Øresund University is a consortium of twelve universities and university colleges on both sides of the Sound (Øresund) in the Swedish province of Skåne (Scania) and the Danish province of Zealand (Sjælland). This consortium of universities is based on the geographical proximity and a long common history and culture. Aiming at becoming a significant science region, the consortium increases quality and efficiency among the participating institutions by opening up all courses, libraries and other facilities to all students, teachers and researchers. All involved in Øresund University are to have easy access to "the other side" of the region. The education and research of both countries thus complement each other in making Øresund a scientific and educational stronghold.

Øresund University is directed by the fourteen vice-chancellors of the participating institutions. A secretariat manages the day-to-day running of Øresund University and is responsible for co-ordinating all projects in which it participates. The head of the secretariat is Bengt Streijffert. The various co-operation efforts within Øresund University takes place mainly at faculty and departmental level as projects, networks or formalised agreements about education and research. Co-operation also comprises many other university sectors such as study administration, contacts with the surrounding community, international issues and information.

Although Øresund University works in two countries with two different languages, it is our policy not to translate any documents from Swedish to Danish or vice versa. We want to stress the importance of Danes and Swedes being able to understand each other's respective languages without turning to English as a lingua franca.

Where and what is Øresund?
The Øresund region mainly consists of Skåne (Scania) in Sweden and Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. The region, with its 3.2 million inhabitants, is a transnational region within the EU. A number of common of committees have been established to facilitate co-operation over the Swedish-Danish border. The building of the Øresund bridge symbolises the new regional co-operative network. There are a great number of universities in the Øresund region, most of which are members of Øresund University.