Faculty of Education , University of Gothenburg

1. Faculty of Education, University of Gothenburg

2. Departments and Units • Department of Education and Special Education, IPS • Department of Education, Communication and Learning, IPKL • Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies, IDPP • Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science, IKI Other units/divisions: • Centre for Vocational Skills and Knowledge • Pedagogical Development and Interactive Learning (PIL) • The Grundtvig Institute

3. Strong Research Environments The Faculty’s internationally competitive research environments include several in the field of learning, such as: • LinCS (Learning, Interaction and Mediated Communication in Contemporary Society). Receiver of so-called Linnaeus support from the Swedish Research Council since 2006. • FUR(Prerequisites, Education and Outcomes) • Early Childhood Education • Also nationally and internationally acknowledged is the Faculty’s school research, which deals with the organisation of schools and school systems, education planning, teaching, people’s development and learning. There is also a focus on the interaction between the individual and his/her environment, as well as on special and adult education. • The Faculty also hosts one of the University of Gothenburg’s priority research areas – Learning – with the LETStudio.

4. Study programmes First-Cycle Programmes: • Health Promotion, 180 higher education credits HEC • Food Service Management, 180 HEC • Education, Bachelor’s Programme, 180 HEC • Sports Coaching, 180 HEC Second-Cycle Programmes: • Child and Youth Studies, Master’s Programme, 120 HEC • Didactics, Master’s Programme, 120 HEC • International Master’s Programme in Educational Research, 120 HEC • Learning, Communication and Information Technology, Master’s Programme, 120 HEC • Master’s Programme in Educational Leadership, 120 HEC • Nordic Master’s Programme in Education with Orientation towards Action Research, 120 HEC • Special Education Teacher Programme, 90 HEC • Special Education Programme, 90 HEC However, 70 per cent of the Faculty’s education is provided on assignment within the different teacher education programmes. The Faculty has a total of 5,000 students.

5. Staff Teachers/researchers 294 Doctoral students 39 Administrative/technical staff 84 A total of 417 staff members in 2012 (equivalent to 354 full-time positions)

6. Finances, revenues (2012) Revenues, in ’000 SEK • 418 051 in total, of which • 263 919 in grants • 154 132 from external/other sources Revenue sources in per cent • Grants 63 % • External/other sources 37 %

7. Finances, costs (2012) Total costs in ’000 SEK • 417 092 in total, of which • 232 366 in staff costs • 56 186 in costs for facilities • 128 540 in other costs Costs in per cent • Staff costs 56 % • Facilities 13 % • Other costs 31 %

8. Background and Facilities The Faculty of Education was formed in 1999. Until then, it had been part of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Most of the Faculty’s activities are concentrated to the Pedagogen complex in central Gothenburg. The Faculty moved to the present location from Mölndal (immediately south of Gothenburg) in 2006. Pedagogen was built on a historic site with remains from the 1600s. For example, part of the city’s old fortification Carolus Dux is visible for public view. Pedagogen’s building A was erected in 1855 and served as a hospital until 1900. Building C, originally a school building, stood finished in 1862. Building B is the area’s most recent addition, built in 2006. In 2011, the School of Sport Science opened at Skånegatan. The building gathers applied researchand education related to sports, health and nutrition under one roof, and many of the Faculty’s students complete parts of their education there.