Linnaeus University (LNU) () is a state university in the Swedish historical province (landskap) Småland, with two campuses located in Växjö and Kalmar respectively. Linnaeus University was established in 2010 by a merger of former Växjö University and Kalmar University (Högskolan i Kalmar), and is named in honour of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. History Växjö University began as a local department of Lund University in 1967. The department became an independent university college in 1970 and was granted full university status in 1999. Kalmar University was similarly a university college, founded in 1977. Though not a university by the Swedish definition, it had been entitled to issue doctoral degrees in the natural sciences since 1999. Logo The university's logo is a stylized tree. The origin is a drawing made by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus taken from his 1725 publication Örtabok. While the tree is said to be a symbol of May and to represent the power of growth, it also symbolizes the university's ambition to be a global university with the region as its base and the world as its arena. Faculties and schools Faculties Faculty of arts and humanities. Faculty of health and life sciences. Faculty of social sciences. Faculty of technology. The school of business and economics - received AACSB accreditation in 2022. Board of teacher education. Departments Department of Accounting and Logistics Department of Biology and Environmental Science Department of Building Technology Department of Built Environment and Energy Technology Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences Department of Computer Science and Media Technology Department of Design Department of Economics and Statistics Department of Education and Teachers' Practice Department of Film and Literature Department of Forestry and Wood Technology Department of Health and Caring Sciences Department of Informatics Department of Languages Department of Marketing and Tourism Studies Department of Mathematics Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Media and Journalism Department of Medicine and Optometry Department of Music and Art Department of Organisation and Entrepreneurship Department of Pedagogy and Learning Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering Department of Political Science Department of Psychology Department of Social Studies Department of Social Work Department of Sport Science Department of Swedish Kalmar Maritime Academy Other institutes Institute for Further Education of Journalists Institute of Police Education Centre for Gender Studies Centre for School Development and Educational Leadership University Administration Communications Office Executive Office Finance Office IT Office Office of External Relations