Study in Skellefteå – everything is within reach!

Skellefteå is the 15-minute city. Here, you don’t need a car – everything is within reach by bike, bus or on foot! There are also housing options close to campus, forests, rivers, and the city. An active student association provides community and many activities.

Scenic view of Campus Skellefteå.

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Skellefteå is the 15-minute city. Here, you don’t need a car – everything is within reach by bike, bus or on foot! There are also housing options close to campus, forests, rivers, and the city. An active student association provides community and many activities.

In collaboration with Arctic Game and Campus Skellefteå, we offer creative education in the gaming and tech industries. There are both student housing options and internship companies that require your expertise.

You are guaranteed housing!

When you are admitted to our educational programs, you are guaranteed housing. Read more about the housing guarantee here (in Swedish).

Active networking

Campus Skellefteå offers students the opportunity to actively network, as there are five gaming studios across the street! We meet in a relaxed atmosphere, which opens doors to the gaming industry for our students.

One of the fastest-growing gaming clusters in northern Europe

Arctic Game, located at Campus Skellefteå, is one of the fastest-growing gaming clusters in northern Europe, connecting companies with students and creating environments where they can learn from each other.

Students at Futuregames Skellefteå can apply for a summer scholarship, which gives them the opportunity to work on gaming projects – and at the same time receive a salary equivalent to the level of their student loan.

Campus also has a Motion Capture studio that students can use for projects.

The student union at Campus is shared between the university and vocational college programs. They have a student union building, with activities every week.

Futuregames Skellefteå offer the following programs:

Game Programmer

Game & UX Designer

Game Designer

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