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Chalmers campus in Lindholmen, Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers) is a private research university in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializing in engineering, science, architecture, maritime studies, and management. It has approximately 10,000 students and 3,000 employees.

The university participates in national and European research initiatives, including Sweden’s quantum computing program and the EU-funded Graphene Flagship.

History

File:William Chalmers Svenska industriens män.jpg

Portrait of William Chalmers

Chalmers was founded in 1829 following a donation by William Chalmers, a director of the Swedish East India Company, to establish an "industrial school".^[1] 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 a government-controlled foundation. Chalmers is one of three universities in Sweden which are named after people.

Departments

Chalmers University of Technology has the following 13 departments:^[2]

Architecture and Civil Engineering
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Communication and Learning in Science
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial and Materials Science
Life Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Mechanics and Maritime Sciences
Microtechnology and Nanoscience
Physics
Space, Earth and Environment
Technology Management and Economics

Furthermore, Chalmers is home to six Areas of AdvanceTemplate:What and six national competence centersTemplate:What in key fields such as materials, mathematical modelling, environmental science, and vehicle safety.

Research infrastructure

Chalmers University of Technology's research infrastructure includes:^[3]

Chalmers AI Research Centre, CHAIR
Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering, C3SE
Chalmers Mass Spectrometry Infrastructure, CMSI
Chalmers Power Central
Chalmers Materials Analysis Laboratory
Chalmers Simulator Centre
Chemical Imaging Infrastructure
Facility for Computational Systems Biology
HSB Living Lab
Nanofabrication Laboratory
Onsala Space Observatory
Revere — Chalmers Resource for Vehicle Research
The National laboratory in terahertz characterisation
SAFER — Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers

Rankings and reputation

Template:Infobox university rankings

In 2018, a report from MIT ranked Chalmers among the world’s top 10 institutions for engineering education.^[4] In 2020, the World University Research Rankings placed Chalmers 12th in the world.^[5]

Additionally, in 2025, EngiRank ranked Chalmers 7th among engineering institutions in Europe^[6], while in 2019 the U-Multirank characterized Chalmers as a top performing university.^[7] ^[8]

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.^[9]

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
Subjects	Rank
Architecture and Built Environment	51–100
Engineering - Mechanical	57
Material Sciences	78
Engineering - Electrical and Electronic	77
Engineering - Chemical	101–150
Statistics and Operational Research	151–200
Engineering - Civil and Structural	51–100
Physics and Astronomy	151–200
Chemistry	177
Computer Science and Information Systems	143
Mathematics	201–250

Ties and partnerships

Chalmers is a member of several European university networks, including the IDEA League, UNITECH and Nordic Five Tech. It also maintains research collaborations with institutions such as ETH Zurich and Stanford University.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

Chalmers has general exchange agreements with many European and U.S. universities and maintains an 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.^[17]

Finally, Chalmers also has partnerships with industries such as Ericsson, Volvo, Saab AB and AstraZeneca.^[18]

Students

Each year, around 250 postgraduate 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. 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).

As of 2025, about 17% of all students at Chalmers come from countries outside Sweden to enroll in a program at Chalmers.^[19]

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 University of Gothenburg 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 University of Gothenburg, depending on the programme.

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

Organization

Chalmers is an aktiebolag with 100 shares à 1,000 SEK,^[20] 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 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.^[21] 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.

Campuses

the gate of Chalmers (Gibraltar Campus)

In 1937, the school moved from the city centre 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 Hisingen. Campus Johanneberg and Campus Lindholmen, as they are now called, are connected by tram and bus lines.

Student societies and traditions

Traditions include the graduation ceremony and the Cortège procession, an annual public event.

Chalmers Students' Union
Chalmers Aerospace Club — founded in 1981. In Swedish frequently also referred to as Chalmers rymdgrupp (roughly Chalmers Space Group). Members of CAC led the ESA funded CACTEX (Chalmers Aerospace Club Thermal EXperiment) project where the thermal conductivity of alcohol at zero gravity was investigated using a sounding rocket.
Chalmers Alternative Sports — Student association organizing trips and other activities working to promote alternative sports. Every year the Chalmers Wake arranges a pond wakeboard contest in the fountain outside the architecture building at Chalmers.
Chalmersbaletten
Chalmers Ballong Corps
Chalmers Baroque Ensemble
Chalmers Business Society (CBS)
CETAC
Chalmers Choir
Chalmers Formula Student
ETA — (E-sektionens Teletekniska Avdelning) Founded in 1935, it's a student-run amateur radio society that also engages in hobby electronics.
Chalmers Film and Photography Committee (CFFC)
Chalmersspexet — Amateur theater group which has produced new plays since 1948
Chalmers International Reception Committee (CIRC)
XP — Committee that is responsible for the experimental workshop, a workshop open for students
Chalmers Program Committee — PU
Chalmers Students for Sustainability (CSS) — promoting sustainable development among the students and runs projects, campaigns and lectures
Föreningen Chalmers Skeppsbyggare, Chalmers Naval Architecture Students' Society (FCS)
Chalmers Sailing Society
RANG — Chalmers Indian Association
Caster — Developing and operating a Driver in the Loop (DIL) simulator, which is used in various courses and projects

Notable people

Alumni

Christopher Ahlberg, computer scientist and entrepreneur, Spotfire and Recorded Future founder
Abbas Anvari, former chancellor of Sharif University of Technology
Linn Berggren, artist and former member of Ace of Base
Gustaf Dalén, Nobel Prize in Physics
Sigfrid Edström, director ASEA, president IOC
Claes-Göran Granqvist, physicist
Margit Hall, first female architect in Sweden
Harald Hammarström, linguist
Krister Holmberg, professor of Surface Chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology.
Mats Hillert, metallurgist
Ivar Jacobson, computer scientist
Erik Johansson, photographic surrealist^[22]
Jan Johansson, jazz musician
Leif Johansson, former CEO Volvo
Olav Kallenberg, probability theorist
Marianne Kärrholm, chemical engineer and Chalmers professor
Mikael Kubista, entrepreneur, inventor, professor
Hjalmar Kumlien, architect
Abraham Langlet, chemist
Martin Lorentzon, Spotify and TradeDoubler founder
Ingemar Lundström, physicist, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics
Carl Magnusson, industrial designer and inventor
Semir Mahjoub, businessman and entrepreneur
Peter Nordin, computer scientist and entrepreneur
Åke Öberg, biomedical scientist
Leif Östling, CEO Scania AB
PewDiePie (Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg), YouTuber (no degree)
Carl Abraham Pihl, engineer and director of first Norwegian railroad (Hovedbanen)
Richard Soderberg, businessman, inventor and professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hans Stråberg, former president and CEO of Electrolux
Ludvig Strigeus, computer scientist and entrepreneur
Per Håkan Sundell, computer scientist and entrepreneur
Marcus Wandt, test pilot and ESA astronaut
Jan Wäreby, businessman
Gert Wingårdh, architect
Vera Sandberg, engineer
Anna von Hausswolff, musician
Anita Schjøll Brede, entrepreneur
Martin Rolinski, artist and former member of Bodies Without Organs
Ola Serneke, founder and former CEO of Serneke

Faculty and staff

Hellmut Fischmeister

Presidents

Although the official Swedish title for the head is "rektor", the university now uses "President" as the English translation.^[23]

1829 – 1852	Carl Palmstedt
1852 – 1881	Eduard von Schoultz
1881 – 1913	August Wijkander
1913 – 1933	Hugo Grauers
1934 – 1943	Sven Hultin
1943 – 1958	Gustav Hössjer
1958 – 1966	Lennart Rönnmark
1966 – 1974	Nils Gralén
1974 – 1989	Sven Olving
1989 – 1998	Anders Sjöberg
1998 – 2006	Jan-Eric Sundgren
2006 – 2015	Karin Markides
2015 – 2023	Stefan Bengtsson
2023 –	Martin Nilsson Jacobi

References

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[1] "A brief history of Chalmers". 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[2] "Departments at Chalmers University of Technology". www.chalmers.se. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[3] "Research infrastructures". www.chalmers.se. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[MIT_J-WEL-4] "The Global State of the Art in Engineering Education" (PDF). MIT J-WEL. 30 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[CHALMERS_RESEARCH_RANKING-5] "World University Research Rankings 2020". Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[6] "EngiRank 2025". Retrieved 29 March 2026.

[7] "European Association for Innovation in Local Development". Retrieved 29 March 2026.

[8] "European Documentation Center of the University of Almeria". Retrieved 3 May 2026.

[9] "International Professional Ranking of Higher Education Institutions". Archived from the original on 22 January 2009.

[IDEA_League-10] "IDEA League". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[11] "Work placements and international experience". 31 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[12] "UNITECH International Home". Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[13] "Nordic Five Tech". Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[14] "ENHANCE Website". Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[15] "CEASER Website". Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[16] "Networking and partner universities". Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[17] "NCTU Europe". 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[18] "Industrial collaboration". 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[19] "Chalmers University of Technology". Times Higher Education (THE). 15 June 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

[20] Statutes of Chalmers University of Technology Foundation, paragraph 3 Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (this is a translation of the swedish text Archived 6 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.) Chalmers University of Technology

[21] Statues of Chalmers University of Technology Foundation, paragraph 5 Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Chalmers University of Technology. Retrieved on 9 August 2011.

[twsBio-22] FAQ & Biography Archived 6 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 16 Oct. 2014

[23] "Chalmers Presidents over the years". Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

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-'''Chalmers University of Technology''' ({{langx|sv|Chalmers tekniska högskola}}, commonly referred to as '''Chalmers''') is a [[private university|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Pages/default.aspx |title=Chalmers University of Technology - About |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127112921/https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The university has approximately 3100 employees and 10,000 students.<ref>{{cite web | title=Chalmers tekniska högskola  | url=https://www.uka.se/download/18.3024c77018b37fb62411a423/1697548586409/Chalmers+tekniska+h%C3%B6gskola.pdf | access-date=2024-05-22}}</ref>
+'''Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers)''' is a private research university in [[Gothenburg|Gothenburg, Sweden]], specializing in engineering, science, architecture, maritime studies, and management. It has approximately 10,000 students and 3,000 employees.
-Chalmers coordinates the development of a Swedish [[quantum computer]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kaw.wallenberg.org/en/research/putting-sweden-forefront-quantum-technology|title=Putting Sweden at the forefront of quantum technology|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-05|archive-date=5 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205055918/https://kaw.wallenberg.org/en/research/putting-sweden-forefront-quantum-technology|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501845/Swedish-university-is-behind-quantum-computing-breakthrough|title=Swedish university is behind quantum computing breakthrough|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-05|archive-date=5 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205065319/https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501845/Swedish-university-is-behind-quantum-computing-breakthrough|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/swedish-quantum-computer-boost-for-industry/|title=Swedish quantum computer boost for industry|language=en-us|access-date=2023-10-28|archive-date=29 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029065157/https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/swedish-quantum-computer-boost-for-industry/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The university participates in national and European research initiatives, including Sweden’s [[quantum computing]] program and the EU-funded [[Graphene Flagship]].
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-the [[Graphene Flagship]], a [[European Union]] research initiative to develop commercial technologies with [[graphene]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://graphene-flagship.eu/collaboration/about-us/the-graphene-flagship/|title=the Graphene Flagship|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-05|archive-date=5 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205055923/https://graphene-flagship.eu/collaboration/about-us/the-graphene-flagship/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The university is a co-founder of the [[CDIO Initiative]], a member of the [[UNITECH International]] program, the [[IDEA League]], the Nordic Five Tech,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nordicfivetech.org/|title=Nordic Five Tech|language=en-us|access-date=2023-08-05|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417195016/http://www.nordicfivetech.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-and the ENHANCE<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enhanceuniversity.eu/|title=ENHANCE|language=en-us|access-date=2023-08-05|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414213008/https://enhanceuniversity.eu/|url-status=live}}</ref> alliances as well as the [[EURECOM]] consortium and the [[CESAER]] network.
 ==History==
-Chalmers was founded in 1829 following a donation by [[William Chalmers (merchant)|William Chalmers]], a director of the [[Swedish East India Company]]. He donated part of his fortune for the establishment of an "industrial school".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/traditions-and-celebrations/a-brief-history-of-chalmers/|title=A brief history of Chalmers|date=19 October 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2023-02-25|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225163529/https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/traditions-and-celebrations/a-brief-history-of-chalmers/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 a government-controlled [[Foundation (nonprofit)|foundation]].
+[[File:William Chalmers Svenska industriens män.jpg|thumb|Portrait of William Chalmers]]
-Chalmers is one of three universities in Sweden which are named after a person, the other two being [[Karolinska Institutet]] and [[Linnaeus University]].
+Chalmers was founded in 1829 following a donation by [[William Chalmers (merchant)|William Chalmers]], a director of the [[Swedish East India Company]], to establish an "industrial school".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/traditions-and-celebrations/a-brief-history-of-chalmers/|title=A brief history of Chalmers|date=19 October 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2023-02-25|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225163529/https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/traditions-and-celebrations/a-brief-history-of-chalmers/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 a government-controlled [[Foundation (nonprofit)|foundation]]. Chalmers is one of three universities in Sweden which are named after people.
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 * Nanofabrication Laboratory
 * Onsala Space Observatory
-* Revere – Chalmers Resource for Vehicle Research
+* Revere — Chalmers Resource for Vehicle Research
 * The National laboratory in terahertz characterisation
-* SAFER - Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers
+* SAFER — Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers
 ==Rankings and reputation==
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+| ARWU_W = 301–400 | ARWU_W_year = 2025 | ARWU_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024|title=ARWU World University Rankings 2034|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=26 August 2022}}</ref>
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+| QS_W_Eng= 127| QS_W_Eng_year = 2026 | QS_W_Eng_ref =<ref name="QS">[https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/engineering-technology|title=QS World University Rankings by subject]</ref>
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+| THE_W_Eng= 93| THE_W_Eng_year = 2026 | THE_W_Eng_ref =<ref name="THE">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject|title=THE World University Rankings by subject|access-date=16 November 2020|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126141611/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 | QS_W= 165| QS_W_year = 2026 | QS_W_ref = <ref name=":QSW2026">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings|title=QS World University Rankings}}</ref>
-| THE_W = 201-250 |THE_W_year = 2025| THE_W_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2025/world-ranking |title=World University Rankings 2025 |access-date=27 September 2023 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928012900/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/world-ranking |url-status=live }}</ref>
+| THE_W = 201–250 |THE_W_year = 2025| THE_W_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2025/world-ranking |title=World University Rankings 2025 |access-date=27 September 2023 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928012900/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/world-ranking |url-status=live }}</ref>
 }}
-In 2018, a benchmarking report from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] ranked Chalmers top 10 in the world of engineering education,<ref name="MIT J-WEL">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rhgraham.org/resources/Global-state-of-the-art-in-engineering-education---March-2018.pdf|title=The Global State of the Art in Engineering Education|date=2018-03-30|work=MIT J-WEL|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929084214/https://www.rhgraham.org/resources/Global-state-of-the-art-in-engineering-education---March-2018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="CHALMERS RESEARCH RANKING">{{Cite web|url=https://worldresearchranking.com/|title=World University Research Rankings 2020|language=en-us|access-date=2020-09-10|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918145206/https://worldresearchranking.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In 2018, a report from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] ranked Chalmers among the world’s top 10 institutions for engineering education.<ref name="MIT J-WEL">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rhgraham.org/resources/Global-state-of-the-art-in-engineering-education---March-2018.pdf|title=The Global State of the Art in Engineering Education|date=2018-03-30|work=MIT J-WEL|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929084214/https://www.rhgraham.org/resources/Global-state-of-the-art-in-engineering-education---March-2018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, the World University Research Rankings placed Chalmers 12th in the world.<ref name="CHALMERS RESEARCH RANKING">{{Cite web|url=https://worldresearchranking.com/|title=World University Research Rankings 2020|language=en-us|access-date=2020-09-10|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918145206/https://worldresearchranking.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Additionally, in 2022 the [[College and university rankings#U-Multirank|U-Multirank]] characterized Chalmers as a top performing university across various indicators (i.e., teaching & learning, research, knowledge transfer and international orientation) with the highest number of ‘A’ (very good) scores on the institutional level for Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.umultirank.org/export/sites/default/press-media/media-center/universities/2022/country-reports/SE-Country-report-2022.pdf |title=U-MULTIRANK 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-21}}</ref>
+Additionally, in 2025, EngiRank ranked Chalmers 7th among engineering institutions in Europe<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://engirank.eu/ranking/2025/all/ |title=EngiRank 2025|language=en-us|access-date=2026-03-29}}</ref>,
+while in 2019 the [[College and university rankings#U-Multirank|U-Multirank]] characterized Chalmers as a top performing university.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.aeidl.eu/news/news/2019-u-multirank-university-ranking/#:~:text=Jun%204%2C%202019%20%7C%20News,are%20among%20the%20top%20performers.|title=European Association for Innovation in Local Development|language=en-us|access-date=2026-03-29}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.cde.ual.es/en/2019-u-multirank-university-ranking-european-universities-performing-well/.|title=European Documentation Center of the University of Almeria|language=en-us|access-date=2026-05-03}}</ref>
 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ensmp.fr/Actualites/PR/EMP-ranking.html|title=International Professional Ranking of Higher Education Institutions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122065258/http://www.ensmp.fr/Actualites/PR/EMP-ranking.html|archive-date=22 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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-! colspan=10 | [[QS World University Rankings|QS]] World University Rankings by Subject 2025
+! colspan=10 | [[QS World University Rankings|QS]] World University Rankings by Subject 2026
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 |Architecture and Built Environment
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 |Engineering - Mechanical
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 |Engineering - Electrical and Electronic
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+|77
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 |Engineering - Chemical
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+|101–150
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 |Statistics and Operational Research
-|101-150
+|151–200
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 |Engineering - Civil and Structural
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+|51–100
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 |Physics and Astronomy
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+|151–200
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 |Computer Science and Information Systems
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 == Ties and partnerships ==
-Chalmers 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.<ref name="IDEA League">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idealeague.org/|title=IDEA League|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=18 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718224825/http://www.idealeague.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Chalmers is a member of several European university networks, including the [[IDEA League]], [[UNITECH International|UNITECH]] and Nordic Five Tech. It also maintains research collaborations with institutions such as [[ETH Zurich]] and [[Stanford University]].<ref name="IDEA League">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idealeague.org/|title=IDEA League|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=18 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718224825/http://www.idealeague.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/your-studies/exchange-studies-and-international-opportunities/work-placements-and-international-experience|title=Work placements and international experience|date=31 October 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=31 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331185031/https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/your-studies/exchange-studies-and-international-opportunities/work-placements-and-international-experience/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unitech-international.org/|title=UNITECH International Home|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080612/https://www.unitech-international.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nordicfivetech.org/|title=Nordic Five Tech|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417195016/http://www.nordicfivetech.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enhanceuniversity.eu/|title=ENHANCE Website|language=en-us|access-date=2023-04-14|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414213008/https://enhanceuniversity.eu/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cesaer.org/members/|title=CEASER Website|language=en-us|access-date=2022-03-12|archive-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629182416/https://www.cesaer.org/members/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/collaborate-with-us/collaborate-in-research-and-innovation/research-related-contacts/materials-science-area-of-advance|title=Networking and partner universities|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=31 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331183456/https://www.chalmers.se/en/collaborate-with-us/collaborate-in-research-and-innovation/research-related-contacts/materials-science-area-of-advance/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-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 the corporate partners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/your-studies/exchange-studies-and-international-opportunities/work-placements-and-international-experience|title=Work placements and international experience|date=31 October 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=31 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331185031/https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/your-studies/exchange-studies-and-international-opportunities/work-placements-and-international-experience/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unitech-international.org/|title=UNITECH International Home|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080612/https://www.unitech-international.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nordicfivetech.org/|title=Nordic Five Tech|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417195016/http://www.nordicfivetech.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Additionally, Chalmers is a member of the ENHANCE, an alliance of ten leading Universities of Technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enhanceuniversity.eu/|title=ENHANCE Website|language=en-us|access-date=2023-04-14|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414213008/https://enhanceuniversity.eu/|url-status=live}}</ref> The partner institutions have a history of solid cooperation in EU programmes and joint research projects.
-Furthermore, Chalmers is a member of [[CESAER]], a European association of universities of science and technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cesaer.org/members/|title=CEASER Website|language=en-us|access-date=2022-03-12|archive-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629182416/https://www.cesaer.org/members/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/collaborate-with-us/collaborate-in-research-and-innovation/research-related-contacts/materials-science-area-of-advance|title=Networking and partner universities|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-04|archive-date=31 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331183456/https://www.chalmers.se/en/collaborate-with-us/collaborate-in-research-and-innovation/research-related-contacts/materials-science-area-of-advance/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Chalmers has general exchange agreements with many European and U.S. universities and maintains 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/student-mobility/Pages/NCTU-Europe.aspx|title=NCTU Europe|date=28 October 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-06|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080611/https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/student-mobility/Pages/NCTU-Europe.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Chalmers has general exchange agreements with many European and U.S. universities and maintains an 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/student-mobility/Pages/NCTU-Europe.aspx|title=NCTU Europe|date=28 October 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-06|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080611/https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/student-mobility/Pages/NCTU-Europe.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Finally, Chalmers has strong partnerships with major industries such as [[Ericsson]], [[Volvo]], [[Saab AB]] and [[AstraZeneca]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/collaborate-with-us/partnerships-and-networks/strategic-partnerships|title=Industrial collaboration|date=11 November 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-06|archive-date=31 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331183720/https://www.chalmers.se/en/collaborate-with-us/partnerships-and-networks/strategic-partnerships/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Finally, Chalmers also has partnerships with industries such as [[Ericsson]], [[Volvo]], [[Saab AB]] and [[AstraZeneca]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/collaborate-with-us/partnerships-and-networks/strategic-partnerships|title=Industrial collaboration|date=11 November 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2022-12-06|archive-date=31 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331183720/https://www.chalmers.se/en/collaborate-with-us/partnerships-and-networks/strategic-partnerships/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Students==
-Each year, around 250 postgraduate 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. 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).
+Each year, around 250 postgraduate 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. 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).
 As of 2025, about 17% of all students at Chalmers come from countries outside Sweden to enroll in a program at Chalmers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-15 |title=Chalmers University of Technology |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/chalmers-university-technology# |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref>
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 ==Campuses==
 [[File:Chalmers entrance.jpg|right|250px|the gate of Chalmers (Gibraltar Campus)]]
-In 1937, the school moved from the city centre to the new Gibraltar Campus, named after the mansion which owned the grounds, where it is now located. The [[Chalmers Lindholmen University College|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.
+In 1937, the school moved from the city centre to the new Gibraltar Campus, named after the mansion which owned the grounds, where it is now located. The [[Chalmers Lindholmen University College|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 tram and bus lines.
 ==Student societies and traditions==
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 * [[Chalmers Students' Union]]
-* Chalmers Aerospace Club – founded in 1981. In [[Swedish language|Swedish]] frequently also referred to as ''Chalmers rymdgrupp'' (roughly ''Chalmers Space Group''). Members of CAC led the [[ESA]] funded CACTEX (Chalmers Aerospace Club Thermal EXperiment) project where the [[thermal conductivity]] of alcohol at [[zero gravity]] was investigated using a [[sounding rocket]].
+* Chalmers Aerospace Club — founded in 1981. In [[Swedish language|Swedish]] frequently also referred to as ''Chalmers rymdgrupp'' (roughly ''Chalmers Space Group''). Members of CAC led the [[ESA]] funded CACTEX (Chalmers Aerospace Club Thermal EXperiment) project where the [[thermal conductivity]] of alcohol at [[zero gravity]] was investigated using a [[sounding rocket]].
-* Chalmers Alternative Sports – Student association organizing trips and other activities working to promote alternative sports. Every year the Chalmers Wake arranges a pond wakeboard contest in the fountain outside the architecture building at Chalmers.
+* Chalmers Alternative Sports — Student association organizing trips and other activities working to promote alternative sports. Every year the Chalmers Wake arranges a pond wakeboard contest in the fountain outside the architecture building at Chalmers.
 * Chalmersbaletten
 * [[Chalmers Ballong Corps]]
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 * Chalmers Choir
 * Chalmers [[Formula Student]]
-*ETA - (E-sektionens Teletekniska Avdelning) Founded in 1935, it's a student-run amateur radio society that also engages in hobby electronics.
+*ETA — (E-sektionens Teletekniska Avdelning) Founded in 1935, it's a student-run amateur radio society that also engages in hobby electronics.
 * Chalmers Film and Photography Committee (CFFC)
-* Chalmersspexet – Amateur theater group which has produced new plays since 1948
+* Chalmersspexet — Amateur theater group which has produced new plays since 1948
 * Chalmers International Reception Committee (CIRC)
-* XP – Committee that is responsible for the experimental workshop, a workshop open for students
+* XP — Committee that is responsible for the experimental workshop, a workshop open for students
-* Chalmers Program Committee – PU
+* Chalmers Program Committee — PU
-* Chalmers Students for Sustainability (CSS) – promoting sustainable development among the students and runs projects, campaigns and lectures
+* Chalmers Students for Sustainability (CSS) — promoting sustainable development among the students and runs projects, campaigns and lectures
 * Föreningen Chalmers Skeppsbyggare, [[Chalmers Naval Architecture Students' Society]] (FCS)
 * Chalmers Sailing Society
-* RANG – Chalmers Indian Association
+* RANG — Chalmers Indian Association
-* Caster – Developing and operating a Driver in the Loop (DIL) simulator, which is used in various courses and projects
+* Caster — Developing and operating a Driver in the Loop (DIL) simulator, which is used in various courses and projects
-==Notable alumni==
+==Notable people==
+===Alumni===
 * [[Christopher Ahlberg]], [[computer scientist]] and entrepreneur, [[Spotfire]] and [[Recorded Future]] founder
 * [[Abbas Anvari]], former chancellor of [[Sharif University of Technology]]
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 * [[Olav Kallenberg]], [[probability theory|probability theorist]]
 * [[Marianne Kärrholm]], chemical engineer and Chalmers professor
+* [[Mikael Kubista]], entrepreneur, inventor, professor
 * [[Hjalmar Kumlien]], architect
 * [[Abraham Langlet]], chemist
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 * [[Anna von Hausswolff]], musician
 * [[Anita Schjøll Brede]], entrepreneur
-* [[Martin Rolinski]], artist and former member of [[Body without organs]]
+* [[Martin Rolinski]], artist and former member of [[BWO_(band)|Bodies Without Organs]]
+* [[Ola Serneke]], founder and former CEO of [[Serneke]]
+===Faculty and staff===
+* [[Hellmut Fischmeister]]
-==Presidents==
+===Presidents===
 Although the official Swedish title for the head is "rektor", the university now uses "President" as the English translation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/traditions-and-celebrations/a-brief-history-of-chalmers/presidents-over-the-years/#martin-nilsson-jacobi-2023|title=Chalmers Presidents over the years|language=en-us|access-date=2023-09-29|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101065803/https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/traditions-and-celebrations/a-brief-history-of-chalmers/presidents-over-the-years/#martin-nilsson-jacobi-2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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