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The Luleå University of Technology is experiencing strong growth with world-leading competence in several areas of research. Our research is conducted close to Bosch, Ericsson, Scania, LKAB, SKF, and leading international universities. The Luleå University of Technology has a total turnover of SEK 1.6 billion per year. We currently have 1,700 employees and 15,000 students. We are a leading university of technology that works together with the world around us to build an attractive, sustainable society. Through our research and education, which are characterized by creativity, innovation, initiative, and responsibility, we shape the world we live in – with future generations in mind. In close cooperation with industry and society, we are a research university that is defining essential needs. Within our vital research and innovation areas, we are a global leader, and we continuously identify new areas of research that further strengthen our profile. Our high-technology infrastructure is a prerequisite for our success. We combine extensive technical research with areas in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, educational sciences, health sciences, and art. We cooperate across the borders between different disciplines, often in multidisciplinary projects. This gives a broad perspective and new insights that equip us to tackle complex research issues such as those in the intersection between art and technology. We have a vital role to play in the development of an attractive, sustainable society. We develop and attract the most sought after researchers. With our excellence, which is internationally recognized, we conduct outstanding research and enhance education quality at the undergraduate level, advanced level, and postgraduate level. We bring together researchers and students from different parts of the world in a natural and inspirational way. We cooperate successfully with our partners and have alliances with other leading universities in the world. Independent, active learning that challenges every individual's capacity to meet the future. Our students take personal responsibility for their education. They have vast choices in their learning — they create their profile. Our philosophy of education is based on teachers with good research backgrounds and excellent teaching skills, who, in their work, focus on the individual's active learning. Our students establish contact with working life in cooperation with their teachers and build their networks during their education. It increases their chances of finding exciting jobs or turning their ideas into innovative businesses of their own. Our cooperating partners participate actively in educational programs. We integrate leadership and project work in all of our courses. Our project work is a direct result of our unique and extensive cooperation with companies, public works, and other society parts. We are one meeting place where students from all over Sweden and the world come to develop. We give courses at the undergraduate level, advanced level, and postgraduate level. The vital research areas are reflected in our programs. Our teaching expertise and our sound base of research ensure the high quality of our education. Our programs are conducted on the campus and as distance courses, and we work for flexible learning that uses modern technologies. We meet the need for expertise regionally, nationally, and internationally. We are a leading player in lifelong learning, and we develop tailor-made forms of education to this end. Our stand-alone courses are part of the lifelong learning that contributes to the individual's and society's needs in skills development. Our students are sought after both in Sweden and abroad. They are competent, creative, responsible, and decisive, and take with them the knowledge of an attractive, sustainable society, on respect, trust, openness, and responsibility. We support each other and see value in other's success. We have a warm and creative working climate that rests on shared values, in which curiosity and respect for different skills and specialized areas play a natural part. The atmosphere at the university inspires us to dare to take risks in order to succeed. We are famous for our stimulating study and working environment. Here you will find closeness and togetherness between students and employees, as well as natural meeting places. The atmosphere is characterized by trust. It provides the opportunity for employees and students to influence and take responsibility for their development in collaboration with others - and it gives results. Together with the surrounding society, we have the best student environment in Sweden. We show openness, tolerance, and embrace our differences since they provide well-being, the desire to work and make us competitive. Collaboration within the whole university and with the surrounding society is our strength. We are proud of belonging to the Luleå University of Technology. We measure and compare ourselves with the best in order to strengthen our leading position. Our research that changes things, our courses that challenge students, and the culture that inspires us to dare all are essential elements of our vision, as a leading technical university, to contribute to the development of an attractive, sustainable society. The Luleå University of Technology develops an attractive, sustainable society through research and education. Many of our research subjects are related to sustainability, like natural resources management, sustainable urban development, waste management, and recycling. Sustainability is also a vital issue in our work to develop Sweden's best learning environment. View full university