Blekinge Institute of Technology

Blekinge Institute of Technology
Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
TypePublic Research University
Established1989
ChairpersonPeter Örn
Vice-ChancellorMats Viberg
Academic staff
276 (2017)
Administrative staff
174 (2017)
Students5,900 (2020)
Location
Karlskrona and Karlshamn
,
Blekinge
,
Sweden
CampusUrban, 2 campuses
Websitehttp://www.bth.se
BTH is a member of EUA - European Universities Association

The Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH; Swedish: Blekinge Tekniska Högskola) is a public, state funded Swedish institute of technology in Blekinge[1] with 5,900 students (part-time, full-time) and offers about 30 educational programmes[2] in 11 departments at two campuses located in Karlskrona and Karlshamn.

BTH was granted university status in engineering in 1999. Among the many programmes and courses taught in Swedish, BTH offers 12 Master's programmes in English.

The university focuses on ICT information technology and sustainable development; additionally also offers programmes in industrial economics, health sciences and spatial planning.

Blekinge Institute of Technology is located in the Telecom City[3] area and works with telecommunications and software companies including Telenor, Ericsson AB and Wireless Independent Provider (WIP).

  1. ^ List of higher education institutions Archived 2012-05-24 at archive.today, Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, accessed 2010-11-22
  2. ^ "Fakta om BTH". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  3. ^ "Telecom City". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-07-20.