This article describes some concepts central to education for professional practise, as they emerged out of the efforts of a working party at the University College of Borås (UCB), Sweden. The working party was part of a project preparing an application for full university status to the Swedish government. Adopting the professional doctorate, as it has emerged in Australia and the UK, was one fundamental idea. The Swedish Higher Education system is briefly described as is the UCB. The relation between knowledge and practice in learning for professional activity and performance is discussed.