OpenFieldThe University of Borås (Högskolan i Borås / HB) is a prominent Swedish higher education and research institution located in the textile heartland of western Sweden. Celebrated internationally for the Swedish School of Textiles (Svenska Textilhögskolan) and its Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery, HB is a world authority on smart technical textiles, circular biotechnology, and information science.
Review checked academic pathways and funding options below:
Four-year salaried doctoral research post at the Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery, converting agricultural waste and textile waste into second-generation bioethanol, bioplastics, and fungal proteins.
Doctoral research at the prestigious Swedish School of Textiles, engineering sensor-integrated conductive textiles, thermoelectric fabrics, and waterless digital textile dyeing.
Two-year Master of Science addressing global circular economy challenges, training biochemical engineers in aerobic and anaerobic digestions, syngas fermentation, and carbon recovery.
Specialized two-year engineering master's program taught at the Swedish School of Textiles, covering high-performance fiber composites, biomedical implants, and 3D knitting technology.
Two-year distance/hybrid master's program from the famous Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS), instructing professionals in semantic metadata, enterprise search, and digital knowledge organization.
Two-year postdoctoral research post advancing pilot-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactors and fungal fermentation systems for textile fiber recycling.
Six-month research internship at the Smart Textiles Prototype Lab in Borås, creating bio-based composite materials and recycling protocols for European fashion brands.
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 125,000 to SEK 145,000 per year. The University of Borås offers tuition scholarships covering 75% of tuition fees to top non-EU applicants. All doctoral students in Sweden are employed on full collective-agreement salaried contracts, earning SEK 32,000 to SEK 36,500 per month with zero tuition.
Distinguished researchers and laboratory heads at University of Borås:
Professor of Bioprocess Technology, Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery · Resource Recovery, Waste Biorefineries, Fungal Biotechnology, Anaerobic Digestion
Professor of Textile Materials Technology, Swedish School of Textiles · Smart Textiles, Digital Textile Printing, Textile Functionalisation, Biopolymer Coatings
Professor, Swedish School of Library and Information Science · Information Management, Digital Reading, Scholarly Communication, E-Book Publishing
Facts reflect official University of Borås 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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