Linköping University (, LiU) is a

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based in Linköping,

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. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. The university has four campuses across three cities: Campus Valla and Campus US in Linköping, Campus Norrköping in

Norrköping Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköp ...

and Campus Lidingö in

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. It is organized into four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Educational Sciences, and the Institute of Technology. In order to facilitate interdisciplinary work, there are 12 large departments combining knowledge from several disciplines and often belonging under more than one faculty. Linköping University emphasises dialogue with the surrounding business sphere and the community at large, both in terms of research and education. In 2021 the university was home to 35,900 students and 4,300 employees. It is a founding member of the Conceive Design Implement Operate (CDIO) Initiative, as well as a member of the

European Consortium of Innovative Universities In 1997, eleven European universities came together to establish the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU). The consortium is a group of universities dedicated to the development of an innovative culture in their institutions, and ...

(ECIU).

History

The origins of Linköping University date back to the 1960s. In 1965, The Swedish National Legislative Assembly (Riksdag) decided to locate some programmes within the fields of technology and medicine to Linköping. In 1967 a branch of

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

was placed in Linköping, offering education within

humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

social sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soci ...

and

natural sciences Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

. Two years later in 1969, a unit for medical training and the Institute of Technology were established, marking the founding of the university. In 1970 all activities were brought together in three faculties within the Linköping University College: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Technology. Linköping University College was granted full university status in 1975 and renamed Linköping University. In 1977 the teacher training colleges in Linköping and

were transferred to Linköping University. The Faculty of Health Sciences was formed in 1986 based on the faculty of medicine and regional funded education in health care professions. In 1997 a campus was opened in the neighbouring city of Norrköping. The renowned Carl Malmsten School of Furniture (Malmstens Linköping University) has been part of Linköping University since 2000. After almost 60 years at the city centre, the school moved into new premises on the outskirts of Stockholm in 2009.

Campuses

Education and research are conducted at three campuses in the cities of Linköping and Norrköping — ''Campus Valla'', ''Campus US'' and ''Campus Norrköping'' — situated approximately 200 and 160 kilometers southwest of Stockholm, respectively. The Campus Bus (free of charge for students) connects the three campuses in Linköping and Norrköping. A fourth campus, ''Campus Lidingö'', is located in Lidingö, an

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

in the inner Stockholm archipelago.

Campus Valla

Campus Valla, three kilometers from the city centre of Linköping, is the university's largest campus and where the majority of students and researchers study and work. Campus Valla is sandwiched between Linköping Science Park and Linköping Golf Course to the west, and Valla Wood — a 200 acres large nature reserve — to the east. File:Campus valla from sky.jpg, Aerial view of Campus Valla. The edges of Linköping Golf Course and Linköping Science Park is on the right. File:Studenthuset LiU outside.jpg, Studenthuset on Campus Valla opened in 2019. Houses the library, student services and many study areas. File:Studenthuset LiU inside.jpg, Study areas inside Studenthuset on Campus Valla. File:Studenthuset-corson.jpg, The main walkway ("Corson") on Campus Valla. File:Corson aerial.jpg, Aerial view of the main walkway ("Corson") on Campus Valla File:Key new corson.jpg, Key Building on Campus Valla. File:Karallen-LiU.jpg, Student union building ''Kårallen'' on Campus Valla. File:Liu park 2017-06-07.jpg, University Park on Campus Valla. File:Stadion vallastaden.jpg, The sports stadium on Campus Valla. In the winter the track is turned into a skating rink. File:Campusbuss-Valla.jpg, The Campus Bus at Campus Valla (connects Campus Valla, Campus US and Campus Norrköping). File:Valla wood.jpg, Hiking and running trail in the nature reserve Valla Wood next to Campus Valla. Walk the talk Keyhuset

left, Studenthuset on Campus Valla opened in 2019. It contains the library, student services and many study areas. The main walkway ("Corson") seen from the Key Building on Campus Valla. The main walkway on Campus Valla. Kåkenhus building on Campus Norrköping at night. A retired Cray X-MP/416 supercomputer was first used as a bench, but now sits in the foyer of the B building on Campus Valla.

Campus US

Campus US (the University Hospital campus) in Linköping houses the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Campus US is located next to Linköping University Hospital and Linköping City Park (''The Garden Society'', ), and only a few hundred meters from the city centre. File:Atrium of Building 511, Linköping University.jpg, The atrium of Building 511 on Campus US. File:2-campus-us-huset-511.jpg, Building 511 on Campus US. File:Deans office campus US.png, Dean's Office, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences on Campus US. File:Entrance 65 liu.png, Entrance 65 on Campus US — the entrance to the Medical Library. File:Gamla länslasarettet Clinicum.jpg, The Old Hospital on Campus US. Houses ''Clinicum'', the clinical skills and simulation centre. File:Örat2 liu beskuren2.png, ''Örat'' on Campus US, the student union building for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. File:Norra entrén LiU universitetssjukhus.jpg, Main entrance of Linköping University Hospital on Campus US (north entrance). File:Framtidens-US-akut.jpg, ER entrance of Linköping University Hospital on Campus US (west entrance). File:US-sodra entren.jpg, South entrance of Linköping University Hospital on Campus US, with the city centre in the background. File:Tinnerbäckshuset Campus US.jpg, Tinnerbäckshuset on Campus US. Houses the psychiatric clinic. File:Linköping park LiU.jpg, Aerial view of Linköping City Park with the edge of Campus US and Linköping University Hospital on the top. Linköping University Hospital, Norra entren

Linköping University Hospital, Norra entren

Campus Norrköping

Campus Norrköping is a city campus in central

, 40 kilometers northeast of Linköping. Approximately one-fourth of the students are enrolled here. The campus is located in the historical ''Industrilandskapet'' district, with campus buildings on both sides of the river

Motala ström Motala ström is the river system that drains lake Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden, into the Baltic Sea in Norrköping. It is named from the city Motala where it begins. In the early 19th century, the Göta Canal The Göta Can ...

connected by ''Campusbron'', a footbridge. Image:Campus-Norrkoping-2017-LiU.jpg, The west wing of Kåkenhus building on Campus Norrköping. Houses student services, the Laboratory of Organic Electronics and ''Clinicum''. File:Norrkoping-campus-east.jpg, The east wing of Kåkenhus building on Campus Norrköping. Houses the campus library and the student union ''Trappan''. File:Visualiseringscenter-exterior2.jpg, Visualiseringscenter C on Campus Norrköping. Houses C-Research. File:Kopparhammaren river.jpg, Kopparhammaren building and Motala Ström on Campus Norrköping. Houses the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS). File:Footbridge norrkoping liu.jpg, ''Campusbron'', the footbridge over

on Campus Norrköping connecting Visualiseringscenter C, Kopparhammaren (left) and Kåkenhus (right). File:Täppan liu.png, Täppan building on Campus Norrköping. File:Spetsen.png, Spetsen building on Campus Norrköping. File:Footbridge kakenhus.jpg, View from the elevated footbridge connecting Kåkenhus (right), Täppan (left) and Spetsen (left/middle) on Campus Norrköping. Footbridge2 liu

Campus Lidingö

Campus Lidingö houses the Carl Malmsten School of Furniture (''Malmstens Linköping University''), which has been part of Linköping University since 2000. After almost 60 years at the city centre, the school moved into new premises in

Lidingö Lidingö, also known in its definite form ''Lidingön'' and as ''Lidingölandet'', is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. In 2010, the population of the Lidingö urban area on the island was 31,561. It is ...

, on the outskirts of Stockholm in 2009. Image:C Malmsten school front 2.jpg, Carl Malmsten building on Campus Lidingö, main entrance. File:Malmstensskolan Lidingö back.jpg, Carl Malmsten building on Campus Lidingö.

Organization and administration

Faculties

Linköping University is organized into four faculties: # Faculty of Arts and Sciences () # Faculty of Science and Engineering (also referred to as the Institute of Technology) () # Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences () and

Linköping University Hospital Linköping University Hospital ( sv, Universitetssjukhuset i Linköping; abbreviated ''US'' in Sweden) is a university hospital in Linköping, Sweden, operated by Östergötland County. Its scientific activities are integrated into the medical ...

# Faculty of Educational Sciences ()

Departments

There are 12 large departments — in turn organized in divisions (not listed below) — intersecting several disciplines and often belonging under more than one faculty: # Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning # Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences # Department of Computer and Information Science # Department of Management and Engineering # Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology # Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences # Department of Culture and Society # Department of Biomedical Engineering # Department of Electrical Engineering # Department of Science and Technology # Department of Thematic Studies # Department of Mathematics

Academics

Education

Linköping University offers education at the basic and advanced levels via 120 study programmes, 550 single-subject courses and specialised as well as interdisciplinary

postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and stru ...

studies. A large number of the degree programmes lead to qualified professional degrees in fields such as

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

business Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...

and

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

, teacher education and

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

. Many of the programmes are

interdisciplinary Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). It draws knowledge from several other fields like sociology, anthropology, psychology, ec ...

, combining for example

industrial management In economics, industrial organization is a field that builds on the theory of the firm by examining the structure of (and, therefore, the boundaries between) firms and markets. Industrial organization adds real-world complications to the perfe ...

and engineering, medicine and engineering, or integrating economics, law and languages. In 1986 the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences became the first faculty in Sweden to put

problem-based learning Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject through the experience of solving an open-ended problem found in trigger material. The PBL process does not focus on problem solving with a define ...

into practice within medical training and health-care programmes. In 2000,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

in collaboration with three Swedish universities — Linköping University,

Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology ( sv, Chalmers tekniska högskola, often shortened to Chalmers) is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level ...

and the

Royal Institute of Technology The KTH Royal Institute of Technology ( sv, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, lit=Royal Institute of Technology), abbreviated KTH, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in engineering and technolo ...

— formally founded the Conceive Design Implement Operate (CDIO) Initiative, a framework for engineering education. CDIO developed into an international collaboration, with universities around the world adopting the same framework. In 2007, the Medical Programme and the Department of Electrical Engineering, Control systems were recognized as Centres of Excellence in Higher Education by the

Swedish National Agency for Higher Education The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education ( sv, Högskoleverket) was a Government agency in Sweden. It was in charge of inspecting and promoting higher education sector activities, through follow-up and evaluation of higher education, quali ...

. Linköping University was awarded 2 out of the 8 Centres of Excellence recognized at Swedish universities, with the recognition based on a thorough quality assessment by a panel of experts.

Research

Linköping University pursues research and postgraduate studies within the fields of

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

, and

, natural, educational,

social Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives from ...

and

behavioural sciences Behavioral sciences explore the cognitive processes within organisms and the behavioral interactions between organisms in the natural world. It involves the systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behavior through naturalistic o ...

. It is particularly noted for its openness to multidisciplinary research and, in 1980, was the first Swedish university to introduce

thematic research at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and a cross-subject, interdisciplinary perspective in

graduate school Postgraduate or graduate education refers to Academic degree, academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by higher education, post-secondary students who have earned an Undergraduate education, un ...

s for

PhD student A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

s. Linköping University receives research grants from the Swedish government within five strategic research areas: IT and mobile communication, materials science, security and emergency management, e-Science and transport research.

Research centres

* Control, Autonomy, and Decision-making in Complex Systems (Linnaeus Centre CADICS) * Gender Excellence (GEXcel), The Swedish Research Council Centre of * Hearing and Deafness (Linnaeus Centre HEAD), Research on * The National Supercomputer Centre, a provider of national supercomputing resources * Novel Functional Materials (Linnécentrum LiLI-NFM), Linköping Linnaeus Initiative for * Organic Bioelektronics (OBOE), Strategic Research Centre for * Norrköping Visualization Center C, in cooperation with the City of Norrköping and Norrköping Science Park and Interactive Institute. The Dome Theatre, constructed in 2009, is the most technically advanced dome in northern Europe. * The Center for Disaster Medicine and Traumatology (KMC). A National Research Center for Traumatology assigned by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. For a complete list of centres, se
Organisation
Image:Ångströmhuset-2021.jpg, Ångströmhuset on Campus Valla is a laboratory housing ''Arwen'', one of the world's sharpest transmission electron microscopes. The Dome in Visualiseringscenter C. The supercomputer Berzelius at the National Supercomputer Centre (NSC), Sweden's fastest supercomputer.File:Berzelius supercomputer.jpg, The supercomputer ''Berzelius'' — specialized for AI — at the National Supercomputer Centre (NSC) on Campus Valla, Sweden's fastest supercomputer. File:Linkoping katastrofmedicinsktcenter.jpg, The Center for Disaster Medicine and Traumatology (KMC) on Campus Valla. File:CMIV+Research+school+seminar+Wranne.jpg, Research school seminar at the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) on Campus US. File:Visualiseringscenter-1440x960.jpg, The Dome Theatre in Visualiseringscenter C on Campus Norrköping, as of 2019 the world's best dome for 3D image quality.

Rankings

Linköping University has a strong emphasis on engineering and technology, and in the 2022 ''ARWU'' ranking it places in the top 100 in the following engineering subjects: Telecommunication Engineering 51-75, Electrical & Electronic Engineering 76-100, Materials Science & Engineering 76-100, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology 76-100 and Energy Science & Engineering 76-100. In the 2022 ''THE'' ranking, Linköping University places in the top 125 in the following broad categories: Engineering & Technology 101-125, Business & Economics 101-125 and Psychology 101-125. In addition, it places in the top 200 in: Computer Science 151-175 and Social Sciences 176-200. Linköping University Hospital places 176 in Newsweek's 2023 ''World's Best Hospitals'' ranking (5th in Sweden). In the ''TOP500'' ranking of the world's supercomputers, as of June 2022, Sweden's two fastest supercomputers are at Linköping University's National Supercomputer Centre: # ''Berzelius'' in place 102 (specialized for machine learning and artificial intelligence) # ''Tetralith'' in place 183

Science parks

Two

science park A science park (also called a "university research park", "technology park”, "technopark", “technopole", or a "science and technology park" (STP)) is defined as being a property-based development that accommodates and fosters the growt ...

s — ''Linköping Science Park'' and ''Norrköping Science Park'' — are closely connected to Linköping University.

Linköping Science Park

Mjärdevi Science Park Science Park Mjärdevi (formerly Mjärdevi Science Park) is a city district and technology area in Östergötland in the city of Linköping. The area is located just outside Linköping University Campus Valla. The area includes about 350 compani ...

in Linköping hosts 350 technology companies, from start-ups to multinationals, with 6,500 employees (2017). The largest residents of Mjärdevi are

Ericsson (lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in informat ...

, IFS and

Infor Infor is a multinational company headquartered in New York City that provides industry specific, enterprise software licensed for use on premises or as a service. , Infor's software had 58 million users, and 90,000 corporate customers in 200 ...

. Major multinationals such as ARRIS Group,

Flextronics Flex Ltd. (previously known as Flextronics International Ltd. or Flextronics) is an American Singaporean-domiciled multinational diversified manufacturing company. It is the third largest global electronics manufacturing services (EMS), origi ...

Autoliv Autoliv Inc. is a Swedish-American automotive safety supplier with sales to all leading car manufacturers worldwide. Together with its joint ventures, Autoliv has over 68,000 employees in 27 countries, of whom 5700 are involved in research, dev ...

and

Toyota Industries is a Japanese machine maker. Originally, and still actively (as of 2021), a manufacturer of automatic looms, it is the company from which Toyota Motor Corporation developed. It is the world's largest manufacturer of forklift trucks measured b ...

are also represented. File:Mjardevi center day.jpg, Mjärdevi Center in Linköping Science Park. File:Collegium back.jpg, Collegium, the main building in Linköping Science Park, houses the university business incubator LEAD.

Norrköping Science Park

Norrköping Science Park in

hosts approximately 130 companies. Main areas for research and development are

printed electronics Printed electronics is a set of printing methods used to create electrical devices on various substrates. Printing typically uses common printing equipment suitable for defining patterns on material, such as screen printing, flexography, gravur ...

, interactivity and visualisation.

Notable people

Faculty

* Gerhard Andersson, professor of

clinical psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...

Anders Blomqvist Anders Blomqvist (born in 1949) is a Swedish professor of pain research at Linköping University. Anders Blomqvist was born in Norrköping, Sweden. He obtained a doctorate degree in medical science in 1981 and was appointed associate professor of ...

, professor of pain research * Christian Berggren, professor of

* Magnus Berggren, professor of

organic electronics Organic electronics is a field of materials science concerning the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of organic molecules or polymers that show desirable electronic properties such as conductivity. Unlike conventional inorga ...

* Per-Erik Ellström, professor of

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

* Fredrik Gustafsson, professor of sensor informatics *

Lars Hultman Lars Hultman (born 1960) is a professor of materials science and head of the Division of Thin Film Physics at Linköping University.

, professor of materials science *

Olle Inganäs Olle Inganäs (born 1951), is a Sweden, Swedish Professor of Biomolecular and Organic electronics, Organic Electronics at Linköping University, Sweden. Professor Inganäs received his doctorate in 1984 from Linköping University. His research in ...

, professor of

* Lennart Ljung, professor of

control theory Control theory is a field of mathematics that deals with the control of dynamical systems in engineered processes and machines. The objective is to develop a model or algorithm governing the application of system inputs to drive the system to a ...

Nina Lykke Nina Lykke (born 1949) is a Danish–Swedish gender studies scholar. She is noted for her work on feminist theory, and is distinguished professor of gender studies at Linköping University in Sweden. Biography Nina Lykke was born in Copenhagen, ...

, professor of

gender studies Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field ...

Jan-Ove Palmberg Jan-Ove Palmberg, born 1943, is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Linköping University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Chalmers University of Technology in 1969 and 1975 respectively. He was appointed a Professor at the Departme ...

, professor of

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

Jerker Rönnberg Jerker Rönnberg (born 1953) is a Swedish professor of psychology with the emphasis on disability science at Linköping University. Rönnberg was born in Backe, Sweden. He was awarded a Ph.D. in psychology at Uppsala University in 1980, became a r ...

, professor of

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

* Carl-Ulrik Schierup, professor of

ethnicity An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...

* Stefan Thor, professor of

biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

* Anthony Turner, professor of biosensors and bioelectronics

Former faculty

Stig Hagström Stig B. Hagström (1932–2011) was a Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. Career He was trained at Uppsala University under the Nobel Laureate Kai Siegbahn. He received his B.Sc. (''filosofie kandidat'') ...

, professor emeritus of materials science **One of the founders of Linköping University **Leading researcher in materials science * Harold Lawson, former professor of

telecommunications Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

and computer systems **Credited with the invention of the pointer in programming languages ** ACM Fellow *

Ingemar Lundström Ingemar Lundström, born 9 May 1941 in Skellefteå, Sweden, is a Swedish professor of applied physics at Linköping University. Professor Lundström received his B.S. in electrical engineering in 1967 at Chalmers University of Technology and his ...

, professor emeritus of

applied physics Applied physics is the application of physics to solve scientific or engineering problems. It is usually considered to be a bridge or a connection between physics and engineering. "Applied" is distinguished from "pure" by a subtle combination ...

**Leading researcher in biosensors and chemical sensors **Chairman for the

Nobel Committee for Physics The Nobel Committee for Physics is the Nobel Committee responsible for proposing laureates for the Nobel Prize for Physics.

Hans Rådström Hans Vilhem Rådström (1919–1970) was a Swedish mathematician who worked on complex analysis, continuous groups, convex sets, set-valued analysis, and game theory. From 1952, he was ''lektor'' (assistant professor) at Stockholm University, ...

, former professor of

applied mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a combination of mathematical s ...

**Mathematician who made many important contributions * Erik Sandewall, professor emeritus of

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

**Leading researcher in artificial intelligence ** AAAI Fellow *

Vladimir Mazya Vladimir Gilelevich Maz'ya (russian: Владимир Гилелевич Мазья; born 31 December 1937)See .See , , and . (the family name is sometimes transliterated as Mazya, Maz'ja or Mazja) is a Russian-born Swedish mathematician, haile ...

, professor emeritus of

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

**Known for his work on Sobolev spaces *

Åke Öberg Per "Åke" Öberg, born 1937 in Härnösand, is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Linköping University, Sweden. Öberg received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1964 from Chalmers University of Technology and his Ph.D. in Biomedical En ...

, professor emeritus of

biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

**Leading researcher in circulatory physiology, bio-optics, biomedical instrumentation, sensors and clinical engineering

Alumni

Carl-Henric Svanberg Carl-Henric Svanberg (born 29 May 1952), is a Swedish businessman and current Chairman of Volvo. He was Chairman of BP for eight years, from 2010 to 2018. Life and career Svanberg holds a master's degree in applied physics from the Linköping ...

, chairman of Volvo, former

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

and chairman of BP * Henry Radamson, Swedish professor of microelectronics and semiconductor, member of

Chinese Academy of Science The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republic ...

* Anders Flodström,

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

of materials physics at the

, former rector of the

, former university

chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

of Sweden and head of the

Gustav Fridolin Per Gustav Edvard Fridolin (born 10 May 1983) is a Swedish journalist, author, teacher and former politician who served as Minister for Education from 2014 to 2019 and as one of two spokespersons of the Green Party from 2011 to 2019. He was a ...

, former minister for education in the

Government of Sweden The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden ( sv, Konungariket Sveriges regering) is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority. The Government consists of the Prime Ministerappointed and dismissed by the Speaker of the ...

Therése Sjömander Magnusson Therése Sjömander Magnusson is a Swedish Hydrologist, water researcher and, since 2019, Director of the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI). Biography Therése Sjömander Magnusson has a PhD in water resources management from Linköping University i ...

, head of the Nordic Africa Institute * Jan Malm, former

China, 2000–2004 *

Jan-Eric Sundgren Jan-Eric Sundgren (born 1951), is a Swedish engineer who served as senior vice president at Volvo Group from 2006 until 2013. Prior to that, he was a professor of physics at Linköping University, and served as rector at Chalmers University of Tec ...

, former rector of

Chalmers Institute of Technology Chalmers University of Technology ( sv, Chalmers tekniska högskola, often shortened to Chalmers) is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international leve ...

, now

senior vice president A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

, Volvo Group *

Ola Tunander Ola Tunander (born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1948) is a research professor emeritus at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO, Norway). He worked as a researcher at PRIO in the period 1987-2016. He is the son of Museum Director Ingemar Tunander and ...

, former research professor at the

Peace Research Institute Oslo The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO; no, Institutt for fredsforskning) is a private research institution in peace and conflict studies, based in Oslo, Norway, with around 100 employees. It was founded in 1959 by a group of Norwegian researcher ...

* Åke Svensson, director general of Teknikföretagen (employers' organisation for engineering companies), former

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

and

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Björn von Sydow Björn Gustaf von Sydow (born 26 November 1945) is a former speaker (''talman'') of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. He held this office following the 2002 election, when he succeeded Birgitta Dahl, until he was replaced on 2 October 2006. A ...

, former Speaker of the Riksdag and

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1997–2002 *

Cecilia Widegren Cecilia Widegren (born 1973) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002. References Exrernal linksCecilia Widegrenat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges rik ...

, member of the

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and vice chairman in The Parliamentary Defense Committee and Group * Zhong Zhihua, rector of Tongji University, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering *

Bertil Andersson Bertil Andersson is a Swedish college administrator and academic who served as the third president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Andersson received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science at Umeå University and his PhD and ...

, former president of

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* Stefan Thor, Member of

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and Professor of Developmental Biology at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

, Brisbane, Australia

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Norrköping Science Park

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