Governing documents

Governing documents per area

• National Legislation

  Here you will find links to translations of laws and statutes that apply to higher education in Sweden.

  Regulation of Swedish Higher Education Institutions

  • The Swedish Higher Education Act
  • The Higher Education Ordinance
  • Application fees and tuition fees at higher education institutions (Ordinance)
  • Contract Education at Higher Education Institutions (Ordinance)
  • Responsibility for good research practice and the examination of research misconduct (Act)
  • Students' Unions (Ordinance)
  • The expulsion of students from higher education (Ordinance)

  Regulation of Swedish Authorities

  • The Discrimination Act
  • The Freedom of Press Act
  • The Language Act

• Strategies, Quality and Organisation

  Here you will find links to translations of local governing documents that relate to overall strategies, quality assurance, organisation and some other areas.

  Strategic Plan and Quality Assurance Procedures

  • Strategic Plan for the University of Skövde 2023-2026
  • Quality Policy for the University of Skövde
  • Quality Assurance Procedures in Education (Guidelines)
  • Quality Assurance Procedures in Research (Guidelines)
  • Quality Assurance Procedures in Support and Management Services (Guidelines)
  • Quality Assurance Procedures in University-Wide Managment and Governance (Guidelines)

• First- and Second-Cycle Education

  Here you will find links to translations of local governing documents that relate to first- and second-cycle education.

  Courses

  • Course Coordinator in First- and Second-Cycle Courses (Guidelines)
  • Course Evaluations (Guidelines)
  • Design of Course Syllabuses (Guidelines)

  Study Programmes

  • Design of Programme Syllabuses (Guidelines)

  Subjects

  • Six-Year Follow-Up of Subjects and Related Study Programmes in First- and Second-Cycle Education (Guidelines)

  Examinations, Degree Projects and Qualifications

  • Examiner in First- and Second-Cycle Courses (Guidelines)
  • Grading Systems in First- and Second-Cycle Courses at the University of Skövde (Regulations)
  • On-site Examinations (Procedural Rules)
  • Local System of Qualifications at the University of Skövde
  • Transfer of credits at the first-cycle level and second-cycle level (Guidelines)

  Disciplinary measures

  • Handling disciplinary cases concerning students (guidelines)

  Tuition Fees

  • Tuition Fees (Guidelines)

• Third-Cycle Education

  Here you will find links to translations of local governing documents that relate to third-cycle education.

  Admission

  • Admission Regulations at the University of Skövde – Regulations for admission to third-cycle studies
  • General Syllabus for Third-Cycle Studies in Informatics 
  • General Syllabus for Third-Cycle Studies in Health Science (The translation of this document is in progress) 

  Courses

  • Course Coordinator for third-cycle course (Description of Assignment)
  • Course Evaluations (Guidelines)
  • Design of Course Syllabuses (Guidelines)

  Supervision 

  • Supervision and study follow-up in doctoral studies (Guidelines) 

  Subjects

  • Subject Coordinator in third-cycle studies (Description of Assignment)
  • Six-Year Follow-Up of Third-Cycle Subjects (Guidelines)

  Examinations, Defence and Qualifications

  • Examination in doctoral studies (Guidelines)
  • Examiner for third-cycle course (Description of Assignment)
  • Local System of Qualifications at the University of Skövde

  Disciplinary actions and withdrawal of resources

  • Withdrawal of resources for doctoral students (Guidelines)

  Other

  • Coordinator of PhD Studies and PhD Studies Officer (Description of Assignment)
  • Director of PhD studies (Description of Assignment)
  • Curriculum Committee for third cycle studies (Description of Assignment)

• Research

  Here you will find links to translations of local governing documents that relate to research.

  Research Ethics and Research Data Management

  • Research Data Management (Guidelines)
  • Research Ethics Council (Description of Assignment)
  • Preservation and disposal of documents for research activities (Guidelines)
  • Dealing with suspected research misconduct and other deviations from good research practice (Guidelines)

  Follow-up

  • Six-Year Follow-Up of Research Environments (Guidelines)
  • Annual Follow-Up of Research Projects (Guidelines)

  Other

  • Research Group Leader (Description of Assignment)
  • Appointment of Docents (Guidelines)

• Employment

  Here you will find links to translations of local governing documents that relate to employment.

  General

  • Appointment Procedure (Guidelines)
  • Appointment of Docents (Guidelines)

  Other

  • Distance work (Guidelines)

• IT

  • Computer use (guidelines)
  • Policy for the management of personal information within scope of IdP (policy)
  • General description of SAML2 WebSSO (definition)