Umeå University (; Ume Sami: ) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders. As of 2015, Umeå University has over 36,000 registered students (approximately 16,000 full-time students), including those at the postgraduate and doctoral level. It has more than 4,000 employees, half of which are teachers/researchers, including 310 professors. Internationally, the university is known for research relating to the genome of the poplar tree and the Norway Spruce, and its highly ranked Institute of (industrial) Design. Organisation The highest branch at Umeå University is the University Board of Directors. The board includes eight members (including the board chairman) appointed by the government, the vice-chancellor, three representatives for the teachers, three for other employees, and three for the students. The University Management consists of the vice-chancellor (rector), pro-vice-chancellor, deputy vice-chancellors, senior advisers and the university director. The university has four faculties and eight campus schools, more than 20 research centers and 36 departments. Most education and research are located at the main campus and Umeå Arts Campus in Umeå, with additional campuses in the cities of Skellefteå and Örnsköldsvik. The total number of students enlisted to some of the 50 different study programs and 800 separate courses exceeds 34,000. Faculties The university today has four faculties, listed below in alphabetic order: Faculty of Arts Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science and Technology Faculty of Social Sciences The faculties in turn consist of a total of 36 departments, these are: Department of Applied Educational Science Department of Applied Physics and Electronics Department of Biobank Research Department of Chemistry Department of Clinical Microbiology Department of Clinical Sciences Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Computing Science Department of Creative Studies (Teacher Education) Department of Culture and Media Studies Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Department of Education Department of Epidemiology and Global Health Department of Food, Nutrition and Culinary Science Department of Geography Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies Department of Informatics Department of Integrative Medical Biology (IMB) Department of Language Studies Department of Law Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics Department of Medical Biosciences Department of Molecular Biology Department of Nursing Department of Odontology Department of Physics Department of Plant Physiology Department of Political Science Department of Psychology Department of Public Health