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Luleå University of Technology or Luleå tekniska universitet is Scandinavia's northernmost university of technology. It has four campus
Campus

A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes library, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings....
es, located in Luleå
Luleå

Lule? , is a Cities in Sweden with a population of 57 144 in the urban area, and 73 416 including connecting suburbs. The city is located at the coast of Norrbotten in northern Sweden....
 (the main campus), Kiruna
Kiruna

Kiruna is the northernmost Stad in Sweden, situated in Lapland, Sweden province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County....
 (space science), Skellefteå
Skellefteå

Skellefte? is a Cities in Sweden in V?sterbotten in northern Sweden. It has 35,525 inhabitants, and is the seat of Skellefte? Municipality, with 73,000 inhabitants....
 (wood technology and computer game engineering) and Piteå
Piteå

Pite? is a cities in Sweden in Norrbotten in northern Sweden. It has 22,500 inhabitants, and is the seat of Pite? Municipality, which has 40,800 people....
 (Dep of music and media).

The university was founded on June 1 1971 at Porsön in Luleå as Högskoleenheten i Luleå. The name was later changed to Högskolan i Luleå (Luleå University College
University college

The term "university college" is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status....
) and in 1997 to the current Luleå University of Technology.






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Luleå University of Technology or Luleå tekniska universitet is Scandinavia's northernmost university of technology. It has four campus
Campus

A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes library, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings....
es, located in Luleå
Luleå

Lule? , is a Cities in Sweden with a population of 57 144 in the urban area, and 73 416 including connecting suburbs. The city is located at the coast of Norrbotten in northern Sweden....
 (the main campus), Kiruna
Kiruna

Kiruna is the northernmost Stad in Sweden, situated in Lapland, Sweden province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County....
 (space science), Skellefteå
Skellefteå

Skellefte? is a Cities in Sweden in V?sterbotten in northern Sweden. It has 35,525 inhabitants, and is the seat of Skellefte? Municipality, with 73,000 inhabitants....
 (wood technology and computer game engineering) and Piteå
Piteå

Pite? is a cities in Sweden in Norrbotten in northern Sweden. It has 22,500 inhabitants, and is the seat of Pite? Municipality, which has 40,800 people....
 (Dep of music and media).

The university was founded on June 1 1971 at Porsön in Luleå as Högskoleenheten i Luleå. The name was later changed to Högskolan i Luleå (Luleå University College
University college

The term "university college" is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status....
) and in 1997 to the current Luleå University of Technology. In 1977 it was merged with the older Teacher's Training College of Luleå and a year later Piteå School of Music (Musikhögskolan i Piteå) was created.

Students' unions

As of 2005, there are three students' union
Students' union

A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges, universities and has started to appear in some high schools....
s at the university, Teknologkåren vid Luleå tekniska univeristet (the Student Association of Engineering at Luleå University of Technology) for students studying towards an engineering or other degree within the field of technology, Piteå Studentkår (the Students' Union in Piteå) and Luleå studentkår (Luleå Students' Union) for most other students.

The unions are divided into sections, each responsible for a number of academic programmes. They are run by a board of eight to ten students for no profit.

Luleå Students Union has the following sections:

  • SNS or Statsvetar- och Nationalekonomsektionen for political science
    Political science

    Political science is a social science concerned with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior....
     and economics
    Economics

    File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
  • Pedagogsektionen for teacher education
    Teacher education

    refers to the policies and procedures designed to equip teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the school and classroom....
  • SySek or Systemvetarsektionen for systems science
    Systems science

    Systems science is an interdisciplinary field of science that studies the nature of complex systems in nature, society, and science. It aims to develop interdisciplinary foundations, which are applicable in a variety of areas, such as engineering, biology, medicine and social sciences....
  • EkSek or Ekonomsektionen for business administration
    Management

    Management in business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leadership or directing, and Control an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal....
  • PuSS or Psykologi- und Sociologisektionen for psychiatry
    Psychiatry

    Psychiatry is a Medicine Specialty devoted to the Treatment of mental disorders, Biomedical research and Prevention of mental disorder. The term was first coined by the German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808....
     and sociology
    Sociology

    Sociology is a branch of the social sciences that uses systematic methods of Empiricism and critical theory to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity, sometimes with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare....
  • JF or Juridiska Föreningen for jurisprudence
    Jurisprudence

    Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal philosophers, hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions....
  • BofS or Bodens Förenade Studenter for students in Boden
    Boden

    Boden is the surname of these notable persons:* Fernand Boden, politician from Luxembourg* Jens Boden, German speed skater* Maggie Boden, British artificial intelligence researcher...
  • LEKIS or Lärare och Ekonomer i Skellefteå for teaching and business students in Skellefteå
    Skellefteå

    Skellefte? is a Cities in Sweden in V?sterbotten in northern Sweden. It has 35,525 inhabitants, and is the seat of Skellefte? Municipality, with 73,000 inhabitants....


The Student Association of Engineering has the following sections:

  • Datasektionen
    Datasektionen

    Datasektionen is a section of the Students Association of Engineering at Lule? University of Technology. It was founded in 1984.Datasektionen is responsible for the academic programmes of...
     for computer science
    Computer science

    Computer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems....
    , space engineering, engineering physics
    Engineering physics

    Engineering physics is an academic degree, available mainly at the levels of Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy Unlike other engineering degrees , EP does not necessarily include a particular branch of science or physics....
     and some other areas
  • Geosektionen for civil engineering
    Civil engineering

    Civil engineering is a Professional Engineer discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings....
    , rock engineering and related programmes
  • Industriell managementsektionen for Industrial Management and Engineering
  • Kirunasektionen for students in Kiruna
    Kiruna

    Kiruna is the northernmost Stad in Sweden, situated in Lapland, Sweden province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County....
  • Maskinteknologsektionen for mechanical engineering
    Mechanical engineering

    Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of physics#branches of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machine....
     and related programmes
  • Skellefteå teknologsektion for engineering students in Skellefteå
    Skellefteå

    Skellefte? is a Cities in Sweden in V?sterbotten in northern Sweden. It has 35,525 inhabitants, and is the seat of Skellefte? Municipality, with 73,000 inhabitants....
  • Doktoranderna for PhD students


Societies

  • LUDD
    Ludd

    Ludd can refer to:* Nuada, figure in Irish mythology* Ned Ludd, founder of the Luddite movement* Lludd Llaw Eraint, figure in Welsh mythology...
    , Luleå Academic Computer Society


Noted alumni

  • Stina Honkamaa, CEO Google Sweden
  • Adam Dunkels
    Adam Dunkels

    Adam Dunkels, Ph.D., is a Swedish software engineer, researcher and co-founder of the Networked Embedded Systems Group at the Swedish Institute of Computer Science in Kista, Sweden....
    , Ph.D, SICS
  • Ulf Henriksson, CEO Invensys
    Invensys

    Invensys plc is a United Kingdom engineering company, headquartered in London, England. The company is multinational with operations in over 60 countries, employing around 23,000 employees....
  • Esther Jennings, Ph.D, JPL


See also

  • Umeå Institute of Technology
    Umeå Institute of Technology

    The Ume? Institute of Technology or Tekniska h?gskolan i Ume? is part of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Ume? University. The Institute offers a wide range of study programmes, some of them not to be found in any other part of Sweden....
  • List of universities in Sweden
    List of universities in Sweden

    This list of university and University colleges#Sweden and Norways in Sweden is based on the Higher Education Ordinance of 1993 . All higher education in Sweden is publicly funded, but the listing also includes the officially recognised independent higher education institutions that operate under contract with the Swedish Government of Sweden...
  • List of forestry universities and colleges
    List of forestry universities and colleges

    This is a list of colleges and universities worldwide that offer either a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in the profession field of forestry. Where noted, the country's Educational accreditation standard has been used and cited....


External links

  • - Official site