What we know right now:
The organisation of the IT Faculty is being reviewed.
What is suggested in the first report:
The two departments at the IT Faculty will according to the proposition in the first report move to two other Faculties at the University of Gothenburg. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is suggested to move to the Faculty of Science, while the Department of Applied IT then will move to the Faculty of Social Sciences. The two departments at the IT Faculty will in that case be transferred as they are and all educations at the two departments will be moved to the two new Faculties.
When will we have some kind of decision:
In the autumn of 2024 there will be a decision whether the IT Faculty level will remain or not.
The reason for the review of the IT Faculty organisation:
Chalmers University of Technology has made a decision to leave Lindholmen, which means that the Chalmers-integrated department at the IT Faculty, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, will most likely move to Chalmers Johanneberg around 2029. In that situation the other department at the IT Faculty, Dept of Applied IT, needs new premises on the mainland, since the academic environment at Lindholmen is considered to be too small and costly when Chalmers is leaving. (And due to Chalmers' decision to leave Lindholmen, the management of the University of Gothenburg would like to also dismantle the Faculty level "IT Faculty" as such.)
What do all these suggestions mean for me as a student right now?
Nothing. The education continues just as usual!
IT related events such as the student career fair GÖSTA will also continue as before.
Will I have to move to a new campus for my studies?
No, not as a current student. Even if your department will move later on, this won't be before 2027 at the earliest, probably around 2029-30.
Will the educations at the IT Faculty disappear if the departments move to new Faculties?
No, they will be transferred to the new Faculties just as they are. There are no plans of dismantling any education.
Catharina Jerkbrant, Communications, IT Faculty
caje@itfak.gu.se
0766-182748
