Chalmers University of Technology

Jens Hansson – Scholarship Coordinator

Andreas Eriksson – International Coordinator/Documentation Specialist

Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

• Founded 1829 through the will of William Chalmers

• Approx. 10 000 full-time students

• Approx. 2600 Master’s students

• Approx. 900 international students in addition to

approx. 400 exchange students

Chalmers University of Technology

• Situated on the beautiful west coast of

Sweden

• With two pleasant campuses in the centre

of Gothenburg

• Student housing all around the city with

very good connections through public

transport

Sweden

Gothenburg

Campus Johanneberg

Campus Lindholmen

Key Features

• Hierarchically Flat = Easy Access to Staff and

Research

• Group Projects

• Connection between Education, Research and

Industry

• Social Life – reception, friendly, safe & secure

Key Features

• International Environment – around 70 nationalities

• Guaranteed student accommodation – Student Housing

• Introductory Swedish Course – 6 months

Ranking

• 2013 Almost all Master’s Programes received the

highest rating or second highest– Swedish Higher

Education Authority (national evaluation conducted

every 4th year)

• 2013-14: Number 1 in Sweden and Europe for

Learning – ISB

• 2014: Number 3 in the World for Learning – ISB

• 2015/16: Number 132 in the World - QS

• 2014/15: Top 100 on several QS subject specific

ranking lists

• Top 100 for Engineering and Technology on both QS

and THE

Forms of study/Practicalities

• Programme = 2 years

• 1 year = 4 study periods

• 1 study period = 2 courses in parallel 8 courses per year

• Each course = 7.5 credits 120 credits in 2 years

• Academic Year End of August – Start of June

• Exams, quizzes, projects…

• Master’s thesis, 2 – 4 study periods in year 2

The Academic Year

Tuition Fees

Tuition fee (per academic year):

140.000 SEK (50 000 TL) - Engineering Programmes

190.000 SEK (68 000 TL) - Architecture Programmes

Application fee: 900 SEK (320 TL)

Scholarships • 90+ scholarships mostly in the form of tuition fee waivers

• Scholarships for Prospective Students

– Avancez – 75%

• Around 25 per year

– IPOET – 75%

• Around 25 per year

– New Scholarship – 100%

• 5 Per Year

• Scholarships for Current Students

– Adlerbert 60th Anniversary Scholarship

• 20 Per Year

• www.chalmers.se/scholarships

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• Oct. 19: Online application opens www.universityadmissions.se

• Oct 19: Online scholarship application portal opens

• Jan 15: Deadline for online applications

• Feb. 1: Deadline for documentation to reach Sweden

• Mar. 29: First Notification of Selection Results (reply required)

• Mar – Apr.: Scholarship Notifications sent out

• Apr. 27: Second Notification of Selection Results (no reply

required)

• End of May: Deadline for fee payment (for the 1st semester)

• End of August: Welcome week

• Sep. 1: Enrolment. Academic year 2016/17 starts

• For updated information visit www.chalmers.se/keydates

Thank You

Chalmers University of Technology

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