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  • This is how to build excellent universities

    Published Sep 15, 2011

    When last year's Nobel laureate in Chemistry Ei-ichi Negishi was invited to a discussion about the future of KTH, it developed into an afternoon filled with both laughter and seriousness. The discussion was held as part of the work with KTH's vision 2027 and was initiated by the Dean Sophia Hober.

  • Tough scrutiny of KTH educations

    Published Sep 07, 2011

    KTH's educations have been under the microscope. During an intensive week, the schools' management, programme managers, teachers and students have been interviewed by an international panel on the content and design of their educational programmes. Tough but rewarding, according to both the interviewees and interviewers.

  • "KTH was just what I was looking for"

    Published Aug 23, 2011

    Housing and rent guarantee – excellent. But the most important thing for the Master's students – Dianne from Jamaica and Arun from India – was that KTH was able to offer the course they wanted to study. "This course was just what I was looking for," says Arun Arora who will be studying "Vehicle Engineering".

  • Record private donation to KTH

    Published Aug 19, 2011

    KTH has received one of its largest private donations ever. A total of SEK 70 million has been donated to research within the field of medical technology by Kerstin and Rune Jonasson.

  • Successful despite few paying students

    Published Aug 19, 2011

    As expected, there was a large drop in the number of international Master's students at KTH due to the introduction of the new tuition fees. A total of 65 non-European students have paid their tuition fees for the upcoming school year. In addition, 50-60 students have accepted their place with a scholarship. "On the whole, we have done quite well,” says Deputy President Eva Malmström Jonsson.

  • Lund was best without advertising campaigns

    Published Jun 21, 2011

    Sweden’s top technical university is in Lund, according to the ranking institute Urank. And more and more students seem to agree. The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University has the second largest market share in Sweden, having recently surpassed Chalmers. Success has come almost without any advertising campaigns. Lund relies on its good reputation.

  • Now cooperation with the U.S. has started to take shape

    Published Jun 09, 2011

    The delegation with more than 40 people composed of researchers and faculty leaders from the University of Illinois is one of the largest KTH has received so far. The welcoming committee, of more than 100 KTH researchers and administrative staff, is also impressive. This is what the two universities discussed during three intensive days in May.

  • “It is in China things are happening - not here”

    Published May 25, 2011

    When the 20-year-old electrical student Andreas Lindgren stepped off the plane in Shanghai, he was greeted by a 40-degree, humid heat. He immediately felt at home. Today, four years on, he speaks fluent Chinese and wants to play a part in building China’s future.

  • They are teaching students how to write their degree projects

    Published May 11, 2011

    More and more students are showing deficiencies in their linguistic skills. The test comes when they write essays and when they write their degree projects. This requires special knowledge and a methodology. Now help is at hand: KTH’s newly opened language workshop.

  • KTH is choosing direction for the next 16 years

    Published May 05, 2011

    What will the engineer of the future look like? Which fields of research should KTH concentrate on? And what role in society does KTH want to play? Today’s decisions will determine how well KTH will be able to meet tomorrow’s challenges. Vision 2027 will specify the direction and provide support when making choices as to which route to take.

  • Why KTH is cooperating with Illinois

    Published Apr 29, 2011

    Why the University of Illinois? Because it has many similarities with KTH, a good reputation and is placed high on the rankings. Moreover, there is a passion among their researchers for collaboration with KTH. In May, a delegation will visit to work out concrete forms of cooperation.

  • KTH more popular now than over the past ten years

    Published Apr 26, 2011

    KTH’s educations are more popular now than they have been for over a decade. The number of applicants for the autumn courses is the highest since the years before the IT bubble burst in the late 1990s.

  • A more personal attitude strengthens KTH

    Published Apr 18, 2011

    Conveying a clear, accurate picture of KTH’s activities is becoming increasingly important as the competition for students and projects gets tougher. Therefore, the President has decided on a common communications strategy for KTH.

  • Chance to resolve the teachers’ everyday problems

    Published Apr 08, 2011

    With all due deference to course evaluations, the educational review EAE is something beyond the ordinary. All 90 educational programmes at KTH will be evaluated this year - by both teachers and students and an international expert group.

  • Extra everything for paying students

    Published Mar 25, 2011

    More than 1500 overseas students have paid the registration fee. A decent figure, Tina Murray believes, Head of International Relations, together with Vice-President Eva Malmström. Now, one needs to keep interest alive about KTH among the students. For example, by offering an attractive package of student housing, jobs and free healthcare.

  • Sophia Hober now the new Dean

    Published Mar 23, 2011

    Biotechnology Professor Sophia Hober will become KTH's Dean over the next four year period. Strengthening the college and the provision of greater cohesion among teachers and researchers will be her most important assignments, she says.

  • We-feeling was a success for the re-sit

    Published Feb 25, 2011

    ITM-school has found a successful concept for re-sits. 7 out of 10 students recently passed the acknowledged difficult mechanics exam when the new model was used. First they created an intensive course and then it was just hard work that was all that mattered. Easy? Yes, if you really believe that students can succeed.

  • "250 students gave spontaneous applause"

    Published Feb 25, 2011

    The teacher Hans Havtun has found a balance between structure and commitment. The desire to teach is his driving force. No wonder he finally won the award as the Teacher of the Year at KTH.

  • Fast track to better interdisciplinary science

    Published Feb 11, 2011

    A new partnership agreement with Sweden’s largest technological research institute, SP, will make it possible for KTH to step up international momentum. The agreement gives researchers at KTH and SP an open door to each other’s research environments, both for personal contacts and test equipment.

  • “We aim to double the number of business ideas”

    Published Feb 11, 2011

    It will now be easier for researchers to turn their research ideas into business ideas. With new funding of SEK 20 million and a stronger organization, business coaches at KTH Innovation will attempt to double the number of innovations coming onto market.