Linköping University
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Linköping University | |
|---|---|
| Linköpings universitet | |
 |
|
| Motto | Expanding Reality |
| Established | 1969/1975 |
| Type | Public university |
| Staff | 3,470 |
| Students | 16,900 (FTE, 2008)[1] |
| Doctoral students | 1,260 |
| Location |  Linköping, Sweden |
| Campus | 3: Campus Valla, Campus US, Campus Norrköping |
| Affiliations | EUA, ECIU |
| Website | http://www.liu.se/ |
Linköping University (Swedish: Linköpings universitet, LiU) is a university in Linköping, Sweden. Originally set out to be Sweden's second university by decree of the Swedish parliament in 1663, it eventually started in 1965 as an autonomous faculty within Stockholm University. In 1969 it became a högskola, and in 1975 it was granted full university status by the Swedish government. Thus it became Sweden's sixth university.[2] It has four faculties and 14 departments.[3] There are also a number of research and knowledge centers associated with the university. In 1996 the university opened a second campus in the neighboring city Norrköping. Approximately 25,200 students (20,400 in Linköping and 4,800 in Norrköping) were enrolled in 2008.[4]
It is famous for its interdisciplinary approach, for example the university was the first university in Sweden to offer majors (programs), such as Industrial Engineering and Management, International Business Administration (including language studies), Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Cognitive Science and Information Technology and Engineering. In 1980 the Tema Institute was initiated, pioneering interdisciplinary research and gradudate schools in Sweden.[5] Today research across all the faculties spans over several different areas, i.g. Organic Bioelectronics, Nanotechnology & Functional Materials, and Medical Visualization & Simulation. Another specialty is problem-based learning which is adopted in several of the majors (programs) offered.
It is also acclaimed for its quality of education, particularly in Medicine, Engineering and Computer Science. The medical program (leading to the medical doctor profession) and the engineering education areas (leading to degrees in Computer Science and Engineering, Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, among others) are ranked number one in the nation by both the government official Swedish National Agency for Higher Education and by the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries (collecting over 3400 technology companies in Sweden).[6] The university has one of the oldest and largest computer science departments in northern Europe and was the first university in Sweden to offer Computer Science as a major (program). The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education ranks the university's computer science department's graduate research education (leading to a Ph.D. in Computer Science) as among the very best in Sweden (together with Royal Institute of Technology and Uppsala University).[7]
Contents |
[edit] University Campuses
The main campus, Campus Valla, is located about three kilometers west of the Linköping city center, and three of the four faculties are based here. Many students live in the adjacent residential area Ryd. Just south of the city center, Campus US is located in connection with Linköping University Hospital (US for Universitetssjukhuset). Most of the medical education and research are done here, and it is the location of the faculty for Health sciences. Campus Norrköping is situated right in the city center of Norrköping, a city 28 miles to the northeast of Linköping. The campuses are connected by the 'Campus Bus', which is free for students. Many students, as well as university employees, rely on their own bicycles for transport, often cycling through Valla Wood, which lies between the main campus and the city centre.
[edit] Quality of Education
In 2007, by government initiative, the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education employed an international expert committee to find and award the top five highest quality education areas among all universities and colleges in Sweden. Linköping University had two education areas that were awarded: Medicine and Control Theory/Vehicle Engineering. Linköping University was the only higher education institute to receive more than one award. The other awarded institutes were Royal Institute of Technology (one award, Vehicle Engineering), Umeå University (one award, History) and Malmö University (one award, Dentistry).[8]
[edit] Notable Faculty
- Lennart Ljung, Chair Professor in Control Theory, IEEE Fellow, Foreign Associate of the United States National Academy of Engineering, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Engineering Sciences, IEEE Control Systems Award 2007, Doctor honoris causa Baltic State Technical University, Uppsala University, Universite de Technologie de Troyes, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Ingemar Lundström, Chair Professor in Applied Physics, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of the Engineering Sciences, Doctor honoris causa Royal Institute of Technology
- Erik Sandewall, Chair Professor in Computer Science, AAAI Fellow, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Member and Vice President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Knight of the Legion of Honor, France, Doctor honoris causa Université Paul Sabatier
- Christer Svensson, Professor in Electrical Engineering, IEEE Fellow, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, co-founder of SwitchCore
- Ingemar Ingmarsson, Professor in Information Theory, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Co-founder of Sectra
- Vladimir Gilelevich Maz'ya, Professor in Mathematics
- Robert Forchheimer, Professor in Image Compression, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Co-founder of Sectra
- Stig Hagström, Chair Professor Emeritus in Materials Science, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, now Director of Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning, Stanford University
- Olle Inganäs, Professor in Organic Electronics, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Sture Hägglund, Chair Professor in Computer Science, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, co-founder of Epitec that commercialized the Epitool expert system (Later acquired by Medeva PLC)
- Lars Hultman, Professor in Materials Science, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
- Fredrik Gustafsson, Professor in Control Theory, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
- Per Linell, Swedish Research Council Distinguished Professor in Language and Culture, Member of the Advisory Board of Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Fellow of Columbia University Institute for Scholars at Reid Hall
- Mille Millnert, Professor in Control Theory, Rector of Linköping University
[edit] Notable alumni
.jpeg)
- Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO, Ericsson
- Viiveke Fåk, Co-founder of Sectra
- Carl-Fredrik Westin (M.Sc. (first degree) 1988, Ph.D. 1994), Director of the Laboratory of Mathematics in Imaging at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School[9]
- Håkan Eriksson, Senior Vice President Research, Ericsson
- Jan-Eric Sundgren, former Rector of Chalmers Institute of Technology, now Senior Vice President, Volvo Group
- Anders Flodström, former Rector of Royal Institute of Technology, now Chancellor of the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
- Åke Svensson, President and CEO, SAAB
- Zhong Zhihua (Ph.D. 1988), Rector of Hunan University, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
- Fredrik Hübinette, Inventor of the Pike Programming Language
- Bengt Nilsson, Co-founder and former CEO (now Vice Chair of the Board) of Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS)
- Björn Algkvist, Mikael Ageras, Göran Felldin and Rune Groppfelt, Founders of Intentia
- David Löwenbrand and Påhl Melin, Founders of Kreatel (Acquired by Motorola in 2006)
- Magnus Hall, CEO, Holmen
- Bo Wahlberg (M.Sc. (first degree) 1983, Ph.D. 1987), IEEE Fellow, Professor in Control Theory at Royal Institute of Technology
- Mats Viberg (Ph.D. 1989), IEEE Fellow, Professor in Control Theory at Chalmers Institute of Technology
- Håkan Valberg, Senior Vice President and General Manager (Europe), Advent Software
- Pär Boman, President and CEO, Svenska Handelsbanken
- Heikki Takanen, former CEO, Huhtamäki
- Bo Dankis, President and CEO, Perstorp[10]
- Jan Carlson, (M.Sc.), CEO, Autoliv[11]
- Björn Ottersten, (M.Sc. 1986), IEEE Fellow, Professor in Signal Processing at Royal Institute of Technology
[edit] Faculties
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Filosofiska fakulteten)
- Faculty of Health Sciences (Hälsouniversitetet) and Linköping University Hospital
- Linköping Institute of Technology (Linköpings tekniska högskola)
- Faculty of Educational Sciences (Utbildningsvetenskap)
[edit] Other Organizations within the University
- The National Supercomputer Centre in Sweden is located at Linköping University. It is an autonomous organization within the university that serves all universities and colleges in Sweden. It has one of the world's most powerful computer clusters.
- Sweden's computer museum IT-ceum is located at Linköping University. It was opened in 2004.
- Santa Anna IT Research Institute, an institute within the umbrella organization Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS).
[edit] Science Parks
Two science parks are closely connected to Linköping University.
- Mjärdevi Science Park in Linköping hosts more than 230 technology companies, primarily in the IT industry. It was established in 1983 and is the second-oldest science park in Sweden. It hosts hundreds of start-up companies as well as several large international ones, such as Ericsson, Autoliv, Intentia (now Lawson), Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS) and Sectra.
- Norrköping Science Park in Norrköping hosts approximately 100 companies. Main areas for research and development are printed electronics, new tools for health and visualisation.
[edit] Popular Culture
- Mentioned in the Hollywood movie Agent Cody Banks. "...The most impressive tests on microsurgery were conducted at Sweden's Linköping University..." [12]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Linköping University |
[edit] See also
- Lysator. The oldest computer society in Sweden. Founded in 1973.
- List of universities in Sweden
[edit] References
- ^ Swedish Higher Education Authority (Högskoleverket) - statistics for 2008 (Swedish), page 117
- ^ Official LiU presentation page in English
- ^ List of LiU faculties, departments and centres
- ^ Linköping University annual report 2008, in Swedish
- ^ Presentation of the TEMA research institute at Linköping University
- ^ Press Release from the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries
- ^ Information about the centres of excellence from the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
- ^ Swedish National Agency for Higher Education - Awarded Centres of Excellent Quality in Higher Education 2007
- ^ Carl-Fredrik Westin - Harvard Medical School
- ^ Perstorp
- ^ Jan Carlson Profile - Forbes.com
- ^ Script of Agent Cody Bank
[edit] External links
- Linköping University - Official site in English
- Lysator - Academic computer society
- Campus Valla presentation, Campus HU presentation, Campus Norrköping presentation.
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||
Coordinates: 58°23′57″N 15°34′37″E / 58.39917°N 15.57694°E
