Introduction

Blekinge Institute of Technology, also known as Blekinge Institute of Technology in Chinese, is a public technical university in Sweden, famous for its dedicated research and education in the fields of information technology and sustainable development.

Overview

The school has about 5,900 students and offers about 30 educational programs covering science, engineering, economics, humanities and other fields, attracting students from more than 30 different countries to study here.

History and establishment time

The school was established in 1989 and was awarded the status of an engineering university in 1999.

School strength

Faculty: In 2017, there were 276 academic staff and 174 administrative staff. Its faculty includes well-known experts in their respective fields such as Claes Wohlin and Nail H. Ibragimov.

Scientific research level: In terms of software engineering research, the school ranks sixth in the world. Its strategic sustainable development research is widely cited in the world. The relevant courses have been rated as the best courses in Swedish technical universities and ranked 56th in Europe. Ranked third among the universities evaluated.

Teaching resources: The school has close cooperation with telecommunications and software companies such as Ericsson and Telenor, providing students with abundant internship and employment opportunities, while also ensuring the close integration of teaching content with actual industry needs.

Nature of the institution

Public research university.

Educational philosophy

Focus on cultivating students' ability to cope with social challenges, and is committed to contributing to more sustainable social development through higher education, research and innovation. It emphasizes interdisciplinary learning and international exchanges and cooperation, and provides students with an open and international learning environment to promote their all-round development.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key disciplines: The school's key disciplines include applied information technology, strategic sustainable development, etc. Among them, applied information technology covers multiple professional directions such as computer science, software engineering, and electronic engineering; strategic sustainable development is the school's characteristic discipline, which studies sustainable development issues from a systematic and strategic level, and provides theoretical and practical support for the sustainable transformation of society.

Key laboratories: Although it is not clear that the school has a specific key laboratory, judging from its disciplinary advantages, it should be equipped with professional experimental facilities and research platforms in related fields such as computer science and software engineering to support teaching and scientific research.

Departments

The school has 11 departments, mainly including the School of Computer Science, the School of Engineering, the School of Business, the School of Health Sciences, etc. These departments provide multi-level education programs from undergraduate to doctoral.

Ranking

Ranked 11th in the national university ranking of the Global University Network (4icu).

Ranked 1302nd in the World University Rankings of Webometrics.

Ranked 6th in the world in the field of system and software engineering research.

Cost

No tuition is charged for undergraduate and master's programs.

Campus

Geographic location: The school has two campuses, located in Karlskrona and Karlshamn in Blekinge Province, Sweden. Both cities are located on the Baltic Sea coast, with beautiful scenery and convenient transportation.

Campus environment: The campus is an urban campus with complete facilities on campus, including modern teaching buildings, libraries, laboratories, student dormitories, restaurants, sports facilities, etc., providing students with good learning and living conditions.