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Positive trend with PhD Students

2013-05-14
The month of May is intense at the Department of Computing Science with several dissertations and licentiate seminars. A total of five PhD students defend their jobs during the month.

International students give Umeå University top satisfaction marks for 2nd consecutive year

2013-05-13 (from 2013-04-02)
Umeå University has been ranked first in Sweden and third in Europe for student satisfaction according to the International Student Barometer (ISB). The survey was responded by international students from 193 universities throughout the world during the autumn of 2012.

Space for future learning

2013-05-13 (from 2013-04-23)
Under the theme of Space for Learning, both a research and a development project are being carried out at Umeå University. Work is being done here on future learning environments – which have now been given top priority through the university’s new vision.

Inspiring meeting for Cloud Control

2013-02-15
First inspiring meeting for the Cloud Control project has been held in Umeå, after the Swedish Research Council granted a framework grant by 20 million SEK for a new project call Cloud Control.

Exchange students experience the wonder of the Northern Lights

2012-12-03 (from 2012-11-14)
During the early morning hours of Tuesday, the auroral activity was very high in the Umeå region. A small group of exchange students at Umeå University were thrilled to witness the Northern Lights (also known as aurora borealis) for the very first time and captured the moment with some amazing photo...

Research Day - Computer science is transforming society

2012-11-29
Computer science is transforming our society and our lives. We hear news all the time about intelligent robots exploring mars, big data centers that support social networks such as Facebook. There are few people, however, that can tell us how these technologies actually work.