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  • THS-building occupied

    Published Jun 07, 2024

    At lunchtime on 7 June, around 20 people, with a pro-Palestinian message, barricaded themselves in rooms on the third floor of Nymble, THS's premises on the KTH Campus.

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  • QS ranks KTH 74th worldwide

    Crowds of students sitting in the sun in Borggården, KTHs main outdoor square.
    Nearly unchanged from last year, KTH ranks 74th in the QS World University Rankings. (Photo: David Callahan)
    Published Jun 05, 2024

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s was ranked 74th among 1,500 universities worldwide in the 2025 QS World University Rankings released today. Nearly unchanged from last year, the ranking places KTH ...

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  • Inventor of bed bug machine receives bursary

    portrait photo Maja Åstrand
    Now it's revelead: KTH student Maja Åstrand, one of the founders of SimulAir, has been awarded a newly established entrepreneurship scholarship of SEK 100,000. Photo: Lisa Bäckman.
    Published Jun 03, 2024

    KTH student Maja Åstrand, one of the founders of SimulAir, has been awarded a newly established entrepreneurship scholarship of SEK 100,000.

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  • How to make government information more understandable

    Palácio do Planalto - Brazil's government building.
    Palácio do Planalto - Brazil's government building. Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas/Unsplash.
    Published May 31, 2024

    In a polarized time when facts from researchers and politicians can be misinterpreted or distorted, the need for comprehensible knowledge dissemination is increasing. KTH student Tiago Maranhao Barret...

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  • Security tightened after new protest march

    Published May 30, 2024

    On 29 May, a new protest march took place on the KTH Campus, disrupting ongoing activities. KTH is in close contact with the police and is increasing its security measures.

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  • Science and curiosities from KTH Library's rare books collection

    Published May 27, 2024

    Welcome to a new exhibition in the Library hall that opens Tuesday 28 May.

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  • Increased security on campus with public order officers

    Published May 23, 2024

    KTH will be increasing the security on campus with public order officers (ordningsvakter) to reinforce the security guards already on campus.

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  • Investigating whether AI can replace human trainers

    Screenshot showing AI-generated humans
    Published May 22, 2024

    Artificial intelligence, AI, is making inroads everywhere in society. One example is KTH student Malin Jauad Almeida Marques, who in her degree project at Scania is studying whether AI-generated movin...

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  • Protest march on KTH Campus

    Published May 21, 2024

    Between 60 and 80 people demonstrated at lunchtime on May 21 at KTH Campus - from the courtyard, where some 30 students had been camping for almost a week - to Brinellvägen 8. The police were present ...

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  • She is the Female Technical Engineer of the Year

    Portrait of a young woman with flowers and a diploma in her hands.
    Nemrit Kaur, studying Energy and Environment at KTH, has been named Female Technical Engineer of the Year.
    Published May 21, 2024

    Congratulations to Nemrit Kaur, who is studying Energy and Environment at ITM and has been named Female Technical Engineer of the Year. The “Female Technical Engineer” program is a talent initiative t...

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  • Protesting campers in the courtyard

    Published May 14, 2024

    Around 30 students have set up camp in KTH's courtyard in protest against the war in Gaza.

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  • KTH's Alum of the Year 2024 wants to engage Swedish households in the energy transition

    Portrait of Tanmoy Bari
    “At a time when we charge our cars the same way we charge our phones, and private households can produce their own electricity, households can become part of a common energy solution for the whole society. My goal is for all of Europe's electricity consumers to have access to each other's surplus electricity. We should be able to move the supply of electricity between countries," says Tanmoy Bari, co-founder of Greenely and KTH's Alum of the Year 2024.
    Published May 07, 2024

    He is the co-creator of a digital platform developed to give private households full control over their energy consumption. The vision is to connect electricity consumers to a virtual power plant for ...

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  • An AI friend for improved mental health

    Portrait of Selina and Barbora
    Selina is currently finishing her master's degree in Global Health at Karolinska Institutet, and Barbora recently finished her architecture studies at KTH. Together they are developing Clara, an AI-based friend for improved mental health.
    Published Apr 24, 2024

    A spontaneous meeting and a common interest in promoting mental health among young people was the start for Selina Noe och Barbora Havelcová. They met for the first time at the event KTH Innovation Co...

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  • From student assistant to instrument maker

    Portait photo Maria Svahn
    Funki has received good help from KTH Innovation. Photo: Peter Asplund
    Published Apr 24, 2024

    Maria Svahn entered KTH with a background as a student assistant - She leaves the university with a technical innovation that she and fellow student Josefine Hölling created together. The importance o...

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  • The KTH website has a new look

    Published Apr 18, 2024

    Due to KTH's updated graphic profile, the website has undergone a series of design changes.

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  • 15 new teams enter the pre-incubator program

    En kvinna tar en selfie med en man och en annan kvinna
    Yanmiao Fan, a researcher at the KTH Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology has teamed up with KTH alumnus Yizhou Zhang to launch Vasol Tech, a solar power unit with innovative design. Here seen taking a selfie with their business development coach Eva Halén.
    Published Apr 18, 2024

    Fifteen new teams have started their year in the KTH Innovation pre-incubator program. From a marketplace for recycled building materials to the treatment of autoimmune diseases: here is Batch 19!

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  • Apply for the Stockholm Student Academy program

    Four students discussing in a staircase.
    Published Apr 11, 2024

    Are you an international student who is interested in staying in Sweden and the Swedish labour market after graduation? As a KTH student, you now have an exclusive opportunity to take part in the Stoc...

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  • How you can prevent theft at KTH

    KTH:s new "Dare to ask" campaign, and Christina Boman, KTH's head of security.
    KTH:s new "Dare to ask" campaign, and Christina Boman, KTH's head of security. Photo: Magnus Glans.
    Published Apr 10, 2024

    All around KTH, you will find new stickers next to card readers, urging you to keep track of who you let in past locked doors. Here you will get some tips on how to act and avoid being exposed for the...

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  • QS ranks KTH 37th globally in engineering and tech, 64th in natural science

    KTH:s campus
    In Engineering & Technology, KTH is ranked 7th among universities in the EU; and in Natural Sciences, KTH is 14th among universities in the EU.
    Published Apr 10, 2024

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology is now ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide in engineering, technology and natural sciences, according to the latest QS World University Rankings by Subjec...

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  • New study spaces and group rooms at the library

    Published Mar 21, 2024

    On 11 April we will open up the new study area and five new bookable group rooms at KTH Library. The area is located behind Arkaden on the entrance floor and will be named Arcade Hall.

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