Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology (Swedish: Luleå tekniska universitet) is a public research university in Norrbotten, Sweden. The university has four campuses located in the Arctic region in the cities of Luleå, Kiruna, Skellefteå, and Piteå.[1]  

Luleå University of Technology

Luleå tekniska universitet
Campus Luleå on Porsön
Former name	Luleå tekniska högskola
Motto	Forskning och utbildning i världsklass
Type	Public University
Established	1971, 1997
Endowment	kr 106,000,000
President	Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn
Academic staff	1 279 (2021)
Administrative staff	536 (2021)
Students	19 155 (2021)
Undergraduates	8 797 (2020)
Postgraduates	775 (2020)
Doctoral students	401 (2021)
Other students	289 (2020)
Location	Luleå , Sweden 65°37′05″N 22°08′20″E
Campus	Luleå, Kiruna, Skellefteå, Piteå
Affiliations	EUA, UArctic
Website	www.ltu.se

With more than 19,000 students and about 1,800 employees (academic and administrative), Luleå University of Technology is a middle-sized academic institution in Sweden and Scandinavia's northernmost university of technology.

Luleå University of Technology is consistently ranked among the world's top universities,[2] especially in Mining Science, Materials Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, and Space Science.[3][4] The university is famous for its groundbreaking collaborations with various industry partners, such as LKAB, Ericsson, Boliden, ABB, and Epiroc, and its high amount of externally funded research.[5]

The university was originally established in 1971 under the name Luleå University College and had its first campus in the suburbs of Porsön in Luleå. 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.[6]