Royal Institute of Technology
| Swedish | Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH)
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Motto | Vetenskap och Konst ("Science and Art") |
| Established | 1827 |
| School type | Public University |
| Rector | Prof. Anders Flodström |
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Students | 11,500 undergraduate and professional
1,500 doctoral students |
| Teaching staff | 3,500 |
| Member | CLUSTER, CESAER, EUA, et al. |
| Homepage | http://www.kth.se/ |
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The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. The designation "Tekniska högskolan i Stockholm" ("Institute of Technology in Stockholm") is sometimes seen in the media, but is not an official name. KTH was founded in 1827 and it is the largest of the six technical universities in Sweden.
Campus
The main campus building at Valhallavägen, by architect Erik Lallerstedt, was completed in 1917.
Organization
- Architecture
- Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering
- Alfvén Laboratory
- Applied Information Technology
- Biotechnology
- Civil and Architectural Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer and Systems Sciences
- Electrical Engineering
- Energy Technology
- Fibre and Polymer Technology
- Industrial Economics and Management
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- Infrastructure
- KTH South
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- Land and Water Resources Engineering
- Machine Design
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanics
- Microelectronics and Information Technology
- Numerical Analysis and Computer Science
- Physics
- Production Engineering
- Signals, Sensors and Systems
- Solid Mechanics
- Speech, Music and Hearing
- Unit for Language and Communication
- History of Science and Technology
- The Philosophy Unit
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Students
See: The Student Union at the Royal Institute of Technology
Faculty
Chemical Engineering
Microelectronics and Information Technology (IMIT)
History
The origin of the school was the Technological Institute in Stockholm, which was started in 1826. In 1877 the name was changed into the current one.
R1
13 July 1954 Sweden's first nuclear reactor, r1, was started in a reactor hall built directly under KTH. Considering that it lived over 40 000 humans within a 1 km radius of the reactor it was probably one of the worst locations possible to choose. However, the radiation dangers to the public were considered negligible at the time. Having the reactor close to Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (the Academy of Engineering Science) and the politicians was considered more important, as Sweden was perusing a nuclear weapon program. The reactor was finally shut down 1970, but some parts of it still remain.
Noted Royal Institute of Technology alumni
Honorary doctorates
Noted Royal Institute of Technology faculty
See also
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