Luleå University of Technology

But was a couple of years later merged with the Teacher's Training College of Luleå and the School of Music of Piteå. In 1997, the institution was granted full university status by the Swedish government and became then thereafter renamed as Luleå University of Technology.

• Name — Luleå University of Technology • Native Name — Luleå tekniska universitet • Former Names — Luleå tekniska högskola • Motto — Forskning och utbildning i världsklass • Motto Lang — SE • Established — as Luleå University College, as University • Type — Public university • Academic Staff — 611 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) (2024) • Administrative Staff — 534 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) (2024) • President — Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn • Students — 18,740 (2024) • Doctoral — 395 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) (2024) • City — Luleå • Country — Sweden • Campus — Luleå, Kiruna, Skellefteå, Piteå • Affiliations — EUA, UArctic • Website — www.ltu.se

Since 2023 research at Luleå University of Technology has been organized into 11 research areas: • Built Environment and Infrastructure • Architecture and Design • Mines and Minerals • Mechanical Engineering and Materials • Energy • Digitalisation, Automation and Artificial Intelligence • Space • Business Administration and Social Sciences • Health • Education • Music and Theatre The university's strategic research foundation lies within the technical field, but most areas are interdisciplinary. A significant part of the research is applied and conducted in close collaboration with industry, other universities, and organizations at regional, national, and international levels.

The university is an active member of the University of the Arctic. UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region. The university also participates in UArctic's mobility program north2north. The aim of that program is to enable students of member institutions to study in different parts of the North.

Campus Kiruna is part of Umeå University and Luleå University of Technology. It is home to space-related research conducted by the Division of Space Technology in close collaboration with the Swedish Institute of Space Physics.

The university campus in Luleå is located in the Porsön area and consists of several main buildings. • A Building houses education and research in computer science, economics, and social sciences. • B Building contains the university library, main reception, and administrative offices. • C Building serves as a central meeting place for students, hosting student union offices and student sports facilities. • E Building is dedicated to research and education in physics and mechanical engineering. • F Building accommodates activities in geosciences, civil engineering, and work sciences. D Building was dismantled in 2024, and according to the university’s future campus plan, a new building will be constructed on the site. Currently, parts of the teacher education and health sciences programs are housed in temporary pavilions due to ongoing renovations. Nearby, there are amenities such as a grocery store, dental care services, housing, and the science center Teknikens Hus.

Campus Piteå focuses on research and education in music and media. Located at the Piteå campus, Orgel Acusticum was built by the renowned European firm Orgelbauwerkstatt Woehl under the direction of Gerald Woehl. The organ consists of 9,000 pipes distributed across 140 registers, with plans to expand to a total of 206 registers. During its inauguration in October 2012, Luleå University of Technology’s honorary doctor Benny Andersson premiered a specially composed piece, En skrift i snön (A Writing in the Snow), with lyrics by Kristina Lugn. The organ is owned by the university and partially funded by donors, with the Kempestiftelserna foundation being the largest contributor.

Campus Skellefteå is a center for higher education, offering research and education in areas such as wood technology, computer graphics, game development, electrical power engineering, nursing, and social work.

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