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KTH Royal Institute of Technology

KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Kungliga Tekniska högskolan
MottoVetenskap och konst
Motto in English
Science and Art
TypePublic Research University
Established1827 (1827)
BudgetSEK 5.366 billion[1]
ChairmanUlf Ewaldsson
PresidentAnders Söderholm
Academic staff
950
Administrative staff
3,600
Students13,587 (FTE, 2022)[2]
1,700
Location
Stockholm
,
Sweden
CampusUrban
ColorsBlue  
AffiliationsCLUSTER, CESAER, EUA, T.I.M.E. association, PEGASUS, NORDTEK, Nordic Five Tech, UNITE!
Websitewww.kth.se/en

The KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Swedish: Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, lit. 'Royal Technical High School'), abbreviated KTH, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in engineering and technology and is Sweden's largest technical university.[3] Currently,[when?] KTH consists of five schools with four campuses in and around Stockholm.

KTH was established in 1827 as the Teknologiska institutet (Institute of Technology) and had its roots in the Mekaniska skolan (School of Mechanics) that was established in 1798 in Stockholm. But the origin of KTH dates back to the predecessor of the Mekaniska skolan, the Laboratorium mechanicum, which was established in 1697 by the Swedish scientist and innovator Christopher Polhem. The Laboratorium mechanicum combined education technology, a laboratory, and an exhibition space for innovations.[4] In 1877, KTH received its current name, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). The Swedish king, Carl XVI Gustaf, is the patron of KTH.

Main building in winter
Main courtyard in summer
KTH "Courtyard" ("borggården") 2005
Kerberos guarding the entrance to the courtyard
Royal Institute of Technology 2012

KTH is ranked 73rd in the world among all universities in the 2024 QS World University Rankings, which is higher than any other university in the Nordic countries.[5]

  1. ^ "KTH in figures". KTH. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ "KTH i siffror".
  3. ^ "An innovative European technical university". KTH. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. ^ Lindgren, Michael, 1953- (2011). Christopher Polhems testamente : berättelsen om ingenjören, entreprenören och pedagogen som ville förändra Sverige. Stockholm: Innovationshistoria Förlag. ISBN 978-9197919722. OCLC 845006927.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "KTH in QS World University Rankings". 27 June 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

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