KTH's Language Policy

The President decided on 5 May 2026 to adopt a new Language Policy for KTH (Swedish version), which entered into force on 1 June 2026. It replaces the previous Guidelines for Language Use at KTH, which were also referred to as the Language Policy; see the History section below. Work is currently underway by the KTH Language Committee to develop new Guidelines for Language and Language Use. More information.

History

In April 2010 the University Board decided to adopt a language policy for KTH. In April 2011 the University Board adopted a short version of the language policy. The 2010 language policy as a booklet may be downloaded here in Swedish and in English.

In autumn 2018, a work on developing an updated language policy for KTH started. The work was described in September 2022 by Ida Pinho and Viggo Kann from the KTH Language Committee at the conference CercleS 2022 The Future of Language Education in an Increasingly Digital World: Embracing Change, Porto, Portugal: "The development of a new language policy at a technical university - an example".

In 2025, the new language policy was presented in GU, FU, and the faculty council. In 2026 it was accepted by the faculty council and the management group, and on 5 May 2026 the President decided to adopt the policy.