Graduate school in Structural Engineering

Forskarskola i byggkonstruktion

Below you will find information related to the Graduate school in Structural Engineering within the Swedish Universities of the Built Environment (SBU).

The Graduate school is a cooperation between the technical universities in Sweden:

Coordinator: John Leander (KTH)

Courses affiliated with the graduate school

Course

Year

Information

Maintenance, repair and strengthening

2024

LTU 
Dates: 4-5 December 2024, 22-23 January 2025, 11-12 February 2025
Curriculum
Contact: Björn Täljsten  

Advanced structural dynamics, modelling and measurements

2024

KTH
Dates: 17-20 June + 19-22 August
Curriculum
Link:
FAF3201 
Contact: Raid Karoumi 

Advanced concrete engineering

2024

Chalmers
Dates: Preliminary startup in March 2024
Curriculum  
Link: FBOM110 
Contact: Karin Lundgren

Timber engineering

2025

LTH 
Dates: To be decided 
Curriculum  
Contact: Eva Frühwald Hansson and Erik Serrano 

Concrete and other cement based materials

2026

KTH 
Curriculum
Link: FAF3115 
Contact: Anders Ansell  

Reliability, risk, and decision analysis in built environment engineering

2026

LTH 
Dates: To be decided 
Curriculum
Contact: Ivar Björnsson and Sebastian Thöns   

Non-linear FEM for civil engineers

2027

KTH
Dates: To be decided 
Curriculum
Contact: Jean-Marc Battini    

Advanced steel engineering

2027

Chalmers 
Dates: To be decided
Curriculum
Contact: Mohammad Al-Emrani 

Other relevant PhD courses

The universities offer a range of courses not specifically linked to SBU. These courses are typically open to students from other universities. Some examples are listed below.

CourseUniversityExternal page
Advanced Design of Welded Joints 6 hpKTHFSD3400
Applied statistics 7,5 hpKTHFAH3451
Impact of research within the built environment 3,0 hpKTHFAF3009
Probabilistic Risk Analysis (PRA) 7,5 hpChalmersFACE002