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About LTU
About Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology is the northernmost university of technology in Scandinavia and with world-class research and education. Our strength lies in our cooperation with companies and with rest of the world around us. Our contact with companies and society help us develop research and education that satisfy the demands that the world around makes on us and our students.

Luleå University of Technology conducts research in the Faculty of engineering and the Faculty of arts and social sciences. Research at the University has an annual turnover of  EUR 70 million and comprises 70 research subjects in 6 research profiles and 6 development profiles. 

The research is characterised by multidisciplinary cooperation between the University’s research departments and close interaction with trade and industry and society.

Both major international and national companies and small enterprises in the region are involved in the University's research and development projects. The companies also cooperate in the University’s research centres.

 
Our strength is:

-Leading-edge research
-Applied research
-Multidisciplinary
-Research profiles and development profiles
-Our geographical location - climate
-Warm and welcoming

 
Research areas

Faculty of engineering
54 research subjects

Faculty of arts and social sciences
16 research subjects

 
Research profiles
» Mining engineering and metallurgy
 
» Sustainable use of resources
 
» Customer-oriented construction engineering
 
» Materials engineering
 
» Process IT
 
» Product development
 
 
Development profiles
» E-communication
 
» Entrepreneurship and management
 
» Health, care and welfare
 
» Music and Technology
 
» Organizational and production systems development
 
» Tourism and leisure science
 

 
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Welcome to Luleå University of Technology
ruta Contact Luleå University of Technology
 
           
Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden
Phone: +46920 49 10 00, Fax: +46920 49 13 99
Email: General, Studies, Web editor
Org.number: 202100-2841
The northernmost University of Technology in Scandinavia - World-class Research and Education