Umeå University invests in interactive environments

Creative environments are an important strategic area of Umeå University's new vision document. Now the university is planning an initiative to develop five venues into new and exciting meeting places for students, researchers, teachers and collaborative partners. This initiative is unique in Sweden. Open, flexible, functional and challenging are some of the key words to describe the new environments. "The university is a place for learning, research, meetings and exploration. This is very much influenced, stimulated and constrained by the environment. We want the new interactive environments to be places that enhance and strengthen collaborations.