Ranking and Accreditation
Linnaeus University has, on a number of occasions, been included in university rankings that measure the quality of higher education institutions. In 2021, Linnaeus University was included in Times Higher Education Impact Ranking and, for the second year in a row, in Academic Ranking of World University (ARWU).
Times Higher Education Impact Ranking
THE Impact Ranking is open to all universities that conduct teaching at first-cycle level and grade universities in 94 different countries. It consists of different sub-rankings and each university chooses what they want to participate in. Linnaeus University placed itself among the top 200 in multiple categories.
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Academic Ranking of World University (ARWU)
The list, often referred to as the Shanghai ranking, ranks the world’s best universities based on their research. Linnaeus University are among the top 100 universities in the world within the field of Hospitality and Tourism Management and within the field of Nursing.
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Statistics
Times Higher Education Impact Ranking
- Top 100 within the field Quality Education.
- Among the top 200 within the field Decent Work and Economic Growth Sustainable Cities and Communities, and Climate Action.
- In the overall result, Linnaeus University is placed in position 301–400 out of 1,115 universities.
Academic Ranking of World University (ARWU)
- Top 100 in the world within the field Hospitality and Tourism Management and within the field Nursing.
Accreditation
Accreditation and quality assurance
Linnaeus University is granted full university status by the Swedish Government. The accreditation of higher education takes the form of granting degree-awarding powers for first-, second- and third-cycle qualifications. These powers are granted indefinitely.
The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) is responsible for quality assurance of HEIs. The quality assurance of higher education and research consists of four components: appraisal of degree-awarding powers, assessments of HEIs’ quality assurance processes, programme evaluations and thematic evaluations.
Accreditation and quality assurance
Human Resource Strategy for Researchers
Human Resource Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) is a tool for implementation of the European charter and certification with the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research. Linnaeus University was certified in 2021.
AACSB Accreditation
Linnaeus University is accredited based on AACSB's standards (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). After six years of hard and purposeful work from the School of Business and Economics, we are now one of only 6% of the world's business schools to have this international quality seal.
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