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Royal Institute of Technology

The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1827 and it is the largest of the six technical universities in Sweden.

Kungliga tekniska högskolan

Main building
Motto: Vetenskap och Konst (Science and Art)
Rector	Anders Flodström
School type	Public
Founded	1827
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Enrollment	11,500 grad. 1,500 post-grad.
Faculty	3,500
Budget	2,7 Billion SEK
Campus surroundings	Urban
Office space	260,000 m²

Table of contents

1 Campus 2 Organization 3 Students 4 Faculty 5 History 6 Noted Royal Institute of Technology alumni 7 Noted Royal Institute of Technology faculty 8 See also 9 External links

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 Chemical Engineering and Technology Chemistry Computer and Systems Sciences Electrical Engineering Energy Technology Fibre and Polymer Technology Industrial Economics and Management Information only available in Swedish Infrastructure KTH South

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

Students

Faculty

Chemical Engineering

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.

Noted Royal Institute of Technology alumni

• Baltzar von Platen
• Carl Munters
• Ivar Kreuger
• Ernst Alexanderson
• Christer Fuglesang
• Dolph Lundgren
• The founders of ENEA

• Richard Stallman, Honorary Doctorate

Noted Royal Institute of Technology faculty

• Hannes Alfvén, Nobel Prize laureate
• Rolf Schock
• Arne Kaijser

See also

• The Student Union at the Royal Institute of Technology
• Chalmers University of Technology
• Stockholm University
• List of universities in Sweden

External links

• Royal Institute of Technology - Official site

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