Linköping University

Linköping University
Linköpings universitet
Established	1969/1975
Type	Public university
President	Dr Helen Dannetun
Admin. staff	3,900
Students	27,300 (FTE, 2012)
Doctoral students	1,300
Location	Linköping, Sweden
Campus	3: Campus Valla, Campus US, Campus Norrköping
Affiliations	EUA, ECIU
Website	www.liu.se

Kårallen building in Linköping.

Linköping University (in Swedish: Linköpings universitet, LiU) is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University was granted full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. Education, research and PhD training are the mission of four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Educational Sciences, Health Sciences and the Institute of Technology. In order to facilitate interdisciplinary work, there are 14 large departments combining knowledge from several disciplines and often belonging under more than one faculty. Linköping University emphasises dialogue with the surrounding business sphere and the community at large, both in terms of research and education. In 2010, Linköping University has home to 18,910 students (FTE), 1,288 research students and 3,469 employees, including 336 full professors.

History

Campus Valla.

Student union building on Campus Valla.

The entrance to Campus Norrköping.

Kåkenhus building in Norrköping.

Campus Norrköping.

Carl Malmsten building in Lidingö.

A retired Cray X-MP/416 supercomputer used as a bench in one of the buildings on Campus Valla.

The origins of Linköping University date back to 1967 when a branch of Stockholm University was placed in Linköping, offering education within humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Two years later medical training and the Institute of Technology was established. In 1970 all activities were brought together in three faculties within the Linköping University College: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Technology. In 1977 former teacher training colleges in Linköping and Norrköping were transferred to Linköping University and in 1986 the Faculty of Health Sciences was formed, based on the faculty of medicine and regional funded education in health care professions. In 1997 a campus was opened in the neighbouring city of Norrköping. The renowned Carl Malmsten School of Furniture has been part of Linköping University since 2000. After almost 60 years at the city centre, the school moved into new premises on the outskirts of Stockholm in 2009.

Research

Linköping University pursues research and postgraduate studies within the fields of technology, medicine, and humanities, natural, educational, social and behavioural sciences. It is particularly noted for its openness to multidisciplinary research and, in 1980, was the first Swedish university to introduce interdisciplinary thematic research at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and a cross-subject, interdisciplinary perspective in graduate schools for PhD students. Along with interdisciplinary, LiU also promotes specialisation. There are twelve Centres of Excellence, formed by world-leading researchers who receive long-term grants from major Swedish research financers. Centres of Excellence at Linköping University include materials science, bioelectronics and the interdisciplinary research of migration, ethnicity and society.

Education

Linköping University offers education at the basic and advanced levels via 140 study programmes, 600 single-subject courses and specialised as well as interdisciplinary postgraduate studies. A large number of the degree programmes lead to qualified professional degrees in fields such as medicine, business and economics, teacher education and engineering. Many of the programmes are interdisciplinary, combining for example industrial management and engineering, medicine and engineering, or integrating economics, law and languages. In 1986 the Faculty of Health Sciences became the first faculty in Sweden to put problem-based learning into practice within medical training and health-care programmes. In 2007, the Medical Programme and the Department of Electrical Engineering, Control systems were recognised as Centres of Excellence in Higher Education by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education. The recognition was based on a thorough quality assessment by a panel of experts.

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)

University campuses

Education and research are conducted at three campuses in the cities of Linköping and Norrköping, situated approximately 200-160 kilometres south of Stockholm, and a fourth campus in Lidingö, Stockholm.

• Campus Valla, about three kilometers from the city centre of Linköping, is where the majority of students and researchers study and work.

• The University Hospital campus in Linköping houses the Faculty of Health Sciences.

• Campus Norrköping, is a city campus 40 kilometres northeast of Linköping. About one-fourth of the students are enrolled here.

• The Carl Malmsten School of Furniture has been part of Linköping University since 2000. After almost 60 years at the city centre, the school moved into new premises in Lidingö, on the outskirts of Stockholm in 2009.

Research centres, selection of

• Control, Autonomy, and Decision-making in Complex Systems (Linnaeus Centre CADICS)
• Disaster Medicine (KcKM/Z), Centre of
• Gender Excellence (GEXcel), The Swedish Research Council Centre of
• Hearing and Deafness (Linnaeus Centre HEAD), Research on
• The National Supercomputer Centre, a provider of national supercomputing resources
• Novel Functional Materials (Linnécentrum LiLI-NFM), Linköping Linnaeus Initiative for
• Organic Bioelektronics (OBOE), Strategic Research Centre for
• Norrköping Visualization Center C, in cooperation with the City of Norrköping and Norrköping Science Park and Interactive Institute. The Dome Theater, constructed in 2009, is the most technically advanced dome in northern Europe.

For a complete list of centres, see Departments and Centres at Linköping University

Science parks

Mjärdevi Science Park Center.

Two science parks are closely connected to Linköping University.

• Mjärdevi Science Park in Linköping hosts 250 technology companies, from start-ups to multinationals, with 6,100 employees. The largest residents of Mjärdevi are Ericsson, IFS and Lawson. Major multinationals such as Motorola, Flextronics, Autoliv and Toyota Industries are also represented.
• Norrköping Science Park in Norrköping hosts approximately 100 companies. Main areas for research and development are printed electronics, interactivity and visualisation.

Popular culture

Mentioned in the Hollywood movie Agent Cody Banks. "...The most impressive tests on microsurgery were conducted at Sweden's Linköping University..."

Notable faculty

See also: Category:Linköping University academics.

• Gerhard Andersson, Professor of Clinical Psychology
• Anders Blomqvist, Professor of Pain Research
• Christian Berggren, Professor of Industrial Management
• Magnus Berggren, Professor of Organic Electronics
• Per-Erik Ellström, Professor of Education
• Fredrik Gustafsson, Professor of Sensor Informatics
• Lars Hultman, Professor of Materials Science
• Olle Inganäs, Professor of Organic Electronics
• Lennart Ljung, Professor of Control Theory
• Nina Lykke, Professor of Gender Studies
• Jan-Ove Palmberg, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
• Hans Rådström, Professor of Mathematics
• Jerker Rönnberg, Professor of Psychology
• Carl-Ulrik Schierup, Professor of Ethnicity
• Tatyana Shaposhnikova, Professor of Mathematics
• Stefan Thor, Professor of Biology
• Anthony Turner, Professor of Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Notable former faculty

• Stig Hagström, Professor Emeritus of Materials Science
  • One of the founders of Linköping University
  • Leading researcher in materials science
• Harold Lawson, former Professor of Telecommunications and Computer Systems
  • Credited with the invention of the pointer in programming languages
  • ACM Fellow
• Ingemar Lundström, Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics
  • Leading researcher in biosensors and chemical sensors
  • Chairman for the Nobel Committee for Physics
• Hans Rådström, former Professor of Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematician who made many important contributions
• Erik Sandewall, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
  • Leading researcher in artificial intelligence
  • AAAI Fellow
• Vladimir Gilelevich Maz'ya, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
  • Known for his work on Sobolev spaces
• Åke Öberg, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering
  • Leading researcher in circulatory physiology, bio-optics, biomedical instrumentation, sensors and clinical engineering

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Linköping University alumni.

• Pär Boman, President and CEO, Svenska Handelsbanken
• Jan Carlson, CEO, Autoliv
• Bo Dankis, President, Swedish Trade Council
• Håkan Eriksson, Senior Vice President for Research, Ericsson
• Anders Flodström, professor of Materials physics at the Royal Institute of Technology, former Rector of the Royal Institute of Technology, former University Chancellor of Sweden and Head of the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
• Gustav Fridolin, Member of the Swedish Parliament
• Jan Malm, former CEO, Ericsson China, 2000-2004
• Bengt Nilsson, Co-founder and former CEO (now Vice Chair of the Board) of Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS)
• Jan-Eric Sundgren, former Rector of Chalmers Institute of Technology, now Senior Vice President, Volvo Group
• Ola Tunander, Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo
• Carl-Henric Svanberg, Chairman of BP Global BP, former CEO of Ericsson
• Åke Svensson, President and CEO, SAAB
• Björn von Sydow, former speaker of the Parliament of Sweden and Minister of Defence for Sweden 1997-2002
• Cecilia Widegren, Member of the Swedish Parliament and Vice Chairman in The Parliamentary Defense Committee and Group
• Zhong Zhihua, Rector of Hunan University, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

See also

• List of universities in Sweden
• Lysator. The oldest computer society in Sweden. Founded in 1973.

External links

• Linköping University - Official site in English
• Campuses at LiU
• Visualization Center C