Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences

Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences (ETS) consists of around 200 employees engaged in research and education within both technical and social science areas.

The department is responsible for a large number of educational programs such as an MBA program and various engineering and social science's programs. The research is problem-oriented and conducted in close cooperation with stakeholders in the community.

The department includes 12 research topics that are organized into four divisions: Business Administration, Innovation and Design, Social Sciences and Human Work Science.

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Christian Bäcklund

New project on computer game addiction

Computer games are a popular hobby, not least among many young people. Gambling has demonstrable positive effects on mental health. But in some cases, it can lead to an addiction. In a newly started research project, Christian Bäcklund, doctoral student in technical psychology at Luleå University of Technology, will deepen science's understanding of the relatively new phenomenon, computer game addiction.
Malin Malmström

Malin Malmström in Almi's Research Council

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Linn Gerhardsson, alumnus of technical design and founder of Alarm wear.

She wants to increase security for women

As a degree project in the Master's Program in Industrial Design engineering, Linn Gerhardsson developed a waistband to prevent sexual abuse in outdoor environment. But the thesis became more than just a desk product. Today, 28-year-old Linn Gerhardsson runs the company Alarmwear. In 2019, she was awarded the SKAPA prize for young researchers in memory of Alfred Nobel.

DEPICT LAB – Technology based on human conditions

Photo: Johan Baggström
Photo: Kiruna kommun

Harvard students study Urban transformation of the Arctic city Kiruna

History professor Dag Avango, at Luleå University of Technology, is responsible for an international digital workshop: "What does it take to move a city?" It is held for master's students in collaboration with Harvard Research University in Cambridge, on the theme of sustainable development in the Arctic.

Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences
Luleå University of Technology
Postal address: SE-97187 Luleå, Sweden
Visiting address: A-Building, University Campus, Porsön, Luleå
Phone: +46 (0)920 49 10 00 Fax: +46 (0)920 49 28 18

Published:22 November 2013
Updated: 21 September 2020
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