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Umeå University’s work with gender equality is based on Swedish legislation, national guidelines and gender-equality objectives. The overall gender-equality objective is for women and men to have t...

Regulation for Umeå University Websites describes what requirements Umeå University’s public websites must fulfil. A public website is a website that is searchable online. This regulation is aimed ...

The university submits an annual report to the government every year, which has been decided by the university board. The annual report presents and comments on the results of the activities.

Umeå University takes a favourable view of teaching staff at the University, and companies in which they are active (i.e. within research and education), being given the opportunity – under regulat...

Per the Swedish Code of Statutes, SFS 2010:543, all non-EU/EEA citizens are required to pay tuition for studies at the level of higher education.

According to 6 § in Ordinance (2010:543) on application fees and tuition fees at higher education institutions tuition fees are to be the same for all students required to pay tuition fees on the...

Language and communication are matters of quality and credibility in the operation of Umeå University. The purpose of the Language Policy is to increase awareness of the importance of language and...

This policy describes how Umeå University will work with asset management of the University’s affiliated foundations. Hence, the policy will state the responsibility and follow-up of the...

This document describes the main principles of financial management at Umeå University, as well as managers’ responsibility and authority in financial matters. They also detail what the...

This policy document contains a summary of the rules that apply to business entertainment at Umeå University. The basic principle in Sweden’s tax legislation is that benefits provided by the employ...