History: Jönköping University

1897
The first nursing students received their degree qualifications in Jönköping by Jönköping County.

1947
An elementary-school teacher's training college was established in Jönköping.

1963
A pre-school teacher's training college started in Jönköping.

1968
The elementary-school teacher's training college becomes "Jönköping Teacher School" and moves house to Västra Torget. The county's central school for the caring profession moves to new premises on Munksjö beach and in 1971 changes its name to "Munksjö School".

1970
The Institute for Gerontology and the "Ortos" Laboratory were started by Jönköping County, they later became part of the School of Health Sciences.

1975
Higher Vocational Education started in Jönköping.

1977
Reform of Swedish higher education. Jönköping University College is set up as a state university college. The "Jönköping Teacher School" and the pre-school teacher's training college merged into the university. A two-year economic education started, become three-year in 1978. The Communication Officer (Informatör) programme started this year, it later became the Media and Communication programme. Some of the caring programmes at the Munksjö School become university programmes.

1979
First international student exchange; teacher training in Liverpool.

1981
Single subject courses relocated to the municipalities in the county.

1983
The Munksjö School starts a Prosthetics and Orthotics programme, focus: orthopedic technician, which is still now the only in its kind in Sweden.

1987
The Munksjö School's university educations within the health sector are renamed the School of Health Sciences.

1988
First engineering programme starts at Jönköping University College.

1994
Jönköping University Foundation was founded, with three schools; the School of Education and Communication (HLK), the School of Engineering (ING) and Jönköping International Business School (IHH) as well as University Services (HS). A joint faculty for the three schools is founded and the first right to award Master's degrees are given to Jönköping University. Host company activities start at IHH and ING.

1995
Jönköping University is given the right to award doctorates in four business school subjects. Research education is started at Jönköping International Business School.

1996
The first professors' inauguration at Jönköping University. Organized support for student business ventures is started by two students.

1997
The new campus is opened (Stage I) which includes the President's Office, JIBS and University Services. In 1998 ING moves to campus. First doctoral thesis defence.

1999
First conferment of doctoral degree at Jönköping University. The School of Health Sciences is given the right to award degrees in Social Science.

2000
The School of Education and Communication's new building stands ready (Stage II).

2001
Education in vocational education is started at the School of Education and Communication. Science Park Jönköping opens near the university and takes over, among other things, the support of student enterprises.

2002
The School of Health Sciences becomes the fourth school within Jönköping University. The Students' House is opened.

2004
The university is given the right to award doctorates within the  Humanities and Social Sciences. First international scientific magazine published in Jönköping, the Journal of Media Business Studies.

2005
The University Library is named Library of the Year in Sweden.

2007
1 January 2007 Ingenjörshögskolan (ING; the School of Engineering) is reorganized as Tekniska Högskolan i Jönköping (JTH). The name is not changed in English. A long term collaboration with Chalmers and KTH (The Royal Institute of Technology) is set up.
 
2010
The university is given the right to award Licentiate and Doctoral Degrees in Engineering, research area: Industrial Production, Machine design, Material and manufacturing processes, and Production systems.