University West

Sweden

Address: Gustava Melins gata 2, 461 32 Trollhättan, Sweden

Work-Integrated Learning, Production Technology, Child and Youth Studies

University West (Högskolan Väst) is a Swedish university college (högskola) located in Trollhättan. The university has a focus on work-integrated learning (WIL), which means that students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a real-world setting through internships and other forms of collaboration with the business sector.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control, Robotics, Software Engineering

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

University West has a very close collaboration with the business sector and the public sector. The university is a national leader in work-integrated learning and has a number of strategic partnerships with companies like GKN Aerospace and Nevs.

Research:

Research at University West is focused on three main areas: Production Technology, Work-Integrated Learning, and Child and Youth Studies. The research is characterized by its close connection to practice and its focus on solving real-world problems.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

500

Current students***:

15000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

25000

Pros

A university with a unique profile in work-integrated learning. Strong ties to industry and a high employability rate for graduates.

Cons

The university is not a full research university and has limited rights to award doctoral degrees.

Best For

Students who are looking for a practical and applied education with a strong focus on work-integrated learning and good job prospects.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Also strong in process control, robotics and automation, Mälardalen University makes a sensible second look at home; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers industrial design as well.
For students who like the robotics, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics focus of this university but want another option nearby, Halmstad University fits well: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
University of Gävle overlaps with this university on process control, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers logistics and industrial design as well, and has almost the same size, at about 16,000 students.
Linköping University overlaps with this university on robotics, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers logistics and industrial design as well, and is larger, enrolling about 32,000 students against roughly 15,000 here.
Both schools build their programmes around process control, robotics and mechanical engineering, and Mid Sweden University is the one to compare first within the country, since it covers industrial design and telecommunications as well, and is slightly larger, at about 20,000 students against roughly 15,000 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

University of Agder in Norway pursues a similar profile in robotics, automation and mechanical engineering, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
For automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering outside the home country, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Norway is a natural reference; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers civil engineering as well.
Seen from abroad, University of Limerick (Ireland) is a close relative on subject matter, since robotics, manufacturing and mechanical engineering are central to both, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers aerospace as well.
Università degli Studi di Bergamo offers an international parallel to this institution, with process control, robotics and automation as common ground; it covers industrial design and civil engineering as well, and is slightly larger, at about 18,000 students against roughly 15,000 here.
Abroad, Dublin City University (Ireland) covers data analytics, AI and machine learning and software engineering in a comparable way, and it covers bioengineering and chemistry as well, and is slightly larger, at about 17,500 students against roughly 15,000 here.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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