University West
58°16′56″N 12°17′34″E / 58.28225°N 12.29285°E
University West (Swedish: Högskolan Väst) is a university college (högskola) located in Trollhättan, in southwestern Sweden. University West was initially called University College of Trollhättan/Uddevalla (Swedish: Högskolan i Trollhättan/Uddevalla) and had three campuses, in Trollhättan, Uddevalla and Vänersborg. In 2008 all activities were relocated to new facilities in Trollhättan.
Högskolan Väst | |
Motto in English | Our way forward |
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| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1990 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Mats Jägstam |
| Students | 13 500 |
| Location | , Västra Götaland County , |
| Campus | urban |
| Affiliations | STARS EU, IAU, EUA, WACE, SANORD, IAESTE, EAIE |
| Website | www |
University West offers bachelor's (first cycle), master's (second cycle) and doctoral (third cycle) programmes within a variety of fields like IT, economics and management, health studies, education and engineering. In 2020, there were 27 first cycle programmes and 17 second and third cycle programmes.
As of 2021, there are 13,000 students enrolled and the university employs more than 700 people, including more than 60 professors.