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| Linköping University |
| Linköpings universitet |
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| 校训 |
Expanding Reality |
| 建立于 |
1969/1975 |
| 类型 |
Public university |
| 工作人员 |
3,470 |
| 学生 |
16,900 (FTE, 2008) |
| Doctoral students |
1,260 |
| 位置 |
 Linköping, Sweden |
| 校园 |
3: Campus Valla, Campus US, Campus Norrköping |
| 归属 |
EUA, ECIU |
| 网址 |
http://www.liu.se/ |
Linköping University (main building at Campus Norrköping).
Linköping University (in Swedish: Linköpings universitet, abbreviated LiU) is a university in Linköping, Sweden. Originally set out to be Sweden's second university by decree of the Swedish parliament in 1663, it eventually started in 1965 as an autonomous faculty within Stockholm University. In 1969 it became a standalone university college (Linköping Institute of Technology), and in 1975 it was granted full university status by the Swedish government. Thus it became Sweden's sixth university. It has four faculties and 14 large cross-disciplinary departments. There are also a number of research and knowledge centers associated with the university. In 1996 the university opened a second campus in the neighboring city Norrköping. Approximately 25,200 students (20,400 in Linköping and 4,800 in Norrköping) were enrolled in 2008.
It is known for its interdisciplinary approach. For example, the university was the first university in Sweden to offer majors (programs), such as Industrial Engineering and Management, International Business Administration (including language studies), Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Cognitive Science and Information Technology and Engineering. In 1980 the Tema Institute was initiated, pioneering interdisciplinary research and gradudate schools in Sweden. Today research across all the faculties spans over several different areas, for example Organic Bioelectronics, Nanotechnology & Functional Materials, and Medical Visualization & Simulation. Another specialty is problem-based learning which is adopted in several of the majors (programs) offered.
The university has a reputation for its quality of education, particularly in Medicine, Engineering and Computer Science. The medical program (leading to the medical doctor profession) and the engineering education areas (leading to degrees in Computer Science and Engineering, Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, among others) are ranked number one in the nation by both the government official Swedish National Agency for Higher Education and by the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries (collecting over 3400 technology companies in Sweden). The university has one of the oldest and largest computer science departments in northern Europe and was the first university in Sweden to offer Computer Science as a major (program). The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education ranks the university's computer science department's graduate research education (leading to a Ph.D. in Computer Science) as among the very best in Sweden (together with Royal Institute of Technology and Uppsala University).
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
The entrance to Campus Norrköping.
The main campus, Campus Valla, is located about three kilometers west of the Linköping city center, and three of the four faculties have the majority of their operations here. Many students live in the adjacent residential area Ryd. Many students, as well as university employees, rely on their own bicycles for transport, often cycling through Valla Wood, which lies between the main campus and the city centre.
The faculty of health sciences is located south of the city center. The health sciences campus (Campus US) is located in connection with Linköping University Hospital (US stands here for Universitetssjukhuset). This where medical education is carried out and it is also home to some large cross-faculty departments, such as the department of biomedical engineering.
Campus Norrköping is situated right in the city center of Norrköping, a city 28 miles to the northeast of Linköping. It is home to several large cross-disciplinary departments, such as the department of science and technology. It is also the base for the Linköping University visualization center. The Linköping and Norrköping campuses are connected by the 'Campus Bus', which is free-of-charge for students and staff.
Other Organizations within the University
Mjärdevi Science Park Center.
- The National Supercomputer Centre in Sweden is located at Linköping University. It is an autonomous organization within the university that serves all universities and colleges in Sweden. It has one of the world's most powerful computer clusters.
- Sweden's computer museum IT-ceum is located at Linköping University. It was opened in 2004.
- Santa Anna IT Research Institute, an institute within the umbrella organization Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS).
Science Parks
Two science parks are closely connected to Linköping University.
- Mjärdevi Science Park in Linköping hosts more than 230 technology companies, primarily in the IT industry. It was established in 1983 and is the second-oldest science park in Sweden. It hosts hundreds of start-up companies as well as several large international ones, such as Ericsson, Autoliv, Intentia (now Lawson), Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS) and Sectra.
- Norrköping Science Park in Norrköping hosts approximately 100 companies. Main areas for research and development are printed electronics, new tools for health 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..."
Quality of Education
Student union building on Campus Valla.
A retired Cray X-MP/416 supercomputer used as a bench in one of the buildings on Campus Valla.
In 2007, by government initiative, the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education employed an international expert committee to find and award the top five highest quality education areas among all universities and colleges in Sweden. Linköping University had two education areas that were awarded: Medicine and Control Theory/Vehicle Engineering. Linköping University was the only higher education institute to receive more than one award. The other awarded institutes were Royal Institute of Technology (one award, Vehicle Engineering), Umeå University (one award, History) and Malmö University (one award, Dentistry). According to university rankings 2010 available at Top Study Links, University is ranked 27 in Europe and 3 in Sweden.
Notable Faculty
- Lennart Ljung, Chair Professor in Control Theory, IEEE Fellow, Foreign Associate of the United States National Academy of Engineering, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Engineering Sciences, IEEE Control Systems Award 2007, Doctor honoris causa Baltic State Technical University, Uppsala University, Universite de Technologie de Troyes, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Ingemar Lundström, Chair Professor in Applied Physics, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of the Engineering Sciences, Doctor honoris causa Royal Institute of Technology
- Erik Sandewall, Chair Professor in Computer Science, AAAI Fellow, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Member and Vice 校长 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Knight of the Legion of Honor, France, Doctor honoris causa Université Paul Sabatier
- Christer Svensson, Professor in Electrical Engineering, IEEE Fellow, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, co-founder of SwitchCore
- Ingemar Ingmarsson, Professor in Information Theory, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Co-founder of Sectra
- Vladimir Gilelevich Maz'ya, Professor in Mathematics
- Robert Forchheimer, Professor in Image Compression, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Co-founder of Sectra
- Stig Hagström, Chair Professor Emeritus in Materials Science, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, now Director of Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning, Stanford University
- Olle Inganäs, Professor in Organic Electronics, Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Sture Hägglund, Chair Professor in Computer Science, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, co-founder of Epitec that commercialized the Epitool expert system (Later acquired by Medeva PLC)
- Lars Hultman, Professor in Materials Science, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
- Fredrik Gustafsson, Professor in Control Theory, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
- Per Linell, Swedish Research Council Distinguished Professor in Language and Culture, Member of the Advisory Board of Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Fellow of Reid Hall, Columbia University
- Mille Millnert, Professor in Control Theory, Rector of Linköping University
- Anders Persson, Professor and Director of the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, received the Lennart Nilsson Award in 2008
Notable Alumni
- Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO, Ericsson
- Viiveke Fåk, Co-founder of Sectra
- Carl-Fredrik Westin (M.Sc. (first degree) 1988, Ph.D. 1994), Director of the Laboratory of Mathematics in Imaging at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School
- Håkan Eriksson, Senior Vice 校长 Research, Ericsson
- Jan-Eric Sundgren, former Rector of Chalmers Institute of Technology, now Senior Vice 校长, Volvo Group
- Anders Flodström, former Rector of Royal Institute of Technology, now Chancellor of the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
- Åke Svensson, 校长 and CEO, SAAB
- Zhong Zhihua (Ph.D. 1988), Rector of Hunan University, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
- Fredrik Hübinette, Inventor of the Pike Programming Language
- Bengt Nilsson, Co-founder and former CEO (now Vice Chair of the Board) of Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS)
- Björn Algkvist, Mikael Ageras, Göran Felldin and Rune Groppfelt, Founders of Intentia
- David Löwenbrand and Påhl Melin, Founders of Kreatel (Acquired by Motorola in 2006)
- Magnus Hall, CEO, Holmen
- Bo Wahlberg (M.Sc. (first degree) 1983, Ph.D. 1987), IEEE Fellow, Professor in Control Theory at Royal Institute of Technology
- Mats Viberg (Ph.D. 1989), IEEE Fellow, Professor in Control Theory at Chalmers Institute of Technology
- Håkan Valberg, Senior Vice 校长 and General Manager (Europe), Advent Software
- Pär Boman, 校长 and CEO, Svenska Handelsbanken
- Heikki Takanen, former CEO, Huhtamäki
- Bo Dankis, 校长 and CEO, Perstorp
- Jan Carlson, (M.Sc.), CEO, Autoliv
- Björn Ottersten, (M.Sc. 1986), IEEE Fellow, Professor in Signal Processing at Royal Institute of Technology
- Conni Jonsson, Managing Partner and CEO, EQT Partners
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See Also
- Lysator. The oldest computer society in Sweden. Founded in 1973.
- List of universities in Sweden
参考文献
- ^ Swedish Higher Education Authority (Högskoleverket) - statistics for 2008 (Swedish), page 117
- ^ Official LiU presentation page in English
- ^ List of LiU faculties, departments and centres
- ^ Linköping University annual report 2008, in Swedish
- ^ Presentation of the TEMA research institute at Linköping University
- ^ Press Release from the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries
- ^ Information about the centres of excellence from the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
- ^ Script of Agent Cody Bank
- ^ Swedish National Agency for Higher Education - Awarded Centres of Excellent Quality in Higher Education 2007
- ^ Carl-Fredrik Westin - Harvard Medical School
- ^ Perstorp
- ^ Jan Carlson Profile - Forbes.com
External links
- Linköping University - Official site in English
- Lysator - Academic computer society
- Campus Valla presentation, Campus HU presentation, Campus Norrköping presentation.
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