
The Faculty of Engineering is one of the eight faculties at
Lund University
Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...
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Lund
Lund (, ;["Lund"](_blank)
(US) and ) is a city in the provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, southern Swed ...
, Sweden, commonly called LTH (after its Swedish name ''Lunds Tekniska
Högskola'').
In 2022 LTH has about 1,500 employees and nearly 10,000 students, of which about 650 graduate annually. LTH offers 16 engineering programmes, 5 higher engineering programmes and 19 international master's programmes. LTH trains civil engineers, fire engineers, architects, industrial designers and doctors of technology.
LTH's higher education engineering programmes take place at Campus Helsingborg. LTH also risk management and professional training in food technology. Since 2010, LTH has also had a bachelor's programme for airline pilots.
First-cycle courses are as a rule offered in Swedish, while higher-level courses are often taught in English with English literature.
History
Lund University of Technology was founded in 1961 and incorporated in 1969 as part of Lund University.
The university originally consisted of six sections, Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Architecture.
Carin Boalt
Carin Margareta Boalt ( Åkerman; April 19, 1912 – April 28, 1999) was a Swedish professor of Building Function Analysis at Lund University, who at the time of her appointment was the first female professor in Lund. She was head of research ...
became Lunds first female professor on her appointment as a professor of Building Function Analysis in 1964.
See also
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Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology (, commonly referred to as Chalmers) is a private university, private research university located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Chalmers focuses on engineering and science, but more broadly it also conducts research ...
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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List of universities in Sweden
This list of universities in Sweden is based on the Higher Education Ordinance of 1993 (as amended until January 2006). With few exceptions, all higher education in Sweden is publicly funded.
The Swedish higher education system differentiate ...
Notes and references
External links
Faculty of Engineering, LTH- Official site
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Top Industrial Managers for Europe (TIME) network
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University departments in Sweden
Lund University
Engineering universities and colleges in Sweden
1961 establishments in Sweden
1960s establishments in Malmöhus County