School of Industrial Engineering and Management

Our core knowledge areas include industrial design and innovation, product and production development, materials development, energy technology, micro and nano technology as well as industrial economics, organisation and management. Our efforts are directed towards a green and sustainable society for the future.

Our departments

Activities at the departments of ITM cover the engineering, technological and economic knowledge necessary to be able to develop new products, material and production processes in a sustainable fashion as concerns technical management, financial profitability and the environment.

Energy Technology

The Department of Energy Technology aims at contributing to welfare and development through world class research and education in innovative energy technologies and systems, and promotion of the energy sector transition towards sustainability.

Energy Technology

Sustainable Production Development

Our research aims to create sustainable industries. The research is mainly performed in close relationship with industry and is both applied and basic.

Sustainable Production Development

Industrial Economics and Management

Research in economics, business management and organization. Behind the profile of the department is a firm conviction that modern society has a need for expertise in advanced technical depth combined with strong insights into the economy and leadership.

Industrial Economics and Management

Production Engineering

The research covers all technologies which mainly applies engineering technical development of products and methods that have direct impact on this production. The area includes all aspects from design to production to assembly of parts into functional products as well recycling issues.

Production Engineering

Learning

The department has developed research into learning in order to take a holistic approach to research in learning at all levels, from pre-school to college. Current research areas are digital learning, global competence, engineering education in society, studies in higher education organization (HEOS) and the didactics of science and technology.

Learning

Machine Design

Product development is the overarching theme of research at the department. The inter-disciplinary research activities can be summarized in the study of the development process, techniques and design principles as well as those related to physical phenomena.

Machine Design

Materials Science and Engineering

At Materials Science and Engineering research is conducted on metallic and ceramic materials covering the whole chain Processes – Structures – Properties. The activities include experimental work as well as modeling on different length scales.

Materials Science and Engineering

Professional Support

Professional Support, also called the ITM School's Office, supports all department in issues related to HR, finance, communications, service, file handling, study administration, study councelling and care taking.

Administration Managers

Two campuses

The school conducts research at the KTH Campus in Stockholm and at KTH Södertälje. It offers studies in Master and Bachelor programs of Science in Engineering as well as other Master programs at both campuses.

Campus of the ITM School

Competence Centers

Center for Mechanics and Materials Design (MMD) Center for X-rays in Swedish materials science (CeXS) Competence Center for Gas Exchange (CCGEx) Design & Management of Manufacturing Systems (DMMS)

Hero-m 2 Innovation Integrated Transport Research Lab (ITRL) Innovative Centre for Embedded Systems (ICES) KTH Live-In Lab Lean Center

Powertrain Manufacturing for Heavy Vehicles Application Lab (PMH) Prototype Center Trustworthy Edge Computing Systems and Applications (TECoSA) House of Science

Latest news

Francesco Fuso-Nerini in front of a tree

Francesco Fuso-Nerini receives teacher award

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A milestone for KTH's newest campus

A batch of students and a doctor - the first eggs from KTH Södertälje are hatching. Now KTH's newest campus want to establish more collaborations with...

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The pandemic gave House of Science new ideas

After the summer, The House of Science will re-open for school classes. But the digital activities during the pandemic have provided new lessons for t...

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News

Francesco Fuso-Nerini receives teacher award
16 Jun 2021
A milestone for KTH's newest campus
9 Jun 2021
First PhD defence at KTH Södertälje
8 Jun 2021
The staff will return to campus starting August 16th
3 Jun 2021
The pandemic gave House of Science new ideas
2 Jun 2021

More news at the ITM School

Calendar

To know a subject - Teachers' views about the subject of technology.

20
Aug

Licentiate seminars

Friday 2021-08-20, 10:00

Location: Publikt via zoom, Stockholm (English)

Doctoral student: Birgit Fahrman , Lärande i Stem

2021-08-20T10:00:00.000+02:00 2021-08-20T10:00:00.000+02:00 To know a subject - Teachers' views about the subject of technology. (Licentiate seminars) To know a subject - Teachers' views about the subject of technology. (Licentiate seminars)
Barriers, drivers and context environment of technological innovation: An analysis of the biogas industry in Russia

25
Aug

Public defences of doctoral theses

Wednesday 2021-08-25, 09:00

Location: publikt via zoom, Stockholm (English)

Doctoral student: Tatiana Nevzorova , Hållbarhet, Industriell dynamik & entreprenörskap

2021-08-25T09:00:00.000+02:00 2021-08-25T09:00:00.000+02:00 Barriers, drivers and context environment of technological innovation: An analysis of the biogas industry in Russia (Public defences of doctoral theses) Barriers, drivers and context environment of technological innovation: An analysis of the biogas industry in Russia (Public defences of doctoral theses)
Gender perspective on learning in technology and science from preschool to higher education

27
Aug

Docent Lecture

Friday 2021-08-27, 14:00 - 15:00

Lecturer: Kristina Andersson

Location: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65979663236

2021-08-27T14:00:00.000+02:00 2021-08-27T15:00:00.000+02:00 Gender perspective on learning in technology and science from preschool to higher education (Docent Lecture) Gender perspective on learning in technology and science from preschool to higher education (Docent Lecture)

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