Organisation

The President, the Deputy Presidents and the Vice Presidents

The President, the Deputy Presidents and the Vice Presidents represent Chalmers in its dealings with Swedish government offices and other external organisations. Their work focuses on overall strategy to move the university forward, plus coordinating and monitoring operations.

Departments and research groups

Chalmers’ departments are the primary source of scientific and technical expertise for the whole organisation, structured around research groups and research divisions. Heads of Department are responsible for the overall operation of their department and are assisted by Deputy and Assistant Heads of Department leading on education, research and utilisation and a Head of Administration. Chalmers’ library is organised under the department of Communication and Learning in Science.

Chalmers School of Maritime Studies

Chalmers School of Maritime Studies is, like the departments, placed directly under Chalmers' president. The Head of School is responsible for for the overall operation. Chalmers School of Maritime Studies is an integrated part of Chalmers Technical University and its' educational organisation.

Chalmers Operations Support

Chalmers Operations Support has ten divisions: Communication, HR, IT, Joint central support, Office of planning, analysis and finance, Research-, innovation- and collaboration support, Security office, Service department, Student and education office and University executive office.

The operations support creates conditions for the university to deliver on its missions. It is led by the university director, who together with the division heads form the operational support's management group.

Areas of Advance and the Undergraduate and Master's level education organisation

Chalmers develops and progresses its overall educational, research and utilisation remits through interdisciplinary activity within its Areas of Advance and areas of education.

Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate is an advisory body for the President and consists of elected representatives from the faculty of all Chalmers’ departments. Its role includes reviewing academic quality and ensuring that there is a good academic environment.

The Faculty Senate has 26 members, including the Chair and Vice Chair. They are joined at their meetings by representatives from the Student Union, the doctoral student section and the library, and the President and First Vice President. The role of the President and First Vice President in meetings is to provide current information about Chalmers as a whole, to answer and address members’ questions and to listen to and engage in agenda items and discussions.

In particular, the Faculty Senate will:

• ensure there is a good academic environment at Chalmers
• monitor and critically review operational quality from an academic perspective
• draw attention to the ethical aspects of all Chalmers’ work, including gender equality and diversity
• consider the relationship between research, doctoral programmes and undergraduate and Master’s level education
• help Chalmers to fulfil its role within the international science community, in accordance with the 1988 Bologna declaration.
• ensure that Chalmers’ lecturers and students are guaranteed the traditional academic freedoms of thought, expression and action. ​​

Current term of office: 1 July 2023–30 June 2026.