School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability
The School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability (FIH) trains future economists, engineers and environmental scientists.
About FIH
The School has approximately 120 employees and consists of five departments.
Management, administration and teachers/researchers have offices in newly renovated premises in the S Building on campus. Most of the teaching is also conducted in this building, but sometimes lectures are held in other buildings on campus.
The School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability trains future economists, engineers and environmental scientists.
Education
First-cycle study programmes:
- Construction and Real Estate Business Programme
- Study Programme in Business and Economics
- Business Administration and Economics Programme
- The International Marketing Programme
- Construction Engineer
- Sustainable Energy Engineer
- Programme in Innovation Engineering
- Biomedicine – Exercise Physiology
- Conservation and Diversity
- Environment, Innovation and Sustainability
Continuing professional development:
- Master's Programme (60 credits) in Accounting and Bank Management
- Master's Programme (120 credits) in Strategic Entrepreneurship for International Growth
- Completing Courses for Real Estate Agents
- Master's Programme (60 credits) in Mechanical Engineering
- Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Design and Innovation
- Master’s programme (120 credits) in Energy Smart Innovation in the Built Environment
- Master's Programme (120 credits) in Industrial Management and Innovation
- Master's Programme (60 credits) in Applied Environmental Science
Third-cycle courses are given within the field of Innovation Science.
The Faculty Programme Director is Jonas Bäckman.
Research
The School’s research is organised into two different research environments: The Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research (CIEL), and the Rydberg Laboratory of Applied Sciences (RLAS).
The Research Leader at CIEL is Magnus Holmén.
The Research Leaders at RLAS are Marie Mattsson and Bengt-Göran Rosén.
Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research (CIEL)
Innovative environments
The Rydberg Core Laboratory (RCL) is part of the School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability. The manufacturing lab “Fab Lab” is part of RCL.
Organisation
Management and administration
- Dean: Catherine Legrand
- Controller: Jenny Wagnemark
- Heads of Department for Biomechanics and Mechanical Engineering: Jonas Bäckman
- Head of Department for Construction and Energy Engineering: Erik Möllerström
- Deputy Head of Department for Business Studies: Inger Johansson
- Head of Department for Innovation Management: Joakim Tell
- Head of Department for Environmental and Biosciences: Eva Strandell
- Administrative Researcher: Anna Thornberg
- Collaborative Coordinator: Martin Bergman
- Research Coordinator CIEL: Anders Billström
- Research Coordinator RLAS: Charlotte Olsson
- Communications Officer: Christa Amnell
- Human Resources Specialist: Therés Erixon
Programme directors
- Construction and Real Estate Economics Programme: Jan-Olof Eriksson
- Study Programme in Business and Economics: Lars-Göran Persson
- Business Administration and Economics Programme: Lars-Göran Persson
- The International Marketing Programme: Ulf Aagerup
- Construction Engineer: John Lindgren
- Sustainable Energy Engineer: Helge Averfalk
- Programme in Innovation Engineering: Leif Nordin
- Biomedicine – Exercise Physiology: Åsa Andersson
- Conservation and Diversity: Lars-Erik Widahl
- Environment, Innovation and Sustainability: Anna Hansson
- Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Design and Innovation: Lina Lundgren
- Master's Programme (60 credits) in Mechanical Engineering: Aron Chibba
- Master's Programme (60 credits) in Applied Environmental Science: Göran Sahlén
- Master’s programme (120 credits) in Energy Smart Innovation in the Built Environment: Moshen Soleimani Mosheni
- Master's Programme (120 credits) in Industrial Management and Innovation: Joakim Tell
- Master's Programme (120 credits) in Strategic Entrepreneurship for International Growth: Anders Billström
Advisory Board
Chairperson:
Faculty representatives:
Student representatives:
- William Sundén
- Linus Ohlsson
Please contact the advisory board secretary Anna Thornberg for more information.
Department of Biomechanics and Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Biomechanics and Mechanical Engineering conducts education and research within applied sciences and engineering, with a focus on producing and developing products, such as more environmentally-friendly combustion engines, ergonomic hand tools, lightweight materials, dental implants with superior properties, and effective training and rehabilitation equipment.
The department includes courses in biomechanics, computer-aided design, industrial design, material engineering, production and technical mechanics.
The researchers at this department belong to the research environment Rydberg Laboratory for Applied Sciences (RLAS).
Department of Construction and Energy Engineering
The Department of Construction and Energy Engineering conducts education and research within construction and energy.
On the construction engineering programme, the focus is on construction design and project planning, partly on construction design and project management. The focus of the Energy Engineering Programme is renewable energy.
In energy engineering, research is conducted in district heating, wind power and smart energy use. In district heating, for example, low-temperature systems and the expansion of district heating in Europe and China are managed.
Construction engineering research is conducted within, among other things, management and organisation of construction processes, innovations, quality management in construction and sustainable construction in developing countries.
The researchers at this department belong to the research environments Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research (CIEL) and the Rydberg Laboratory for Applied Sciences (RLAS).
Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research
Department of Business Studies
The Department of Business Studies conducts education and research with a particular focus on business economics.
Subject groups within the department are marketing, organisation and leadership, accounting/finance, economics, and law. The department’s research and education focuses on strategic management, international marketing and entrepreneurship, as well as economics.
The department is responsible for the Business Programme (4 years), Construction and Real Estate Economics Programme, International Marketing Programme and Economics Programme (all 3 years), the Master’s Programme in Auditing and Banking (1 year) and the Master's Programme (120 credits) in Strategic Entrepreneurship for International Growth.
The researchers at this department belong to the research environment Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research (CIEL).
Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research
Department of Environmental and Biosciences
The Department of Environmental and Biosciences conducts education and research in environmental science and biomedicine.
On the Biomedicine Programme - specialisation in exercise physiology, the body’s structure and function at molecular, cell, organ and entire body level are studied.
There are two different programmes within environmental science: Environment, Innovation and Sustainability, as well as Nature Conservation and Species Diversity. Here, studies include sustainability issues, nature conservation and environmental changes.
The researchers at this department belong to the research environment the Rydberg Laboratory for Applied Sciences (RLAS).
Department of Innovation Management
The Department of Innovation Management conducts research with the aim of developing knowledge in innovation, entrepreneurship and regional learning.
The Department of Innovation Management conducts research with the aim of developing knowledge in innovation, entrepreneurship and regional learning. Research focuses on innovation and product development work, strategy and management, entrepreneurship, marketing, financing, organisation, governance and internationalisation.
The department is responsible for the Innovation Engineering Programme (3 years) and the Master’s Programme in Industrial Organisation and Innovation (2 years) and for several independent courses within project management.
The researchers at this department belong to the research environment Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research (CIEL).
Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research
