Blekinge Institute of Technology
A YOUNG INSTITUTE
Founded in 1989
One of three independent institutes of technology
Three campuses
THE INSTITUTE´S PROFILE
One of the country’s most distinctly profiled institutes of technology
Applied IT
Sustainable development in industry and society
NEW PROGRAMMES AUTUMN 2008
Security Engineering Computer Engineering with emphasis on
Sound and Image Processing Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering, with emphasis on Telecommunication
Marine Technology Master of Science in Game and Software
Engineering
HISTORY
Merges with the Baltic International School of
Public Health
Campus established in Karlshamn
The institute is renamed Blekinge Institute of
Technology
The institute is founded
University status in engineering
The right to run MSc programmes
The right to award MSc degrees
Lars Haikola becomes Vice-Chancellor
General right to award MSc degrees
University application
1989
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2006
Ursula Hass becomes Vice-
Chancellor
2007
NOT JUST IT
Spatial planning, the humanities, health sciences, management, social sciences
Basic IT expertise
SUCCESS
83 per cent of the students at the institute get an employment directly after graduation.
BESQ, Research Center
Swedish Waterjet Lab has been inaugurated
EDUCATION IN FIGURES
Around 40 undergraduate programmes and 470 single subject courses
3685 full time students
37% of the students are female
1000 international students
16 MSc programmes
Approx 22% of the students take part in internet-based teaching
Natural Sciences2%
Health and Caring Sciences
6% Engineering56%
Humanities6%
Social Sciences and Management
21%
Health Sciences
11%
Medicine
3 %
Natural Sciences
8%
Social Sciences and
Management
15%
Humanities
4 %
Engineering
59 %
GROWING RESEARCH
Engineering is the ”authorised area of research”, in which BTH is entitled to award postgraduate degrees
14 PhD programmes
Collaboration with other universities
26 professors
112 doctoral students registered at BTH
Ph.D. PROGRAMMES
Applied signal processing
Computer science
Computer systems engineering
Digital game development
Interaction design
IT and work practice
Mechanical engineering
Software engineering
Spatial planning
Technoscience studies
Telecommunications
Telecommunication systems
Mathematics and its applications
RESEARCH AREAS
Applied signal processing
Business administration and economics
Caring and nursing science
Computer science
Computer systems engineering
Human work science
Humanities
Digital game development
Interaction design
Mathematics and statistics
Mechanical engineering
Public health science
Software engineering
Spatial planning
Spatial development and planning
Technoscience studies
Telecommunication systems
Radio communication
INTERACTION LEADS TO DEVELOPMENT
One of the most successful universities in Sweden when it comes to collaboration with industry and society
Highest number of employees in ”seed” companies
From stagnation to growth
3000 new jobs
WE ARE WHERE THE COMPANIES ARE
Board of governors
Vice-ChancellorProvost
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
School of Health Science
School of Management
School of Engineering
School of Technoculture, Humanities and
Planning
ALGA
Blekinge College and Vocational School
CTUP
Library
External Relations Office
Administration
OPERATIVE UNITS
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORTINGUNITS
Faculty board
Board of education
Board of staff recruitment & appointment
FINANCING BODIES
Funding bodies include the Foundation for Strategic Research, the EU, NUTEK, VINNOVA, the Swedish Research Council, the KK Foundation and partners in industry
Research is often conducted in the form of projects with industry