Welcome to the aide homepage. As a prospective student, you are considering an education at Chalmers at a significant time in the University's evolution and commitment towards an increasing internationalisation. The AIDE programme was successfully launched in the autumn semester of 2004 and is the latest programme within Chalmers international MSc programmes. It focuses on the automotive industry and the realities of this increasingly complex business.
The future may be unknowable, but it's not unthinkable. We welcome you to explore it with us.
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This International Master´s Programme, the first of its kind, has been developed to provide students with a unique and comprehensive education in automotive industrial design engineering. The programme is run in English and is open to students from all countries.
This programme is a collaboration with the Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå University, under the name "The Sason School of Design". More information is available from the website www.sason.se
The industry will remain a fiercely competitive business in the foreseeable future due to business conditions of over-capacity and the law of supply and demand. To meet demands, automobiles will have to be technically advanced, aesthetically pleasing, socially responsible and functional.
Balancing different interests and working in multidisciplinary teams is crucial for the success of the industry. There is therefore a need for new design professionals with a holistic perspective and understanding of the development process.
The AIDE graduate will be able to:
Two major projects will be carried out in close interaction with businesses and organisations such as Volvo Car Corporation, Saab Automobile, AB Volvo and Scania. Students will therefore obtain hands-on experience of working in the automotive industry.
Graduates can expect to find employment in the following areas: design management positions within organisations, platform and vehicle development, project management, managerial roles within design consultancies and new business development.
Chalmers University of Technology is situated in the center of Göteborg (www.goteborg.com) on the beautiful West Coast of Sweden. Chalmers provides its students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery. Chalmers is a campus that offers the intellectual stimulation of a diverse community of students and teachers. Students attending the AIDE programme will have full access to this environment and the multiple resources at hand, including test laboratories, libraries and advanced visualization studios.
The AIDE staff is engaged in professional practice and research. The department actively encourages research into a range of issues related to industrial design engineering. We have a number of places for PhD students particularly working in the areas of design theory and methodology, design management, visualisation/computer tools, organisational theories and brand identity.
Applicants must hold a Bachelor´s degree, or the equivalent, in science or engineering (BSc or BEng). Information regarding prerequisites for students from non-Swedish universities including language requirements can be obtained under general information for international master´s programmes from the website www.chalmers.se
20 students will be accepted each year. Acceptance will be based on the application and submitted work samples. The submitted work samples must include the student´s own five free drawings, paintings or photographs of sculptures or models. These free-work samples should give a picture of the applicant´s artistic abilities and development possibilities. A selection will then be made where half of the available places will be filled based mainly on student grades and half mainly on student work samples.
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Please direct inquiries to
E-mail: info-autodesign@me.chalmers.se
Telephone: +46 31 772 1335
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