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Blekinge Institute of Technology

Blekinge Institute of Technology. A YOUNG INSTITUTE. Founded in 1989 One of three independent institutes of technology Three campuses. One of the country’s most distinctly profiled institutes of technology Applied IT Sustainable development in industry and society.

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Blekinge Institute of Technology

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  1. Blekinge Institute of Technology

  2. A YOUNG INSTITUTE • Founded in 1989 • One of three independent institutes of technology • Three campuses

  3. One of the country’s most distinctly profiled institutes of technology Applied IT Sustainable development in industry and society THE INSTITUTE´S PROFILE

  4. 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 NEW PROGRAMMES AUTUMN 2008

  5. HISTORY Campus established in Karlshamn Merges with the Baltic International School of Public Health The institute is founded The institute is renamed Blekinge Institute of Technology University status in engineering 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 The right to run MSc programmes The right to award MSc degrees General right to award MSc degrees Ursula Hass becomes Vice-Chancellor Lars Haikola becomes Vice-Chancellor University application

  6. Spatial planning, the humanities, health sciences, management, social sciences Basic IT expertise NOT JUST IT

  7. 83 per cent of the students at the institute get an employment directly after graduation. BESQ, Research Center Swedish Waterjet Lab has been inaugurated SUCCESS

  8. 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 Health Sciences 11% Natural Sciences 8% Engineering 59 % Social Sciences and Management 15% Humanities 4 % Medicine 3 %

  9. 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 GROWING RESEARCH

  10. 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 Ph.D. PROGRAMMES

  11. 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 RESEARCH AREAS • Mathematics and statistics • Mechanical engineering • Public health science • Software engineering • Spatial planning • Spatial development and planning • Technoscience studies • Telecommunication systems • Radio communication

  12. 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 INTERACTION LEADS TO DEVELOPMENT

  13. WE ARE WHERE THE COMPANIES ARE

  14. MANAGEMENT Board of governors Faculty board Board of staff recruitment & appointment Board of education Vice-Chancellor Provost Pro-Vice-Chancellor School of Engineering Library School of Management ALGA External Relations Office School of Technoculture, Humanities and Planning School of Health Science CTUP Administration Blekinge College and Vocational School OPERATIVE UNITS SUPPORTING UNITS

  15. 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 FINANCING BODIES

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