Mälardalen University

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established =1977
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city =Västerås(main campus), Eskilstuna
country =Sweden
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undergrad =15000
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staff =1145
rector =Ingegerd Palmér
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website = [http://www.mdh.se/ www.mdh.se]

Mälardalen University (Sv.: Mälardalens högskola), or MdH, is a university located in Västerås and Eskilstuna, Sweden. It has 15,000 students and over 1,000 employees, of which around 40 are professors. Mälardalen University is the world's first environmentally certified school according to the international standard ISO 14001.

Organization

Recently (January 1, 2008), Mälardalen University is officially reorganized into four schools:
* School of Health, Care and Social Welfare
* School of Education, Culture and Communication
* School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology
* School of Innovation, Design and Engineering

Prior to 2008, the university had 9 departments:
* Biology and Chemical Engineering (IBK)
* Computer Science and Electronics (IDE)
* Public Technology (ISt)
* School of Business (EkI)
* Humanities (IHu)
* Innovation, Design and Product Development (IDP)
* Mathematics and Physics (IMa)
* Social Sciences (ISB)
* Caring and Public Health Sciences (IVF)

Rector

Professor Ingegerd Palmér was appointed Rector of Mälardalen University by the Swedish Government and took office on October 17, 2005. Palmér has a PhD in Mathematics and has filled various positions at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University and Luleå University of Technology. She served two full terms as Rector at Luleå University of Technology between 1994-2005, leaving office due to term limits. She is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

ee also

*List of universities in Sweden

External links

* [http://www.mdh.se/ Mälardalen University] - Official site