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Rana fled the war in Syria - got a job after training in electrical engineering

Josef's online course made global top 100 list

Class Central, an equivalent to Tripadvisor but for cost-free education from universities and colleges across the globe, recently listed the 100 most popular online courses from the past year. Included on the list is Luleå University of Technology's course Workplace Wellbeing: How to Build Confidenc...

Contract education supports the Swedish Companies Registration Office's digitalisation

In 2020, the Swedish Companies Registration Office signed an agreement with Luleå University of Technology on contract education in IT for its business developers. One of those who have benefited from the collaboration is Nina Brede.

The Swedish Pensions Agency is launching an academy with the support of Luleå University of Technology

The Swedish Pensions Agency has recently created the “Pensionsmyndighetsakademien”, a platform for further training of its employees who work in IT. In the search for an education provider, the choice fell on Luleå University of Technology.

Luleå University of Technology offers lifelong learning for all

Do you want to strengthen your skills in finance, project management, digitization, marketing, or why not learn more about snow? Then take part in Luleå University of Technology's new open, web-based distance courses - so-called MOOCs that are accessible to everyone.

Contract educations meets the electricity industry's skills needs

The good collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and the Swedish Public Employment Service in contract educations for foreign-born engineers is being expanded. The training offer is supplemented with two new fast tracks in electric power and energy technology that will meet the industry...

"I’ll relocate immediately if I’ll get a job after graduation"

The commissioned training in operation and maintenance technology for foreign-born engineers that Luleå University of Technology has developed in collaboration with the Swedish Public Employment Service and Northvolt has now started.

Contract education for foreign-born engineers

Luleå University of Technology has, in collaboration with the Swedish Public Employment Service and Northvolt, developed a professional education in Operations and Maintenance Engineering for foreign-born engineers. The goal is that the participants after completing their education have increased th...

Free digital courses for the hospitality industry

Luleå University of Technology will develop MOOC courses - for the restaurant and tourismindustry, which have been hit hard by the current pandemic. The changed state of the labor market as a result of the corona crisis means that more people may need to strengthen their skills in specific areas thr...

Lifelong learning benefits both the individual and the organization

LTU Professional Education is Luleå University of Technology's executive education. The courses are carried out on behalf of companies or organizations and can be single days up to several semesters. They are offered as both open courses and as tailored educational programs. The goal is to provide i...

LKAB secures the future with LTU Professional Education

LKAB's HR managers, together with Mining and Operations, have identified a need to have more basic trained technicians within the Group and have chosen to train twelve employees in an education in operation and maintenance technology via LTU Professional Education.