Gender mainstreaming

Gender mainstreaming means that a gender equality perspective must be incorporated into all decisions and at all stages of processes throughout the university. On this webpage, you can read about how gender mainstreaming work will be carried out during the years 2023–2025.

Three processes for gender equality

Here you can read about the three processes that the university has for actively working with gender equality throughout the organisation.

Frequently asked questions about our systematic quality assurance procedures for research

In 2019, the University of Borås participated in a pilot round in which the Swedish Higher Education Authority reviewed several higher education institutions' research quality assurance procedures. Since then, the university has worked intensively to further develop its systematic quality assurance work and to disseminate knowledge internally. Here are frequently asked questions and answers about that work.

Equal opportunities

The University of Borås is undertaking a strategic work in the areas of increased diversity, gender equality and accessibility and has as an overarching goal that all individuals; applicants, students and employees shall have equal opportunities and equal opportunities regardless of gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion or other beliefs or disabilities.

Management

The university’s operations are managed by its governing board. This is responsible for the university’s affairs and for ensuring that its tasks are fulfilled.

Internal channels

In internal communication there are two target audiences: existing students and employees. This section presents the main channels available to reach these groups. The channel to be used depends on the purpose of the communication.

Manuals

Here you will find manuals, manuals and guides for the web. If you can not find the answer to your question here, you are of course welcome to contact us at the web editorial office.

Create accessible PDFs

Consider whether the content of your document isn't better suited to being its own webpage instead of being uploaded as a PDF. Publish documents primarily by placing the content on a webpage. If you need to upload a document, make sure it is accessible. Documents uploaded to the website should be in PDF format (some exceptions may occur).

Editing

The university offers different types of support in terms of editing and proofreading.

Translation contracts