With its modern, flexible, and creative environment, the campus will open up to the city with its large glass facade that will provide a window-in to happenings on campus.
The four-floor building includes classrooms and group rooms designed and equipped for active learning for both campus-based and online students. Its design encourages new educational methods that will make use of in-built technology to enable creativity, interaction, and learning on equal terms.
We look forward to opening the doors for the first time to students in September 2024.
Programmes and courses at Campus Borlänge
The campus will be the hub of activity for education and research in the fields of business, economics and tourism studies, technology and engineering, and data science and business intelligence. Programmes and courses are offered both on campus and online.
- Business, Economics and Tourism Studies
- Technology and Engineering
- Data Science and Business Intelligence
Find all Dalarna University courses and programmes here
Central location – a place for everyone
Located in the centre of the town of Borlänge, the new campus has two main entrances, one on each side of the building. From the rooftop, you can look out towards the surrounding hills and even catch a glimpse of the downhill ski runs a few miles away at Romme Alpin.
With its two main entrances, one from Liljeqvistska Parken and one from the main street Stationsgatan, the campus is readily accessible. Here, students and residents will be able to meet in a vibrant place of education and research. Close by is the Borlänge train station with frequent trains running to and from central Stockholm, a journey of about 2.5 hours.
Located on the ground floor is the library, which is also open to the general public, as well as a café, both of which offer a place to socialise and study. Open areas and rooms will invite everyone to take part in events, be they about education or research.
The central location in Borlänge facilitates important collaboration with companies and organisations for students and researchers. The campus will be a natural meeting place and a new landmark for Borlänge.
The new Campus Borlänge is a hub of activity, where everything that happens at the University will arouse curiosity.
Innovative and inclusive place of study
Campus Borlänge will be unique in what it has to offer. With the involvement of programme staff in its design, it will be a place for lectures and group and individual study, and aims to be inviting, inclusive, and innovative.
What happens inside the building is supposed to be visible to the outside world, which explains the great many windows, even in the labs that can be found both inside the building and on the roof. Examples of purpose-built study areas are the technology lab, the network lab, and Makers Space.
The entire campus can accommodate hybrid teaching, and there are a great many smart solutions that ensure there is a seamless transition between campus-based students and those who study online so that everyone can be an active learner on equal terms.
Sustainability and nature
Sustainability has been the catchword, both during the construction process and with the design of the interior. The building itself is an example of renovation rather than a complete rebuild since it is built on the concrete frame of the original building. The building now has a wooden panelled facade, and there are solar panels that will supply the building with electricity.
The reuse of material has been central to construction: old furniture has been given a new lease of life. Furniture has been refurbished so that not only will the interior be modern, but it will also exemplify sustainable responsibility.
The surrounding Dalarna landscape is the inspiration behind the interior and design, including its colour scheme. Green walls and blue floors reflect the colours of the forest, lakes and mountains, while the golden ceiling is symbolic of the historical industrial development of the province of Dalarna. It is this interaction with nature that has created a sense of calm that aims to promote creativity in the quest for knowledge and learning.
