mers ▁has ▁partners hips ▁with ▁major ▁indust ries ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁Goth enburg ▁region ▁such ▁as ▁Eric sson , ▁Vol vo , ▁and ▁SK F . ▁The ▁University ▁has ▁general ▁exchange ▁agre ements ▁with ▁many ▁European ▁and ▁U . S . ▁univers ities ▁and ▁maintain s ▁a ▁special ▁exchange ▁program ▁agreement ▁with ▁National ▁Ch iao ▁T ung ▁University ▁( N CT U ) ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁where ▁the ▁exchange ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁univers ities ▁maintain s ▁offices ▁for , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁helping ▁local ▁students ▁with ▁applying ▁and ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁an ▁exchange ▁year ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁acting ▁as ▁represent atives . ▁It ▁cont ributes ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁Indust rial ▁Man agers ▁for ▁Europe ▁( TIME ) ▁network . ▁ ▁A ▁close ▁collaboration ▁between ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Computer ▁Science ▁and ▁Engineering ▁at ▁Chal mers ▁and ▁I CV R ▁at ▁E TH ▁Zur ich ▁is ▁being ▁established . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Chal mers ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁IDE A ▁League ▁network . ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁and ▁reputation ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Chal mers ▁has ▁been ▁achieved ▁the ▁highest ▁reputation ▁for ▁Swedish ▁Univers ities ▁by ▁the ▁Kant ar ▁S if o ' s ▁Re putation ▁Index . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁survey , ▁Chal mers ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁well - known ▁university ▁in ▁Sweden ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁successful ▁and ▁compet itive ▁high - class ▁institution ▁with ▁large ▁contribution ▁in ▁society ▁and ▁cred ibility ▁in ▁media . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0