Guidance and support

Student guidance in programmes

There is a student guidance counsellor for every educational programme, which task is to support, guide and motivate you  through your studies. The student guidance counsellor at Chalmers is the students' first contact for supportive talking sessions and is bound by a duty of confidentiality.

You can contact your programme’s student guidance counsellor about various issues, such as if:

• you need help planning your studies
• are wondering how to choose 
• feel unmotivated 
• are considering dropping out of your studies 
• would like to suspend your studies for a while

You can also contact the student guidance counsellor if your mental wellbeing is low, if you feel you have not connected with your fellow students or if you have other issues regarding your studies that affect you and your study situation. A conversation with a counsellor always aims to support you to make independent decisions about yourself and your studies.

To book an appointment with a student guidance counsellor, contact the one who provides guidance on your programme. 

Student guidance for non-degree courses

If you have any questions about non-degree courses, you can contact the Central Study and Career Guidance service.

Central Student and Career Guidance

If you are thinking about starting to study and would like support and advice in your choice of programme or education, if you have general questions about studies or if you need help to plan your education, you are welcome to contact the Central Student and Career Guidance service. You can also contact this service for individual consultations if you are already studying at the university but are unsure whether you are on the right path.

To book an appointment with a student guidance counsellor, contact the Central Study and Career Guidance service.

Career guidance

If you are an international student seeking guidance on applying for jobs, you can schedule an appointment with Kajsa Bengtsson, Career Guidance Counselor of Chalmers. 

Kajsa helps students transition from academic life to the Swedish labor market or ongoing research opportunities. If you are interested in discussing post-graduation plans and how to prepare for them, feel free to send an email to arrange a one-on-one session. Both online and on-site options are available.

Additionally, Kajsa organizes career-related webinars, lectures, and workshops, which can be found on the Chalmers website calendar.

Director of studies – support on subject-related issues

There is a director of studies for each programme. The task of the director of studies is to support you mainly regarding subject-related issues. 

This includes providing information about:

• course content and course selection
• conducting various assessments and making decisions about credit transfers from courses and exemptions. 
• if you are wondering whether you meet the degree requirements for your programme
• if you are going to study abroad at one of Chalmers’ partner universities, contact your director of studies to plan which courses you can study there and then transfer credit from when you return home again

The director of studies works closely with heads of programmes and directors of master’s programmes to ensure the programmes’ quality and development, for instance through course evaluations.

To find your director of studies, see the list of contacts per programme.

Student ombud

The student ombud promotes good collaboration between students and employees at the University. It is simply an extra help for students, to avoid that the students end up at a disadvantage when there is a conflict with a teacher or other member of staff. The Student ombud can be of help with any case in the Disciplinary Committee, representing the students interests.

Please contact us on the email adress below, we will get back to you whithin 1 or 2 days.
studerandeombud@chalmers.se