History
KTH origins go back to the 1690s when the Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist Christopher Polhem started providing technical education in Stockholm through his Laboratorium Mechanicum. A hundred years later, the Laboratorium Mechanicum was absorbed into the School of Mechanics and finally established as KTH in 1827. In the 1910s, we moved into our emblematic campus in central Stockholm.
Education
KTH offers over 60 two-year master's degree programmes in English to students with a bachelor's degree or equivalent. We also offer one three-year bachelor's degree programme in English in Information and Communication Technology.
At KTH, you will access a vibrant student life and a prestigious academic environment.
Research
KTH's research platforms promote interdisciplinary collaboration that provides conditions for new, pioneering knowledge that contributes to solving future challenges.
Career
A degree from KTH is a springboard to a successful career. KTH graduates quickly establish themselves on the job market with over 50 per cent landing their first job even before receiving their degree – much thanks to KTH’s strong reputation among employees.
Of the international student population, 12 per cent go on to PhD studies at KTH or other renowned universities.
As the home of the Nobel Prize, Sweden is known for its innovation and entrepreneurship. Swedes have invented everything from the steam turbine and dynamite to Bluetooth and Skype. At KTH Innovation, students get support to commercialise their business ideas, and over 10 per cent of KTH Alumni go on to start their own company.
Short Courses
- Short Course Applied Electrochemistry
- Short Course Batteries
- Short Course Biomechanics and Neuronics
- Short Course Biomedical Materials
- Short Course Building Acoustics and Community Noise
- Short Course Chemical Sensing
- Short Course Circular Economy for Materials Processing
- Short Course Cyber-physical Systems' Safety and Security
- Short Course Design of Steel Structures According to Eurocode
- Short Course Energy and Geopolitics
- Short Course Entrepreneurship in Technology and Health
- Short Course Environmental Bioprocess Technology
- Short Course Environmental Physics
- Short Course Fatigue
- Short Course Implants and Biomaterials
- Short Course Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy in Chemistry
- Short Course Internet of Things
- Short Course Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence
- Short Course Introduction to Sustainable Electric Power Systems
- Short Course Introduction to Technology, Work and Health
- Short Course Leadership for Safe Nuclear Power Industry
- Short Course Mechanical Properties of Materials
- Short Course Medical Engineering, Basic Course
- Short Course Medical Sensors
- Short Course Mobile Sports Applications and Data Mining
- Short Course Nanofabrication Technologies
- Short Course Nuclear Chemistry
- Short Course Organic Structure and Dynamics by NMR Spectroscopy
- Short Course Pharmaceutical Technology
- Short Course Polymer Chemistry
- Short Course Polymer Materials Processing
- Short Course Polymer Physics
- Short Course Powder Metallurgy
- Short Course Power Semiconductor Devices
- Short Course Radiation, Protection, Dosimetry and Detectors
- Short Course Rail Vehicle Technology
- Short Course Risk Analysis and Management for Chemical Engineers
- Short Course Selective organic synthesis
- Short Course Signals and Mechanical Systems
- Short Course Simulation of Semiconductor Devices
- Short Course Statistics for Medical Engineering
- Short Course Surface Coatings Chemistry
- Short Course Sustainable production of fuels and materials
- Short Course System Integration for Space Technology
- Short Course The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
- Short Course Thermal-Hydraulics in Nuclear Energy Engineering
- Short Course Transport Phenomena, Advanced Course
- Short Course Ultrasound
- Short Course Advanced Organic Chemistry
- Short Course Bio Fibre Chemistry
- Short Course Biomolecular Structure and Function
- Short Course Clinical applications of biotechnology
- Short Course Corrosion and Surface Protection
- Short Course Downstream processing of biological products
- Short Course Drug Development
- Short Course Environmental Aspects of the Built Environment
- Short Course Environmental Bioprocess Technology
- Short Course Environmental Physics
- Short Course Ethics of Biotechnology
- Short Course Introductory Modern Physics
- Short Course Leadership for Safe Nuclear Power Industry
- Short Course Machine Learning in Biotechnology
- Short Course Medical Engineering, Basic Course
- Short Course Molecular Modeling
- Short Course Nanofabrication Technologies
- Short Course Nuclear Chemistry
- Short Course Pharmaceutical Technology
- Short Course Polymer Physics
- Short Course Pulp and Paper Processes
- Short Course Quantum Chemistry
- Short Course Radiation, Protection, Dosimetry and Detectors
- Short Course Space Physics
- Short Course Statistics for Medical Engineering
- Short Course Surface Coatings Chemistry
- Short Course Surfaces, Colloids and Soft Matter
- Short Course Surfaces, Colloids and Soft Matter - online course
- Short Course Sustainable development and project management
- Short Course System Integration for Space Technology
- Short Course The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
- Short Course Ultrasound
- Short Course 3D Image Reconstruction and Analysis in Medicine
- Short Course Advanced Physiology
- Short Course Advanced Physiology - Smaller Course
- Short Course Basic Medical Image Visualization
- Short Course Clinical Innovation and Design
- Short Course Deep Learning Methods for Medical Image Analysis
- Short Course Entrepreneurship in Technology and Health
- Short Course Health and Sports Instrumentation
- Short Course Healthcare Logistics-theory
- Short Course Introduction to Medical Image Analysis
- Short Course Introduction to Technology, Work and Health
- Short Course Ionising Radiation Imaging
- Short Course Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequences
- Short Course Magnetic Resonance Imaging basic principles
- Short Course Medial Image Registration
- Short Course Medical Image Segmentation
- Short Course Medical Image Visualization
- Short Course Physiology in Extreme Environments
- Short Course Postprocessing in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Short Course Safe Medical Devices
- Short Course Energy and Geopolitics
- Short Course Enforcing Sustainable Development
- Short Course Environmental Aspects of the Built Environment
- Short Course Environmental Bioprocess Technology
- Short Course Environmental Physics
- Short Course Introduction to Sustainable Development
- Short Course Physiology in Extreme Environments
- Short Course Planning and Design of Physical Work Environments
- Short Course Political Ecology
- Short Course Resilience Thinking in Sustainable Planning
- Short Course Sustainable development and project management
- Short Course Sustainable production of fuels and materials
- Short Course Thermal-Hydraulics in Nuclear Energy Engineering
- Short Course Work Environment Economics
- Short Course Decision Theory for Professionals
- Short Course Economical Process Analysis and Strategy
- Short Course Entrepreneurship in Technology and Health
- Short Course Ergonomics in Challenge Driven Product Development
- Certificate Impact from digital transformation
- Short Course Planning and Design of Physical Work Environments
- Short Course Property Management with a Financial Perspective
- Short Course Risk Analysis and Management for Chemical Engineers
- Short Course Sustainable development and project management
- Short Course System Safety and Risk Management
- Short Course Wireless networks
- Certificate Business Implications of AI
- Short Course Cognitive Interaction Design
- Short Course Cyber Security Analysis
- Short Course Cyber-physical Systems' Safety and Security
- Short Course Deep Learning Methods for Medical Image Analysis
- Short Course Ethical Hacking I
- Short Course Ethical hacking II
- Short Course Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence
- Short Course Machine Learning in Biotechnology
- Short Course Network Analytics and Data-Driven Engineering
- Short Course Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- Short Course Programming in Python
- Short Course Under the Hood of Machine Learning
- Short Course Ethical Hacking I
- Short Course Ethical hacking II
- Short Course Ethics and Sustainability
- Short Course Ethics of Biotechnology
- Short Course Technology and Ethics
- Short Course Architecture and Gender - Introduction
- Short Course Economical Process Analysis and Strategy
- Short Course Ethics and Sustainability
- Short Course Political Ecology
- Short Course Work Environment Economics
- Short Course Architecture and Gender - Introduction
- Short Course Contemporary Urban Theory, Advanced Course
- Short Course Planning and Design of Physical Work Environments
- Short Course Bike more
- Short Course Health and Sports Instrumentation
- Short Course Mobile Sports Applications and Data Mining
- Short Course Introduction to Marine Technology
- Short Course Property Management with a Financial Perspective
University Ranking
Housing services
Stockholm offers a range of housing opportunities, and the vast public transportation system makes it possible to study in one part of Stockholm and live in another. Tuition fee-paying students doing a full master's or bachelor's programme (including scholarship holders) are guaranteed accommodation for up to 12 months through KTH. Non-tuition fee-paying students cannot access accommodation through KTH and need to look for accommodation on their own.
Library services
The KTH Library supports the academic and digital skills of students and researchers. It provides e-journals, e-books and databases via subscriptions, purchases and open access. We proudly assert that we are one of Sweden's – or perhaps the world's – most beautiful libraries.
Medical services
The Swedish healthcare system is financed by social insurance that provides all citizens with subsidised healthcare through the government. There are both public and private providers of healthcare.
Campus life
KTH's five campuses are open environments for students, staff and the general public. The campus areas are designed as shared spaces for pedestrians, cyclists and cars where accessibility and pedestrian safety is prioritised. In addition to facilities for research and education with libraries and student health, there are also info centres, housing and green areas.