Luleå University of Technology
Luleå University of Technology is a Public Research University in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The university has four campuses located in the Arctic Region in the cities of Luleå, Kiruna, Skellefteå, and Piteå.
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 | SKr 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) |
| 401 (2021) | |
Other students | 289 (2020) |
| Location | , 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 1,500 employees, Luleå University of Technology is a middle-sized academic institution in Sweden and Scandinavia's northernmost Institute of technology.
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.