How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe

Re:How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe by occz on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @02:50PM (#28146065)

>His co-founder had a degree in civil engineering (as roads and water infrastructure)

I think this might be something that got lost in translation - at least according to Wikipedia, Martin Lorentzon studied Industrial Economics at Chalmers University.

The Swedish word Civilingenjör translates to Master of Science in Engineering, not to Civil engineer.

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Re:How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe by svunk on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @03:21PM (#28146454)

I was referencing Swedish Wikipedia which says he studied actual civil engineering (väg- och vattenbyggnad numera samhällsbyggnad) at Chalmers. NyTeknik writes that he applied for industrial economics but didn't get accepted.

https://www.nyteknik.se/ingenjorskarriar/karriar/it-bransche...

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Re:How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe by occz on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @03:46PM (#28146792)

I'll be damned. Thanks for the correction!

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