About INDEK
The Department of Industrial Economics and Organisation operates at the intersection of management and economics,as well as technology and science.
Vision
Our vision is to become one of Northern Europe's leading centers for research and education in the intersection of management and engineering, as well as to actively support solving society's major challenges in collaboration with other actors.
Our courses and educational programs should be student-centered, innovative and based on current research. The learning objectives are to develop the students':
- basic knowledge of industrial economics and organisation;
- ability to manage technology-based operations in different environments as well as
- ability to manage organisational, technical and social transformation processors.
Our research will be among the leading in Europe in the areas of industrial management and (applied) economics.
About 1,000 students per year participate in our graduate and master's degree programmes.
Our postgraduate education will be Northern Europe's best in the broad field of industrial economics.
Research
INDEK’s competence domains are clustered into specific research areas that address industrial and societal challenges and their emerging opportunities.
The areas represent key academic challenges and disciplinary expertise that advance industrial and societal development.
Read more about Research at INDEK .
Organisation
The department is organised into 3 units:
- Management & Technology (MT)
- Sustainability, Industrial Dynamics and Entrepreneurship (SIDE)
- Accounting, Finance, Economics and Organization (AFEO)
The department is currently lead by Head of department, Professor Cali Nuur
The department is KTH's node in the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship ( SSES ) consortium.