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Royal Institute of Technology

Sponsor with the world's largest charity for orphans
Kungliga tekniska högskolan
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Main building

Motto: Vetenskap och Konst
(Science and Art)
Rector Anders Flodström
School type Public
Founded 1827
Location Stockholm, Sweden
Enrollment 11,500 grad.
1,500 post-grad.
Faculty 3,500
Budget 2,7 Billion SEK
Campus surroundings Urban
Office space 260,000

The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1827 and it is the largest of the six technical universities in Sweden.

Table of contents
1 Campus
2 Organization
3 Students
4 Faculty
5 History
6 Noted Royal Institute of Technology alumni
7 Noted Royal Institute of Technology faculty
8 See also
9 External links

Campus

The main campus building at Valhallavägen, by architect Erik Lallerstedt, was completed in 1917.

Organization

  • Architecture
  • Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering
  • Alfvén Laboratory
  • Applied Information Technology
  • Biotechnology
  • Civil and Architectural Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering and Technology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer and Systems Sciences
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Technology
  • Fibre and Polymer Technology
  • Industrial Economics and Management
  • Information only available in Swedish
  • Infrastructure
  • KTH South
  • Land and Water Resources Engineering
  • Machine Design
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Microelectronics and Information Technology
  • Numerical Analysis and Computer Science
  • Physics
  • Production Engineering
  • Signals, Sensors and Systems
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Speech, Music and Hearing

  • Unit for Language and Communication
  • History of Science and Technology
  • The Philosophy Unit

Students

Faculty

History

The origin of the school was the Technological Institute in Stockholm, which was started in 1826. In 1877 the name was changed into the current one.

Noted Royal Institute of Technology alumni

Noted Royal Institute of Technology faculty

See also

External links