Lund University Sweden 2015 | EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION SINCE 1666
A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY Understand, explain and improve The world faces a range of challenges in areas Lund University’s high standing can be attributed such as the environment, health, sustainability, to a number of factors. With eight faculties, we energy, globalisation and human rights. We all have strong research in many different fields and need to do our part to help to find solutions to are able to establish cross-disciplinary research these challenges. At Lund University we contri- collaborations to tackle complex challenges. bute by generating new knowledge and passing More than 30 of our research fields are classed as it on to the next generation and to a wider au- world leading, and the close links between edu- dience, through research, education and interac- cation and research inspire innovative thinking tion with society. We have been doing this since on an academic foundation. Many scientific 1666, and our ambition is to continue to be a breakthroughs and groundbreaking innovations world-class university that works to understand, originate from Lund University and our innova- explain and improve our world and the human tion activities reduce the distance from research condition. to market. Our efforts over the years have paid off. Lund Student life in Lund is also a factor in the University is today one of the world’s leading University’s attraction. This small yet dynamic higher education institutions. Students and city with medieval roots forms a meeting place researchers come to Lund from all over the for inquisitive individuals from near and far, who world. We attract more international students gain experiences and contacts for life. than any other university in Sweden and we collaborate with 600 partner uni versities around For almost 350 years, the University has been in the world. We are also the only Swedish univer- a process of constant development – today more sity to be a member of the strong international than ever. Huge investments are being made networks League of European Research Univer- in the research facilities of the future – MAX IV sities (LERU) and Universitas 21 (U21). and ESS. These are set to change our view of the world, and the world’s view of Lund University.
LUND UNIVERSITY IN BRIEF FOUNDED: 1666 MOTTO: Ad utrumque (paratus) , prepared for both NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 42 000 (total over year), 30 000 (autumn semester) NUMBER OF STAFF: 7 680 ANNUAL TURNOVER Roughly EUR 800 million, of which two thirds goes to research and one third to education RANKING (2014): QS: 60 Times Higher Education: 119 Shanghai Ranking: 101–150 FACULTIES: School of Economics and Management Faculty of Engineering, LTH Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts Faculties of Humanities and Theology Faculty of Law Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science Faculty of Social Sciences The University is also home to MAX IV, the University Library, the Interna- tional Institute for Industrial Environ- mental Economics (IIIEE), specialised centres, the Historical Museum, the Museum of the Artistic Process and Public Art, the Botanical Gardens, the Odeum music centre and Vattenhallen Science Centre, among others. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is also closely linked to the University.
EDUCATION IN BRIEF EDUCATION No OF FREESTANDING COURSES: 2 200, of which 600 taught in English A meeting place for international students No OF DEGREE PROGRAMMES: 75 leading to an undergraduate degree, of which 5 in English At Lund University we educate the knowledge tional development and spread examples of best 201 leading to a Master’s degree, generators, problem solvers and leaders of practice in teaching. We are also keen to provide of which 100 in English tomorrow. We give our students the tools to our students with opportunities to have their SOME NOTABLE ALUMNI: explore and understand themselves and the say about their education, and there are student Nobel laureates: world around them. They are taught how to think representatives on all decision-making bodies. Manne Siegbahn, Physics 1924 freely, creatively and critically, and to develop Bertil Ohlin, Economics 1977 We place strong emphasis on the employability their ability to work across disciplinary boundaries Sune Bergström, Medicine 1982 of our students and deliver our programmes and and externally to tackle demanding problems. Arvid Carlsson, Medicine 2000 courses in close interaction with business and This lays the foundation for lifelong learning. Fields Medal recipient: society. We also arrange careers fairs and offer Lars Hörmander, 1962 This philosophy applies to all our programmes and careers advice. Professor of Mathematics courses – and there are many of them! We have Swedish prime ministers: Since many of our courses and programmes are Sweden’s broadest range of education in engin- Tage Erlander, 1946–69 taught in English, the University is a meeting eering, science, law, social sciences, economics Ingvar Carlsson, 1986–91, 1994–96 place for students from around the world. Lund and management, medicine, humanities, theo- Lawyers: University is the most popular choice for interna- logy, art, music and drama. This offers almost un- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice of the tional students coming to Sweden, both for short limited possibilities for our students to combine Supreme Court of the USA exchanges and entire degree programmes. This subjects and create a unique degree. Marianne Lundius, President of the creates a global classroom environment where Supreme Court of Sweden The majority of our teaching staff are also students encounter different cultural per spectives Business leaders: researchers, and our programmes and courses and gain international contacts – something Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, have close links to current research; we see this which is valued by employers worldwide. former CEO of Volvo as an important factor to ensure quality. For Michael Treschow, Lund has one of the highest population dens ities those who wish to further deepen their know- Chair of the Board of Unilever of students in Sweden, which is reflected in the ledge, there is the possibility to go on to a PhD. Stefan Persson, thriving student life, with clubs and societies for Chair of the Board of H&M It is very important to us that our teaching staff all tastes. Everything is within cycling distance Cristina Stenbeck, Chair of the Board have excellent teaching skills, and we have and the atmosphere in Lund is both international of Investment AB Kinnevik well-established structures to support educa- and intimate.
RESEARCH Successful research across the range We know that cross-boundary collaborations at Lund University also stands out as a strong regional, national and global level can help to force in the European research arena. For many find solutions to the major questions of today years we have been the most active Swedish and tomorrow. For this reason, we have worked participant in the EU framework programmes hard to develop cross-disciplinary research in for technical and economic development. order to address increasingly complex social problems. Several national research facilities are based in Lund, including MAX-lab, where research Our interdisciplinary research and the diversity is carried out using synchrotron radiation. The offered by a comprehensive university have MAX IV Laboratory is currently under con- contributed to our success in recent years in struction and will open in 2016. It will be the obtaining major research grants. Over EUR 530 world’s leading synchrotron radiation facility. million (SEK 5 billion) a year goes to research The European research facility ESS will also be at our eight faculties, which gives us one of built adjacent to MAX IV, and will be the world’s Sweden’s strongest and broadest research most powerful neutron source when it enters environments. We have world-leading research operation in 2019. The two facilities will be of groups in more than 30 fields, according to in- decisive importance to future scientific and dependent evaluations. industrial development in both materials science and life science. We have been commissioned by the Swedish Government to develop various strategic Lund University is also a partner in Medicon research areas to absolute world-class level over Village – a new life science centre where a number of years. These include research on research, innovation and enterprise work cancer, diabetes, epidemiology, neuroscience, together to improve human health and well- stem cells, nanoscience, climate modelling, being. The majority of our cancer researchers biodiversity, Middle Eastern studies, e-science, are now based at this site. manufacturing engineering, and IT and mobile communications.
STRONG RESEARCH AREAS AND INNOVATION ENVIRONMENTS Materials science and nanotechnology Synchrotron radiation research Laser spectroscopy Diabetes Cancer Neuroscience and neurodegenerative diseases Stem cells Bioimaging Neuropsychology Cognitive science Linguistics Climate and environment Quaternary geology Biodiversity Animal migration patterns Automatic control E-science Manufacturing engineering IT and mobile communications Food Transport and logistics Risk and safety management Epidemiology Health and ageing Economic history Economic demography Innovation and entrepreneurship Middle Eastern studies Music education
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