Priority Areas of Research Collaboration
There are three priority areas of research collaboration at Umeå University; Green Future, Applied IT and the Umeå Arts Campus.
Priority areas of cooperation include research areas with outstanding operations which also has a large regional growth potential. The areas include all sides of the knowledge triangle: research, education and innovation, as well as collaboration by including special initiatives and externally funded projects.
Green Future consists of the research programme (Future Forests) and the government's designated strategic research energy research (Bio4Energy) and marine research (ECOCHANGE), future biorefineries and research at the Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
Applied IT has a focus on industrial IT and consists of the interaction centre ProcessIT Innovation, Infotech Umeå, Interactive Institute and UMIT Research Lab.
Umeå Arts Campus, represents the creative environment for innovation that is being created on the brand new campus.
Umeå Arts Campus includes: Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts and Umeå School of Architecture. In addition, Bildmuseet museum and HUMlab X are located on campus by the scenic riverside. Together, they make a unique environment for research, education and innovation on an artistic basis.
