The IDEA League is an alliance among five leading European universities of technology :
21-534: IT University is a joint department between Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden . This joint venture offers a great scope for cooperation between researchers with different areas of expertise and academic specialties within the field of information technology . The programmes offered are based on advanced research and are in a constant state of development. IT University
42-693: A benchmarking report from MIT ranked Chalmers top 10 in the world of engineering education, while in 2020, the World University Research Rankings placed Chalmers 12th in the world based on the evaluation of three key research aspects, namely research multi-disciplinarity, research impact, and research cooperativeness. Additionally, in 2022 the U-Multirank characterized Chalmers as a top performing university across various indicators (i.e., teaching & learning, research, knowledge transfer and international orientation) with
63-590: A government-controlled foundation . Chalmers is one of three universities in Sweden which are named after a person, the other two being Karolinska Institutet and Linnaeus University . Chalmers University of Technology has the following 13 departments: Furthermore, Chalmers is home to six Areas of Advance and six national competence centers in key fields such as materials, mathematical modelling, environmental science, and vehicle safety. Chalmers University of Technology's research infrastructure includes: In 2018,
84-469: A master's or PhD program. 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 Gothenburg University 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 Gothenburg University, depending on
105-624: A special 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. Finally, Chalmers has strong partnerships with major industries such as Ericsson , Volvo , Saab AB and AstraZeneca . Each year, around 250 postgraduate degrees are awarded as well as 850 graduate degrees. About 1,000 post-graduate students attend programmes at
126-489: Is a private research university located in Gothenburg , Sweden. Chalmers focuses on engineering and science , but more broadly it also conducts research and offers education in shipping , architecture and management . The university has approximately 3100 employees and 10,000 students. Chalmers is consistently ranked among the world's top 100 universities in engineering and technology. Chalmers coordinates
147-502: Is a member of CESAER , a European association of universities of science and technology. Additionally, Chalmers has established formal agreements with three leading materials science centers: University of California, Santa Barbara , ETH Zurich and Stanford University . Within the framework of the agreements, a yearly bilateral workshop is organized, and exchange of researchers is supported. Chalmers has general exchange agreements with many European and U.S. universities and maintains
168-678: Is a member of the IDEA League network, a strategic alliance between five leading European universities of science and technology. The scope of the network is to provide the environment for students, researchers and staff to share knowledge, experience and resources. Moreover, Chalmers is a partner of the UNITECH International , an organization consisting of distinguished technical universities and multinational companies across Europe. UNITECH offers exchange programs consisting of studies as well as an integrated internship at one of
189-485: 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. 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. In 1937, the school moved from the city centre to the new Gibraltar Campus, named after
210-558: The collaboration. As of 2014, Chalmers University of Technology is a member of the IDEA League network. In 2016, Polytechnic University of Milan joined the IDEA League. Each member has a respectable research-oriented profile and is the largest producer of engineering and science graduates in its own country. One of the IDEA League's main ambitions is to re-establish Europe as a technological and scientific leader by bundling academic resources and knowledge. The term IDEA comes from
231-656: The corporate partners. Chalmers is also a member of the Nordic Five Tech network, a strategic alliance of the five leading technical universities in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Additionally, Chalmers is a member of the ENHANCE, an alliance of ten leading Universities of Technology. The partner institutions have a history of solid cooperation in EU programmes and joint research projects. Furthermore, Chalmers
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#1732766294989252-655: The development of a Swedish quantum computer and the Graphene Flagship , a European Union research initiative to develop commercial technologies with graphene. The university is a co-founder of the CDIO Initiative , a member of the UNITECH International program, the IDEA League , the Nordic Five Tech, and the ENHANCE alliances as well as the EURECOM consortium and the CESAER network. Chalmers
273-639: The first letter of each of the founding institutions. Imperial College London confirmed its decision to withdraw from the IDEA League with effect from December 2012. At the end of 2013, Paris Tech left the IDEA League because the university was restructuring in connection with the newly created Paris-Saclay campus. Currently, three schools of the members of the alliance offer a Joint Masters in Applied Geophysics, where students spend one semester at each university ( Delft University of Technology , ETH Zürich and RWTH Aachen University ), then spend
294-523: The fourth semester doing their thesis at one of the schools or in industry. The programme builds on the strengths and the complementary expertise in Earth Science at the three universities. It offers a combination of study and research. During the program students can specialize in either hydrocarbon exploration and management or environmental and engineering investigations, including geothermal energy exploration and management, and will also receive
315-614: The head is "rektor", the university now uses "President" as the English translation. 57°41′18″N 11°58′36″E / 57.68833°N 11.97667°E / 57.68833; 11.97667 IDEA League On October 6, 1999, the IDEA league was formed by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between four leading European universities of technology: Imperial College London , Delft University of Technology , ETH Zürich , and RWTH Aachen University . In 2006, ParisTech joined
336-639: The highest number of ‘A’ (very good) scores on the institutional level for Sweden. 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. Chalmers
357-455: 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. Traditions include the graduation ceremony and the Cortège procession, an annual public event. Although the official Swedish title for
378-482: The programme. Chalmers confers honorary doctoral degrees to people outside the university who have shown great merit in their research or in society. Chalmers is an aktiebolag with 100 shares à 1,000 SEK , 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
399-630: 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). Currently, about 10% of all students at Chalmers come from countries outside Sweden to enrol in
420-454: Was established in the autumn of 2001. Today it offers programs at both Bachelor's and Master's level, mostly with a focus on applied information technology. This Swedish university, college or other education institution article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology ( Swedish : Chalmers tekniska högskola , commonly referred to as Chalmers )
441-493: Was founded in 1829 following a donation by William Chalmers , a director of the Swedish East India Company . He donated part of his fortune for the establishment of an "industrial school". 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
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