OpenFieldMälardalen University (MDU), elevated to Sweden's newest full research university in 2022, is an international technological center in the Stockholm-Mälar region. Globally recognized for its embedded systems, software engineering, and industrial robotics research, MDU collaborates intimately with multinational industry leaders like ABB, Volvo, and Bombardier.
Review checked academic pathways and funding options below:
Fully funded four-year salaried doctoral employment within MDU's world-leading Embedded Systems research environment, developing verified real-time software for industrial autonomous vehicles.
Two-year Master of Science preparing software architects in agile software development, formal modeling, model-driven engineering, and automated testing in collaboration with global industry partners.
Doctoral research project situated in MDU's Innovation and Product Realisation department, creating collaborative industrial robotics frameworks alongside ABB Robotics.
Comprehensive master's program analyzing heat and power plants, renewable solar and bioenergy, carbon capture, and district heating systems for industrial decarbonization.
Funded doctoral studentship in the Future Energy research group, investigating waste-to-energy processes, biopolymer recovery, and life-cycle environmental impact assessment.
Two-year postdoctoral position within the Software Testing Laboratory, developing verification and validation suites for safety-critical machine learning components in heavy transport vehicles.
Six-month master's degree thesis research placement conducted on-site at ABB Corporate Research Center in Västerås, solving industrial IoT communications and predictive maintenance problems.
Tuition is 100% free for all Swedish, EU/EEA, and Swiss citizens. For non-EU/EEA international students, tuition for Master's programs is SEK 135,000–165,000 per year. Non-EU students can apply for the MDU Scholarship covering 100% of tuition fees. All PhD candidates in Sweden are employed as staff members on collective-agreement salaried contracts, earning SEK 32,000 to SEK 37,000 per month with zero tuition.
Distinguished researchers and laboratory heads at Mälardalens University:
Professor of Computer Science & Leader, Embedded Systems · Embedded Systems, Real-Time Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks, Cyber-Physical Systems
Professor of Real-Time Systems · Model Checking, Formal Verification, UPPAAL, Timed Automata
Professor of Production Systems · Manufacturing Systems, Production Development, Industrial Automation, Sustainable Operations
Facts reflect official Mälardalens University documentation reviewed 2026-10-15. Degree admissions, scholarship awards, and employment positions are subject to formal university review. OpenField does not charge students application fees.
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