20 latest news in education

Great interest in international courses

2023-01-23 The number of applicants to international courses and programs is increasing. The latest applications shows that more people are applying for international master's programs and also international courses and first-cycle courses and study programmes. For Luleå University of Technology, the increase ...

"We invest in and educate competence for the green transition"

2022-12-15 When the world implements the green transition, both research and education are needed. For the mining industry, Luleå University of Technology now launches Swedish School of Mines. This includes research that extends along the entire mineral and metal value-chain, several master's and civil enginee...

Two receive an award for best thesis from The Björn Wahlström Foundation 2022

2022-12-09 Two students, Ingeborg Hjorth and Maria Sandlund, receive scholarships of SEK 25,000 each for the best thesis regarding mining operations and iron production from The Björn Wahlström's Foundation.

New specialist nursing program for high competence in aging population

2022-11-14 A society with an increasingly elderly population needs specialized skills that promote health and care among older people. From autumn semester 2023, nurses have the opportunity to specialize in elderly care at Luleå University of Technology.

Innovators of the Year 2022

2022-11-08 The award Student Innovator of the year at Luleå University of Technology 2022 goes to Sofie Zätterqvist who developed "Don't be an asshole brewery" and created a creative concept for alcohol-free beer with the aim to challenge, educate and engage young people around gender and (in)equality. The Res...

Students flying off to Spain

2022-10-21 The MSc students in Computer Engineering, Hugo Pettersson, Dennis Trollsfjord and Johan Olsson will fly to Spain to present their work on point clouds at the UCAmI conference. Point clouds are used for mapping three-dimensional spaces, for example in the mining industry.

Construction and environmental innovations with BoKlok

2022-10-19 The construction company BoKlok take help of students from Luleå University of Technology to transform problems into opportunities and develop its business concepts in prefabricated construction.

Student received scholarship for clarinet performance

2022-09-06 Clarinetist José Luis Relova Gallego, former master student, at School of Music in Piteå, Luleå University of Technology has received a scholarship for his contribution in an opera at Vadstena Academy.

Materials Science Division represented at ECCM20 in Switzerland

2022-08-31 Wood and Bionanocomposites and Polymeric Composites Materials groups were represented at the European Conference of Composites Materials (ECCM).

Europe's access to space via Esrange - important for security

2022-07-05 Due to Russia's attacks on Ukraine, access to space has dropped drastically in Europe. A significant proportion of all Europe's satellite launches previously took place from Russia. Now that Esrange in Kiruna can start launching satellites from December 2022, it will be of enormous importance to Eur...

The degree project was named Sweden's best

2022-06-30 Their degree project has been named Sweden's best in intensive care nursing education. Lina Stenman and Lisa Högberg, who have just completed their education at Luleå University of Technology, have been rewarded by the Anviva Education Council.
"We wrote about how the nurses experienced not being ...

Fake accident part of the assessment

2022-06-08 It was an stressful examination for the students in the specialist nurse educations at Luleå University of Technology. In a fictitious accident, they had to act practically with injured people.
"It is important that we have this type of exercise where you can use both theoretical and practical kno...

Special teacher education in Luleå was presented at a parliamentary seminar

2022-05-30

VIP event for students about the green transition - a great success

2022-05-03 A special VIP evening for students at Luleå University of Technology about the green transition attracted great interest and commitment. 150 students had come to meet several of Luleå University of Technology's researchers and PhD students and the leading-edge companies in the industrial green trans...

Higher numbers of admitted to international educations

2022-04-20 Nearly 750 people have been admitted to this autumn's international programs, courses and master's programs at Luleå University of Technology. This is an increase by 61 percent for international programs and courses and by more than 15 percent for master's programs, compared to 2021.

Music student winner of international flute competition

2022-04-20 On 27 March 2022 Rafael Adobas Bayog was awarded with the 1st prize in the Kobe International Flute Competition. Rafael Adobas Bayog is a flutist in the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and a student from the International Orchestra Academy at Piteå School of Music, Luleå University of Technol...

The future experts in environmental and climate policy

2022-03-18 In the autumn of 2022, a new distance course in political science with a focus on environmental and climate policy will start at Luleå University of Technology. The need for future competence in the field is great and several teachers in the new focus course are among the foremost researchers in env...

New strategic partnership with South Africa

2022-03-16 Luleå University of Technology is deepening its collaboration with South Africa and has been part of the South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF) since January 2022. The collaborative project covers universities, business and the public sector and the goal is to strengthen the ties between South...

The research develops the schools

2022-03-15 The teacher educations at Luleå University of Technology are many. The research is often closely linked to the daily activities in the schools.
"The goal is a close collaboration with the municipalities and schools also when it comes to the programmes", says Maria Johansson, head of Division.

New study programmes with a special focus on sustainability and in close collaboration with industry

2022-02-22 In autumn 2022, Luleå University of Technology launches three new programmes in technology and engineering and a new bachelor’s programme with specialisation in sustainability. All programmes involve close collaboration with industry, branches and companies already from the first year. Examples are ...

Published:7 April 2020
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