Welcome to KTH KTH 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 technical universities. Since 1917, activities have been housed in central Stockholm in beautiful buildings which are currently protected as being of special historical interest. Associated colleges are found at various places in the Stockholm surroundings – Haninge, Södertälje, Flemingsberg and Kista. KTH co-operates with Stockholm University in Kista, the main Swedish resource centre of information technology, and in the AlbaNova Centre, with its departments of physics and biotechnology.

Schools Scientific Information and Learning School of Architecture and the Built Environment School of Biotechnology School of Computer Science and Communication School of Electrical Engineering School of Industrial Engineering and Management School of Information and Communication Technology School of Chemical Science and Engineering School of Engineering Sciences School of Technology and Health Scientific Information and Learning KTH Business Liaison

KTH’s History 1697 Christopher Polhem’s 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 Sweden’s first female Doctor of Technology graduated from 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, with its own Programme Officer 2001 AlbaNova, Stockholm’s Centre of Physics, Astronomy and Biotechnology 2002 The IT University at Kista is inaugurated, a joint venture with Stockholm University 2005 A new organisation with Schools

Undergraduate Programmes 2008 ALL PROGRAMMES 4,087 new admissions; 30% women and 70% men A total of approximately 17,000 programme students 300 ECTS CREDIT PROGRAMMES (5 YEARS) Architects 14 M.Sc. Programmes 1,056 graduations; 29% women and 71% men 180 ECTS PROGRAMMES (3 YEARS) 9 B.Sc. Programmes 339 graduations; 26% women and 74% men INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES 45 International Master’s Programmes taught in English INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGES 338 KTH students travelling to other universities 1,057 foreign exchange students began their studies at KTH 1,105 international master’s students began their studies at KTH

Postgraduate Studies 2008 POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS DEGREES 1,434 active postgraduate students with a minimum of 50% activity; 28% women and 72% men DEGREES 152 licentiate degrees awarded; 33% to women and 67% to men 209 doctoral degrees awarded; 28% to women and 72% to men

Research 2008 NUMBERS OF PROFESSORS 5 part-time consulting professors 202 associate professors INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED MATERIALS 1,800 conference contributions (papers, etc.) GROWTH AREAS IN FOCUS Biotechnology Material Science and Engineering Information Technology Energy and Environment

Academic Year (40 weeks)

FIELDS OF ACTIVITY 2008 (2007) Total: MEUR 294 (MEUR 274) Commissioned research 3.3 % (3.3 %) Undergraduate education 34.4 % (35.4 %) Research and postgraduate studies 61.9 % (61.2 %) Commissioned education 1.0 % (1.1 %)

HOW RESEARCH IS FINANCED 2008 (2007) Total: MEUR 192 (MEUR 185) Other foreign sources 1.7 % (1.8 %) EU 8,9 % (7.0 %) Government grants 36.4 % (36.9 %) Swedish business companies and organisations 14.1 % (14.6 %) Strategic foundations 4.8 % (6.0 %) Other government grants 16.2 % (15.2 %) Research Council 12.4 % (12.8 %) Vinnova (Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems) 5.5 % (5.7 %)

STAFF 2008 Average no. Of full time posts (rounding up effects may occur) Men Women Total Professors 242 26 260 Adjunct professors 4 - Associate professors 169 29 198 Assistant professors 61 21 82 Lectures 155 49 204 Doctoral posts 532 189 721 Researchers 326 118 444 Technicians 205 58 263 Adminstrators and Library staff 128 416 544 Other 62 43 105 TOTAL 1,883 950 2,833

IT Projects: Directions Research Education Development

IT Projects: Research Scientific Information and Learning School of Computer Science and Communication School of Information and Communication Technology School of Electrical Engineering Scientific Information and Learning

IT Projects: Research School of Computer Science and Communication Theoretical Computer Science Supercomputing and parallel computing Software development and testing Cryptography (Descarte Prize 2004) Sustainable communication and autonomous systems Media technology, sound and hearing

IT Projects: Research School of Information and Communication Technology Optics and photonics Semiconductor technology Material physics Kommunication systems Information and software systems

IT Projects: Research School of Electrical Engineering Signal processing Microsystems technology Sound and picture processing Communicatiion theory and communication systems Industrial information and control systems

IT Projects: Research Scientific Information and Learning Flexible learning CDIO ICT in pedagogical development

IT Projects: Education Joint Master programs (including EM) Project courses with industries Master projects with industries Multidisciplinary courses

IT Projects: Development It infrastructure development in BSR Development of broadband services and delivery mechanisms Wireless services SPIDER projects in developing countries: Towards Sustainable Broadband Communication Markets in Rural Areas ICT4MPOWER: ICT for Medical Community Empowerment Capacity Buildning on effective use and management of ICT in the public sector in Tanzania

IT Projects: Funding Visby Program (www.si.se) Tempus Swedish Engineering Academy SIDA Towards Sustainable Broadband Communication Markets in Rural Areas

Ongoing Tempus Projects JP 144628-2008 Intellectual Property Law JP 144847-2008 Masters of Engineering in Sound and Vibration JP 144978-2008 Land Information System JP 145145-2008 Mesures d´Accompagnement des Diplomes Partner JP 145035-2008 W-E Education Network Partner JP 145167-2008 Qualification Framework Partner Towards Sustainable Broadband Communication Markets in Rural Areas

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