Lund University

Lund UniversityEDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SINCE 1666

A world-class university• Founded in 1666• 47 000 students • 7 200 employees

- 820 professors- 4 030 lecturers/researchers and doctoral students

• Turnover EUR 750 million – 1/3 education, 2/3 research

A comprehensive university – 8 faculties• Engineering• Medicine• Science• Social Sciences• Humanities and Theology• Economics and Management• Law• Fine and Performing Arts

(Music, Theatre, Fine Art)

One university – multiple campusesLund – main campusMalmöArt AcademyAcademy of MusicTheatre AcademySkåne University Hospital

HelsingborgCampus Helsingborg

LjungbyhedSchool of Aviation

Strategic plan 2012–2016Vision • A world-class university that works to understand, explain

and improve our world and the human conditionGoal• Highest quality in education, research, innovation

and interaction with societyFour strategies• Cross-boundary collaboration• Internationalisation• Quality enhancement• Leader, teacher and employee excellence

The Faculty of Engineering, LTH

• Founded1961• 9 600 students• 460 PhD students• 1 500 employees• 166 professors• 16 Engineering programmes• SEK1 577 million turnover

LTH – The Northern Campus

• Active student organisations• Social acitivities on Campus• Big annual Industrial Fair• Scientific conferences• Vattenhallen Science Center

LTH

World leading research at LTH

• Nano Science

• Mobile Communications

• Energy Conversion

• Laser Physics

• Automatic Control

• Combustion Physics

• Aerosol Technology

• Medical Technology

The MAX IV Laboratory• World-leading synchrotron

radiation laboratory

• Using synchrotron radiation to study materials at the atomic scale

• For scientific breakthroughs within medicine, engineering and science

• Expected to be completed in 2015

ESS• Based on the world's most

powerful neutron source

• Will be used to study the structure and function of materials such as plastics, proteins and medicines

• Expected to be completed in 2019

• Will be used by a number of European countries

Medicon Village• Research, innovation and

enterprise working together to create value for human health and wellbeing

• 80 000 m2 to let – approx. 30 000 m2 of laboratories

• 570 workspaces• In the long term, more than

1 000 people expected to work at the centre

• Opened 2012 in AstraZeneca’s former premises

BiotechnologyBiomedical EngineeringChemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringComputer Science & TechnologyElectrical EngineeringEngeineering MathematicsEngineering Nano-ScienceEngineering PhysicsEnvironmental EngineeringIndustrial Management & EngineeringInformation & Communication EngineeringLand Surveying & ManagementMechanical EngineeringRisk Management

Engineering programmes ( 5 years)

Programmes

Programmes

Fire & Protection Engineering 3,5 yearsArchtecture 5 yearsIndustrial Design 3+2 years

Specialisations:Technology ManagementChina specialisation

Programmes (at Campus Helsingborg)

Civil Engineering including ArchitectureCivil Engineering- Railway DesignCivil Engineering- Road Design and TrafficComputer EngineeringElectrical Engineering

Engineering programmes, 3 years

International Master programmes (2 years)

• Biotechnology• Food Technology and Nutrition• Nanoscience• Photonics• Sustainable Urban Design• System-on-Chip• Water Resources• Wireless Communications• Fire Safety Engineering• Food Innovation and Product Design• Energy-efficient and Environmental

Building Design

Sweden’s most international university• Exchange students (individuals)

outgoing 1 100incoming 1 900

• Non-exchange international students: 3 700

• Sweden’s most popular university for Master’s degrees

• 680 partner universities in 50 countries worldwide

Exchange students LTH

Incoming 420Outgoing 340

InternationalMaster students 109

Student Exchange, LTH

LERU – League of European Research Universities

A network to promote European research. Other member universities include:

• Cambridge

• Oxford

• Helsinki

• Heidelberg

Universitas 21International network of 24 leading research-intensive universities in 15 countries

Examples of other members:

• Fudan, Shanghai

• Hong Kong

• Amsterdam

• Edinburgh

The Öresund region: one of the world’s strongest research regions

• A hub for ideas, science and culture

• A large proportion of the business sector has its origins in research

• International airport (Copenhagen)