1. Welcome to KTH KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology Excellence in Education, Research and Entrepreneurship

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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 Master ’ s Programmes taught in English INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGES 579 KTH students were studying abroad 942 foreign students were studying at KTH

5. 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

6. Research 2002 NUMBERS OF PROFESSORS 210 professors 33 part-time industrial professors 251 associate professors 54 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 Biotechnology Material Science and Engineering Information Technology

7. Educational Structure at KTH