Kristianstad University

Kristianstad University (Högskolan Kristianstad, HKR) is a public higher education institution located in Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden, founded in 1977. The university offers approximately 50 programmes and 290 standalone courses at bachelor (grundnivå) and master (avancerad nivå) level across four faculties: Faculty of Business, Faculty of Health Science, Faculty of Education, and Faculty of Natural Science. Study options include on-campus and distance formats, full-time and part-time. All bachelor programmes include work-integrated learning (VFU). International programmes are taught in English. The university is part of the COLOURS European University Alliance (since 2024), a collaboration with eight other European universities. Kristianstad municipality offers a housing guarantee to all enrolled students. Nearly 9 in 10 graduates are established in the labour market 1–1.5 years after graduation. Quality assurance is conducted by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ), with a positive institutional review in 2022.