Our campus is developing for the future!
Campus plan 2030 describes University West's long-term ambition and points out the direction for the development.
The campus plan was decided by the university's board in December 2019 and is a result of collaboration between University West, the Student Union at University West, the City of Trollhättan, Kraftstaden (real estate company) and the municipal housing company Eidar. The campus development is based on collaboration.
Based on the Campus plan, the purpose is to create an environment where academia and working life meet and where students, staff, collaboration partners and the public want to be.The Campus plan shows opportunities for how the campus area can be integrated with the city center and is in line with the City of Trollhättan's ambitions to develop the city center.
Campus Vision
"A campus where interaction is created, bringing together knowledge, ideas, culture and people. Our campus is a creative and inspiring environment for life-long learning and multi-disciplinary collaboration. It forges interaction between academia, working life and the surrounding community to collectively create knowledge and development. Our campus publicises research and progress achieved in an accessible, inclusive way. It is an inviting place, where everyone feels welcome."
We are now in the middle of the journey
We are now halfway through Campus Plan 2030. A number of sub-projects are complete and therefore we have produced nine films that describe this long journey.
Prioritized sub-projects from 2020
For practical and logistical reasons, the rebuilding of the University’s learning, working, and collaboration environments was divided into two phases. The first phase has now been completed and the final report has been submitted.
Campus Plan 2030
Here you find Campus Plan 2030 (exernal website)
See the film Campus plan 2030!
The 9 strategies of the campus plan
The strategies of the Campus Plan form the basis for the development of the area and outline the measures required in order to achieve the campus vision and impact targets.
- To create inspiring and productive collaborative environments on campus.
- To create flexible, creative learning areas – in physical and digital environments.
- To develop attractive, flexible workspaces and meeting places.
- To make the campus inviting and easy to navigate.
- To build accommodation on campus.
- To create greener environments – inside and out.
- To create space for activities, amenities and social interaction.
- To develop a sustainable campus.
- To provide sustainable connections and parking facilities
Two of the strategies have been highlighted as overarching.
Create Inspiring and Productive Collaboration Environments on Campus
One of the fundamental goals of campus development is to increase integration between education, research, doctoral studies, and collaboration. This includes collaboration with our external partners, as well as internal cooperation between colleagues across departmental boundaries. To create better conditions for this, we will develop the physical environment on campus and at the Production Technology Centre. Employee involvement and collaboration with our partners are key in this work.
Develop a Sustainable Campus
Agenda 2030 outlines global goals for sustainable development and should serve as a natural guiding principle in the continued development of the campus.
Reduced Climate Impact
The academic world plays a central role in efforts to counteract negative climate change. "The Climate Framework" (Klimatramverket) was initiated by universities with the ambition to actively contribute to the climate transition in line with national and international commitments. Together with 35 other higher education institutions, we have committed to reducing our negative climate impact in line with the 1.5-degree target — that is, halving emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero emissions by 2045.
Efficient Use of Premises
In 2018 Riksrevisionen (the Swedish National Audit Office) recommended in the report ”Lärosätenas lokalförsörjning – rum för utveckling” universities to strive for efficient use of all premises.
Here you can read the report (in Swedish)
2025 Riksrevisionen published the report "Riksrevisionens rapport om statens använding och anskaffning av kontorslokaler".The overall conclusion is that the government’s use and procurement of premises can be made more efficient, and that there is significant potential for improvement by reducing office space and increasing inter-agency cooperation.
Here you can read the report (in Swedish)
SUHF, the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions, addresses in its guidance document “Sustainable Buildings and Premises” how higher education institutions can work with effective campus space management.
Here you can take part of the guidance document
Impact Targets
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