In a multi-year project, Johanneberg is developing into Chalmers' unified campus area. On campus, we want to offer students and staff good study and work environments in functional premises. In doing so, we are strengthening Chalmers as an academically forward-looking campus university.
Information about the relocation and the ongoing work is available here. The information will be updated as the project progresses. So far, many details remain to be investigated and decided.
Work in progress
- Johanneberg will be the campus for Foundation year students from the autumn semester 2024. During the summer, Palmstedtsalen will be prepared to serve as a teaching facility. Planning is underway for suitable nearby premises that can be used as study places and for the reception of Foundation year students in the autumn.
- The majority of learning environments, which will be put into use in the autumn semester of 2025, are now increasingly moving from the planning phase to implementation.
- A contractor for the renovation of Chalmers Teknikpark will be procured before the summer. The work on the premises is planned to begin after the summer holiday period.
- The development of a premises programme for the department of Computer Science and Engineering at Lindholmen, prior to the move to Johanneberg, has begun.
- In summary, the work in Phase 2 (planning/design) is progressing according to plan. Phase 3 (implementation) will start and run in parallel with Phase 2 after the summer.
A campus for all students
Since the mid-1990s, Chalmers University of Technology has conducted higher education at both Johanneberg and Lindholmen in Gothenburg. Over the years, plans to create a unified campus area have evolved. In February 2023, the university, in consultation with the student union, among others, decided that Johanneberg will become Chalmers' unified campus.
On Campus Johanneberg, there is already a well-developed infrastructure for education that we want to develop further and share with all our undergraduate students. There are also synergies in gathering teaching in one vibrant campus area. For example, it provides better opportunities for joint studies, collaboration and community, both for students and teachers.
In total, approximately 2,500 educational programme places and 250 employees will relocate from Lindholmen to Johanneberg. The goal is for the Johanneberg campus to be ready in the autumn term of 2025 to accommodate all undergraduate students. The remaining relocation is expected to be completed by 2029.
Many details remain to be investigated and decided. It will take some more time before we know, for example, exactly in which premises each programme will have its teaching from the autumn semester 2025.
Lindholmen gets a stronger profile towards collaboration
Chalmers will remain at Lindholmen. Our operations at Lindholmen will gain a stronger profile towards collaboration with industry and society. It will thus be an important venue aimed at innovation and company-integrated research and education.
Phases on the road to a unified campus
- PHASE 1: A pre-study, in 2022, provided a basis for a policy decision
- PHASE 2: Planning and design, 2023–2024 and 2023–2029 prior to implementation, in short- and long-term plans/sub-projects
- PHASE 3: Implementation, 2024–2025 and 2028–2029, where moves are staggered, as well as short-term measures to address challenges along the way
- PHASE 4: Further development, 2025–2041 onwards, focusing on long-term measures, quality assurance and continuous quality improvement
How the work is organised
Working groups within phase 2, Planning and design:
- Relocation/placement of operations (sub-groups within departments)
- Learning environments – teaching halls, study areas, technology sections
- Scheduling – principles, IT tools, modelling
- Premises utilisation and finances – key performance indicators, cost management/distribution
