Lindholmen – from campus to node

From 2029, Chalmers will have approximately 600 students based at Lindholmen, with a strong focus on maritime education. The premises will include offices, research labs, teaching facilities, study areas, as well as meeting spaces and flexible work environments. Chalmers’ presence at Lindholmen will have a clearer profile centred around collaboration and innovation. The ambition is also to establish Lindholmen as a location for lifelong learning through Chalmers Upskilling Academy. Taken together, this positions Lindholmen as a strategic node for Chalmers in Gothenburg.

While the number of students at Lindholmen is decreasing, Chalmers is by no means leaving the area. 

“On the contrary – we will maintain a permanent presence there for the foreseeable future. Lindholmen is becoming increasingly important for Chalmers in relation to society – in terms of both industry and the public sector, says Fredrik Nilsson, Vice President of Campus development. This will be reflected in a clearer and stronger profile for the site, focusing on collaboration, innovation, and lifelong learning. This includes project and programme partnerships, research infrastructure, research centres and activities within various networks.”

Permanent education activities will remain at Lindholmen. Investigations have shown that maritime education is best suited to remain there, and it will continue to be based at Lindholmen, in the Saga Building. Currently, a continued investigation is underway into the future organisational structure of maritime education at Chalmers.

Currently, there are also degree programmes in computer science and IT at Lindholmen, most of which are conducted by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). As things stand, these programmes will remain at Lindholmen until autumn 2029. They will then move to Johanneberg, as part of the project A unified campus. These programmes are run in close collaboration with the University of Gothenburg, which is also reviewing its presence at Lindholmen considering its faculty restructuring.

Node instead of campus

"In our nodes, we host activities that are better suited to other specific places in the city rather than the campus," says Fredrik Nilsson. “The nodes are important sites where we are established and network with external actors in research, education and utilisation. The emphasis is often on collaboration and sharing new knowledge with society."

Currently, Chalmers has three nodes

• Lindholmen
• Onsala Space Observatory 
• GoCo Health Innovation City in Mölndal

Onsala hosts internationally recognised research and national infrastructure for radio astronomy. GoCo Health Innovation City is a newer node, where Chalmers collaborates with external actors primarily in biotechnology and precision medicine.

Read more about the project:
Project A unified campus at Johanneberg