Malmö University is suspending its diversity studies program, with no new students admitted for the fall semester. The program, which has been part of the university's offerings for 15 years, focuses on issues such as segregation, migration, and social justice. According to Sydsvenskan, the suspension is due to several teachers retiring and the university not replacing them to save money.
Program director Victor Lundberg reportedly called the decision 'tragic and sad,' stating that these issues are highly important in contemporary society and that the program attracts many young people from Malmö and serves as a pathway to university for those who might not otherwise continue their education. Mona Lilja, head of the Department of Global Political Studies, wrote to Sydsvenskan that the university's costs are increasing without corresponding rises in state funding, a trend affecting the entire higher education sector, leading to a review of educational offerings and a temporary pause of the program until better conditions exist to run it. It is unclear if the program will be resumed.
tragic and sad
Separately, Malmö's official news source reports that the city's 2026 flower program, themed 'Blush,' will involve planting 137,519 plants in spring and 59,204 in summer, with tulips as the main feature in spring and dahlias and carnations in summer, designed by landscape architects Erika Jonasson and Elin Karlsson.
these issues are extremely important in contemporary society and that the program attracts many young people from Malmö and serves as a pathway to university for those who might not otherwise continue their education
the university's costs are increasing without state funding rising at the same rate, a trend affecting the entire higher education sector, leading to a review of the educational offerings