The Sahlgrenska Hospital was founded in 1772 following a donation by Niclas Sahlgren, and is the largest in Northern Europe. In the 1990s the School of Economics and the Academy of Music, Drama and Opera have moved to new buildings in the city centre.
Its eight faculties offer training in the Creative Arts, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Education, Information Technology, Business, Economics and Law, and Health Sciences. The University of Gothenburg has the highest number of applicants per study place in many of its subjects and courses, making it one of the most popular universities in Sweden. == History == The University of Gothenburg was founded as Göteborgs högskola (Gothenburg University College) in 1891.
In 1907 it was granted the same status as Uppsala University and Lund University by the Swedish government, thus creating Sweden's third university. Over the course of time, it has merged with a number of previously independent higher education institutions in the city and has continuously expanded its study profile.
It was granted the rights of a full university by the Swedish Government in 1954, following the merger of the Göteborgs högskola (Gothenburg College) with the Medicinhögskolan i Göteborg (Gothenburg Medical School). In 1971, the originally separate Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law became part of the University of Gothenburg. Sahlgrenska University Hospital is associated with the university as a teaching hospital.
It was granted the rights of a full university by the Swedish Government in 1954, following the merger of the Göteborgs högskola (Gothenburg College) with the Medicinhögskolan i Göteborg (Gothenburg Medical School). In 1971, the originally separate Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law became part of the University of Gothenburg. Sahlgrenska University Hospital is associated with the university as a teaching hospital.
The Sahlgrenska Hospital was founded in 1772 following a donation by Niclas Sahlgren, and is the largest in Northern Europe. In the 1990s the School of Economics and the Academy of Music, Drama and Opera have moved to new buildings in the city centre.
A new campus for the Faculty of Education (teacher training) was opened in central Gothenburg in 2006. The University of Gothenburg is a pronounced city university, that is most of its facilities are within the city centre of Gothenburg.
It was ranked 2nd in Sweden, 11th in Europe and 31st in the world in the subjects of biological and life sciences by AWRU-Shanghai 2018 world ranking.
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