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KTH is not only Sweden's largest university for technical education and research, but also a place full of exciting and unexpected elements. Did you know, for example, that the KTH campus is as large as Gamla Stan, is home to over 100 nationalities, and has a decommissioned nuclear reactor that is now used for art and culture?

  • There are beehives on campus as part of the university's sustainability initiatives. These hives promote biodiversity and contribute to sustainable urban development.

  • KTH has its own Academic Chapel, a symphony orchestra consisting of students, alumni, and staff; KTH Academic Orchestra (KTHAK)

  • The main campus of KTH on Valhallavägen in Stockholm is approximately the same size as Gamla Stan in terms of area.
  • About 100 different nationalities are represented among students and staff.
  • Sweden's first nuclear reactor is located beneath KTH’s main campus, now used as an experimental stage for art and culture: The KTH Reactor Hall
  • Several researchers and alumni from KTH have been involved in Nobel Prize-winning research. Hannes Alfvén was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970.
  • KTH has its own student team that competes in Formula Student, an international engineering competition where students design, build, and race their electrified formula car.