The University of Kalmar, in Swedish Högskolan i Kalmar is a university located in Kalmar, Sweden, founded in 1977. At that time, two existing colleges of higher education were united to form a university college, which has later evolved into a university. A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ... Kalmar is a city in SmÃ¥land in south east Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. ... The term university college is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. ...
The University of Kalmar is focused on undergraduate education in a variety of fields, including science, social science, health studies, and business studies. It awards postgraduate degrees only in the natural sciences.
At Kalmar Maritime Academy, in Swedish Sjöfartshögskolan, deck and engine officers for the merchant fleet have been trained since 1842.
Kalmar (population 59,308) is a municipality in southeastern Sweden, on the mainland's coast of the Baltic Sea, strategically watching over the narrow sound to the large island Öland, since the 1970s connected by the Öland bridge.
Kalmar is situated in the province Småland and is the capital of Kalmar county.
Kalmar Castle is a powerful "fist of granite" from the 16th century, Scandinavia's most well kept renaissance castle.