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Facts about Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology experiences rapid growth with world-leading expertise within several research domains. We shape the future through innovative education and ground-breaking research results. Drawing on our location in the Arctic region, we create global societal benefit. Our scientific and artistic research and education are carried out in close collaboration with international, national, and regional companies, public actors, and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has an annual turnover of SEK 2.0 billion. Today, we have around 1,900 employees and close to 17,900 students.

All figures are from the annual report 2023.

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Research

The research at Luleå University of Technology is predominantly applied and takes place in close collaboration with international and national companies and partners. The research has a turnover of almost SEK 1.2 billion.

Research areas

Built Environment and Infrastructure
Architecture and Design
Mines and Minerals
Mechanical Engineering and Materials
Energy
Digitalisation, Automation and Artificial Intelligence
Space
Business Administration and Social Sciences
Health
Education
Music and Theatre

Current research projects are available on the page Our research.

Employees

Luleå University of Technology has around 1,900 employees.

Full-time equivalents

The number of full-time equivalents corresponds to the number of employees converted into full-time posts.

Total: 1,539 full-time equivalents
50 per cent women, 50 per cent men

Professors: 150 full-time equivalents
30 per cent women, 70 per cent men

Associate professors: 102 full-time equivalents
37 per cent women, 63 per cent men

Teachers and researchers (including professors): 613 full-time equivalents
40 per cent women, 60 per cent men

Administrative and technical staff: 528 full-time equivalents
68 per cent women, 32 per cent men

Turnover

Luleå University of Technology has a total turnover of around SEK 2.0 billion per year.

Education at first and second level: SEK 805 million

Commissioned education: SEK 19 million

Research and doctoral education: SEK 1,084 million

Commissioned research: SEK 79 million

Education at first and second level

The total number of students

17 852 students, 52 per cent women and 48 per cent men.

First cycle/Bachelor’s level: 8,210 students

Second cycle/Master’s level: 1,078 students

Freestanding courses: 8,564 students

Full-year students

A full-time student corresponds to a student enrolled for full-time studies during an academic year.

Civil engineering: 2,006 full-year students
28 per cent women, 72 per cent men

Bachelor of Engineering: 177 full-year students
16 per cent women, 84 per cent men

Other technical educations: 346 full-year students
38 per cent women, 62 per cent men

Teacher and pedagogy: 705 full-year students
82 per cent women, 18 per cent men

Economics and Social Sciences: 1,257 full-year students
57 per cent women, 45 per cent men

Music, media and theater: 219 full-year students
45 per cent women, 55 per cent men

Health Sciences: 873 full-year students
79 per cent women, 21 per cent men

Advanced level: 532 full-year students
47 per cent women, 53 per cent men

Freestanding courses: 1,595 full-year students
53 per cent women, 47 per cent men

EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)

Some of the study programmes have been partially financed with funds attributable to the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).