Chalmers University, Sweden
City of Gothenburg, the 2nd largest city, houses what is rated as the best known and reputed university by the annual public surveys in Sweden, the Chalmers University of Technology. Chalmers University of Technology boasts of a wide representation of students from as many as 70 countries, as it offers nearly 40 different university Master’s programs in English, which catapults its ranking to a very high in the international student community cross Europe as well as across the world.
The City of Gothenburg has a very good industrial base within the city precincts, which makes it a fertile ground for research and innovation. Foremost among the industries in this city is the Volvo company, the other ones being Ericsson, SKF and Astra Zeneca. Its strategic location of being in proximity to Copenhagen in Denmark and Oslo in Norway, makes it an important trade centre, all of which offer ample employment opportunities, apart from research capabilities, to the students of the Chalmers University.
Chalmers University with a vision of a sustainable future percolating to the ground level education, research and environment and sustainability as a core value, offers a variety of Graduate and Master’s programs with thee deep-rooted manifestations. Chalmers University of Technology, true to its acronym CUT, offers research in cutting-edge infrastructures like Onsala Space Observatory and AstaZero. Chalmers also coordinates Europe’s biggest ever scientific research initiative of unprecedented scale, the Graphene Flagship, which brings together the academic and the industrial research to pave the way for more employment opportunities.
Chalmers University of Technology has 2 campuses, one in Johannberg, larger of the two located and well connected to the central part of the city and the other in Lindholmen, which is home to Lindholmen Science Park, which offers study and research openings for the Chalmers students. Gothenburg’s location on the coastal side offers abundant recreational avenues for Chalmers students, if ever they feel they want to stress out from their academia. Both the campuses are open-minded and generous.
Chalmers Ventures, the Chalmers subsidiary, is an embodiment of entrepreneurial spirt with its reputed business incubators, nurturing pioneering entrepreneurs of the future.
For the students, Chalmers is deeply entrenched in team-work culture for project works, which takes the students through problem solving experiences by enhancing their critical thinking skills. Add to it the international student milieu, the Chalmers community get a heavy blend of global cultures, enriching their outlook to the world.
