Luleå University of Technology < SPEAKER >

• Leading-edge research

• Applied research

• Multidisciplinary

• Focus areas and development areas

• Our geographical location - climate

• Warm and welcoming

The University – our strengths

• A forerunner in thought & action

• World-class education and research

• Cross-disciplinary collaboration and interaction

Scandinavia’s northernmost university of technology - ambition

With worldclass research results and study programmes that challenge and liberate each individual’s full capacity…we contribute to the development of tomorrow’s society…

Our vision

• Founded 1971 4:e U. of technology• Turnover EUR 140 million

• 13,600 students

• 1,600 employees 98 professors 697 teachers & researchers 685 doctoral students*• 68 research subjects in 12 research environments

Source: annual report 2005*Including doctoral students in industry, not counted in total employees at LTU

Facts LTU

• High-performance steel • Tribology• Distributed product development• Process IT• Mining engineering and metallurgy

- Luleå University of Technology’s strength is its leading-edge research, with close ties to industry, in important growth areas such as product development and high-performance steel. Leif Östling, CEO Scania

Examples of leading research

• Turnover EUR 58 million 84% • 53 research subjects• 7 research profiles - cluster of subjects

Faculty of engineering

• Turnover EUR 9 million 16% • 15 research subjects • 5 development environments - cluster

Faculty of arts and social sciences

Great ideas grow better below zero!

What can we do together?