geography Statistics Tourism Geography
International exchange 2011 216 outgoing exchange students 330 incoming exchange students 25 master students with degree from foreign universities Partneruniversities Africa 5 Asia 26 Europe 97 South America 3 North America 16 Oceania 11 Total 158* *30 of these refer to universities that have agreements with the University of Gothenburg
Figures 2011 Income, SEK 431 million Costs, SEK 430 million 2018-09-16
The Partnership Programme Agreement of co-operation between business companies, public administrations and the School Logterm basis relationships Today 29 partner companies Further education Career Service – meeting point for students and employers Alumni – relations with former students
The Advisory Board Supporting the School´s management on important issues Representatives from both trade and industry and the public sector Chairman: Pär Östberg, Senior Vice President, AB Volvo Members: Anders Ahnlid, Ambassador, Sweden´s delegation to the OECD and Unesco Lena Apler, CEO, Collector Finance & Law AB Tore Bertilsson, Executive Vice President & CFO, AB SKF Eva Halvarsson, CEO, Second Swedish National Pension Fund Anders Jansson, President and CEO, Stena Metall AB Björn Stigson, holder of the Assar Gabrielsson Visiting Professoship Johan Malmsten, Chairman, Richard C. Malmsten Memorial Foubndation M. Johan Widerberg, Executive Vice President, Handelsbanken Per Cramér, Dean, School of Business, Economics and Law