Örebro University (Swedish: Örebro universitet) is a state university in Örebro, Sweden. University-level education in Örebro started in 1960s, when Uppsala University started to give some courses in Örebro. On the basis of these activities, an independent högskola (university college) was created in 1977 under the name Högskolan i Örebro (Örebro University College). This university college also incorporated three other existing educational institutions in Örebro: the teaching seminar, the sports college (founded in 1966) and the social work college (founded 1967). This college was granted the privileges of a university by the Government of Sweden in 1999. On March the 30th 2010 the university was granted the right to award medical degrees in collaboration with Örebro University Hospital, making it the 7th medical school in Sweden. 1963: The first permanent higher education programme in Örebro starts (a Master of Technology administered by the Royal Institute of Technology). 1966: The College of Physical Education and Sport Science is founded. 1967: Örebro becomes a university branch of Uppsala University. The College of Social Sciences in Örebro is established.