1. Luleå University of Technology

3. Leading-edge research Applied research Multidisciplinary Focus areas and development areas Our geographical location - climate Warm and welcoming The University – our strengths

4. A forerunner in thought & action World-class education and research Cross-disciplinary collaboration and interaction Scandinavia’s northernmost university of technology - ambition

5. With worldclass research results and study programmes that challenge and liberate each individual’s full capacity…we contribute to the development of tomorrow’s society… Our vision

6. Founded 1971 4:e U. of technology Turnover EUR 140 million 13,600 students 1,600 employees 98 professors 697 teachers & researchers 685 doctoral students* 68 research subjects in 12 research environments Source: annual report 2005 *Including doctoral students in industry, not counted in total employees at LTU Facts LTU

7. High-performance steel Tribology Distributed product development Process IT Mining engineering and metallurgy - Luleå University of Technology’s strength is its leading-edge research, with close ties to industry, in important growth areas such as product development and high- performance steel. Leif Östling, CEO Scania Examples of leading research

8. Turnover EUR 58 million 84% 53 research subjects 7 research profiles - cluster of subjects Faculty of engineering

9. Turnover EUR 9 million 16% 15 research subjects 5 development environments - cluster Faculty of arts and social sciences

10. Great ideas grow better below zero! What can we do together?