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The map shows that by the beginning of the 1900s, universities were almost exclusively to be found in the capital region of the various countries (the Universities of Lund and Uppsala being the main exceptions here), and were broad institutions that focussed on academic prowess. Between 1900 and 1960, higher education institutions began to spread out to new Nordic metropolitan areas. In Denmark, Aarhus University was established in 1928 and the University of Southern Denmark was established in Odense in 1905. In Iceland, the University of Iceland was founded in 1911. In Finland, major cities such as Åbo/Turku, Tampere and Oulu saw the establishment of new universities (in Åbo, it was actually more a re-establishment of Åbo Academy, which had relocated to Helsinki in the 19th century). In Norway, a set of single-faculty higher education institutions were established in Trondheim, Oslo and Bergen. In Sweden, advanced research education (doctorates) also took place at specialised higher education institutions such as Karolinska Institutet and the Royal Institute of Technology.
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José Sterling
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Historical development of High Education Institutions in the Nordic Countries from 1900 to 1960.
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