Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers) is a private research university in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializing in engineering, science, architecture, maritime studies, and management. It has approximately 10,000 students and 3,000 employees.
The university participates in national and European research initiatives, including Sweden’s quantum computing program and the EU-funded Graphene Flagship.
History
Chalmers was founded in 1829 following a donation by William Chalmers, a director of the Swedish East India Company, to establish an "industrial school".[2] The university was run as a private institution until 1937 when it became the second state-owned technical university. In 1994 the government of Sweden reorganised Chalmers into a private company (aktiebolag) owned by a government-controlled foundation. Chalmers is one of three universities in Sweden which named after a person.
Departments
Chalmers University of Technology has the following 13 departments:[3]
Architecture and Civil Engineering
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Communication and Learning in Science
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial and Materials Science
Life Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Mechanics and Maritime Sciences
Microtechnology and Nanoscience
Physics
Space, Earth and Environment
Technology Management and Economics
Furthermore, Chalmers is home to six Areas of Advance[clarification needed] and six national competence centers[clarification needed] in key fields such as materials, mathematical modelling, environmental science, and vehicle safety.
Research infrastructure
Chalmers University of Technology's research infrastructure includes:[4]
Chalmers AI Research Centre, CHAIR
Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering, C3SE
Chalmers Mass Spectrometry Infrastructure, CMSI
Chalmers Power Central
Chalmers Materials Analysis Laboratory
Chalmers Simulator Centre
Chemical Imaging Infrastructure
Facility for Computational Systems Biology
HSB Living Lab
Nanofabrication Laboratory
Onsala Space Observatory
Revere – Chalmers Resource for Vehicle Research
The National laboratory in terahertz characterisation
SAFER - Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers
In 2018, a report from MIT ranked Chalmers in the worldwide top 10 engineering educations.[12] In 2020, the World University Research Rankings placed Chalmers 12th in the world.[13]
Additionally, in 2022 the U-Multirank characterized Chalmers as a top performing university.[14]
Finally, in 2011, the International Professional Ranking of Higher Education Institutions, which is established on the basis of the number of alumni holding a post of chief executive officer (CEO) or equivalent in one of the Fortune Global 500 companies, Chalmers ranked 38th in the world, ranking 1st in Sweden and 15th in Europe.[15]
Chalmers has general exchange agreements with many European and U.S. universities and maintains an exchange program agreement with National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) in Taiwan where the exchange students from the two universities maintain offices for, among other things, helping local students with applying and preparing for an exchange year as well as acting as representatives.[23]
Each year, around 250 postgraduate degrees are awarded as well as 850 graduate degrees. About 1,000 post-graduate students attend programmes at the university, and many students are taking Master of Science engineering programmes and the Master of Architecture programme. Since 2007, all master's programmes are taught in English for both national and international students. This was a result of the adaptation to the Bologna Process that started in 2004 at Chalmers (as the first technical university in Sweden).
As of 2025, about 17% of all students at Chalmers come from countries outside Sweden to enroll in a program at Chalmers.[25]
Around 2,700 students also attend Bachelor of Science engineering programmes, merchant marine and other undergraduate courses at Campus Lindholmen. Chalmers also shares some students with University of Gothenburg in the joint IT University project. The IT University focuses exclusively on information technology and offers bachelor's and master's programmes with degrees issued from either Chalmers or University of Gothenburg, depending on the programme.
Chalmers confers honorary doctoral degrees to people outside the university who have shown great merit in their research or in society.
Organization
Chalmers is an aktiebolag with 100 shares à 1,000 SEK,[26] all of which are owned by the Chalmers University of Technology Foundation, a private foundation, which appoints the university board and the president. The foundation has its members appointed by the Swedish government (4 to 8 seats), the departments appoint one member, the student union appoints one member and the president automatically gains one chair.[27] Each department is led by a department head, usually a member of the faculty of that department. The faculty senate represents members of the faculty when decisions are taken.
Campuses
the gate of Chalmers (Gibraltar Campus)
In 1937, the school moved from the city centre to the new Gibraltar Campus, named after the mansion which owned the grounds, where it is now located. The Lindholmen College Campus was created in the early 1990s and is located on the island Hisingen. Campus Johanneberg and Campus Lindholmen, as they are now called, are connected by bus lines.
Student societies and traditions
Traditions include the graduation ceremony and the Cortège procession, an annual public event.
Chalmers Aerospace Club – founded in 1981. In Swedish frequently also referred to as Chalmers rymdgrupp (roughly Chalmers Space Group). Members of CAC led the ESA funded CACTEX (Chalmers Aerospace Club Thermal EXperiment) project where the thermal conductivity of alcohol at zero gravity was investigated using a sounding rocket.
Chalmers Alternative Sports – Student association organizing trips and other activities working to promote alternative sports. Every year the Chalmers Wake arranges a pond wakeboard contest in the fountain outside the architecture building at Chalmers.
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