Welcome to KTH

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Welcome to KTH

• KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology
  Excellence in Education, Research and
  Entrepreneurship

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KTH in Stockholm

• KTH was founded in 1827 and has remained the
  largest of Swedens 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.

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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.
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Departments

• KTH Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering
• KTH Alfvén Laboratory
• KTH Applied Information Technology
• KTH 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 Management
• KTH Infrastructure
• KTH Land and Water Resources Engineering

KTH Library KTH Machine Design KTH Materials
Science and Engineering KTH Mathematics KTH
Mechanics KTH Microelectronics and Information
Technology KTH Numerical Analysis and Computer
Science KTH Physics KTH Production
Engineering KTH School of Architecture KTH
Signals, Sensors and Systems KTH Solid
Mechanics KTH Speech, Music and Hearing KTH Syd
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KTHs History

• 1697 Christopher Polhems Laboratorium
  Mechanicum
• 1827 Lectures start at the Institute
• 1869 Study programmes in mining and civil
  engineering
• 1876 The name Kungliga Tekniska högskolan is
  established
• 1877 The KTH charter
• 1917 KTH moves into new buildings at
  Valhallavägen
• 1921 First regular female student admitted at
  KTH
• 1927 KTH is awarded the right to confer doctoral
  degrees
• 1956 Swedens first female Doctor of Technology
  graduates at KTH
• 1970 Hannes Alfvén, professor at KTH, is awarded
  the Nobel prize in Physics
• 1986 The College of Engineering is established
  at KTH
• 1993 Reorganization of KTH more than 80
  departments merge into 40 larger ones
• 1999 A new organization with Study Programme
  Areas, each with its own Programme Officer
• 2001 AlbaNova, Stockholms Centre of Physics,
  Astronomy and Biotechnology, is inaugurated
  at Roslagstull
• 2002 The IT University at Kista is inaugurated,
  a joint effort with Stockholm University

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Undergraduate Programmes 2002

• ALL PROGRAMMES
• 3,342 new admissions 25 women and 75 men
• About 17,000 program students attending in all
• 270 ECTS CREDIT PROGRAMMES (4.5 YEARS)
• Architects
• 14 M.Sc. Programmes
• 1,246 graduations 31 women and 69 men
• 180 ECTS PROGRAMMES (3 YEARS)
• 10 B.Sc. Programmes
• 554 graduations 27 women and 73 men
• INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES
• 12 International Masters Programmes taught in
  English
• INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGES
• 579 KTH students were studying abroad

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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 men
• 175 doctoral degrees awarded 22 to women and
  78 to men

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Research 2002

• NUMBERS OF PROFESSORS
• 210 professors
• 33 part-time industrial professors
• 251 associate professors
• 54 assistant professors
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• INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED MATERIALS
• 1,292 conference contributions (papers, etc.)
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• JOINT RESEARCH EFFORT WITH EU
• KTH participation in 190 of the EU Fifth
  Framework programmes also coordinators of 40 of
  these
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• GROWTH AREA IN FOCUS
• Biotechnology
• Material Science and Engineering
• Information Technology

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How Research is Financed 2002 (2001)
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Costs 2002 (2001)
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Sources of Income 2002 (2001)
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Fields of Activity 2002 (2001)
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Staff 2002
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Educational Structure at KTH
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Academic Year (40 weeks)