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Welcome to KTH
KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology Excellence in Education, Research and Entrepreneurship
KTH in Stockholm
KTH was founded in 1827 and has remained the largest of Sweden’s universities of technology. Since 1917, activities have been housed in central Stockholm in beautiful buildings which today have historical monument status.
Associated colleges are found at various places in the Stockholm surroundings – Haninge, Södertälje, and Kista.
KTH co-operates with Stockholm University in Kista, the main Swedish resource centre of information technology, and with the new AlbaNova centre, with its departments of physics and biotechnology.
Organization
BOARDS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
School of Architecture (A)School of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Engineering Physics (DEF)School of Industrial Economics, Surveying, and Civil Engineering (ILV)School of KTH Kista, Information Technology, the IT University (ITU)School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Technology, and Biotechnology (KKB)School of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Technology (MMT)School of KTH Syd
KTH is organized in these Educational Schools. For each School there is a Programme Committee.
Departments
KTH Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering KTH Alfvén Laboratory KTH Applied Information TechnologyKTH Biotechnology KTH Chemical Engineering and Technology KTH Chemistry KTH Civil and Architectural Engineering KTH Computer and Systems Sciences KTH Electrical Engineering KTH Energy Technology KTH Fibre and Polymer Technology KTH Industrial Economics and ManagementKTH Infrastructure KTH Land and Water Resources Engineering
KTH LibraryKTH Machine DesignKTH Materials Science and EngineeringKTH MathematicsKTH MechanicsKTH Microelectronics and Information TechnologyKTH Numerical Analysis and Computer ScienceKTH PhysicsKTH Production EngineeringKTH School of ArchitectureKTH Signals, Sensors and SystemsKTH Solid MechanicsKTH Speech, Music and HearingKTH Syd
KTH’s History
1697 Christopher Polhem’s Laboratorium Mechanicum1827 Lectures start at the Institute1869 Study programmes in mining and civil engineering1876 The name Kungliga Tekniska högskolan is established1877 The KTH charter1917 KTH moves into new buildings at Valhallavägen1921 First regular female student admitted at KTH1927 KTH is awarded the right to confer doctoral degrees1956 Sweden’s first female Doctor of Technology graduates at KTH1970 Hannes Alfvén, professor at KTH, is awarded the Nobel prize in Physics1986 The College of Engineering is established at KTH1993 Reorganization of KTH — more than 80 departments merge into 40 larger ones1999 A new organization with Study Programme Areas, each with its own Programme
Officer2001 AlbaNova, Stockholm’s Centre of Physics, Astronomy and Biotechnology, is
inaugurated at Roslagstull2002 The IT University at Kista is inaugurated, a joint effort with Stockholm University
Undergraduate Programmes 2002
ALL PROGRAMMES
3,342 new admissions; 25% women and 75% menAbout 17,000 program students attending in all
270 ECTS CREDIT PROGRAMMES (4.5 YEARS)
Architects14 M.Sc. Programmes1,246 graduations; 31% women and 69% men
180 ECTS PROGRAMMES (3 YEARS)
10 B.Sc. Programmes554 graduations; 27% women and 73% men
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES
12 International Master’s Programmes taught in English
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGES
579 KTH students were studying abroad942 foreign students were studying at KTH
Postgraduate Studies 2002
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
1,490 active postgraduate students with a minimum of 50% activity; 27% women and 73% men
GRADUATIONS
156 licentiate degrees awarded; 24% to women and 76% to men175 doctoral degrees awarded; 22% to women and 78% to men
Research 2002
NUMBERS OF PROFESSORS
210 professors33 part-time industrial professors251 associate professors54 assistant professors
INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED MATERIALS
1,292 conference contributions (papers, etc.) JOINT RESEARCH EFFORT WITH EU
KTH participation in 190 of the EU Fifth Framework programmes; also coordinators of 40 of these
GROWTH AREA IN FOCUS
BiotechnologyMaterial Science and EngineeringInformation Technology
How Research is Financed 2002 (2001)
Costs 2002 (2001)
Sources of Income 2002 (2001)
Fields of Activity 2002 (2001)
Staff 2002
Educational Structure at KTH
Academic Year (40 weeks)