University of Borås

What University of Borås does

Högskolan i Borås (University of Borås) is a public Swedish university established in 1976 and headquartered in Borås, Sweden. The institution serves approximately 19,500 students across 64 educational programmes with a staff of 822 employees, operating as a government-funded higher education and research entity under the Swedish Ministry of Education and Research. The university is organized around six prioritized research areas — Library and Information Science, Business and IT, the Human Perspective in Care, Educational Work, Resource Recovery, and Textile and Fashion — and operates two flagship academic units: Textilhögskolan (Swedish School of Textiles) and Bibliotekshögskolan (Swedish School of Library and Information Science).

The research infrastructure includes dedicated centres such as PreHospen (Centre for Prehospital Research), the Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery (SCRR), Centrum för AI-transformation (CAIT), Centrum för välfärdsstudier (CVS), and the Digital Business Lab. Research activity spans applied AI projects (AI-based speech recognition for clinical documentation, generative AI for palliative care simulation, anomaly detection in district heating energy meters, computer vision and GAN research, and AI for circular textile ecosystems), prehospital and acute care research, material recovery, textile innovation, and library and information science. The university holds ISO 14001 certification for environmental management and brands itself as "Den hållbara högskolan" (The Sustainable University).

Revenue is generated primarily through Swedish government appropriations tied to student enrollment, research output, and institutional performance metrics. Secondary revenue streams include tuition from non-EU/EEA international students and external research grants from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), EU framework programmes, Vinnova, regional development funds, and industry collaborators. Distribution is delivered through on-campus education, selected online/distance programmes, contract research collaborations with regional industry and public sector partners, and innovation support via the Science Park Borås ecosystem.

Name

University of Borås

Legal name

Högskolan i Borås

Website

https://hb.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Short description

University of Borås is a public Swedish university serving 19,500 students across 64 programmes and 6 research areas — including textiles, library science, healthcare, and resource recovery — funded primarily by Swedish government appropriations and external research grants.

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Higher Education

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Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Academic research services
• Doctoral education programs
• Textile fashion research
• Library information science

Headquarters

HQ city

Borås

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

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B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primary funding from Swedish government allocations for higher education institutions based on student enrollment, research output, and institutional performance metrics.
2. Student Tuition (International): Revenue from tuition fees charged to international students outside EU/EEA, contributing to educational services delivery.
3. Research Grants and Contracts: External funding from Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), EU framework programs, Vinnova, regional development funds, and industry collaborations for specific research projects.

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Core offering

Högskolan i Borås (University of Borås) is a public Swedish higher education institution delivering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs across 64 educational programs, combined with research across 6 prioritized areas. The university operates through specialized academic units including Textilhögskolan (Swedish School of Textiles) and Bibliotekshögskolan, along with dedicated research centres such as PreHospen (prehospital care), CAIT (AI transformation), CVS (welfare studies), and SCRR (resource recovery).

Product overview

Högskolan i Borås (University of Borås) is a higher education institution structured around specialized academic units and research centres. The university operates through two flagship schools - Bibliotekshögskolan (Library School) and Textilhögskolan (Swedish School of Textiles) - along with six prioritized research areas covering Library and Information Science, Business and IT, The Human Perspective in Care, Educational Work, Resource Recovery, and Textile and Fashion. Research infrastructure includes dedicated centres such as PreHospen (prehospital research), CAIT (AI transformation), CVS (welfare studies), and SCRR (resource recovery), as well as the Digital Business Lab. The university's research profile emphasizes digitalization, AI, transformation, and sustainability, with particular strength in textile innovation, healthcare technology, and digital commerce. Approximately 30 researchers and 15 doctoral students work across the various research environments, supported by an additional 822 staff members serving 19,500 students across 64 educational programmes.

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Brands

• Textilhögskolan: The Swedish School of Textiles - specialized department for textile and fashion design research and education
• Bibliotekshögskolan
• Science Park Borås

Products and services

• Biblioteksh\u00f6gskolan (Swedish School of Library and Information Science) Sweden's largest and oldest research and education environment in Library and Information Science, offering education and conducting research on democratic information and knowledge society with strong professional ties and international character.
• Textilh\u00f6gskolan (Swedish School of Textiles) Research-intensive academic environment focusing on textile design, textile technology, and textile management, with research spanning circular fashion, waterless dyeing, customer-adapted clothing production, and the relationship between body, material, and movement. The school also designed the UN's new guide collection (FN:s nya guidekollektion) with BFA and MFA students in textile and fashion design.
• PreHospen - Centrum f\u00f6r prehospital forskning (Centre for Prehospital Research) Nationally leading research centre in acute and prehospital emergency care, combining nursing science, medicine, medical technology, and informatics. Research focuses include the Kontiki project examining AI-based decision support for healthcare, AI-based speech recognition (AI-baserad taligenk\u00e4nning) for clinical documentation, and simulating existential conversations in palliative care using AI for nursing students.
• Centrum f\u00f6r AI-transformation (CAIT) - Centre for AI Transformation Collaboration centre acting as a partner for university staff, regional municipalities, and companies seeking AI knowledge and transformation support. AI research includes text-based applications, predictive analytics for energy meter anomalies, recommendation engines for digital marketing, computer vision via conditional GANs for district heating, and NLP for information behaviour research.
• Centrum f\u00f6r v\u00e4lf\u00e4rdsstudier (CVS) - Centre for Welfare Studies Research centre contributing to a sustainable welfare society for those who govern, lead, and work within welfare services, with a 2026 research support call funding projects on AI-based speech recognition in hospitals and knowledge sharing between librarians on reading promotion.
• Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery (SCRR) World-leading multidisciplinary research environment conducting research on material recovery and processing of residual products into energy, materials, feed, and food, delivering innovation in resource recovery and circular economy approaches.
• Digital Business Lab Laboratory environment supporting and inspiring students, companies, and researchers by demonstrating the possibilities of digital technology, including research on AI in business applications, digital marketing, and consumer data analytics.

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lunds universitet (Lund University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for doctoral education in Pedagogical Work. Students can attend doctoral programs through this partnership arrangement.
• Högskolan i Jönköping (Jönköping University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for doctoral education in Pedagogical Work, enabling shared doctoral supervision and research development.
• Göteborgs universitet (University of Gothenburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for doctoral education in Pedagogical Work as one of three host university partners.
• Techarena BoråsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology arena collaboration for digital innovation projects, hackathons, and technology development in the Borås region.
• Science Park BoråscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation ecosystem partnership supporting entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and business development in the region.
• iSchools ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of institutions advancing information research and education, participating in global conferences and collaborative initiatives.
• PreHospen - Centrum för prehospital forskningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternal center for prehospital research integrating research and clinical practice in emergency medical services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Linköping University: Swedish public research university with strong medical and engineering schools and significant industry partnership depth. Comparable as a Swedish public university with overlapping healthcare research and technology orientation.
• Mälardalen University: Mid-size Swedish Högskola focused on engineering, business, and health. Closely comparable in size, public-finance structure, regional mission, and Högskola status.
• Jönköping University: Mid-size Swedish private nonprofit research university with parallel applied-research focus areas (business, engineering, health sciences). Directly comparable in scale, regional positioning, and emphasis on industry collaboration.
• Linnaeus University: Swedish university college with similar regional orientation, applied research profile, and broad program portfolio. Comparable in size and structure as a public regional institution with growing research ambition.
• Örebro University: Mid-size Swedish public university with similarly broad research profile across humanities, medicine, and science. Comparable in size, status, and gradual research expansion.
• Karlstad University: Mid-size Swedish university college with regional mission and applied research orientation. Closely comparable in scale, structure, and public funding model.
• Mid Sweden University: Mid-size Swedish public university with research spans in social science, technology, and health. Closely comparable scale and Högskola-to-university trajectory.

Broad incumbents

• Lund University: One of Sweden's largest research universities (~44,000 students). Functions as a partnership partner for doctoral education in Pedagogical Work and a broader incumbent in Swedish higher-education research landscape.
• University of Gothenburg: Major Swedish research university (~37,000 students). Active partnership partner for doctoral education and a broader incumbent in the Swedish public research ecosystem.

Regional players

• Aalto University: Major Finnish research university with strong industry-collaboration model and design-led innovation. Comparable as a Nordic public research university emphasizing applied research, design, and partnerships with regional industry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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