Chalmers University of Technology or Chalmers tekniska högskola (CTH), often Chalmers, is a university in Gothenburg, Sweden, that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science and architecture. The THES (2005) ranking classifies it as the top university in Sweden and among the top research schools in Europe. The University has very strong Environmental Science, Nanotechnology, IT, Bioengineering, Industrial Design, Management and Architecture departments. Chalmers University of Technology logo This work is copyrighted. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... This article is about work. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Aquatint of a Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ... For other uses, see Gothenburg (disambiguation). ... The European University Association (EUA) is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... For other uses, see Gothenburg (disambiguation). ... The Times Higher Education Supplement, known as The Times Higher or The THES for short, is a newspaper based in London, England, that reports specifically on issues related to education. ...

History

The University was founded in 1829 following a donation by William Chalmers, a director of the Swedish East India Company, whose ships sailed across the world to supply Europe with goods from the East. He donated some of his fortune for the establishment of an “industrial school”. Chalmers was run as a private institution until 1937, when the institute became a state owned university. In 1994, the school once again became a private institution, owned by a foundation. Chalmers is the only university in Sweden named after a person. William Chalmers Jr. ... The East Indiaman Götheborg in Oslo, for the centenary of the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden on 10 June 2005 The Swedish East India Company (Swedish: Svenska Ostindiska Companiet or SOIC) was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1731 for the purpose of conducting trade with the...

Departments

On January 1, 2005, the old schools were replaced by new departments:

1. Applied Mechanics
2. Applied Physics
3. Architecture
4. Chemical and Biological Engineering
5. Civil and Environmental Engineering
6. Computer Science and Engineering
7. Energy and Environment
8. Fundamental Physics
9. Materials and Manufacturing Technology
10. Mathematical Sciences
11. Microtechnology and Nanoscience
12. Product and Production Development
13. Radio and Space Science
14. Shipping and Marine Technology
15. Signals and Systems
16. Technology Management and Economics

In addition to these, Chalmers is home to six national competence centres in key fields like Mathematical Modelling, Environmental Science and Vehicle Safety (SAFER).

There is also a University College affiliated with the university. The Chalmers Lindholmen University College or Chalmers Lindholmen is a Sweden. ...

Students

Approximately 40 per cent of Sweden’s graduate engineers and architects are educated at Chalmers. Each year around 250 post graduate 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. From the year 2007 all Master's programmes are tought in English for both national and international students. This was a result of the adaption to the Bologna process that started in 2004 at Chalmers (as the first technical university in Sweden). Currently about 10% of all students at Chalmers come from countries outside Sweden to enroll in a Master's or Ph.D. programme. The purpose of the Bologna process (or Bologna accords) is to create the European higher education area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe. ...

List of International Masters Programmes at Chalmers

Around 2,700 students also attend Bachelor of Science engineering programmes, merchant marine and other undergraduate courses at the Chalmers Lindholmen University College. Chalmers also shares some students with Gothenburg University in the joint IT University project. The IT University focuses exclusively on information technology and offers Bachelor and Master programmes with degrees issued from either Chalmers or Gothenburg University, depending on the programme. The Chalmers Lindholmen University College or Chalmers Lindholmen is a Sweden. ...

Chalmers confers honorary doctoral degrees to people outside the university who have shown great merit in their research or in society.

Organisation

Chalmers is run by a private foundation which appoints a university board and a university president. Further, each department is led by the department head, usually a member of the faculty of that department. The faculty Senate represents members of the faculty when decisions are taken.

Faculty

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Campus

In 1937, the school moved from the city center 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 of Hisingen. Both campuses are connected by bus line number 16, but there have been numerous complaints that the campuses are too isolated from each other. The Chalmers Lindholmen University College or Chalmers Lindholmen is a Sweden. ... Eriksberg (Gothenburg), the northern bank of Göta älv where housing areas have replaced the shipyards. ...

Societies and traditions

In Chalmers tradition is taken very seriously. From the pompous graduation ceremony to the for-fun Cortège procession everything is based on long-standing traditions.

• Chalmers Students' Union
• Chalmers Aerospace Club - founded in 1981. In Swedish frequently also referred to as Chalmers rymdgrupp (roughly Chalmers Space Group). CAC participated in the ESA funded CACTEX experiment where the thermal conductivity of alcohol at zero gravity was investigated using a sounding rocket.
• Chalmers Ballong Corps
• Chalmers Computer Society
• CETAC
• Chalmers Choir
• The Cortège
• Chalmers International Reception Committee (CIRC)
• XP
• Chalmers Program Committee - PU
• Chalmers Students for Sustainability - CSS promoting sustainable development among the students and runs projects, campaigns and lectures.

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Ties and Partnerships

Chalmers has partnerships with major industries mostly in the Gothenburg region such as Ericsson, Volvo and SKF. The University has general exchange agreements with many European and US universities and maintains a special exchange program agreement with National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) in Taiwan where the exchange students from the two universities maintains offices for, among other things, helping local students with applying and preparing for an exchange year as well as acting as representatives (NCTU Europe - NCTU students at Chalmers, Chalmers Asia - Chalmers students at NCTU). National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) (traditional Chinese: ) is a highly selective and well regarded public university located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. ... -1...

A close collaboration between the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Chalmers and ICVR at ETH Zurich is being established.

Notable alumni

• Abraham Langlet, chemist
• Gustaf Dalén, Nobel Prize Laureate
• Leif Johansson, CEO Volvo
• Leif Östling, CEO Scania AB
• Peter Augustsson, CEO Saab Automobile
• Sigfrid Edström, director ASEA, president IOC
• Carl Abraham Pihl, engineer and director of first Norwegian railroad (Hovedbanen).
• Gert Wingårdh, architect
• Peter Nordin, computer scientist and entrepreneur
• Tapani Utriainen, known worldwide for creating many patches and programs for Championship Manager 01/02

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Rectors (Presidents)

Although the official Swedish title for the head is “rektor”, the university now uses “President” as the English translation.

See also

• University of Gothenburg (Göteborg University)
• IT University of Göteborg
• Royal Institute of Technology
• List of universities in Sweden

Gothenburg University Gothenburg University, or Göteborgs universitet, is a university in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... The IT University of Göteborg is part of Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University. ... The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... This article is contains a list of Swedish universities and university colleges is based on the Higher Education Ordinance of 1993 (as amended until January 2006). ...

External links

• Chalmers University of Technology - Official site
• Chalmers Student Union
• Chalmers Alumni Association
• Chalmers International Reception Committee

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