Though not a university by the Swedish definition, it had been entitled to issue doctoral degrees in the natural sciences since 1999.

He was not happy in Växjö and left as soon as he could to pursue his academic studies in Lund and Uppsala.

Linnaeus never returned for longer periods to Växjö, and only travelled through Kalmar on his Öland journey 1741.

[1] Linnaeus University is located at Universitetskajen, newly built premises in center of Kalmar.

[6] The Department of Biology and Environmental Science in Kalmar has special competence in the area of life, health and the environment.

It is bordered by meadows, a nature conservation area, a lake with bird-watching towers, and Teleborg Castle.