Finding a home in a new city can feel complicated. For eligible students, Chalmers works with student-housing providers to arrange a housing offer. Start by checking whether the Chalmers housing guarantee applies to you. If it does, learn how the offer process works and what to check before accepting. If not, explore housing providers and private options as early as you can.
Students with housing guarantee
Chalmers helps eligible students by arranging one accommodation offer through a housing provider. The guarantee does not mean free housing or a choice of room or apartment; accommodation is assigned according to availability.
Who the guarantee applies to:
Fee-paying programme students, including scholarship recipients
Double Degree students from the University of Stuttgart
Erasmus Mundus students, except those coming only for internship or thesis work
Exchange students from partner universities outside Europe
Nordic Five Tech and UNITECH students
If your category is not listed, or you are unsure whether the guarantee applies, contact the Chalmers accommodation team before making housing plans.
Students without a housing guarantee
Non-fee-paying master’s students, Erasmus exchange students, ENHANCE students and students coming only for internship or thesis work need to arrange their own housing. If you are unsure, contact the Chalmers accommodation team. Start early and combine several search routes, as student-housing queue times can be long.
Where to look
Join the student-housing queues. Register with Chalmers Studentbostäder and SGS Studentbostäder as early as you can.
Explore several search routes. Try Boplats Väst, private landlords and reputable rental platforms.
Consider temporary accommodation. A short-term option can give you more time to search after arrival.
Look beyond the city centre. Use the Västtrafik journey planner to compare the journey to your campus.
Bringing a partner or family
The housing guarantee covers only the admitted student in the form of a single occupancy apartment. It does not promise a larger home or separate accommodation for family members. Begin searching early and, before accepting an offer, ask the provider whether the accommodation and contract permit a partner, child or even pet to live with you.
Coming with family
If you are planning on bringing your family to Gothenburg, there are some things to consider – both in the planning process and after your arrival.
Housing providers that Chalmers works with
If you are guaranteed a housing offer, you will receive an offer from one of providers Chalmers works with. Once a provider contacts you, ask the provider about the offer, contract, rent, keys, move-in, maintenance, occupancy or subletting. Ask Chalmers about eligibility or initial placement.
Chalmers Studentbostäder (CSB)
CSB offers student accommodation near Campus Johanneberg.
SGS Studentbostäder
College and university students in Gothenburg can apply for accommodation here.
Private and temporary housing options
Regardless of whether you have a guaranteed housing offer or not, you can also search through private landlords, rental platforms and temporary accommodation. Look beyond the city centre and compare the journey to your campus before deciding.
Housing resources
- Blocket, opens in a new tab (Opens in new tab)
- Boplats Väst, opens in a new tab (Opens in new tab)
- Colive (Opens in new tab)
- Forenom (Opens in new tab)
- Företagsbostäder (Opens in new tab)
- Göteborgs vandrarhem (Opens in new tab)
- Holterman Hostel (Opens in new tab)
- SBS studentbostäder i Norden (Opens in new tab)
- Waterfront cabins (Opens in new tab)
Home insurance
Arrange home insurance (hemförsäkring) for the period you rent your accommodation. Chalmers' student insurance covers personal injury during school hours and while travelling to and from Chalmers; it does not protect your home or belongings.
Home insurance protects your belongings against theft, fire and water damage and normally includes liability protection and legal assistance. If you do not yet have a Swedish personal identity number or BankID, you may need to contact insurers by phone. Check the exact cover, start date, identification and payment requirements before buying.
Insurance for students
As a student at Chalmers, you are automatically covered by a personal injury insurance through Kammarkollegiet, a Swedish government agency that provides insurance for students in higher education.
Other useful links
Study in Sweden
Before you move, you’ll need to find somewhere to live. And make sure you’ve got your student budget on track.
Move to Gothenburg
Finding a place to call home is an important part of settling into a new country. Here you will find information on the various forms of housing.
Contact information
Accommodations at Chalmers
