Chalmers tekniska hoegskola (Chalmers University of Technology) was founded in 1829 following a donation by William Chalmers, director of the Swedish East India Company, and was transformed into an independent foundation in 1994.

Chalmers has developed leading research in the areas of life sciences, materials science, information technology, micro-and nanotechnology, environmental sciences and energy.

Chalmers' annual turnover is 4131 million SEK (appr. 390 million EUR), out of which 70 % is related to research. 68 % of the research funding is acquired in competition from external sources. Some 13700 people, including 3389 employees (3110 FTEs), work and study in Chalmers’ 13 departments.

The university offers PhD and Licentiate programmes as well as MScEng, MArch, BEng and nautical programmes. There are 9744 students (FTE) in programmes leading to 1572 Master’s degrees annually. 1084 students are involved in doctoral programs leading to about 300 PhD and Licentiate of Technology degrees each year.