Chalmers University of Technology

Chalmers University of Technology

Swedish Chalmers tekniska högskola (CTH)
Motto Avancez
Established 1829
School type Private University
President Prof. Gothenburg, Sweden
Enrollment 10,500 undergraduate
1,000 post-graduate
Faculty 2,500
Member EUA
Homepage http://www.chalmers.se/

Swedish	Chalmers tekniska högskola (CTH)
Motto	Avancez
Established	1829
School type	Private University
President	Prof. Gothenburg, Sweden
Enrollment	10,500 undergraduate 1,000 post-graduate
Faculty	2,500
Member	EUA
Homepage	http://www.chalmers.se/

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Chalmers University of Technology or Chalmers tekniska högskola is a university in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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History

Founded in 1829 following a donation by William Chalmers, a director of the Swedish East India Company, and being 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.

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Schools

The organization is divided into schools, corresponding to faculties.

Architecture
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Science
Mathematical Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Physics and Engineering Physics
Technology Management and Economics

There is also a University College affilliated with the university.

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Students

Approximately 40 per cent of Sweden's graduate engineers and architects were 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 around 5 500 students are taking Master of Science engineering programmes and the Master of Architecture programme.

Master's degrees

Architecture
Automation and Mechatronics Engineering
Bio Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering with Engineering Physics
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Physics
Industrial Design Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management
Information Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Around 2 700 are also attending Bachelor of Science engineering programmes, merchant marine and other undergraduate courses at the Chalmers Lindholmen University College.

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Faculty

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Campus

In 1937 the school was moved out of the city center to the new Gibraltar Campus, named after the mansion which owned the grounds, where it now is located. The Lindholmen College Campus was created in the early 1990s and is located on the island of Hisingen.

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