Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm, Sweden
Website: www.kth.se Founded: 1827 year Type of University:Public 201–250 place StudyQA ranking: 943 pts. No. Students: 12424 No. Staff: 5157 Languages: Swedish, English Phone: +4687906000 Fax: +4687906500
Campuses:
Björksätra, Skärholmen (Stockholm, Sweden) Drottning Kristinas (Stockholm, Sweden) Ekebergabacken, Farsta (Stockholm, Sweden) Hanstavägen, Kista (Stockholm, Sweden) Hemmet (Stockholm, Sweden) Hälsovägen, Flemingsberg (Stockholm, Sweden) Industrivägen, Tyresö (Stockholm, Sweden) Jyllandsgatan, Kista (Stockholm, Sweden) Kungshamra, Bergshamra (Stockholm, Sweden) Lappkärrsberget (Stockholm, Sweden) Skrapan, Vartoftagatan (Stockholm, Sweden) Ärvingevägen, Kista (Stockholm, Sweden)
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About KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Since its founding in 1827, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world dedicated to advancing knowledge.

Versatile solutions to global challenges

KTH is working with industry and society in the pursuit of sustainable solutions to some of humanity’s greatest challenges: climate change, future energy supply, urbanisation and quality of life for the rapidly-growing elderly population. We are addressing these with world leading, high-impact research and education in natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as in architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy. Almost two-thirds of the SEK 4 billion turnover relates to research.

Basic and applied research are performed side-by-side at KTH and interdisciplinary research is conducted in parallel with work in specific fields. This approach encourages versatile solutions and the innovative climate creates many opportunities to realise great ideas. Our educational programmes foster a new generation of engineers, architects, teachers and undergraduate engineers.

KTH embraces academia and the public and private sectors working together. We are part of extensive international research collaborations and participate in a large number of educational exchange or joint programmes with universities and colleges in Europe, the U.S., Australia, Asia and Africa.

Working for a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow

Sweden is considered to be one of the most technologically innovative countries in the world and Stockholm is consistently ranked as one of world’s most entrepreneurial, innovative and attractive cities. KTH maintains close relationships with an expanding network of international companies and the industrial community in a number of fields and working and studying here provides access to this network.

The five KTH campuses in Greater Stockholm, gather more than 12,000 full-time students, some 2,000 PhD students and approximately 3,700 full-time employees. The campuses are strategically located close to their areas of research and study, for example KTH Kista is situated in the middle of the Kista ICT hub, with some of the world’s leading Information and Communications Technology companies. One of our other campuses, KTH Flemingsberg, is located in one of Northern Europe’s leading medical technology centres for research and industrial activity.

KTH will continue to focus on research and education for a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. We will continuously assess the impact of our efforts in society and contribute with the intellectual resources of our students and researchers to create new approaches to some of the most critical challenges of our times.

  • School of Architecture and the Built Environment

    The School of Architecture and the Built Environment, ABE (Skolan för Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad) is one of ten schools at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Our research and educational program regards the future of our societies; how cities, buildings and infrastructure will be designed and built, how institutions and regulatory systems should be developed to produce a good living environment, and how to provide good development conditions for business.

    ABE is unique among KTH’s schools in that we work with both the natural sciences and technology and with the social sciences and the humanities. The ABE School is also noted for its excellent contacts within research, business and the public sector, a strong tradition of contract education, and continual and well-organized contacts with professional organizations about the content and development of our educational programs.

    The ABE School is comprised of seven departments and six centers for advanced research, many led by internationally renowned scientists. The School has about 2200 undergraduate and 300 graduate students studying everything from architecture, civil and architectural engineering, and land and water resources engineering to philosophy, economics and planning.

  • School of Biotechnology

    The School of Biotechnology (BIO) is organized in six divisions. The main focus for the divisions is research, which to a large extent is conducted by PhD-students and PostDocs. In addition to the divisions, BIO hosts several research centers .

    In our education, BIO offers a three-year undergraduate bachelor programme in Biotechnology, with two separate two-year master programme extensions in Medical Biotechnology or Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology. In addition, a Nordic Master programme in computational chemistry and physics is offered.

    The PhD students are organized in two doctoral programmes, one in Biotechnology and one in Theoretical Chemistry and Biology.

    BIO is run with a lean administrative organization, headed by a Dean and a management group in which the division-heads are represented.

  • School of Chemical Science and Engineering

    The School of Chemical Science and Engineering is abbreviated internally as 'CHE' and is one of ten schools at KTH.
    The School of Chemical Science and Engineering consists of the departments Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Fibre and Polymer Technology as well as the Division of Engineering Pedagogics.
    The School of Chemical Science and Engineering manages postgraduate studies within the broad subject areas Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Fibre and Polymer Technology. CHE has approximately 215 active postgraduate students and the activities cover the use of basic and engineering science principles for design, analysis and understanding of molecular systems and their applications on, for example, bio-organic materials, energy transformation processes, environmental issues and production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

  • School of Computer Science and Communication

    CSC is one of Sweden’s most advanced and successful research and education institutions in Information Technology. We work with education and research in Computer Science, Media Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, Speech Technology and Music Acoustics at KTH and at Stockholm University (SU).

    About 300 people work in this dynamic environment, 100 of whom are graduate students. Currently, 1500 undergraduate students are enrolled in our education programmes. The school is responsible for education in Computer Science and Media Technology in most of the Master of Technology programmes at KTH, and also in Bachelor and Master programmes at KTH and at the Science faculty at SU. About 11000 students participate in our about 300 courses, ranging from basic level to research level each year.

  • School of Electrical Engineering

    The School of Electrical Engineering is one of ten schools at KTH. The school conducts research and education within in Electrical Power Engineering, Fusion and Space Plasma Physics, Telecommunications and Networks, Information and Control Systems.

    The School of Electrical Engineering conducts world class research and education. For several years in a row, the school has placed at the top of the prestigious QS ranking. At this year's list (2016), the school placed as number 17 in the world within the field of "Electrical & Electronic Engineering". 

    Our research within electrical engineering contributes to future solutions in smart grids, intelligent transport systems, robotics, safe infrastructure and medical technology. The research is globally prominent and places high in international rankings. 

    The school conducts research at nine departments  and two research centres.  Our research is divided into five strategic research areas:

    • Energy and electric power (smart grid)
    • Information and communication technology
    • Intelligent transport systems
    • Micro and Nanosystems
    • Space, and Fusion plasma

    KTH School of Electrical Engineering educates master- and doctoral students within Electrical Engineering. KTH School of Electrical Engineering offers two-year master’s programmes in English as well as courses for exchange students. The school’s educational programmes concern a wide range of areas from Electric Power Engineering, Automatic Control and Telecommunications to Space and Plasma Physics.

    The doctoral program in Electrical Engineering aims to promote research in energy, information and communication technology and microsystems. Our PhD students work closely with industry in cutting-edge areas such as transport, process industry and smart grids, preparing them for careers in industry and research.

  • School of Information and Communication Technology

    Kista is one of the world's most important ICT clusters. Kista Science City, or the Nordic Silicon Valley as it is also called, is the home of over 1,000 ICT companies and the birthplace of wireless communication technologies such as NMT, GSM, EDGE and W-CDMA.

    KTH Kista offers education and research in all the areas which today's information society is based upon - from nano scale physics to the benefit of the end user. At the KTH Kista campus it is close to everything - both teachers and other students. Kista is an educational environment with modern facilities, which are always open to the students. All courses are within ICT, creating a strong cohesion and an exchange over the educational programmes. Stockholm University’s computer science programmes are also located in Kista. Together, over 3000 students create a living educational environment and a vibrant student life. The university, expanding businesses, large mall with shopping and entertainment, student accommodations and good communications are just a few of the things which make Kista one of Stockholm's most dynamic city districts.

    KTH Kista is an exciting international environment with teachers and students from all around the world. The Master's and postgraduate programmes offered by the school attracts students from the world's top universities.

    Since 1993, the area of ​​ICT has been the fastest growing sector in Sweden, and many of the advances that have contributed to this have been made in Kista. With companies such as Ericsson, IBM, Tele2, TietoEnator, Microsoft, Intel and Oracle as neighbors, it is difficult not to be in phase with reality. Education and research at the school is made in  collaboration with the industry and based on the technological challenges facing society. The cooperation between industry and research creates a unique environment for education and the opportunity for the students to make connections with the industry during their studies.

  • School of Industrial Engineering and Management

    Activities cover the engineering, technological and economic knowledge necessary to be able to develop new products, material and production processes in a sustainable fashion as concerns technical management, financial profitability and the environment. One precondition for innovation and enterprise is the study and application of basic physical and chemical phenomena as well as the integration of new, often multidisciplinary technologies, methods and tools. Core knowledge areas include industrial design and innovation, product and production development, materials development, micro and nano technology as well as industrial economics, organisation and management.

  • School of Engineering Sciences

  • School of Technology and Health

    The School of Technology and Health, STH, is one of the nine Schools that constitute KTH. STH is one of the biggest schools within KTH in the area of undergraduate education, and is the main centre for Bachelor of Science programs at KTH. The school is located south of Stockholm, in Flemingsberg. The number of undergraduate students is around 1,500, and the number of employees is about 130.

    The profile of the School of Technology and Health is technology across the borders of engineering and medicine in a broad sense, including technical research of importance to medical applications and health care in its widest meaning.

    Apart from undergraduate programs, the School of Technology and Health offers research and postgraduate studies in its own research topic, which is called Technology and Health.

  • School of Education and Communication in Engineering Science

    The ECE School is an integral part of the educational development, research and learning at KTH. The school will conduct its own education programmes and courses, carry out research and provide support for both education and research for the other KTH schools. The contemporary library and the forward-thinking learning are the starting points for the formation of the ECE School.

    Forward-thinking learning refers to the ECE School's mission to support and streamline the teaching at KTH and to be responsible for building a first-class technological education for secondary school teachers. The ECE School will actively participate in the evaluation of the KTH courses and play a dynamic role in improving education and learning environments. One of the cornerstones is to develop the teaching role and competence of KTH's teachers. The learning environment can also be developed by proven methods in distance and online teaching, online coaching and through enhanced ICT support.

    All activities at the ECE School should have an academic basis. The school's research must be done in the field of Education and Communication in Engineering Sciences. The structure of research is established both by recruiting our own researchers but also by sharing services with the other Schools at KTH and in collaboration with other universities. To connect with established research environments is an effective way to lay the foundation for our own research at the ECE School. The results of our research will then quickly be integrated into all of KTH's activities.

History of KTH Royal Institute of Technology

The origins of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm – "Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan", KTH – go back to 1827, as the "Teknologiska Institutet" then began to offer education in technological subjects with a strong professional touch. Its education programme was meant to be "popular as well as practical", as the industrialization process of modern society was then getting under way; this called for a school that could meet the ever-increasing demand for engineers. Thus the educational focus of the new institute was set on applied technology, not on its scientific foundations.

Even then, this approach was an anything but uncontroversial one. When viewing the early history of KTH, this clash between industrial and academic perspectives was in fact seen as a constant element of concern, as the desire to give scientific authority to the subject of technology collided with society´s demand for a practical approach to engineering in all its aspects.

However, these two approaches were not incompatible, not even in the 19th century! Basic research and practical engineering did often cross-fertilize each other in those days also. An example of this was chemistry on an industrial scale; the scientific explanations of its processes were then arriving one by one. Another was electricity, originally a subject area of purely scientific interest, which was becoming something most useful in everyday life.

Thus the new school of technology was able to maintain good relations with the industrial establishment without having to renounce the academic aspect. One step on its way to academic status was that of introducing, in 1877, the name Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (in Swedish "högskola" is synonymous with university). By and by, systematic research activities were undertaken, and the students at KTH were subjected to the requirement of completing a final degree paper. Formally, the final academic recognition of KTH as an establishment of higher learning arrived in 1927, when its right to confer the degree of Doctor of Technology was promulgated.

Ten years earlier, in 1917, KTH had moved into its own, specially erected buildings in the northern part of central Stockholm. This is still the core of KTH´s main campus, even if our activities today include a number of other campuses all over the Stockholm provincial area. The housing areas of these are now comprising some 250,000 square metres in all.

KTH has always been in a state of growth. As the School of Mining was incorporated in KTH in 1867 the four established main branches of study became those of Mining Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Technology & Engineering and Civil Engineering. Other subject areas have then been constantly added – Building Architecture in 1877, Electrical Engineering in 1901, Naval Architecture in 1912, Surveying and Engineering Physics in 1932, Computer Science in 1983, and Industrial Economics in 1990.

Just as the great variety of subject areas have undergone changes, so have the attitudes in society towards "the engineers". This has obviously had effect on KTH, too. In the early 1900s the word "progress" was on everyone´s lips, "technology" and "modernity" were prestigious words, and the engineering profession was one of high repute, synonymous with a safe path towards personal and social success.

Consequently a mass of students did compete for placements here at KTH – the place of action, where things occurred! In the early 1950s Sweden´s first nuclear reactor was installed in a cellar in our campus area, while on the other side of the street, higher up, Sweden´s very first TV station went on the air! In short, public confidence in the blessings of technology was of a high order.

However, a counter-reaction was in the making, as in the 1960s and ´70s the negative effects of industrial production were brought into the open. The public debate became one of nuclear power or not, of ruthless exploitation of nature and of the increasingly menacing development of the war industry. As a result of this darkened world outlook, interest in technological professions dwindled.

Even so, the battle for technology has been a winning one in the long run. Thanks to this very knowledge of their own negative effects, the fields of technological research and study have been favourably reshaped towards greater openness and a new sense of responsibility. This process has also been helped by the steady influx of new subject areas. With each one of these being added, and new technologies becoming part of Swedish everyday life, new crowds of KTH undergraduates have appeared. In the last ten-year period, such new subjects as biotechnology and IT have assumed strategic positions in modern social life as well as in KTH´s lecturing halls.

Here at KTH about 20,000 people today are active as students – of every description and background, and of both sexes. The traditional picture of the KTH undergraduate as being a male seems to be a die-hard one, however, today´s development towards greater equality, and a number of KTH efforts to that very effect, have paid off handsomely. A lot of things have changed materially since 1921, when admission to the regular programmes at KTH first became available to everyone, irrespective of their sex. 

As we entered the new century, about one-third of the first-year students here at KTH were women. This is a good start, but the university executive wishes to push this issue still further. Its ultimate target is to widen people´s active interest in technology on the whole, so that all the different factors today distorting the choice of profession – sex, social background, ethnic background, etc. – are eliminated.

Accreditation

  • Institutional Accreditation or Recognition - Utbildningsdepartementet, Sverige
  • Other Specialized or Programmatic Accreditations - Swedish National Agency of Higher Education (SNAHE)

Rankings

THE (Times Higher Education)

  • Ranked as 155th best university (2014: 126; 2013: 117; 2012: 140; 2011: 187; 2010: 193)
  • Ranked as 74th best university in Europe (2014:52; 2013: 43; 2012: 56)
  • Among the purely engineering and technology universities in the world ranked as no. 19 (2014: 18) (2013: 13) (2012: 18)
  • Among the purely engineering and technology universities in Europe ranked as no. 10 (2014: 9) (2013: 6) (2012: 9)

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

  • KTH's position in the total ranking 97 (2015: 92; 2014: 110; 2013: 118; 2012: 142; 2011: 180; 2010: 150; 2009: 174; 2008: 176; 2007: 192; 2006: 172; 2005:172)
  • Ranked as 44th best university in Europe (2013: 49; 2012: 57)
  • The 16th best university specialising in engineering and technology in the world (2013: 12; 2012: 17)
  • Eighth best engineering and technology university in Europe (2013:  5; 2012: 9)

ARWU (Shanghai)

  • KTH's position in the total ranking: 201-300 (2015: 201-300; 2014: 201-300; 2013: 201-300; 2012: 201-300; 2011: 201-300)

US News and World Report, Best Global Universities Ranking

  • Ranked as 198th best university in the world (2014: 197)

Student life @KTH

KTH is a university with a rich history of pioneering ideas and innovation that dates back to 1827. For nearly 200 years KTH has educated students who have gone on to influence our present and make the technological advances that define modern society. Still today, KTH shapes the talents that will find the solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.

Engaged learning

At KTH, learning to work together is an integral part of education. Through course work and in individual studies, students explore their own ideas and apply them in collaboration with others from around the world. Group dynamics and the ability to work across teams can play a major role in the outcome of ideas, projects and innovation.  KTH emphasises an interdisciplinary approach to education, and students are encouraged to pursue work that incorporates subjects and ideas from other fields of study.

The openness to new ideas is a central part of life at KTH. Students call professors by their first names, researchers welcome new thoughts from students and the curriculum is focused on personal development as well as knowledge.

A semester at KTH

A semester at KTH consists of a number of courses, usually three or four. Each course involves lectures, seminars, laboratory work, group projects and individual studies. As hands-on experience is regarded as an important element of learning laboratory sessions constitute an essential part of studies at KTH. Your over-all course grade is determined by written or oral examinations that are taken twice a semester. Exercises and laboratory work may also form part of an examination. If you fail an examination, there will be a second chance at the end of each semester.

Academic calendar

The academic year at KTH is divided into two terms. The autumn term starts in late August/early September and runs until the middle of January. Spring term begins in the middle of January and runs until the beginning of June. Each term consists of two study periods, each comprising three or four parallell courses during seven weeks of scheduled lectures, laboratory work, group work and smaller tutorial sessions. These are followed by one week of preparation/own work, free from scheduled tuition, before the exams take place in October, January, March and June. Re-examination takes place in January, April and June.

KTH's campuses

KTH is located at four campuses in and around Stockholm. Strategically placed, these campuses promote enhanced cooperation with industry in defined areas of research and education. Each campus is situated near accommodations, restaurants, bars, shopping, entertainment and beautiful green spaces. They also offer quick transportation to other campuses and central Stockholm.

KTH Campus

The main KTH campus is located in downtown Stockholm, within walking distance of most things the city has to offer. Its historical buildings dates back to the early 20th century and is situated next to the Royal National City Park, offering great opportunities for sports and recreation. The KTH Campus is like a small town in the middle of a big city, with student accommodations, restaurants, bars and coffee shops, a sports hall and a bookshop.

KTH Kista

The ICT cluster at Kista is the home of over 1,000 ICT companies such as Ericsson, IBM, Microsoft, Intel and Oracle, and is the birthplace of wireless communication technologies such as NMT, GSM, EDGE and W-CDMA. The Kista campus is located in the middle of Kista, next to expanding businesses, a large mall, student accommodations and public transportation. Education and research are carried out in collaboration with the companies located in Kista, and this creates unique opportunities for the students to interact with the industry during their studies.

KTH Flemingsberg

Flemingsberg is one of Northern Europe’s most important areas in medical technology - with regard to both research and industrial activity. In Flemingsberg KTH is also joined by other institutes of higher education, such as Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Södertörn University College with over 10,000 students. In addition to education, there is also the Centre for Technology in Medicine and Health where KTH is engaged in cooperation with KI and Stockholm County Council; the object being to contribute to the development and growth of research in technology, medicine and health care. Flemingsberg is located in Huddinge Municipality, a 15 minutes commute from central Stockholm. More than half of the municipality is made up of forest, mountains, lakes and agricultural land.

KTH Södertälje

Education at KTH Södertälje is constantly being developed via a close co-operation with Södertälje’s business community, and in particular, major Södertälje companies such as Scania and AstraZeneca. At KTH Södertälje you will find an exciting mix of new IT solutions and a culturally protected environment, a moderately large area with close and natural contacts between the teachers and students.

Services of KTH

Accommodation

Stockholm offers a range of housing opportunities, but finding accommodation can take time so you have to start early. The vast public transportation system makes it possible to study in one part of Stockholm and live in another. Some international student groups are guaranteed housing through KTH while some need to find housing on their own.

Accommodation through KTH

Certain student groups are guaranteed housing from KTH Accommodation during their study period. All tuition fee paying students and students holding a tuition fee waiver are guaranteed accommodation for up to 23 months (depending on the length of study programme and contract start). Students admitted to an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree programme as well as EIT and Science without Borders students are also guaranteed housing, usually for up to 11 months depending on contract start. The accommodation offered through KTH Accommodation is located around Stockholm within commuting distance of all campuses. The rooms are mainly single rooms in corridors but there are also some studio apartments.

KTH Accommodation also try to assist exchange students in finding housing during their studies. KTH Accommodation does not provide or assist in providing housing for degree students from EU/EEA and Switzerland, but there are lots of ways of finding accommodation on your own.

Finding accommodation on your own

Finding housing in Stockholm can take some time so start looking as soon as possible. It is wise to start by joining the SSSBaccommodation queue. SSSB is a public housing queue for students and you can apply 90 days before you become a student union member, which is a requirement. You will not get housing through SSSB right away but after about a year in the queue you can usually get something. Then start looking for accommodation through other housing companies and private ads.

There are several public and private housing companies in the Stockholm area, some of them are presented here. Note that a few of these take a registration fee.

Private Sublets

  • Akademisk kvart (Private sublets for students)
  • Bostad direkt (Second hand letting company)
  • THS housing market (Student Union Facebook group for sublease among students)
  • Hyrabostad.se (Accommodation agency)

Housing companies close to the different KTH campuses

  • Kista Student Accommodation (KTH Kista)
  • Telge student apartments (KTH Södertälje)
  • Huge Fastigheter, Tumba Centrum (KTH Flemingsberg)

Other private housing companies

  • Botkyrkabyggen (Student Accommodation in Botkyrka)
  • Campus Roslagen (Student Accommodation in Norrtälje)
  • Proventum (Student accommodation in Haninge)

Learning Swedish

Speaking Swedish is a great tool when it comes to getting to know Swedish society and Swedish people. All students who do not have Swedish as their mother tongue are invited to an introductory course in Swedish language and culture. The course is free of charge for all students since it does not generate any academic credits. If you want to start practising your Swedish before heading to KTH there are plenty of online courses available, view them all onStudy in Sweden.

Student counselling

KTH provides qualified and confidential student counselling to all students. The counsellors can help you become more aware of your own resources and make better choices about your studies and professional development.

KTH Libraries

The main library at KTH Campus is Sweden's largest library for technology with a vast selection of books, scientific journals and databases. With it's study spaces, group rooms and cafe, the library is a popular meeting place for students. In addition to the main library KTH Kista, KTH Haninge, KTH Södertälje and the School of Architecture all have local libraries. Library services are free of charge for all students and students also have access to computer labs 24-hours a day.

Academic resources

The Academic Resource Centre supports students seeking to develop their skills in academic writing and information retrieval. The centre also provides advice about improving your study skills, and regularly arranges lunch seminars and workshops on related topics.

Career services

KTH Career acts as a link between students, employers and industry, and helps students with their career planning. Free of charge, it offers various events and individual guidance, such as career coaching and a mentor programme.

Student health services

University studies can be challenging. The Student Health Service provide counselling and support in psychological matters related to your studies. The staff is bound by confidentiality and the services are free of charge.

Support for students with disabilities

KTH strives to provide equal opportunities to all students and offer students with disabilities the support necessary to enable them to carry out their studies on the same terms as other students. Please note that in the case of exchange studies, your home university is responsible for any additional costs for supportive measures.

Religious matters

If you need someone to talk to about religious matters you can visit the chaplaincy. They can also put you in contact with chaplains of other faith traditions. There are contemplation rooms available for prayer and meditation at KTH Campus, KTH Haninge and KTH Kista.

Why KTH?

KTH is Sweden’s largest and most respected technical university. Being a KTH student involves more than just engaging in studies. By choosing KTH, you gain access to a vibrant student life and a prestigious academic environment.

190 years of excellence

KTH was established in 1827 as the Technological Institute and began to offer education in technology subjects with a strong professional focus. Since the start, KTH has been at the centre of many of the technological advances in Sweden. In the early 1950s the country’s first nuclear reactor was installed on campus, at the same time as Sweden’s very first TV station went on the air across the street. Over the last 190 years KTH has gone on to become one of the most prominent technical universities in Europe.

Fit for a king

In 1917, the main KTH campus with its courtyard building was constructed in the northern part of central Stockholm on the edge of the Royal National Park, which has been at the disposal of the Swedish monarch since the 15th century. The reigning King Carl XVI Gustaf is the guardian of the university, and the royal crown has been a part of the university seal since 1827.

The mother of invention

Sweden is a nation known for its advances and innovations, from the lifesaving seatbelt and the pacemaker to modern services like Spotify and Skype. The father of Swedish innovation was the inventor of dynamite, chemist Alfred Nobel. His legacy of contributions for humanity can be seen in the Noble Prize awards, and is the same spirit that drives KTH forward. Following in the footsteps of Nobel and other Swedish innovators, KTH inspires students to look for invention in challenges and real-world problems, contributing to a brighter tomorrow.

Breaking new ground

KTH conducts world-class research in an array of technology and engineering fields. Its strong research reputation has reinforced the university’s position as one of the most prominent technical universities in Europe and a force to be reckoned with globally. KTH was placed number 19 in the world among technical universities in the latest THE World University Rankings and number 16 in the latest equivalent QS ranking. To meet tomorrow’s challenges, KTH offers education and research that attracts talent from all over the world.

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