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Umeå is a university town and centre of education, technical and medical research in northern Sweden. The two universities located in the city, Umeå University and one of the 3 main branches of SLU, host around 40,000 enrolled students, [ 8][ 9] which corresponds to around 30% of the total population. [ b] CRISPR gene editing was developed by ...
The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders. As of 2015, Umeå University has over 36,000 registered students (approximately 16,000 full-time students), including those at the postgraduate and doctoral level. It has more than 4,000 employees, half of which are teachers/researchers, including 310 ...
The municipality is an administrative entity defined by geographical borders, consisting of Umeå and a large area around it. The present municipality consists of many former local government units joined together in a series of municipal reforms carried out between 1952 and 1974. A 65-member municipal assembly ( kommunfullmäktige) is elected ...
Umeå Town Hall ( Swedish: Umeå rådhus) was built after the fire in 1888 that burnt the city to the ground. It was erected on the site where the previous town hall (built in the 17th century) had been located and was completed in 1890. [1] The architect was Fredrik Olaus Lindström from Stockholm. In the new urban area development plan ...
The Umeå Region (Swedish: Umeåregionen) is a functional region which consists of six co-operating municipalities in north Sweden; Bjurholm, Nordmaling, Robertsfors, Umeå, Vindeln and Vännäs. The geographical area has over 140 000 inhabitants. The Umeå Region does not take official decisions about benefits, allowances, invalid vehicle ...
The University Library originates from the Scientific Library in Umeå (Vetenskapliga biblioteket i Umeå) established in 1950 at Umeå City Library. [1] In 1951 the library was recognised as important for northern Sweden. The library is given a copy of every new book printed in Sweden. [2]
Umeå City Church. / 63.82361°N 20.26778°E / 63.82361; 20.26778. Umeå City Church ( Swedish: Umeå stads kyrka) is a church building located in central Umeå, Sweden between Vänortsparken and the north bank of Ume River. It was inaugurated on 2 December 1894, which was First Advent Sunday that year. [2] [3]
Umeå Institute of Technology. The Umeå Institute of Technology or Tekniska högskolan i Umeå is part of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Umeå University. The Institute offers a wide range of study programmes, some of them not to be found in any other part of Sweden. Research in engineering is gradually being expanded.