[1] Jönköping University is a young professional-oriented college characterized by a high degree of internationalization and extensive collaboration with surrounding society and business.

JU was established in 1977 as Högskolan i Jönköping and offers today 80 programs and specializations at undergraduate and graduate level.

Focus areas within research are entrepreneurship, technical expertise spanning small, medium-sized to large companies, health care, social work, education and communication.

[3] Jönköping University is a Swedish private institution of higher education with the right to award bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in certain areas.

JU operates on the basis of an agreement with the Government of Sweden and conforms to national degree regulations and quality requirements.

[6] The name change was reported in 2016 by the Swedish Language Council (Språkrådet) to the Parliamentary Ombudsman (Justitieombudsman), which chose not to set the matter to trial.

This is due to the fact that university colleges are, sometime but not always, limited when it comes to which specific areas of academia it is possible for students to pursue a PhD in at the particular 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.

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

1997: The new campus is opened (Stage I) which includes the President's Office, Jönköping International Business School and University Services.

Jönköping University offers courses and study programmes taught in English on all three levels: Bachelor, Master and Doctoral.

Jönköping University Enterprise focuses on providing preparatory education for higher studies through Pathway Programmes.

Pathway students spend one or two semesters living in Gränna, Sweden depending on their program studying and integrating into Swedish society.

[15] In 2022, Jönköping University established a new center for academic teaching and learning in higher education, through President's Decision § 958.

[18] Jönköping International Business School is accredited by EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AACSB since 2015.

[22] The doctoral programmes at the School of Engineering all have an individual syllabus for every student and fall into the following areas: Machine Design, Materials and Manufacturing, and Production Systems.

[24] the college is entitled to issue licentiate and doctoral degrees in the disciplinary research domain of humanities and social sciences.

Within technology, the college can issue licentiate and doctoral degrees in the field of industrial product development.

[25] Focus for research is entrepreneurship, ownership and business renewal, technical expertise and know-how to small- and medium-sized enterprises, the conditions for education and communication, and health, care and social work from a unique holistic perspective.

During the annual meeting students elect representatives as well as votes on budget, goals, strategies and visions for the next fiscal year.

The student associations have their own meetings to elect local representatives and vote on their budgets, goals, strategies and visions.

[33] The Student Union also hosts the following activities over the year: Trips,[34] Language Café, After School and Culture Day.