History
Mälardalen University was founded in 1977 and has campuses in Västerås and Eskilstuna.
In 1999 MDH became the first higher education institution (HEI) in the world to be environmentally certified, and in 2006 the University also became the first in Sweden to be work environment certified.
MDH continues to develop and in 2020 a brand new campus in Eskilstuna was ready.
Education
The programmes cover a variety of subject areas and are strongly interrelated with the research environments of the university. You can expect education of very high quality and you will have close contact with your teachers and fellow students.
Research
MDH’s research leads to necessary knowledge and development – for Swedish industry and welfare, but also to solve some of the global challenges. The greatest part of research is conducted in cooperation with the private and the public sectors.
The research specialisations are:
- Future Energy Center
- Health and Welfare
- Embedded Systems
- Industrial Economics and Management
- Innovation and Product Realisation
- Educational Sciences and Mathematics
Distance Learning Courses
Engineering & Technology (1)
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (1)
Campus life
- Campus Västerås
- Campus Eskilstuna
