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Popular exhibition for companies and students

The exhibition SKARV was carried out for the first time in Skellefteå with successful results. Both students and companies were pleased with the exhibition and having the opportunity to connect with each other.

The Skytteanska prize to appreciated electric power researcher

Sarah Rönnberg, Associate professor of Electric Power Engineering, is awarded the Royal. Skytteanska prize to a younger researcher at Luleå University of Technology.

New power engineering students satisfied with the start

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Nailing Ceremonies May 19th

Since 2012 nailing ceremonies has been organized at Campus Skellefteå to honor our researchers in Skellefteå. The ceremony take place in the Forum building at the "Wall of Fame". The researchers shortly present their work and nail their/hang their doctoral thesis and licentiate presentation. The ceremony is an open event for everyone who is interested to attend. The researchers portraits adorn the wall of fame where you also can look into the theses.

Stable high number of applications to Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå

The interest in studying at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå continues. In recent years, the university has filled most of the study places in Skellefteå and this year is no exception. The largest increase in number of first-choice applicants is the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, as well as Bachelor in Power Engineering.

Electric Power Engineering celebrated its 10th anniversary

The research subject Electric Power Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå can look back on ten eventful years. The word snowball effect is a fitting description for the development that the electric power research have had with Math Bollen as leader.

Electric power system's future - quality and intelligence

The Electric Power Research in Skellefteå celebrates 10 year anniversary.

In conjunction with the anniversary, Math Bollen, Professor in Electric Power Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, holds his inaugural lecture "Electric Power System Future - quality and intelligence".

Electric power researcher visiting Professor in Córdoba

A year ago, Sarah Rönnberg got her PhD in Electric Power Engineering. Shortly thereafter, she became a visiting professor at the University of Córdoba, Spain, where she along with Dr. Aurora Gil-de-Castro will be researching how the transition to LED lights affect the power grid.

Math Bollen Visited Shichuan University in Chengdu, China.

Math Bollen, professor in electric power engineering, visited Shichuan University in Chengdu, China on 29 December 2014.

Electric Power Engineering takes the next step

Professor Math Bollen, an international profile in the electric power research community, is the holder of chair in the new research subject Electric Power Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå.

Thesis exhibition with fruitful meetings

Many students' path to jobs is through the thesis. So it was perhaps at the thesis exhibition that some of the students, without knowing it, met their future colleagues for the first time.

200 000 sek for students in Skelleftea

Each year the Skeria Fund scholarship is awarded student activities that will improve the student social environment and also activities that increases the interest and knowledge about research and edcation at Campus Skellefteå. The awards was handed out by Skellefteås councillor Lorents Burman.

In the media: kick-off meeting for the Bachelor in Electrical Power Engineering

Teachers and representatives from 13 companies met this year's batch of new students when the Bachelor Programme in Electrical Power Engineering started up in Skellefteå.

24 new Electrical Power Engineers graduating

The first 24 Bachelor of science engineers in electrical power has now completed their studies. The initiative to the study programme was taken by the industry to secure the needs of energy expertise in the future. The University programme is run by the three northernmost university and is a distance learning programme.

Great need for well educated engineers

In june 2014 the first students in the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Power Engineering programme are graduating. This unique bachelor distance learning programme was initiated by the electric power industry and started in collaboration with the three northernmost universities - Luleå University of Technology, Mid Sweden University and Umeå University.

Electric Power Engineering at LTU in Skellefteå continues to grow

The Electric Power Engineering Group in Skellefteå is steadily increasing. The group has now been reinforced by Adjunct Professor Kailash N. Srivastava, ABB Corporate Research in Västerås, who will work 20% for LTU Skellefteå. Twelve people are now involved in the Electric Power Engineering research in Skellefteå and the group are expected to be strengthen by further thirteen people within a few years.

250,000 SEK to develop Campus Skellefteå

Each year Skeria-fonden at Campus Skellefteå contributes to activities that will improve the student social environment and also activities that increases the interest and knowledge about research and education at Campus Skellefteå.

Thesis Exhibition at LTU i Skellefteå

Last year Students will do their thesis work during the period March 31 - June 8. Therefore LTU in Skellefteå invited the industry and students to a thesis exhibition. 21 companies and 90 students participated in the event.

Students meet the IT industry in Skelleftea

More than 100 students from computer-based programmes attended "Möjligheternas day" when the IT industry in Skellefteå invited to company visits and MerIT gala. The IT industry in Skellefteå need more skilled employees, says Dataföreningens Leif Häggmark. Organizers of the event was Dataföreningen, LTU Skellefteå, Umeå University in Skellefteå and Skellefteå Municipality.

The electric Power industry attracts Yvonne Ruwaida

Yvonne Ruwaida has been a professional politician since the age of 24 and is now in the Swedish Green Party Parliamentary group. Over the past two years, Yvonne has studied Electrical Power engineering at Luleå University of Technology. Now one year of studies remains. When Yvonne found the three-year programme in Electric Power, she knew it was the right choice

Idéhuset 2013 Campus Skellefteå

since 2008 students at Campus Skellefteå has started a business company per year in Skellefteå. One reason for this success is Sammes foundation which since its inception in 2007 has distributed about 700,000 SEK per year in scholarships to students for good business ideas. This summer 23 students will work with their ideas and they have received a total amount of 550,000 SEK from Sammes foundation for the purpose.

Campus Skellefteå students develop ideas

11 students from Campus Skellefteå has participated in" Lycksele Meeting spot" to produce prototypes in health, young entrepreneurship and skills. The three winning teams won SEK 120 000 to share and the opportunity to develop their services further. Markus Sundström, LTU participated in the winning team FARPP - a mobile application that will engage health care staff to prescribe "Physical Activities on Prescription" more often, and help motivate patients to change their lifestyle.

Nordsken - more than a game festival!

The third edition of the festival Nordsken has now ended. What in Skellefteå started with the establishing of Dreamhack is now a wider festival for all ages. Nordsken is a drug-free event for those interested in technology, computer games and table games (role-figure and card games). LTU cooperates with Nordsken and contribute with games, competitions and students.

Engineers visiting students at Balderskolan

LTU Skellefteå visited Balder School to inform about the profession Engineer. Engineers from Plusshus and Outotec talked about their experiences in their profession and about their work. They both agreed that it is a good choice to study an engineering programme. You get a good technical base which opens a whole field of professions.

Students get scholarship for developing ideas

120,000 SEK were distributed to students and staff at Campus Skellefteå seeking Sammes Foundation development grant. The purpose of the scholarship is to support business and product ideas.

Skellefteå Kraft helps power technology research

Skellefteå Kraft is providing support to the national research program Elektra at Elforsk to contribute to the transformation of the energy system towards sustainability, contributing to fewer power outages and make electric mains and energy use more effective.

Skeria-fonden gives 164.500 SEK to student activities in Skellefteå

The Student Association in Skellefteå received 67,000 SEK from Skeria-fonden for activities that will improve the student social environment at Campus Skellefteå. This is a contributions to gaming tournament, Ikea trip, laser evening, seating, entertainment, new equipment for rehearsal and to the student puc etc.

Inauguration of the new Student Reception Desk in Skellefteå

The Student Reception Desk in Skellefteå is now inaugurated! Marianne Tyboni has worked with service to students in Skellefteå since 1998 and both Marianne and the students are pleased with the new facilities in the B-building at Campus Skellefteå.
- It feels good to be in the same building as our students, says Marianne. It makes it easier for the students to contact me.

Students in Skellefteå get scholarship for good ideas

Sammes stiftelse has now awarded four of the LTU-students in Skellefteå for their business ideas. Students in Skellefteå will also in spring 2013 be able to apply for additional scolarships for development of their ideas and business scholarship. Further a scholarship for working with the ideas during the summer.

Skeria fund Scholarships 2012

This years Skeria Fund Scholarship at approximately 150,000 SEK will be given for activities that increase interest and knowledge of research and education at Campus Skellefteå. The money will also go to activities which improves the students' social environment.

Researchers Night in Skellefteå

LTU offered numerous lectures and activities when Researchers Night was held in Skellefteå in september. The lectures were designed for gymnasiet and högstadiet.

Smart grids instead of new power lines?

The use of electricity from Distributed Energy Resources like wind and solar power
will impact the performance of the electricity network and this sets a limit to the
amount of such renewables that can be connected says Nicholas Etherden in his licentiate thesis.

How to avoid negative interferences on power system installations

The main work of the project is to study the harmonic emissions from the modern wind turbines, and the propagation through a wind park, says Kai Yang. The measurements and simulations are applied to evaluate the behavior of wind turbines and impacts of wind park installations. The study provides knowledge to avoid negative interferences on power system installations.

Electrical Power Researchers explores how large solar cells establishmens affects the power quality

The Electric Power Group at LTU Skellefteå, together with the University of Cordoba and MAGTEL Renovables, Spain has launched a research partnership. The aim is to examine how a large solar cells establishment affects the electric power quality.

Skellefteå companies need engineers!

194.000 SEK for student Ideas with development potential

Sammes Foundation has now selected 16 student projects for the Development award. The intention of the award is that the applicants shall be able to achieve necessary skills to develop new products and services.

New research on electric grid which is loaded by technical gadgets

Noise in the radio, flickering TV screens and that electrical devices can have shortened life expectancy are examples of disturbances in the electricity network due to new electronic products charged to the net. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology, in cooperation with the Swedish Energy Agency are to seek ways to reduce interference and has received over 4 million SEK in research funding by the Authority.