Umeå School of Business

Umeå School of Business and Economics
Handelshögskolan vid Umeå Universitet
Type Public University
Established 1989
Rector Lars G Hassel
Administrative staff
 250
Students 2,000
Undergraduates 1,500
Postgraduates 500
90
Location Umeå, Sweden
Campus Urban
Affiliations GBSN, EQUIS, EFMD, EIASM
Website USBE

The Umeå School of Business and Economics, USBE, or Handelshögskolan vid Umea Universitet, is the business school of Umeå University in the north of Sweden, founded in 1989 "to strengthen education in research and business while contributing to the community".[1] About 2000 students currently study at USBE. The School offers one Bachelor program, four undergraduate programs (Civilekonomprogram), seven Master's degree programs (including the Erasmus Mundus Master Program in Strategic Project Management) and doctoral programs.

The International atmosphere is important to the business school and it offers one undergraduate program (the International Business Program)and all Master's programs and doctoral programs entirely in English. USBE also accept a large number of international students as exchange or degree students.

USBE is located at the very heart of the University campus, a meeting-place for all academic disciplines, improving its opportunities to co-operate across traditional academic boundaries. It also gives USBE-students an opportunity to take an active part of student environment created for the 37 000 students at Umeå University.

Organization

Umea School of Business and Economics has three departments: the Department of Business Administration, the Department of Economics and the Department of Statistics.

USBE Career Center

USBE Career Center concentrates primarily on helping its graduates in the transition between graduation and the business world.

Research

Within the Umeå School of Business and Economics, the Umeå Research Institute promotes research and awards funding to prospective researchers.[2] The School also hosts a group dedicated to research on decision-making in extreme environments. It is named Triple Ed (Research Group on Extreme Environments – Everyday Decisions).[3]

Education

Lindellhallen at Umea University

Master's Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Notable alumni

Students

Honorary Doctors

International partnerships

USBE has over 70 partner universities all over the world, including:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "USBE ( Network partner)". International Research Network on Social and Environmental Aspects in Business and Management (SEABUS). Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "USBE Research Institute". Umeå School of Business and Economics. Umeå University. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Triple E.D.". Retrieved 29 May 2014.

Coordinates: 63°49′14″N 20°18′13″E / 63.8206°N 20.3036°E / 63.8206; 20.3036

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