The Tracks courses will have a more permanent roll at Chalmers. Since the start five years ago, the courses have been appreciated by students and have led to several fruitful collaborations between education, research, industry and society.
Tracks is one of three ten-year long investments that started in 2019. The purpose of Tracks is to offer students innovative and inter-disciplinary courses and to develop learning and learning environments at Chalmers. An important part of Tracks is Chalmers Fuse - a modern makerspace and lab where students can test and develop ideas together. Fuse is open to everyone at Chalmers, and Tracks students have priority.
Starting from this semester, Tracks will be increasingly integrated into the regular structures and processes of Chalmers’ education. For example, students will now apply to Tracks courses in the same way as for all other courses – through universityadmissions.se.
“We are now entering a new phase in the development of Tracks. The initiative is ready to become more permanent in its form,” says Jörgen Blennow, Vice President for Education, who has taken over management responsibility for Tracks.
Kristina Henricson Briggs is the director of Tracks. She emphasizes that even though there are some important administrative changes to the concept, the idea behind it is the same:
“The purpose of Tracks is that it is interdisciplinary and does not belong to any programme or educational area. The initiative is open to all students, and we want it to continue to be that way,” says Kristina Henricsson Briggs.
As scientific lead, Mikael Enelund is the other half of the Tracks leadership:
“I am particularly proud of that we have managed to combine education, research, innovation and collaboration, from primary school to the sports movement and industry. Daily, I meet enthusiastic students and teachers in Fuse and in various Tracks courses,” says Mikael Enelund.
Select a Tracks course
If you choose a Tracks course at Chalmers, you will meet students and alumni from diverse backgrounds to solve current societal challenges. It can be anything from collaborating on solving issues in the healthcare sector and the transport industry to addressing ethical issues in artificial intelligence. The possibilities are endless.
- Head of Unit, Centralt stöd gemensamt, Chalmers Operations Support