Welcome to KTH

KTH, the 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 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.

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.

Departments

KTH Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering KTH Alfvén Laboratory KTH Applied Information TechnologyKTH 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 ManagementKTH Infrastructure KTH Land and Water Resources Engineering

KTH LibraryKTH Machine DesignKTH Materials Science and EngineeringKTH MathematicsKTH MechanicsKTH Microelectronics and Information TechnologyKTH Numerical Analysis and Computer ScienceKTH PhysicsKTH Production EngineeringKTH School of ArchitectureKTH Signals, Sensors and SystemsKTH Solid MechanicsKTH Speech, Music and HearingKTH Syd

KTH’s History

1697 Christopher Polhem’s Laboratorium Mechanicum1827 Lectures start at the Institute1869 Study programmes in mining and civil engineering1876 The name Kungliga Tekniska högskolan is established1877 The KTH charter1917 KTH moves into new buildings at Valhallavägen1921 First regular female student admitted at KTH1927 KTH is awarded the right to confer doctoral degrees1956 Sweden’s first female Doctor of Technology graduates at KTH1970 Hannes Alfvén, professor at KTH, is awarded the Nobel prize in Physics1986 The College of Engineering is established at KTH1993 Reorganization of KTH — more than 80 departments merge into 40 larger ones1999 A new organization with Study Programme Areas, each with its own Programme

Officer2001 AlbaNova, Stockholm’s Centre of Physics, Astronomy and Biotechnology, is

inaugurated at Roslagstull2002 The IT University at Kista is inaugurated, a joint effort with Stockholm University

Undergraduate Programmes 2002

ALL PROGRAMMES

3,342 new admissions; 25% women and 75% menAbout 17,000 program students attending in all

270 ECTS CREDIT PROGRAMMES (4.5 YEARS)

Architects14 M.Sc. Programmes1,246 graduations; 31% women and 69% men

180 ECTS PROGRAMMES (3 YEARS)

10 B.Sc. Programmes554 graduations; 27% women and 73% men

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES

12 International Master’s Programmes taught in English

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGES

579 KTH students were studying abroad942 foreign students were studying at KTH

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 men175 doctoral degrees awarded; 22% to women and 78% to men

Research 2002

NUMBERS OF PROFESSORS

210 professors33 part-time industrial professors251 associate professors54 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

BiotechnologyMaterial Science and EngineeringInformation Technology

How Research is Financed 2002 (2001)

Costs 2002 (2001)

Sources of Income 2002 (2001)

Fields of Activity 2002 (2001)

Staff 2002

Educational Structure at KTH

Academic Year (40 weeks)