50 years of education

Photo: Petra Älvstrand
Photo: Petra Älvstrand
50 years of education
Första teknologerna
In the beginning

September 1, 1971 opens the gates to Sweden's northernmost technical college.

Lina Almqvist
"Here I have made friends for life"

Lina Almqvist comes from Borlänge and studies the Master of Business Administration program.

Hans Petrini
Hans Petrini
Our first student
David Marklund Lundin 2
"It's fun, intense and heavenly fun"

David Marklund Lundin lives in Luleå and is studying Bachelor Programme in Occupational Therapy.

Sofia-Hambreus
Student number 1000

When University of Luleå celebrated 15 years as a university, the 1000th student Sofia Kleve, then Hambraeus, graduated from the Master Program in Geosciences. Today she works at AB Volvo with operational quality and environment.

Moves up for snow and work

Hicham Baammi studies the commissioned education that Luleå University of Technology has developed with Northvolt and the Swedish Public Employment Service.

Gröna omställningen
Gröna omställningen
The green transition

Luleå University of Technology has played an important role in the supply of skills in the whole country. Investments in northern Sweden for a fossil-free society. Together with our researchers and students, we therefore have unique opportunities to position ourselves as one of Europe's and Sweden's strongest universities when it comes to education that contributes to the green transition.

LTU 50 years
Luleå University of Technology celebrates 50 years
Published:1 September 2021
Updated: 1 September 2021
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