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Chalmers University of Technology or Chalmers tekniska h�gskola is a university in Gothenburg, Sweden. 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, this time in the guise of a foundation, Chalmers once again regained its independence.

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.

Schools

• 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 Around 2 700 are also attending Bachelor of Science engineering programmes, merchant marine and other undergraduate courses at the

Chalmers Lindholmen University College affilliated to the university.

List of Presidents

1829-1852 Carl Palmstedt

1852-1881 Eduard von Schoultz

1881-1913 August Wijkander

1913-1933 Hugo Grauers

1934-1943 Sven Hultin

1943-1958 Gustav H�ssjer

1958-1966 Lennart R�nnmark

1966-1974 Nils Gral�n

1974-1989 Sven Olving

1989-1998 Anders Sj�berg

1998- Jan-Eric Sundgren

Prominent Graduates

• Gustaf Dal�n, Nobel Prize Laureate
• Leif Johansson, CEO Volvo
• Peter Augustsson, CEO SAAB Automobile

See also

• Royal Institute of Technology
• Gothenburg University
• List of universities in Sweden

External links

• Chalmers University of Technology - Official site