The University of Borås (UB), or Högskolan i Borås, is a Swedish university college in the city of Borås. It was founded in 1977 and as of 2021 has around 17,000 students and 760 staff. The Swedish School of Library and Information Science and Swedish School of Textiles are part of the university.
The University of Borås fosters learning, knowledge, and innovation of high quality in an international setting and with significant social relevance. We work together here–for the future and to make a difference!
Several of our educational programmes are only available at our institution and therefore attract students from all over Sweden. The university offers courses and study programmes within the areas of:
- Library and Information Science
- Behavioural and Education Sciences
- Business and Informatics
- Engineering
- Fashion and Textile Studies
- Health Sciences
