Luleå University of Technology

Now holding the title of European Space University of Earth and Humanity, Luleå University of Technology was founded in 1971 and is one of 12 higher education institutions in Sweden with a fully developed research organization. Students benefit from excellent laboratory facilities, including the high power laser laboratory, electron microscopes, HIP and RBSN equipment, acoustic and robotics laboratories, deep-drilling equipment and heavy-load laboratories, and a mineral surface reaction laboratory. 

The main campus in Luleå features a newly renovated library, student computer centers in all university buildings, the largest gym in the area and a vibrant multi-cultural atmosphere. The school of music at the Piteå campus is housed in a new building equipped with three organ auditoriums, concert hall and state-of-the-art sound engineering labs. The Kiruna Campus has been titled the Space Campus of the university. For sports and outdoor enthusiasts, Scandinavia's best class ski slopes are directly adjacent to the university campus, while weekly basketball and ice hockey matches provide countless entertainment for everyone.

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  Luleå

  Luleå, Sweden

  5,000 - 20,000 on Campus

  <100,000 residents in Luleå

  Language(s) spoken on campus: Swedish

  Luleå University of Technology's main campus is located approximately three miles from downtown Luleå. The city center of Luleå is located on a peninsula where the Lule River flows into the Gulf of Bothnia. Founded in 1621, the city is the administrative center of Sweden's most northern province. It has a lively cultural life and is the home of nationally elite hockey and basketball teams. 

  The school of music is located in the town of Pitea, approximately 30 miles south of Luleå. Due to its marvelous beaches and sunny summer climate, Pitea is nicknamed the northern Riviera. Music plays an important role in Pitea's cultural life, which includes an annual music festival.

  In the Luleå/Pitea area, sailing is a popular outdoor activity, as is cross-country and downhill skiing at one of the area's two nearby ski slopes. In addition, the mountains of Lappland with marvelous hiking trails and ski resorts are less than six hours away by car. Stockholm is approximately an hour away by air.