News 2019 - Luleå University of Technology

Christmas greeting from the film design students

The film design programme has under the heading Visual effects acquired knowledge in mask making, visual trix with camera and cover models and fire and smoke in studio environment.

Collaboration strengthens the school's scientific foundation

For two years, Ulrika Bergmark, assistant professor at Luleå University of Technology, has worked as a flexite scientist at Piteå municipality. A form of collaboration where the university's research is moved out into society with the aim of building bridges between academia and school activity.

Joyful Christmas concert at the School of Music

As usual when the Christmas concert at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology is performed, Studio Acusticum was filled to the brim.

New communications app is being developed for aphasia patients

Being able to express oneself is important for everyone, but not everyone has the same opportunities. People with aphasia can often only express single words and are therefore excluded from more in-depth conversations. A new project at Luleå University of Technology will simplify and enable advanced...

Trump video becomes viral

A speech by US President Donald Trump set to music has attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers on Youtube in just a few days. The author is Mathias Lundqvist, senior lecturer and teacher at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology.

Educates new profession

Teacher assistants is a new and increasingly demanded occupational category within the Swedish school. In the past, the group has often been seen as an additional resource intended for simpler work tasks, but a new commissioned education under the leadership of Luleå University of Technology aims at...

Debate: Economic pressure causes the actor's art to disappear

Maybe it's time to start listening to those who "can't be heard"? On those who work alongside the economic system? This according to Ulf Friberg, university lecturer and teacher at the Theater Academy at Luleå University of Technology in a debate article in Dagens Nyheter

Awarded short-term scholarship

Lena Manderstedt, associate professor at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded a short-term scholarship of SEK 10,000 for work in the Swedish Children's Book Institute's collections.

ArcTech - a new lab for digital learning research

The ArcTech lab allows researchers, teachers and other stakeholders in the community to collaborate and explore new models of learning using various digital resources such as distance technology, AI and gamification.

Collaboration for research and development work

Since 2019, Luleå University of Technology has been participating in the experimental activities ULF (Development, Learning, Research), which aims to promote structures between academia and school.

Awarded for excellent work

The recipients of Luleå University of Technology's educational award, Region Norrbotten's scholarship in memory of former county council director Elisabeth Holmgren and scholarships from Rune and Märta Ström's foundation were presented at Vetenskapens hus earlier this week.

Liv Sandberg and Philip Engström are Alumni of the Year 2019

Facebook's Head of Agency Liv Sandberg and Philip Engström, who has a successful career at the company Important Looking Pirates, have been named Alumni of the Year at Luleå University of Technology.

International theater exchange in Luleå

Next week, the Theatre Academy at Luleå University of Technology will host the Norteas network, which brings together Nordic and Baltic performing arts institutions.

Cathrine Norberg, professor of English

Our language says something about how we look at the surroundings. Cathrine Norberg wants to contribute to increased gender equality and knowledge about gender by making society's norms visible in the spoken and written language.

Dance investment in teacher education

Although research shows that dance strengthens children's communication, empathy and self-esteem, it is often not a prioritized learning process in schools and educational institutions. With this background, parts of the teacher training courses at Luleå University of Technology now choose to invest...

Wrote song for new Swedish movie

David Myhr, senior lecturer and teacher at Luleå University of Technology in Piteå, wrote the single Work of love which can be heard in the new Swedish big film Until Frank separates us.

Former student nominated for the Music Publishers award

The composer and former student Johannes Pollak was nominated for the Music Publishers Award in the category of Art Music of the Year. The nominated work was a composition of William Shakespeare's poem Fear no More the Heat of the Sun.

Regulations make it difficult for newly arrived students

Young people who have fleed to Sweden find it difficult to enter the national high school programs because they are not given enough time to meet the eligibility requirements. This according to new research at Luleå University of Technology. In Sweden, 30,000 newly arrived students each year attend ...

Student created work on maternity ward-occupation

Recently, the work "BB-occupation" was performed with Norrbotten's Youth Symphonics in Boden. The author is the composition student Alva Stern who wants to highlight the burning current issues of women's health and rural policy.

Well-attended events at open day

When Luleå University of Technology invited to an open day, the campus area was filled by high school students, students in adult education and new arrivals who wanted to know more about the university and the programmes.

Open house attracted many

The Luleå University School of Music opened its doors to the public and invited guests on Tuesday. More than 300 visitors from large parts of northern Sweden got to know everything from lectures to dance improvisation and radio workshops.

Research in the center

Researcher Friday is Sweden's most widely spread science festival with activities all over Sweden on the last Friday and Saturday in September. On Friday, Luleå University of Technology in Piteå opened its doors to the public with a special focus on school-age youth.

Former student new chaplain in På spåret

Last spring, Lada Egolaeva graduated from the bachelor's program in music at Luleå University of Technology. Now she becomes the new chaplain for the orchestra in the immensely popular television program På spåret.

Research festival wants to create meetings and dialogue

27 Sep. 2019 09:00 – 15:00 :

On Friday, the science festival ForskarFredag will be held at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology. It is Sweden's most widespread research event with activities across the country the last weekend in September.

Luleå University of Technology and Piteå municipality sign increased cooperation

Piteå municipality and Luleå University of Technology, have adopted a joint declaration of intent, which will strengthen both the municipality's development and the university's activities, with regard to education and skills development, research and innovation, as well as experimental environments...

In the media: The School of Music's Orchestra Academy in Kontrapunkt

New students were welcomed in Piteå

This year's new students at the School of Music were welcomed on Wednesday by university management and teachers.

New students fill campus with life

Expectations were high when the new students arrived at the start of their studies at Luleå University of Technology. In total, approximately 2000 new students were welcomed to the Luleå, Piteå and Skellefteå campus locations.

Sound art in interaction with nature

Musicians have always been inspired by nature and living environment in their creative process. Few have, however, created music in direct interaction with the surroundings, but that was exactly what the researchers in the sound art project Invisible Sounds: Piteå Port did when visiting Pite Harbor ...

Student won international music competition

Student Fredrik Ekenvi has won the final in the international composition competition WASBE (World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles). The competition focuses on wind orchestra music and Fredrik Ekenvis piece "I Long for the Furthest Stars" won the category orchestral winds.

Dance teacher appointed to this year's teacher

Tove Lojander, teacher at the subject teacher program specialization dance, has been awarded the Teacher of the Year 2019 award by Luleå Student Union.

Summer Academy of the highest class

The summer academy at Framnäs Folk High School attracts promising musicians and renowned teachers every year to Piteå. Everything from students at advanced level to high school students and amateurs gets the chance to deepen their instrument.

Students exhibit project courses in Skellefteå

Party atmosphere at the closing ceremony in Piteå

The atmosphere was on top when the graduates at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology was thanked at Studio Acusticum.

Student is praised by the Skyttean community

The future music teacher Niklas Wiik is awarded the Skyttean Society's prize for Young Musician trained at the School of Music in Piteå.

Historical departure class presented thesis projects

Luleå University of Technology's first, historical, departure class of special educators presented their thesis projects on Tuesday. In a packed House of Science in Luleå, special educators, school leaders and specialist teachers gathered to listen to the students.

Teachers won international music competition

In rock hard international competition, Mathias Lundqvist's song Hopp och Lek was named winner when the US-based songwriting competition International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced this year's winners. Songwriters and composers from all over the world participate and in the jury groups the...

Practical school research under the microscope

The research and innovation area Learning recently held aworkshop with the theme of learning and research in collaboration. The purpose was to highlight and make visible the practical research within preschool and school, and to identify and discuss different strategies to further develop and implem...

Former student praised in Los Angeles

Philip Engström studied at the program Computer Graphics (today Visual Design - digital design) between 2013-2016. Recently, he was part of a team that was honored at the annual VES gala in Los Angeles where the industry appoints the best visual effects of the year.

Trial-course attracted dance enthusiasts

This week, the dance teacher education at Luleå University of Technology was taken over by just over 50 curious visitors from all over the country. The prospective students participated in a two-day trial-course where they got to meet students, teachers and invited guest dancers of the highest qual...

Explores our view of the alien

Teaterhögskolan's departure class invites the audience to political satire with contemporary touching points in its upcoming degree production. In the play The Tiger they explores our view of the alien through the tiger Michaela and everyone who meets her.

Debate: Dance in school - for the future public health!

In the media: Streaming services threaten our cultural heritage

SMASK winner with a "kick"

After great drama, it was clear that this year's winner of SMASK in Piteå was the contribution "A kick" with the artists Kjell-Ken and Bob. It was the second consecutive year that the students Kristoffer Töyrä and Oskar Lidström won the competition.

Even sound levels may require legislation

Many have certainly noticed that the volume may be commuting on the radio or felt compelled to adjust the volume when the sound level suddenly changes during television broadcasts. Differences in perceived noise levels have long been a problem in both radio and TV, but new research at Luleå Universi...

SMASK aims at the stars

On Friday, it is time for this year's SMASK in Piteå. The Mello-spex that involves all of the Swedish Music Schools is a loving tribute to Eurovision. The theme of the competition in Piteå is space.

Classical music meets modern technology

A classical concert with traditional instruments combined with novel technology and spectacular visualization methods, will be hosted by Luleå University of Technology on March 2nd, 19h at Kulturens Hus, Luleå. It will be an unique opportunity to listen to a rare but modern concert.

Legend celebrated at documentary film day

For the 11th consecutive year, the Documentary Film Day was organized at Luleå University of Technology during Saturday. The day was devoted to documentary films, with views, conversations and discussions. This year's event was the first one without the initiator and TV legend Eric Forsgren.

Festival in midwinter

This week, the annual Midwinter Festival will be arranged at Luleå University of Technology. For four days, the public is given the opportunity to enjoy high quality music, performed by the students themselves, in a variety of genres and forms. The arrangement is also free of charge.

Performs work by Frost composer

Erik Westberg, professor at Luleå University of Technology, and his vocal ensemble, premieres the work Bidám vuolle by composer Frode Fjellheim at two concerts in Luleå and Piteå. Frode Fjellheim is mainly known as one of the composers of the music in the hit film Frost.

Research school inaugurated

Luleå University of Technology's new research school PROFS was inaugurated at Vetenskapens hus on Friday. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure the university's scientific competence in close cooperation with the schools in the region.

New project strengthens English literacy

Most of all online information is written in English, but language-specific critical reading abilities have proven inadequate among Swedish youth. A new research project at Luleå University of Technology aims to address this problem by strengthening English literacy for school students and their tea...

Published:9 December 2019

By:Kerstin Pettersson

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