In present paper are the main activities and resources outlined of the Sports Tech Research Centre and related education in Sports Technology at Mid Sweden University. The Sports Technology education at Mid Sweden University started at Campus Ostersund in 2003 as a part of the curriculum of the Engineering Department. This specialization was initially at the three-year Bachelor level, and later it was extended to an additional two-year Master level. Aiming at the quality of Sports Technology education, three keystones are underlying its process, representing the solid knowledge base, capacity to be flexible in problem solving and the use an innovative approaches. The Department unites researches with a background in both natural sciences and engineering disciplines, having a wide experience of working with and within the industry, equally active in research and teaching. The unique constellation of the profiles forming the Department include not only the SportsTech® group, being "the backbone", but also the Ecology and Eco-technology, and Quality Technology groups bringing the excellence and extra competence needed to assure the quality of the Sports Technology education. We were the first higher education institution in Sweden to give this kind of education program and now some other Swedish Universities have followed us. Our success can be measured by a number of graduates taking good jobs in the industry. We also enjoy a steady flow of new students coming from all parts of Sweden. Sports Tech Research Centre at Mid Sweden University is a unique Swedish environment for the engineering branch of Sports Technology. Activities are run within one of the university`s focus areas "Forests and mountains as resources for business and quality of life" and have a strong emphasis on research and education in sport and the outdoors. The group`s expertise forms the basis of degree programmers from the first to third-cycle levels. Links to manufacturing businesses and equipment users are extremely valuable for research and for learning. In this reporting the research areas will be divided into fictional groups under the main theme "Product Development and Verification in Sports and Outdoor".
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