The University of Gothenburg has approximately 37,000 students and 5,900 employees. It is one of the major universities in northern Europe. The University’s roughly 40 different Departments cover most scientific disciplines, making it unusually comprehensive, with cutting-edge research in a number of dynamic areas. Cooperation with Chalmers University of Technology, Sahlgenska University Hospital, society at large and trade and industry has been consistently strengthened and intensified over recent years, as have international contacts and collaborative projects with partners abroad.Here students and teachers from all over the world come together in a friendly and informal environment. A lot of the students’ work will be done in real-life assignments in collaboration with the community and the commercial sector.