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On Thursday, May 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Swedish Institute, organized the diploma ceremony called Global Swede for the tenth year in a row. Swarnarenu Saha from Bangladesh, who is studying a Master of Finance at University West, re...

In the future, damaged bones can be re-built with 3D-printed implants that have thermal sprayed surface layers so that they are more readily accepted by the human body. University West has started a new exciting research project together with Vellore Institute of Techno...

Tahira Raza's research opens up entirely new opportunities to make air- and spacecraft engines more environmentally friendly. She is one of the few in the world to study the weldability of components produced by additive manufacturing with powder bed. It is an important...

3D video game graphics, crash tests and satellite collisions. These have been sources of inspiration when Ashwin Devotta has researched new work methods in the development of cutting tools. "The simulation allows us to predict exactly what happens when the tool cuts int...

This year's grant of SEK 80 million from the KK Foundation will be used for twelve new research projects that will make Swedish industry more competitive. The largest project, PODFAM, focuses on metal-based additive manufacturing.

The admission of international students to the autumn master's programs is now done. Nationally, the number of admissions increases by 13 percent compared to the autumn semester in 2019. University West has the highest level of increase in the country by percentage - 48...

Today, the new students of the semester were welcomed. Among these, there were around 40 international students - here to study a semester in another country. - I wanted to go to Europe and to a country where I can easily get into the studies. And here everyone speaks g...

Starting next fall, students enrolled in the Broker economist program at University West will be able to receive a double degree; one from University West and one from Universitat Rovira I Virgili in Spain.

Common efforts are now being made to develop the University West and Trollhättan City as a student- and knowledge city. At the December meeting, the University Board supported the decision about a Campus Plan for 2030 – a guide for developing a unified campus for Unive...

University West's expertise in thermal spraying will play a crucial role in the unique European Spallation Source (ESS) linear accelerator research facility in Lund. "We are proud to contribute our expertise to one of the world's few high-power neutron-based research f...

Two to three minutes. That is the lifespan of cutting tools in the production of certain aircraft engine parts. But with new tool design and more efficient cooling, the tool life can generally be increased by 30 percent. This means reduced waste, less environmental impa...

The last Saab to leave the factory at Stallbacka has been auctioned off. The winning bid was 465 000 Swedish crowns. The money will go to a sustainability scholarship launched jointly by the Swedish car manufacturer NEVS and University West.

What is a smart way to program a robot? That’s one of many laboratory exercises conducted by 55 students studying robotics and automation at University West. All of them have chosen to study for their master’s degree through the newly established distance learning progr...

University West is in the early stages of developing a virtual influencer with the mission of getting young people to take an interest in technology. "We are using technology to inspire about technology," says Vice-Chancellor Martin Hellström.

– For us, it is a record dividend for a single Vinnova program. It strengthens and broadens our research in additive manufacturing and welding – and with materials we have not researched before, comments Lennart Malmsköld, Primus program manager, University West.