Overview

The research in Software Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology is conducted by SERL Sweden, which is one of the leading research groups in empirical and evidence-based software engineering in Europe.

Key facts

We are closely collaborating with industry to solve actual industrial challenges and strengthen our partners’ competitiveness in the development of software-intensive systems, services and products.

Software engineering focuses on the engineering of software development with a particular emphasis on industrial challenges. We cover a broad set of competencies spanning from technical solutions to business issues. In our research, we integrate top-ranked academic research with strong industrial relevance.

SERL Sweden - a leading research group

The SERL Sweden research group is one of Europe's foremost in empirical and evidence-based software engineering. We often work in close collaboration with industry to solve real-world challenges and strengthen companies' competitiveness in the development of software-intensive systems.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

AI for Software Engineering (AI4SE)
Software Engineering for AI (SE4AI)
Business aspects, ecosystems and innovation in software engineering
Agile and lean software development
Empirical and evidence-based software engineering
Research methods
Global software engineering
Human aspects in software engineering
Requirements management
Software architectures, modeling and product lines
Process improvement in software engineering
Product management in software engineering
Software quality
Search-based methods in software engineering
Verification and validation
Value-based product development
Subject-specific didactics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Karlskrona, Sweden

Disciplines

Software Engineering

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed master’s degree from a Swedish university or at least 240 higher education credits including at least 60 at the master’s level, or the corresponding international equivalents.

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Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

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Living costs

Karlskrona

Sweden

6700 - 10170 SEK / month

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