Linköping University

Linköping University

Linköpings universitet
Campus Valla, the first and main campus of Linköping University.
Latin:Universitas Lincopensis
Type	Publicresearch university
Established	1969(1969) University status since 1975
Budget	4,9 bn SEK(2023)
Chairperson	Deputy Director General Susanne Thedén, PhD
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Jan-Ingvar Jönsson, PhD
Dean	Arts & Sciences: Prof. Ulf Melin, PhD Educational Sciences:Senior Assoc. Prof. Håkan Löfgren, PhD Medicine & Health Sciences:Prof. Lena Jonasson, PhD, MD Science & Engineering: Prof. Johan Ölvander, PhD
University Director	Anna Thörn
Total staff	4 462 (3 674FTE,2023)
Students	40 400 (19 445FTE,2023)
Doctoral students	1 261 (644FTE,2023)
Location	Linköping,Norrköping,andLidingö , Sweden
Campus	Campus Valla Campus US Campus Norrköping Campus Lidingö
Colors	Blue, Turquoise and Green
Affiliations	EUA,ECIU,CDIO,SEFI,NORDTEK
Website	www.liu.se

Linköping University(LiU;Swedish:Linköpings universitet) is apublicresearch universitybased inLinköping,Sweden.Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions.

The university has four campuses across three cities: Campus Valla and Campus US inLinköping,Campus Norrköping inNorrköpingand Campus Lidingö inStockholm.It is organized into four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Educational Sciences, and Science and Engineering (also referred to as theInstitute of Technology). To facilitate interdisciplinary work, there are 12 large departments combining knowledge from several disciplines and often belonging under more than one faculty.In 2021 the university had 35,900 students and 4,300 employees.Linköping University emphasizes dialogue with the surrounding business sphere and the community at large, both in terms of research and education.

It is a founding member of theConceive Design Implement Operate(CDIO) Initiative, as well as a member of theEuropean Consortium of Innovative Universities(ECIU), theEuropean University Association(EUA), theEuropean Society for Engineering Education(SEFI) and NORDTEK.

Kåkenhus building — in actuality a number of connected buildings and structures — on Campus Norrköping, the main building on campus.

History

Former logo, used until 2015.

The origins of Linköping University date back to the 1960s. In 1965, The Swedish National Legislative Assembly (Riksdag) decided to locate some programmes within the fields of technology and medicine to Linköping. A branch ofStockholm Universitywas placed in Linköping in 1967, offering education withinhumanities,social sciencesandnatural sciences.

Two years later in 1969, a unit for medical training and theInstitute of Technologywere established, marking the founding of the university. 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. Linköping University College was granted full university status in 1975 and renamed Linköping University.

In 1977 the teacher training colleges inLinköpingandNorrköpingwere transferred to Linköping University. The Faculty of Health Sciences was formed in 1986 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 — officially Malmstens Linköping University (MLU), and most often referred to as Malmstens — has been part of Linköping University since 2000; after almost 60 years at the city centre, in 2009 Malmstens moved into new premises on the outskirts of Stockholm.

Campuses

Education and research are conducted at three campuses in the cities of Linköping and Norrköping —Campus Valla,Campus USandCampus Norrköping— situated approximately 200 and 160 kilometers southwest of Stockholm, respectively. The Campus Bus (free of charge for students) connects the three campuses in Linköping and Norrköping. A fourth campus,Campus Lidingö,is located in Lidingö, an island in the innerStockholm archipelago.

Campus Valla

Campus Valla, three kilometers from the city centre of Linköping, is the university's largest campus and where the majority of students and researchers study and work. Campus Valla is sandwiched betweenLinköping Science ParkandLinköping Golf Courseto the west, andValla Wood— a 200 acres large nature reserve — to the east. Campus Valla also houses several government research institutes, such as theSwedish Defence Research Agency(FOI) and theSwedish National Road and Transport Research Institute(VTI).

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  Aerial view of Campus Valla. The edges ofLinköping Golf CourseandLinköping Science Parkis on the right.
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  Studenthuseton Campus Valla opened in 2019. Houses the library, student services and many study areas.
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  Study areas inside Studenthuset on Campus Valla.
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  The southern part of Campus Valla. Left: Studenthuset and Key Building; right: B, D and Zenit Buildings.
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  Aerial view of theCorso(the main walkway) on Campus Valla.
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  TheCorsooutsideB Buildingon Campus Valla, with one of the self-driving campus minibuses in the back.
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  Key Buildingon Campus Valla. The main building for the Faculty of Educational Sciences.
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  Student union buildingKårallenon Campus Valla.
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  University Parkon Campus Valla with an exhibit ofPermanens,the permanent art exhibition in the park.
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  The sports stadium on Campus Valla.Campushallen— housing indoor sports facilities — is on the left.
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  TheCampus Busat Campus Valla (connects Campus Valla, Campus US and Campus Norrköping).
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  Hiking and running trail in the nature reserveValla Woodnext to Campus Valla.

Campus US

Campus US (the University Hospital campus) in Linköping houses the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Campus US is located next toLinköping University Hospitaland Linköping City Park (The Garden Society,Swedish:Trädgårdsföreningen), and only a few hundred meters from the city centre.

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  The atrium ofBuilding 511on Campus US.
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  Building 511on Campus US.
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  Dean's Office, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences on Campus US.
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  Entrance 65 on Campus US — the entrance to the Medical Library.
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  TheOld Hospitalon Campus US. HousesClinicum,the clinical skills and simulation centre.
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  Öraton Campus US, the student union building for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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  Main entrance ofLinköping University Hospitalon Campus US (north entrance).
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  ER entrance ofLinköping University Hospitalon Campus US (west entrance).
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  South entrance ofLinköping University Hospitalon Campus US, with the city centre in the background.
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  Tinnerbäckshuseton Campus US. Houses the psychiatric clinic.
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  Aerial view ofLinköping City Parkwith the edge of Campus US andLinköping University Hospitalon the top.

Campus Norrköping

Campus Norrköping is a city campus in centralNorrköping,40 kilometers northeast of Linköping. Approximately one-fourth of the students are enrolled here. The campus is located in the historicalIndustrilandskapetdistrict, with campus buildings on both sides of the riverMotala strömconnected byCampusbron,a footbridge.

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  The west wing ofKåkenhusbuilding on Campus Norrköping. Houses student services, theLaboratory of Organic ElectronicsandClinicum.
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  The east wing ofKåkenhusbuilding on Campus Norrköping. Houses the campus library and the student unionTrappan.
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  Visualiseringscenter Con Campus Norrköping. HousesC-Research.
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  Kopparhammarenbuilding andMotala Strömon Campus Norrköping. Houses theInstitute for Analytical Sociology(IAS).
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  Campusbron,the footbridge overMotala strömon Campus Norrköping connecting Visualiseringscenter C, Kopparhammaren (left) and Kåkenhus (right).
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  Täppanbuilding on Campus Norrköping.
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  Spetsenbuilding on Campus Norrköping.
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  View from the elevated footbridge connecting Kåkenhus (right), Täppan (left) and Spetsen (left/middle) on Campus Norrköping.

Campus Lidingö

Campus Lidingö houses the Carl Malmsten School of Furniture (Malmstens Linköping University), which has been part of Linköping University since 2000. After almost 60 years at the city centre, in 2009 the school moved into new premises inLidingö,on the outskirts of Stockholm.

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  Carl Malmsten buildingon Campus Lidingö, main entrance.
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  Carl Malmsten buildingon Campus Lidingö.

Organization and administration

Faculties

Linköping University is organized into four faculties:

1. Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Swedish:Filosofiska fakulteten)
2. Faculty of Science and Engineering (also referred to as theInstitute of Technology) (Swedish:Tekniska fakulteten (Tekniska högskolan))
3. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Swedish:Medicinska fakulteten) andLinköping University Hospital
4. Faculty of Educational Sciences (Swedish:Utbildningsvetenskap)

Departments

There are 12 large departments — in turn organized in divisions (not listed below) — intersecting several disciplines and often belonging under more than one faculty:

• Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning
• Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Department of Computer and Information Science
• Department of Culture and Society
• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences
• Department of Management and Engineering
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology
• Department of Science and Technology
• Department of Thematic Studies

Student organizations

Severalstudent unionsandnationsexist at the university. Membership in a union or nation is voluntary.

Unions

Students are organized into different unions (and union sections) based on their field of study. There are three student unions charged with monitoring education at Linköping University:

• Consensus:Student union for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, organized into 9 sections
• LinTek:Student union for the Faculty of Science and Engineering, organized into 15 sections
• StuFF:Student union for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Educational Sciences, organized into 19 sections

Nations

There are three active student nations at the university:

• Wermlands nation
• Västgöta nation
• Vargtass - Norrlands nation

Academics

Education

Linköping University offers education at the basic and advanced levels via 120 study programmes, 550 single-subject courses and specialised as well as interdisciplinarypostgraduatestudies. A large number of the degree programmes lead to qualifiedprofessional degreesin fields such asmedicine,businessandeconomics,teacher educationandengineering.Many of the programmes areinterdisciplinary,combining for exampleindustrial managementand engineering, medicine and engineering, or integrating economics,lawand languages.

In 1986 the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences became the first faculty in Sweden to putproblem-based learninginto practice within medical training and health-care programmes.

In 2000, theMassachusetts Institute of Technologyin collaboration with three Swedish universities — Linköping University,Chalmers University of Technologyand theKTH Royal Institute of Technology— formally founded theConceive Design Implement Operate(CDIO) Initiative, a framework for engineering education. CDIO developed into an international collaboration, with universities around the world adopting the same framework.

In 2007, the Medical Programme and the Department of Electrical Engineering, Control systems were recognized as Centres of Excellence in Higher Education by theSwedish National Agency for Higher Education.Linköping University was awarded 2 out of the 8 Centres of Excellence recognized at Swedish universities, with the recognition based on a thorough quality assessment by a panel of experts.

Research

Linköping University pursues research and postgraduate studies within the fields oftechnology,medicine,andhumanities,natural, educational,socialandbehavioural sciences.It is particularly noted for its openness tomultidisciplinaryresearch and, in 1980, was the first Swedish university to introduceinterdisciplinarythematic research at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and a cross-subject, interdisciplinary perspective ingraduate schoolsforPhD students.

Linköping University receives research grants from the Swedish government within five strategic research areas: IT and mobile communication, materials science, security and emergency management, e-Science and transport research.

Research centres

• Control, Autonomy, and Decision-making in Complex Systems (Linnaeus Centre CADICS)
• 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 Theatre, constructed in 2009, is the most technically advanced dome in northern Europe.
• The Center for Disaster Medicine and Traumatology (KMC). A National Research Center for Traumatology assigned by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.

For a complete list of centres, seeOrganisation

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  Ångströmhuseton Campus Valla is a laboratory housingArwen,one of the world's sharpest transmission electron microscopes.
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  The supercomputerBerzelius— specialized for AI — at the National Supercomputer Centre (NSC) on Campus Valla, Sweden's fastest supercomputer.
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  Autonomous aerial and surface drone rescue exercise using AI withinWASP,Sweden's largest research program ever, hosted by Linköping University.
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  TheCenter for Disaster Medicine and Traumatology(KMC) on Campus Valla.
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  Research school seminar at theCenter for Medical Image Science and Visualization(CMIV) on Campus US.
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  The Dome Theatre inVisualiseringscenter Con Campus Norrköping, as of 2019 the world's best dome for 3D image quality.
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  TheIron Birdon Campus Valla, used for aeronautical engineering research, such as fighter jets. Donated by Linköping University's strategic partnerSAAB.

Rankings

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWUWorld	301–400 (2023)
QSWorld	268 (2024)
THEWorld	251–300 (2024)
Global – Science and engineering
ARWUElectrical & Electronic Engineering	76–100 (2022)
THEEngineering	101–125 (2022)

Linköping University has an emphasis on engineering and technology, and in the 2022ARWUranking it places in the top 100 in the following engineering subjects: Telecommunication Engineering 51–75, Electrical & Electronic Engineering 76–100, Materials Science & Engineering 76–100, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology 76–100 and Energy Science & Engineering 76–100.

In the 2022THEranking, Linköping University places in the top 125 in the following broad categories: Engineering & Technology 101–125, Business & Economics 101–125 and Psychology 101–125. In addition, it places in the top 200 in: Computer Science 151–175 and Social Sciences 176–200.

Linköping University Hospitalplaces 176 in Newsweek's 2023World's Best Hospitalsranking (5th in Sweden).

In theTOP500ranking of the world's supercomputers, as of June 2022, Sweden's two fastest supercomputers are at Linköping University'sNational Supercomputer Centre:

1. Berzeliusin place 102 (specialized for machine learning and artificial intelligence)
2. Tetralithin place 183

Science parks and business incubator

Twoscience parks—Linköping Science ParkandNorrköping Science Park— are closely connected to Linköping University. The university's business incubator LEAD is also housed in these parks.

LEAD - business incubator

LEAD (acronym forLiU Entrepreneurship and Development) is Linköping University's business incubator.In 2023, LEAD was selected as a Sweden's incubator inNATO'sDefence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA).The CEO of LEAD (currently Catharina Sandberg) was selected as a member of the Council for Defence Innovation (Swedish: Försvarsinnovationsrådet), launched by the Swedish Ministry of Defence in 2024, with the Minister for Defence serving as its chairman (currently Pål Jonson).

Linköping Science Park

Linköping Science Parkis a multi-site science park, with four sites throughout Linköping and the surrounding region. As of 2023, Linköping Science Park hosts approximately 600 companies, from start-ups to multinationals, with a total of 14,000 employees. The largest residents areEricsson,IFS,Infor,Sectra, Combitech, Releasy and CGI Group. Major multinationals such asARRIS Group,Flextronics,Autoliv,Toyota IndustriesandBeyond Gravityare also represented.Linköping Science Park's four sites are:

1. Mjärdeviis the first and main site, located next to Campus Valla (Linköping University's main campus) andLinköping Golf Club.Mjärdevi is the main site for Linköping University's business incubator LEAD.
2. Ebbepark,with game development, medtech and visualization among represented industries.
3. Cavok Districtis a new and developing site, focusing on aviation, space and advanced materials. Cavok District adjoinsLinköping City Airportand Linköping University's strategic partnerSAAB's main site for development and manufacturing, including the development and manufacturing of fighter jets such as theSaab JAS 39 Gripen.SAAB'sGeneric Future Fighteris ongoing project in collaboration with Linköping University, led by the Swedish Air Force to develop a fifth-generation low-observable fighter jet.
4. Vreta Klusterfocuses on the green industry. Located in Ljungsbro, 8 kilometers outside Linköping.

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  Aerial view of Mjärdevi — the first and main site of Linköping Science Park — located next to Campus Valla.
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  Collegium — the main building in Mjärdevi — houses the university business incubator LEAD.
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  Mjärdevi Center, the tallest building in Mjärdevi.
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  The main buildings of theEbbeparksite of Linköping Science Park.
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  IMA One building in the newCavok Districtof Linköping Science Park.
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  Main buildings ofVreta Klusterof Linköping Science Park.

Norrköping Science Park

Norrköping Science Park inNorrköpinghosts approximately 130 companies. Main areas for research and development areprinted electronics,interactivityandvisualisation.

Notable people

Faculty

See also:Category:Academic staff of Linköping University

• Gerhard Andersson,professor ofclinical psychology
• Anders Blomqvist,professor of pain research
• Christian Berggren,professor ofindustrial management
• Magnus Berggren,professor oforganic electronics
• Per-Erik Ellström,professor ofeducation
• Fredrik Gustafsson,professor of sensor informatics
• Lars Hultman,professor ofmaterials science
• Olle Inganäs,professor oforganic electronics
• Lennart Ljung,professor ofcontrol theory
• Nina Lykke,professor ofgender studies
• Jan-Ove Palmberg,professor ofmechanical engineering
• Jerker Rönnberg,professor ofpsychology
• Carl-Ulrik Schierup,professor ofethnicity
• Stefan Thor,professor ofbiology

Former faculty

• Stig Hagström,professor emeritus ofmaterials science
  • One of the founders of Linköping University
  • Leading researcher in materials science
• Harold Lawson,former professor oftelecommunicationsandcomputer systems
  • Credited with the invention of thepointerin programming languages
  • ACM Fellow
• Ingemar Lundström,professor emeritus ofapplied physics
  • Leading researcher in biosensors and chemical sensors
  • Chairman for theNobel Committee for Physics
• Hans Rådström,former professor ofapplied mathematics
  • Mathematician who made many important contributions
• Erik Sandewall,professor emeritus ofcomputer science
  • Leading researcher in artificial intelligence
  • AAAI Fellow
• Vladimir Mazya,professor emeritus ofmathematics
  • Known for his work onSobolev spaces
• Åke Öberg,professor emeritus ofbiomedical engineering
  • Leading researcher in circulatory physiology, bio-optics, biomedical instrumentation, sensors and clinical engineering

Alumni

See also:Category:Linköping University alumni

• Carl-Henric Svanberg,chairman of Volvo, formerCEOofEricssonand chairman ofBP
• Henry Radamson,Swedish professor of microelectronics and semiconductor, member ofChinese Academy of Science
• Anders Flodström,professorofmaterials physicsat theRoyal Institute of Technology,formerrectorof theRoyal Institute of Technology,former universitychancellorof Sweden and head of theSwedish National Agency for Higher Education
• Gustav Fridolin,former minister for education in theGovernment of Sweden
• Therése Sjömander Magnusson,head of the Nordic Africa Institute
• Jan Malm,formerCEO,EricssonChina, 2000–2004
• Jan-Eric Sundgren,formerrectorofChalmers Institute of Technology,nowsenior vice president,Volvo Group
• Ola Tunander,former research professor at thePeace Research Institute Oslo
• Åke Svensson,director general ofTeknikföretagen(employers' organisation for engineering companies), formerpresidentandCEOSaab AB
• Björn von Sydow,formerSpeaker of the RiksdagandMinister for Defence1997–2002
• Cecilia Widegren,member of theRiksdagand vice chairman in The Parliamentary Defense Committee and Group
• Zhong Zhihua,rectorofTongji University,member of theChinese Academy of Engineering
• Bertil Andersson,former president ofNanyang Technological University
• Stefan Thor,Member ofthe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciencesand Professor of Developmental Biology at theUniversity of Queensland,Brisbane, Australia

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