About EPU

Last changed: 28 October 2026

The unit for educational development (EPU) is for everyone who works with educational issues and teaching at SLU.

EPU’s vision

As an educational development unit, we have high national standards. With broad competence we are the obvious higher education pedagogic support for all teachers and research supervisors at SLU.

Our goals 

The goals of the higher education teaching unit are to:

  • Offer good higher education pedagogical training so that all SLU teachers and research supervisors can work professionally in their subject area and be able to participate in the development of higher education in accordance with the goals of Agenda 2030.
  • Quickly and professionally offer customized consultation for teaching staff in need of educational support.
  • Offer higher education pedagogical expertise.
  • Continuously participate in larger global projects.

Objectives of the qualifying higher education training:
At the national level, there are also the Swedish University and College Association's (SUHF) recommendations for what the credentialing higher education training should look like. At SLU we follow these recommendations. 

Co-workers 

Our educational developers have different skills. Here you can read more about us . 

Find us 

Address: Almas allé 8 (reception in main entrance), Box 7010, 750 07 UPPSALA 

Contact email: epu@slu.se 

Unit manager: Cecilia Almlöv cecilia.almlov@slu.se