Chalmers University of Technology, often shortened to Chalmers is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science, architecture, maritime and other management areas.
The University was founded in 1829 following the donation of William Chalmers. Chalmers was run as a private institution until 1937, when the institute became a state owned-university. Chalmers was incorporated as an corp(stock company) under control of the Swedish Government, the faculty and the Student Union. Chalmers has about 200 research groups and around 10 000 students.
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Reasons to study:
- Chalmers has highly qualified professors and teachers with long academic and commercial backgrounds, allowing you to have easy access to academic staff and research.
- The education and research is deeply rooted in the needs of the industry. Many large high-technological companies are situated in the Gothenburg region, such as Volvo, Ericsson, SKF and Astra Zeneca, offering Master’s thesis and seeking expertise from specific countries.
- Project based assignments provide hands-on experience of working with others in teams.
- Chalmers is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world on many of QS subject specific ranking lists(Chemical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science). In the latest ranking, Chalmers ranked 276 out of 30 global universities.
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Chalmers is a University of technology with solid roots in the sciences. Are you looking for an exciting education or do you want to work with others on research or innovations that can benefit the economy and the community? If so, you have reasons to turn to Chalmers.
With over 24 000 full-time students and over 3 000 teachers, the University of Gothenburg offer a wide range of different programs and courses. It is the third oldest university in Sweden and also the most popular one, with the most applicants per year. All these factors have placed the university among the biggest one's in the Nordic countries and also made it a quite known university in Europe.
The university consists of eight faculties. You can choose between everything from Art studies to Medical science and Social science to Economic and Law studies. Due to the university’s high popularity, only the best manage to qualify for a place.
Being a foreign student, you can have several different options. A lot depends on your nationality. As a citizen of an EU/EEA state (including Swedish nationals), you do not need to acquire any special documents (such as a permit-to-stay). The only thing that you need to do is to apply for a program or course on https://www.universityadmissions.se/intl/start, the mutual page of application for all students-to-be. Moreover, contact the university itself for more information. This can be done either by phone, e-mail or by a visit to the “Admission office”.
If you are longing to become an exchange student, the University of Gothenburg only recruits those who are nominated by their own university. Please check with your own university before applying to become an exchange student.
Most students from an EU/EEA state or who are exchange students are not required to pay a tuition fee. However, those who do not fall into these two categories, will be facing a fee that can vary between 100 000SEK to 192 000SEK per studying year.
The university's application round for autumn opens December 1st, and closes on January 15th for students that also need to apply for a residence permit. However, citizens of an EU/EEA state (includes Sweden) can make their application until May 15th. The application round for spring term can be done from March 15th until April 15th for those that need to apply for a residence permit. Citizens of an EU/EEA country can apply until October 15th. The application can be made for one or two semesters.
The Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law
The Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, also know as Handelshögskolan in Swedish, is a business school in the heart of Gothenburg. It is one of the eight faculties that build up the Gothenburg University. This is a school that over 190 years old. Ever since it opened in 1826, it has been a symbol for Gothenburg's economical power as a trade city with its harbour and later on also well-known companies. In 1961, the school became a part of the Gothenburg University, as it merged into the university's management.
The school offers courses and programs that stretch from law and business studies to national economical and socio-economical science. With over 7000 students, 60 professors and 260 teachers and researchers, this is one of the biggest schools of its kind in Sweden. Many top Swedish politicians and successful businessmen/women have taken their diplomas here. Are you dreaming of becoming such? Try your luck and apply for a place. Application is being done in the same way as to other Swedish universities, programs and courses. Visit https://www.universityadmissions.se/intl/start for more information.
Sahlgrenska could be something for you who are interested in the hospital system. They can offer you both education and employment, depending on your previous experiences. If you are not educated, Sahlgrenska offer you an education. Assuming that you already have a medical degree, Sahlgrenska welcomes your application.
The Sahlgrenska Academy
The Sahlgrenska Academy cooperates with the University of Gothenburg. Sahlgrenska constitute the whole faculty of health science at the University of Gothenburg. They have about 4000 undergraduate students and 1200 postgraduate students. This also results that the Sahlgrenska Academy has about 1400 employees. Why not go to Gothenburg and be one of those 4000 undergraduate students?
SahlgrenskaUniversity Hospital(SU)
Within Sahlgrenska University Hospital several hospitals cooperate. The hospitals complement each other and have their own specialities. SU performs emergency and basic care for the larger Gothenburg area, with around 700 000 inhabitants. SU also have highly specialised care for a larger region with 1.7 million inhabitants. Beyond this SU are also the whole country's centre with specialised areas, such as incubator care for premature babies and paediatrics. SU also has a very successful transplant activity treatment, treatment of cardio-vascular diseases, immunology and research into vaccines. SU is a teaching hospital and cooperates with Sahlgrenska Academy. SU has circa 16 400 employees and 2000 care places. Does this sound like something for you? Then come to Gothenburg and apply for a job.
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Volvo
Volvo is a large local company working as a commercial vehicle manufacturer. Volvo was founded in 1927 by SKF. SKF's plan was to make even more profit from their ball bearing invention by producing cars. Volvo was actually registered in 1915, but it was put at rest until 1926 when it was restarted. As of February 2014, Volvo has 110 000 employees in 19 different countries. Volvo is always looking for new innovations and new technology to improve their products and create new ones. Their products range from trucks, busses, cars, construction equipment and financial services. So if you are an engineer looking for a new job in a new amazing city, try your luck with Volvo.
SKF
SKF is a Swedish industrial company and its main office is located in Gothenburg. SKF stands for “Svenska kullager fabriken” which roughly translates to “The swedish ball bearing company”. The invention that is the foundation of the company is the “radial bearing”. This invention is used in almost everything with a wheel on it and because of SKF’s patent, they are earning a lot of money. They even have employees who are traveling the world to find companies that are creating their own ball bearings and suing them for it. SKF has factories in more than 100 places around the globe and about 15000 distributors and retail dealers all over the world.
Supermarkets
As like in every other city, big or small, Gothenburg has a lot of supermarkets. You find them almost everywhere. Most of them are a part of a supermarket-chain. If you are looking for a job, an option could be a supermarket. It is worth asking in each shop since they often have independently organised HR departments. You can find some names and logos of the most popular supermarkets below. The name of the Supermarkets are located both in and/or near Gothenburg. These are COOP, ICA, Hemköp, Willys, Netto and Lidl. There are various jobs to be done, for example a retailer job. Also most of the jobs do not require any higher education. So come to Gothenburg, give them your Curriculum vitae (CV) and show them why you are suited for the job.
IKEA
We are sure you know what IKEA is. If not, IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer. It was founded in a small city in southern Sweden, by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad back in 1943. In the Gothenburg area you can find two IKEA-stores established. Assuming that you want to experience something genuine Swedish, rather than working for McDonalds, we know the perfect combo for you and that is to work at IKEA. One thing you might not know about IKEA is that the names of all the merchandise are Swedish, it can be cities or names but also words. E.g. Gosa (cuddle) is the name used on various pillows.
So every day at work will not only give you the opportunity to meet new people but also to get a free and very different language lesson.
Employment and Education
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology, often shortened to Chalmers is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science, architecture, maritime and other management areas.
The University was founded in 1829 following the donation of William Chalmers. Chalmers was run as a private institution until 1937, when the institute became a state owned-university. Chalmers was incorporated as an corp(stock company) under control of the Swedish Government, the faculty and the Student Union. Chalmers has about 200 research groups and around 10 000 students.
.Reasons to study:
- Chalmers has highly qualified professors and teachers with long academic and commercial backgrounds, allowing you to have easy access to academic staff and research.
- The education and research is deeply rooted in the needs of the industry. Many large high-technological companies are situated in the Gothenburg region, such as Volvo, Ericsson, SKF and Astra Zeneca, offering Master’s thesis and seeking expertise from specific countries.
- Project based assignments provide hands-on experience of working with others in teams.
- Chalmers is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world on many of QS subject specific ranking lists(Chemical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science). In the latest ranking, Chalmers ranked 276 out of 30 global universities.
Chalmers is a University of technology with solid roots in the sciences. Are you looking for an exciting education or do you want to work with others on research or innovations that can benefit the economy and the community? If so, you have reasons to turn to Chalmers.
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Gothenburg University
With over 24 000 full-time students and over 3 000 teachers, the University of Gothenburg offer a wide range of different programs and courses. It is the third oldest university in Sweden and also the most popular one, with the most applicants per year. All these factors have placed the university among the biggest one's in the Nordic countries and also made it a quite known university in Europe.
The university consists of eight faculties. You can choose between everything from Art studies to Medical science and Social science to Economic and Law studies. Due to the university’s high popularity, only the best manage to qualify for a place.
Being a foreign student, you can have several different options. A lot depends on your nationality. As a citizen of an EU/EEA state (including Swedish nationals), you do not need to acquire any special documents (such as a permit-to-stay). The only thing that you need to do is to apply for a program or course on https://www.universityadmissions.se/intl/start, the mutual page of application for all students-to-be. Moreover, contact the university itself for more information. This can be done either by phone, e-mail or by a visit to the “Admission office”.
If you are longing to become an exchange student, the University of Gothenburg only recruits those who are nominated by their own university. Please check with your own university before applying to become an exchange student.
Most students from an EU/EEA state or who are exchange students are not required to pay a tuition fee. However, those who do not fall into these two categories, will be facing a fee that can vary between 100 000SEK to 192 000SEK per studying year.
The university's application round for autumn opens December 1st, and closes on January 15th for students that also need to apply for a residence permit. However, citizens of an EU/EEA state (includes Sweden) can make their application until May 15th. The application round for spring term can be done from March 15th until April 15th for those that need to apply for a residence permit. Citizens of an EU/EEA country can apply until October 15th. The application can be made for one or two semesters.
Please visit http://www.utbildning.gu.se/ for more information and step-by-step application guide.
The Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law
The Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, also know as Handelshögskolan in Swedish, is a business school in the heart of Gothenburg. It is one of the eight faculties that build up the Gothenburg University. This is a school that over 190 years old. Ever since it opened in 1826, it has been a symbol for Gothenburg's economical power as a trade city with its harbour and later on also well-known companies. In 1961, the school became a part of the Gothenburg University, as it merged into the university's management.
The school offers courses and programs that stretch from law and business studies to national economical and socio-economical science. With over 7000 students, 60 professors and 260 teachers and researchers, this is one of the biggest schools of its kind in Sweden. Many top Swedish politicians and successful businessmen/women have taken their diplomas here. Are you dreaming of becoming such? Try your luck and apply for a place. Application is being done in the same way as to other Swedish universities, programs and courses. Visit https://www.universityadmissions.se/intl/start for more information.
You can also visit http://www.handels.gu.se/english/languageId=100001&disableRedirect=true&returnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.handels.gu.se%2F for further information.
Sahlgrenska
Sahlgrenska could be something for you who are interested in the hospital system. They can offer you both education and employment, depending on your previous experiences. If you are not educated, Sahlgrenska offer you an education. Assuming that you already have a medical degree, Sahlgrenska welcomes your application.
The Sahlgrenska Academy
The Sahlgrenska Academy cooperates with the University of Gothenburg. Sahlgrenska constitute the whole faculty of health science at the University of Gothenburg. They have about 4000 undergraduate students and 1200 postgraduate students. This also results that the Sahlgrenska Academy has about 1400 employees. Why not go to Gothenburg and be one of those 4000 undergraduate students?
Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SU)
Within Sahlgrenska University Hospital several hospitals cooperate. The hospitals complement each other and have their own specialities. SU performs emergency and basic care for the larger Gothenburg area, with around 700 000 inhabitants. SU also have highly specialised care for a larger region with 1.7 million inhabitants. Beyond this SU are also the whole country's centre with specialised areas, such as incubator care for premature babies and paediatrics. SU also has a very successful transplant activity treatment, treatment of cardio-vascular diseases, immunology and research into vaccines. SU is a teaching hospital and cooperates with Sahlgrenska Academy. SU has circa 16 400 employees and 2000 care places. Does this sound like something for you? Then come to Gothenburg and apply for a job.
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Volvo
Volvo is a large local company working as a commercial vehicle manufacturer. Volvo was founded in 1927 by SKF. SKF's plan was to make even more profit from their ball bearing invention by producing cars. Volvo was actually registered in 1915, but it was put at rest until 1926 when it was restarted. As of February 2014, Volvo has 110 000 employees in 19 different countries. Volvo is always looking for new innovations and new technology to improve their products and create new ones. Their products range from trucks, busses, cars, construction equipment and financial services. So if you are an engineer looking for a new job in a new amazing city, try your luck with Volvo.
SKF
SKF is a Swedish industrial company and its main office is located in Gothenburg. SKF stands for “Svenska kullager fabriken” which roughly translates to “The swedish ball bearing company”. The invention that is the foundation of the company is the “radial bearing”. This invention is used in almost everything with a wheel on it and because of SKF’s patent, they are earning a lot of money. They even have employees who are traveling the world to find companies that are creating their own ball bearings and suing them for it. SKF has factories in more than 100 places around the globe and about 15000 distributors and retail dealers all over the world.Supermarkets
As like in every other city, big or small, Gothenburg has a lot of supermarkets. You find them almost everywhere. Most of them are a part of a supermarket-chain. If you are looking for a job, an option could be a supermarket. It is worth asking in each shop since they often have independently organised HR departments. You can find some names and logos of the most popular supermarkets below. The name of the Supermarkets are located both in and/or near Gothenburg. These are COOP, ICA, Hemköp, Willys, Netto and Lidl. There are various jobs to be done, for example a retailer job. Also most of the jobs do not require any higher education. So come to Gothenburg, give them your Curriculum vitae (CV) and show them why you are suited for the job.
IKEA
We are sure you know what IKEA is. If not, IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer. It was founded in a small city in southern Sweden, by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad back in 1943. In the Gothenburg area you can find two IKEA-stores established. Assuming that you want to experience something genuine Swedish, rather than working for McDonalds, we know the perfect combo for you and that is to work at IKEA. One thing you might not know about IKEA is that the names of all the merchandise are Swedish, it can be cities or names but also words. E.g. Gosa (cuddle) is the name used on various pillows.
So every day at work will not only give you the opportunity to meet new people but also to get a free and very different language lesson.