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Documentary film day with intrusive theme

Some of Sweden's leading documentary filmmakers gathered at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology during Friday's documentary film day. This year's event circled around the most personal and how close we can go in film.

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.

Explore unique virtual mine

Wherever you are in the world, you can go down to the virtual underground mine created by researchers at Luleå University of Technology. The experience brings you a thousand feet below ground and you can move independently between the shaft and the hallways.

Record interest in Gradshow

Some of the world's largest companies within visual effects and video games have visited Luleå University of Technology for this year's Gradshow. – It's great to have the opportunity to communicate with potential employers, says Anton Grönberg, student in Computer Engineering.

Macchiarini documentary praised

Eric Forsgren's documentary prize was awarded to the journalist Bosse Lindquist for his trilogy The experiments dealing with surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, then working at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

Former student praised at media gala

Amelia Mauritzon studied journalism at Luleå University of Technology until she was offered a dream job at Östersund Posten. She was recently awarded the prize for best TV-segment at the media group MIttMedias sports gala.

"You'll learn more than you think"

Former student participating in På spåret

Tina Mehrafzoon was only 17 years old when she began studying journalism at Luleå University of Technology in 2008. After graduating three years later, she was quickly offered job as host of Musikguiden in P3 and an already successful career reaches another highlight this fall as she participates as...

PiteFM nominees for the major radio price

Pite FM, Luleå University's student radio in Pitea, have the chance to win the prestigious Major Radio Prize at the annual Radio gala on 17 September. Student radio, carried on outside of class time, is nominated in the category Community Radio.

Puts media research on the agenda

Anna Edin is Luleå University's new Professor of Media and Communication Studies. Her academic career began back in the early 1990s and most resently she comes from University of Gävle . Recruitment of students and the promotion of a university environment where media research is high on the agenda,...

P1 documentary by former journalist student

The documentary "Kalkugnsolyckan och Kärleken" broadcasts on P1 Documentary Sunday, May 24 is made by Malin Winberg, who trained as a journalist in Piteå, Luleå University of Technology. The documentary highlights the life three years after the difficult accident at the steelworks in Luleå - for the...

Future journalists in improved education

Lots of editorial work and strong connection to the industry both in terms of technical equipment and teachers. That is the recipe for sucess behind the University's new education Journalism and media.
– In journalism and media, we educate tomorrow's media managers, says the teacher Ulrika Lindgre...

New media and communications programmes in the digital age

Media society goes from broadcast to digital. How does it affect education in media and communication studies? The question was asked on a conference that Luleå University of Technology hosted.

New publishing cultures in focus

During FMSK's first conference day new publishing cultures, open acess and copyright was discussed by a renowned panel.

FSMK-conference in Media and Communications Studies

14 May. 2014 12:00 – 15 May. 2014 13:00 , Black box:

Expert on Swedish media

Media companies are concentrating on their core business, internet draws in most advertising money and we are looking more and more on television through play services. These are the three clear trends in the Swedish media market states Staffan Sundin, Professor of Media and Communication Studies at...

Media and Communication Studies at LTU is of High quality

The education in Media and Communication Studies at Luleå University of Technology has been given the grade High quality by the Swedish Higher Education Authority. Staffan Sundin, Professor in Media and Communication Studies, shares his thoughts about how the education has been improved.

Published:16 December 2013

Updated: 8 June 2015

By:Lars Andersson

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