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The co-location of an entire department of specialists from GKN Aerospace Sweden in Trollhättan, to a joint arena with University West, is unique to Sweden. GKN sees high values in staying close to the academic research environment. An example is the laser welding techn...
Tooltec in Trollhättan uses strategic recruiting to grow on the market. 24 year old Sourabh Bhoje from India adds new thinking and knowledge through his fresh master degree from University West. At the same time, the company makes considerable in-service training effort...
Brogren Industries well illustrates how a midsized company can develop its competence and grow by engaging in cooperative research. – University West is a valuable partner to us. Cooperation opens doors to new competence, new contacts and new business opportunities. We ...
Research by Andreas Segerstark presents new possibilities for more effective use of Laser Metal Powder Deposition (LMPD) in the aerospace industry. Manufacturing becomes more flexible and waste of expensive aerospace materials can be reduced by up to 90 percent. – I’ve...
The art of being a parent in a foreign culture. The challenge to navigate among unknown rules for child support. This was the theme for an interesting seminar at Restad Gård, arranged by the Support Group and University West on December 11.
Professor Stephen Billet has during two days held a seminar in how we can integrate practice -based experiences. There has been a lot of discussion in how we can arrange pedagogic practices that can promote the integration of experiences before, during and after student...
During an intense week in November, participants from University West, Aalborg University and University of Gothenburg had the unique possibility to participate in a competence development activity in Change Laboratory (CL) with guest professors Yrjö Engeström and Annal...
The academic year 2018/2019 University West offers one first cycle programme, The international programme in politics and economics, IPPE, and eight programmes on the second cycle level:
In early March, a new project was launched at the University West, in collaboration with industrial partners and the KK-foundation. The focus is on additive manufacturing and creating cutting edge knowledge about high temperature materials.
On the 11th and 12th of October, a delegation of 6 people led by its new President Prof. Tian XIA from Shanghai University of Engineering Science, made a visit at our University West in Trollhättan.
Today there are both demands and wishes to produce lighter structures within both vehicle and aerospace industry. One way to decrease the weight is to use high strength steels and joint hem by welding. Fatigue, mainly in welds, can, however, decrease the use of this met...
The premises where the nearly 40 engineering students is full of creativity. The groups of students are held in different parts of the premises. One of the groups is at the stage. One of the students shows cool technical images to the others to create new inspiring idea...
Asun Valiente is looking for a permanent residence for herself and her family. She came to Sweden from Barcelona for the first time in 2013, as a visiting researcher in welding at University West. She has until now been here at various times but has now decided to move ...
This June, the 20th WACE (World Association for Cooperative Education) World Conference was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The theme for the conference was "New Challenges for CWIE in the 21st Century".
On 15-17 June, University West organized the international research conference Uddevalla Symposium for the twentieth time. The focus of the conference is research on regional development and entrepreneurship and around a hundred researchers from around the world partici...