University West

University West is a modern university offering programmes that are in close collaboration with working life in an attractive, modern study environment. The university has about 5,500 students and 730 employees. The campus is centrally located in the town of Trollhättan, close to cafés, cinemas, restaurants, and sports facilities, but also very close to beautiful landscapes. The campus is constructed with students’ needs in focus.

Linking education with working life.

University West is founded on the principle that knowledge is acquired everywhere, not just in the classroom. Integrating work situations into study programmes – so-called Work Integrated Learning – exemplifies the important relationship between the university and the outside world.
Work Integrated Learning provides students with many opportunities to learn from real working-life situations through, for example, project work, field studies, mentorship projects, and sometimes even work placements.

A Unique University in the Centre of Trollhättan

University West is located near the west coast of southern Sweden in Trollhättan, a 35-minute train ride from Sweden’s second-largest city, Gothenburg. The town, with its 60,000 inhabitants, is intersected by the Göta River and its spectacular waterfalls. You don’t have to waste time in traffic queues or feel stressed in overcrowded subways. As a student in Trollhättan, you have all you need close by. A few minutes’ walk from campus you’ll find yourself in beautiful, natural landscapes.

Did you know that Sweden has one of the best educational systems in the world or that Swedes are said to be the world’s best non-native English speakers? No wonder more and more international students find their way to Sweden to study in a bachelor’s or master’s programme that is taught in English.