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This article is based on a (questionably) literal translation of the Swedish name for Södertörns högskola. The name of the college in English is according to their own webpage Södertörn University College. Peter Isotalo 14:51, Apr 19, 2005 (UTC)
The institution does officially use the name Södertörn University in English (per website), and apparently has for the last few years. It would be original research to invent our own title for the institution (Södertörn College), instead of the name the institution uses itself.
It should be noted that "högskola" ("high school") does not have an exact equivalent in the English language, so both university, college or university college are possible translations. Such institutions provide education and conduct research at university-level in any case.
Of course the matter of whether it is considered a (full) university by Swedish law is appropriately dealt with in the article. GVU ( talk) 11:19, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
The Swedish WP article also lists its English name as Södertörn University, btw. GVU ( talk) 13:22, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
I reverted your edits/move per Wikipedia:No original research. It's not for you to invent a new name in English for the institution. You can disagree with the name the institution uses as much as you want, but Wikipedia is not the right place to promote such views. It doesn't matter what it is called in Swedish (högskola or universitet) because this is the English language Wikipedia, and reliable sources show evidence that its official name in English is Södertörn University [1], not Södertörn College, a name invented by you. GVU ( talk) 14:14, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
The decision to use the name Södertörn University in English obviously isn't a decision merely taken by the press office, but rather by the board of Södertörn University. GVU ( talk) 14:19, 13 March 2009 (UTC) It should be pointed out that Södertörn University is - according to the independent evaluation from 2006 (see link in article) - research-oriented, has doctoral students, has more faculty with doctorates than the "new" universities in Sweden (Karlstad etc.) and the same percentage as the old universities, and satisfies the criteria to be defined as a university. It's name in Swedish is irrelevant to this Wikipedia edition, since an official English name is available. GVU ( talk) 21:27, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
I do neither work nor study there. Also, neither you nor I are entitled to ignore Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English), so it's not possible to use the native name as its title. All other articles of this kind use English names, and in this case, an official and established English name is available. What you have brought up, concerning its legal status, is addressed in the article. And it is original research to claim the name the institution uses is illegal, based on your own reading of the law. If it was illegal, I'm sure Swedish authorities would have made sure the institution used a different name, Södertörn is a big public institution after all. GVU ( talk) 22:01, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
To me it is unacceptable to have a separate solution for one Swedish högskola (or perhaps two, given University of Borås) - the same solution should be applied to all. Therefore I've brought it up as a WPSweden issue at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sweden#College or University or University College? Tomas e ( talk) 16:44, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
The logo of the institution says "Södertörns högskola" (in Swedish) and "Södertörn University" (in English): http://www.sh.se GVU ( talk) 14:46, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
The article did not bring up any of the other well-known controversies surrounding the school. I have added a few. Also, regardless of whether the school should call itself a college or a uni, it is worth mentioning that it suffers from a significantly lower level of percieved prestige than other institutions that are at the same level. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.73.69.127 ( talk) 12:03, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Mälardalen College which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. — RM bot 06:30, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Mälardalen University College which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. — RM bot 15:00, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: already moved. PC78 ( talk) 11:28, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Södertörn University → Talk:Södertörn University College — To have the talk page under the same name as the article, rather than under a redirected name. This request refers to talk page only. Tomas e ( talk) 17:52, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian ( talk) 03:41, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
Södertörn University College →
Södertörn University – Södertörn University Collage have changed name to: Södertörn University. Source:
http://webappo.web.sh.se/p3/ext/content.nsf/aget?openagent&site=om_sodertorn_engelsk.
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This article is based on a (questionably) literal translation of the Swedish name for Södertörns högskola. The name of the college in English is according to their own webpage Södertörn University College. Peter Isotalo 14:51, Apr 19, 2005 (UTC)
The institution does officially use the name Södertörn University in English (per website), and apparently has for the last few years. It would be original research to invent our own title for the institution (Södertörn College), instead of the name the institution uses itself.
It should be noted that "högskola" ("high school") does not have an exact equivalent in the English language, so both university, college or university college are possible translations. Such institutions provide education and conduct research at university-level in any case.
Of course the matter of whether it is considered a (full) university by Swedish law is appropriately dealt with in the article. GVU ( talk) 11:19, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
The Swedish WP article also lists its English name as Södertörn University, btw. GVU ( talk) 13:22, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
I reverted your edits/move per Wikipedia:No original research. It's not for you to invent a new name in English for the institution. You can disagree with the name the institution uses as much as you want, but Wikipedia is not the right place to promote such views. It doesn't matter what it is called in Swedish (högskola or universitet) because this is the English language Wikipedia, and reliable sources show evidence that its official name in English is Södertörn University [1], not Södertörn College, a name invented by you. GVU ( talk) 14:14, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
The decision to use the name Södertörn University in English obviously isn't a decision merely taken by the press office, but rather by the board of Södertörn University. GVU ( talk) 14:19, 13 March 2009 (UTC) It should be pointed out that Södertörn University is - according to the independent evaluation from 2006 (see link in article) - research-oriented, has doctoral students, has more faculty with doctorates than the "new" universities in Sweden (Karlstad etc.) and the same percentage as the old universities, and satisfies the criteria to be defined as a university. It's name in Swedish is irrelevant to this Wikipedia edition, since an official English name is available. GVU ( talk) 21:27, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
I do neither work nor study there. Also, neither you nor I are entitled to ignore Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English), so it's not possible to use the native name as its title. All other articles of this kind use English names, and in this case, an official and established English name is available. What you have brought up, concerning its legal status, is addressed in the article. And it is original research to claim the name the institution uses is illegal, based on your own reading of the law. If it was illegal, I'm sure Swedish authorities would have made sure the institution used a different name, Södertörn is a big public institution after all. GVU ( talk) 22:01, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
To me it is unacceptable to have a separate solution for one Swedish högskola (or perhaps two, given University of Borås) - the same solution should be applied to all. Therefore I've brought it up as a WPSweden issue at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sweden#College or University or University College? Tomas e ( talk) 16:44, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
The logo of the institution says "Södertörns högskola" (in Swedish) and "Södertörn University" (in English): http://www.sh.se GVU ( talk) 14:46, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
The article did not bring up any of the other well-known controversies surrounding the school. I have added a few. Also, regardless of whether the school should call itself a college or a uni, it is worth mentioning that it suffers from a significantly lower level of percieved prestige than other institutions that are at the same level. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.73.69.127 ( talk) 12:03, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Mälardalen College which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. — RM bot 06:30, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Mälardalen University College which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. — RM bot 15:00, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: already moved. PC78 ( talk) 11:28, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Södertörn University → Talk:Södertörn University College — To have the talk page under the same name as the article, rather than under a redirected name. This request refers to talk page only. Tomas e ( talk) 17:52, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian ( talk) 03:41, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
Södertörn University College →
Södertörn University – Södertörn University Collage have changed name to: Södertörn University. Source:
http://webappo.web.sh.se/p3/ext/content.nsf/aget?openagent&site=om_sodertorn_engelsk.
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