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1 KTH Royal Institute of technology MANAGEMENT report 2009

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3 Contents About KTH 2 ORGANISATION 3 KTH MANAGEMENT 3 THE PRESIDENT S PREFACE 4 EDUCATION 5 Education at first and 5 Goverment instructions 5 Admissions to KTH educational programmes 5 Admission and recruitment of 5 Review of entrance and exit points for KTH 5 Educational programmes 5 Sustainable development 5 Recruitment of students to first level KTH courses 7 Recruitment goals 7 Activities 7 Cooperation with schools 7 First and second level academic performance 7 Degrees 8 Women graduates 8 Performance 8 Bridging courses between upper secondary school and university 8 Technical Preparatory Programme 8 Career Report career and studies for 2006 and 2007 graduates 8 Student influence at KTH 8 Cooperation within educational programmes 10 Master of Science and teaching qualification 10 Sfinx 10 Research and doctoral studies 10 Government instructions 10 Objectives 11 Admissions 11 Recruitment 11 Measures aimed at improved gender balance 11 Financing of studies 11 Graduate schools and doctoral programmes 12 Degrees 13 Gender balance of doctoral graduates 13 Career Report concerning doctoral graduates 13 Research 14 Research goals 14 Decisions on new research grants in 2009, some examples 14 Prizes and awards during the year 15 Honorary doctors at KTH Internationalisation 17 International recruitment 17 Erasmus Mundus II and External Cooperation Window 17 Cooperation with foreign universities 17 Network cooperation CLUSTER 17 International mobility 17 Student exchange at first and second level 17 International student exchange at researcher level 18 Internationalisation at home 18 Staff 19 Staff structure 19 Teachers and researchers 19 Professors 19 Associate Professors, Assistant professors and lecturers 19 Doctoral students 19 Technical and administrative staff 19 Gender structure among newly recruited teachers 19 Premises 21 One university several campuses 21 Other campuses 21 Financial position outcome, use of resources and financing 22 Financial outcome and changes in capital 22 Revenues 22 Holding company 25 Turnover and transfers 25 Advances and claims 25 Foundation administration 25 Purpose management 26 Capital management 26 Profit and loss statement 27 Balance Sheet 28 Licentiate Theses 29 Doctoral Theses 32

4 ABOUT KTH About KTH KTH is responsible for one third of Sweden s capacity for technical research and is the country s largest organiser of technical/engineering education at university level. KTH education and research covers a broad spectrum from natural sciences to all branches of engineering plus architecture, industrial economics, urban planning, work science and environmental technology. In addition to the research underway at KTH schools there are a large number of national and local competence centres located at KTH, as well as research programmes financed by various research foundations. KTH offers degree courses in architecture, masters of science in engineering, bachelors of science in engineering, bachelors degree, masters degrees (one or two years), licentiate or doctoral degrees. There is also a technical preparatory course and further education activities. KTH has a total of 13,300 full year students at first and second levels, over 1,500 active research students and 3,900 employees. KTH was founded in 1827 and since 1917 has been located at its current site, in a beautiful location with buildings that are now listed as of historical importance at Norra Djurgården in central Stockholm. Other operations are located at Roslagstull where KTH, together with Stockholm University, arranges education and research within biotechnology and physics at AlbaNova. In addition KTH runs activities on the Kista Campus, the School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and in southern Stockholm at the School of Technology and Health located in Haninge and Flemingsberg. The School of Industrial Engineering and Management operates certain activities located in Södertälje and the School of Architecture and the Built Environment also operates in Haninge. In Kista, KTH cooperates with Stockholm University, research institutes and industry within the framework of Kista Campus, Sweden s major resource within ICT. KTH carries out extensive international research and educational exchange with universities and university colleges primarily in Europe, USA and Australia as well as in Asian countries. KTH participates actively in the various EU research programmes. Projects together with Swedish and international development cooperation agencies are also underway. KTH in figures 2009 E D U C AT I O N Architecture and 15 Master of Science in Engineering programmes Double degree programmes in engineering and teaching 8 Bachelor of Science in Engineering programmes 55 master programmes 13,344 full time students 30 percent are 10,940 full year performances 1,533 active doctoral students 29 percent are New students 3,404 students on the Master of Architecture or Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Science and on technical preparatory courses 30 percent are 1,647 students starting master programmes 26 percent are Degrees 955 Master of Architecture and Masters of Science in Engineering 29 percent to 259 Bachelor of Science in Engineering 24 percent to 776 Master degree/master of Science, 28 percent to 128 Licentiate degrees 34 percent to 222 PhDs 27 percent to R ESE A RCH National research Centres Responsibility for Seven Vinnexcellence Centres (Vinnova) Three Linné Centres Three strategic SSF Centres (Swedish foundation for Strategy research) Two Mistra Centres (The Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research) Three STEM Centres (Swedish Energy Agency) F I N A N CES MEUR 322 in total turnover University allocations MEUR 99 undergraduate education MEUR 72 research/doctoral studies External financing MEUR 21 from the Swedish Research Council MEUR 13 from Vinnova (Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems) MEUR 15 from EU Framework Programmes MEUR 34 from government agencies MEUR 4 from The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research MEUR 49 from external financing including private sources STA F F 2,935 employees, : 1,942 men professors 206 associate professors PREMISES 232,000 m 2 2

5 o rg a n isat i o n Organisation KTH MANAGEMENT KTH operations are organised into schools which consist of the various KTH departments, divisions, specialist centres and educational programmes. In addition there are two schools that are made up of special function units. The schools report directly to the President and are led by a head of operations the Dean and a deputy head of operations the Assistant Dean. There is also a Faculty Assembly at each school. The President leads operations, reporting to the University Board. In addition to the President there is a Deputy President who acts in his place when he is not available. The KTH President s Group deals with strategic educational, research and quality issues. It consists of the President, Deputy President, Dean of Faculty, Vice-Dean of Faculty, two Vice-Presidents for Research, the University Director and a student representative. The KTH Management Group deals with matters concerning all KTH schools and consists of the President, Deputy President, Vice-Presidents, Dean of Faculty, Vice- Dean of Faculty, University Director, all deans of schools, the Head Librarian and two student representatives. The Faculty Board bears overall responsibility for issues concerning research and education. Activities linked to quality aspects such as follow up, evaluation and recommendations are high on the agenda of the Faculty Board. The Central Faculty Assembly is an independent forum for discussion, information and gaining acceptance for innovative measures, as well as acting as an advisory body as concerns research and educational matters. The University Board governs KTH activities in most respects and is responsible for ensuring that all its tasks are fulfilled. The Board consists of 15 members 8 external members, the President, three teaching and three student representatives. University Board President Management Group School Boards Dean of School Management Group Faculty Board Dean Faculty Assembly S CH O O L S School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE) Architecture Civil and Architectural Engineering Land and Water Resources Engineering Philosophy and the History of Technology Real Estate and Construction Management Transport and Economics Urban Planning and the Environment School of Biotechnology (BIO) Industrial Biotechnology Medical Biotechnology Protein Atlas Theoretical Biotechnology School of Computer Science and Communication (CSC) Computer Science Human-Computer Interaction Media Technology Scientific Computing Speech Technology, Music Acoustics and Language School of Electrical Engineering (EES) Energy and Smart Grids Experimental Space and Fusion Plasma Physics Information and Control Systems Information and Communication Systems Medical Applications Vehicle Engineering and Transportation School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM) Behaviour and Performance of Materials Engineering Design Industrial Management Production Engineering Sustainable Energy Systems School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Communication: Services and Infrastructure Electronic Systems Integrated Devices and Circuits Material Physics Optics and Photonics School of Chemical Science and Engineering (CHE) Chemical Engineering Chemistry Fibre and Polymer Technology School of Engineering Science (SCI) Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering Applied Physics Fluid Mechanics Mathematical Statistics Mathematics Mechanics with Biomechanics Optimization and Systems Theory Physics Solid Mechanics Theoretical Physics School of Technology and Health (STH) Health Medical Engineering Scientific Information and Learning (VIL) Learning Lab Library (KTHB) Business Liaison (BLI) 3

6 The President s preface The President s preface The KTH Strategic Plan establishes that KTH is to become an international university that is able to measure itself among the leading seats of learning in the world. It is naturally difficult to measure degrees of excellence, however certain indications are provided by the various ranking lists that are published. These show that KTH belongs to the highest echelon in Europe. In 2009, educational operations noted a very encouraging increase of 17 per cent in the number of first choice applications to the KTH masters of science in engineering courses and a 28 per cent rise in the bachelor of science programmes. It is a little difficult to explain the reasons for this the economic recession may have brought with it an increased interest in educational programmes that is certain to lead to employment and that provide wide opportunities for future development. As far as this aspect are concerned then the engineering profession is a wise choice. I would also like to believe that the efforts that have been made by KTH and others aimed at increasing interest in technical courses have achieved their aims. In order to further place the importance of education in focus, 2010 has been designated Education Year at KTH. KTH s intensive student recruitment activities have prioritised the recruitment of so it is especially pleasing to see that the proportion of in the first year of masters of science and architecture programmes in 2009 has risen to the highest level ever, 33 per cent. Of the new doctoral students 32 per cent are which is also a considerable increase. Total volume of education provided (number of fullyear students) has increased by nine per cent in During the course of 2009, 955 architects and masters of science, 776 one and two-year masters, 259 bachelors of science and 117 bachelors have graduated from KTH. Unfortunately, the number of masters of science graduates in 2009 has fallen, consequently increasing these levels will be assigned top priority over the next few years International interest in KTH educational programmes continues to increase. The number of incoming exchange students rose by almost 200 people to a total of 1,349. Approximately 10,000 students, primarily foreign students, submitted complete applications to KTH masters programmes. One sign of KTH s international competitive edge is the responsibility that KTH has been given as concerns the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). A decision was taken in December 2009 that KTH would participate as a partner in two of the three areas that EIT is now building up. No other university in Europe is able to show similar levels of success in this field. EIT suits the KTH profile well in that research, innovation and education are all equally-weighted components. EIT s close connection to business/industry through its industrial partners, as well as its international dimension, are also well in line with KTH s own operational approach. In 2009 the Government announced strategic research investments in around 20 different fields. KTH was successful in the competition for these research funds which will provide a substantial strengthening in six broad research areas. The funds will primarily be used to strengthen faculty, in other words the number of Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors within these fields. Of special interest is the project that KTH, together with Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, has initiated concerning the Science for Life Laboratory in the Norra Station area. This is the single, largest national investment within the framework of the strategic research programme. During the autumn the initiative in Stockholm has been coordinated with an equivalent investment from Uppsala University. The intention is to build up operations of absolutely world class. KTH researchers had previously been extremely successful at attracting external research funding. Revenues from the Swedish Research Council, KTH s largest financier, amounted in 2008 to MEUR 20.6 the highest level to date and 2009 continued in the same vein including advances from the Swedish Research Council which have increased substantially (by EUR 6 million). Neither have grants and advances from Vinnova ever been higher than this year, MEUR 13.3 and MEUR 11.1 respectively. Income from the EU Framework Programme has again increased and lies at MEUR In addition to this there are funds from the rest of EU and now also from ERC, the European Research Council. Allocations from the Wallenberg Foundation amounted to MEUR 8.9 and from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) to MEUR 4. The overall financial outcome for KTH in 2009 is MEUR , agency capital of MEUR 28.9 and MEUR 88.3 in unused grants which provides good preconditions for new investments in the future. Consequently we can see. several years of strong expansion in our future. This year a decision has also been made concerning the introduction of a new career system for employment within KTH faculty. The greatest difference in the employment structure is that younger academics who are employed as Assistant Professors within KTH faculty are able, if they are successful, to gain promotion to Associate Professor and then Professor. The system is inspired by that of American universities and provides a more professional and structured career path. I believe that this system will make employment at KTH more attractive, not least to. Most things are looking good just now. I look forward with optimism to our next operational year. 4

7 ED U C AT I O N Education EDUCATION AT FIRST AND SECOND LEVELS Government instructions The Swedish government controls the activities of universities and university colleges by setting targets. The target for the four-year period is that a minimum of 4,700 engineers should graduate from KTH. An additional goal for the period is that the number of full year students within the bachelors of science in engineering programmes is to increase by at least three per cent per year in relationship to the previous year. Admissions to KTH educational programmes In 2009, a total of 2,497 (2,122 in 2008) new students began their first year in one of KTH s traditional programmes, of whom 1,872 (1,650) began the Masters of Architecture or Masters of Science in Engineering programmes and 625 (472) on the Bachelors of Science in Engineering programmes. In addition, 770 (616) new students began the technical preparatory programme. KTH s four Bachelor degree programmes saw the admission of 137 (156) students. The two-year university courses in Construction Technology and Real Estate Agency and the similar course in Construction Production had 105 (111) new students. A total of 1,647 (1,617) new students began masters programmes of which 273 (222) began a one year masters programme. The majority of these programmes are given in English. The median age of first-year students on Masters of Architecture and Masters of Science in Engineering Programmes in 2009 is 20 which is the same level as in In the Technical Preparatory Year, new students have a median age of 21, also the same as in However the median age of students starting other courses has fallen and is now 21 for the two types of bachelors of science courses, and 25 for the masters of science programmes. Admission and recruitment of In 2009, the proportion of in the first year of the Masters of Science in Engineering and Architecture programmes has risen to the highest ever levels 33 per cent, which is an increase in numbers from 523 last year to 615 this year. Women made up 29 per cent of the total number of students starting at KTH this year. However the gender structure varies widely between the different programmes. On certain of the KTH masters educational programmes the number of has topped 40 per cent for several years these include Architecture, Biotechnology, Design and Product Realisation, Chemical Science, Medical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Urban Management and the Master of Science/Teaching Combination Course. This is also the case in Bachelors of Science Programmes in Chemical and Medical Engineering as well as the two-year courses in Construction Technology and Real Estate and Finance. In contrast, the share of places occupied by is less than ten per cent on the Masters of Science in Computer Engineering, Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering Programmes, however the number of programmes where constitute less than ten per cent of the student population has decreased since last year. One of the KTH goals stated in its Strategic Plan is to ensure that no educational environment has less than ten percent by In 2009, the share of beginning on the two types of masters programmes amounted to 26 per cent. The bachelors programmes could boast 33 per cent and the two year programmes 42 per cent. Review of entr ance and exit points for K TH Educational programmes In 2008 a review was initiated concerning the exit points at advanced level (masters level) after a Board decision that exit/entrance points for the Architecture and Masters of Science in Engineering Programmes will be at the beginning of the masters programme phase. The University Board took a decision in 2009 to establish around 20 masters programmes which would also provide concluding years for master of science degrees. There is now a total of more than 50 masters programmes which have replaced the previous group of such programmes, as well as the almost 100 previous specialisations within master of science programmes. All masters programmes are to maintain a common structure and contain compulsory content and courses of 30 higher education credits each. In addition, a masters programme may contain different tracks. The new educational structure for advanced level education will be introduced in In 2008 work was also begun on developing proposals for entrance points to the five-year programmes. It is expected that the entrance points will be designed so that applicants to the advanced level (masters programmes) may enter from several first level educational programmes. During this planning phase consideration must be given to future labour markets, competing programmes elsewhere, manifest demand in previous years plus the effects of the introduction of course fees. This review is still underway and to date it has resulted in the establishment of a new master of science in engineering in energy and environment which will start up in the autumn of A review of the entrance and exit points for first level educational programmes was initiated in the autumn of 2009 and will also continue in Sustainable development All KTH educational programmes that lead to a professional qualification are required to take society s goals for sus- 5

8 ED U C AT I O N Figure 1 Total number of new students and GENDER STRUCTURE OF THIS GROUP Master of Science in Engineering and Master of Architecture, Degree Programme 270/300 HE credits Total Total Total Total Architecture % % % % Biotechnology 82 59% 71 68% 69 48% 63 65% Engineering and Education 41 51% 41 41% 51 43% 56 43% Computer Science and Engineering 175 8% 165 7% 174 5% 147 3% Design and Product Realisation % % % % Electrical Engineering 62 13% 50 12% 61 11% 76 11% Vehicle Engineering % 105 5% 105 9% % Industrial Engineering and Management % % % % Information and Communication Technology % 65 22% 85 14% 70 9% Chemical Science and Engineering/ Chemistry and Chemical Engineering % 97 51% % 89 48% Mechanical Engineering % % % % Materials Design and Engineering 48 35% 42 31% 50 28% 34 24% Medical Engineering 56 61% 57 47% Media Technology 98 39% 76 34% 72 32% 66 23% Microelectronics 69 10% 46 2% 48 13% 40 8% Civil Engineering and Urban Management % % % % Engineering Physics % % % % Open entrance % % % % SUB-TOTAL 1,872 33% 1,650 32% 1,703 29% 1,615 26% Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Degree programme 180 HE credits Constructional Engineering and Design % % % % Computer Engineering 160 8% 97 6% 100 6% 71 4% Computer Engineering and Electronics % Electronics and Computer Engineering 36 14% 32 6% Electronics and Communication Engineering 16 6% 12 0% Electrical Engineering 27 7% 18 17% ICT Engineering 5 0% Information Systems 17 12% Chemical Engineering 38 45% 19 58% 23 48% 25 56% Mechanical Engineering % 85 19% 66 27% 74 26% Medical Engineering 30 53% 27 59% 48 42% Media Technology 56 18% 46 17% Engineering and Economics 59 22% 48 21% 42 21% 46 24% Engineering and Health 16 44% 15 68% 28 39% SUB-TOTAL % % % % Masters programmes Masters programmes 120 HE credits % % % % Masters programmes 90 HE credits 16 38% % Masters programmes 60 HE credits % % % % SUB-TOTAL 1,647 26% 1,617 25% 1,154 34% 1,177 26% Bachelors programmes 120 HE credits Business Engineering 35 34% 45 38% 36 39% Real Estate and Finance 63 35% 59 27% 44 50% 51 59% Information and Communication technology 39 28% 33 36% 17 24% Medical Informatics 19 68% 23 57% SUB-TOTAL % % % 51 59% Technical Preparatory Year, Technical Preparatory term % % % % University Diploma programmes 120 HE credits Construction management 39 18% 45 29% 31 10% Constructional Technology and Real Estate Agency 66 56% 66 64% 70 53% 65 57% sub-total % % % 65 57% TOTAL 5,156 29% 4,622 29% 4,141 31% 4,113 27% 6 1) From 1 July 2007 the Master of Science in Engineering and Master of Architecture programmes encompass 300 higher education credits.

9 ED U C AT I O N tainable development into consideration. This is included in the national System of Qualifications which applies to a large part of KTH programmes at first and second levels. In addition to the newly established Master of Science in Energy and the Environment, KTH has five to ten other masters programmes that deal directly with sustainable development. The Masters of Science Programmes in Urban Planning and Chemical Science as well as the Bachelor of Science Programme in Chemical Engineering all contain major elements on the environment and sustainability. RECRUITMENT OF STUDENTS TO FIRST LEVEL K TH COURSES Recruitment goals The overall goal for recruitment activities is to interest young people in the education on offer at KTH. Each new recruitment year KTH has made active efforts to broaden its recruitment base. Target groups are primarily young people at upper secondary schools, people participating in adult education courses, young people doing their national service and people in working life. In addition KTH works in the long-term perspective with pupils in the ordinary schools. KTH has established a communication platform aimed at promoting and broadening the base of its student recruitment. This platform states what KTH should communicate to presumptive students and was updated during the summer of 2009 based on a target group survey Figure 2 Gender structure new female students in percent Master of Architecture/Master of Science in Engineering Bachelor of Science in Engineering and their teachers gain access to KTH competence and equipment in various ways, for example through lectures, courses, theme work or lab work. Via KTH s website, upper secondary school students are offered projects within areas where KTH is able to provide knowledge and support. This gives these school students the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of subjects and brings them into closer contact with higher education. In 2009, KTH has actively participated in activities in cooperation with the Stockholm Academic Forum (StAF). One of these was Young09, one of Europe s biggest youth festivals. Activities Recruitment activities prioritise personal meetings between representatives of KTH and presumptive students. KTH runs intensive cooperation activities with upper secondary schools. These activities are primarily carried out by around 50 student ambassadors. Every year these visit upper secondary schools, adult education centres, military regiments and, to a certain extent, the ordinary schools throughout Sweden. This year the KTH student ambassadors made around 145 school visits. They represent most of the KTH programmes and the various campuses and they are chosen with great care. In addition they must reflect the diversity at KTH. All student ambassadors complete a training course that consists of youth communication, presentation techniques etc. The KTH website forms, together with its course catalogue and personal meetings such as school visits, the most important channels for reaching the relevant target groups with information on course choices. Cooperation with schools KTH currently cooperates with 33 upper secondary schools in and around Stockholm. Upper secondary school students FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Degrees In 2009 a total of 955 Masters of Architecture and Masters of Science in Engineering graduated as compared to 987 in Government goals state that KTH, during the period , is to issue 4,700 masters of science in Engineering. The 2009 result is 879 degrees which is 19 per cent of the stated number so it is probable that KTH will not achieve the goals set by Government for this period is the second year that KTH has issued one and two year masters courses according to the new degree procedure. This year 495 (108) one-year masters and 66 (19) two year masters degrees were awarded. The number of bachelors degrees has increased considerably on the previous year, KTH awarded 117 (68) such degrees in This is partially an early effect of Bologna adaptation of educational programmes as well as the fact that the students from the first KTH Bachelor Programme in Real Estate and Finance graduated this year. In addition 259 (292) Bachelors of Science in Engineering and 53 (46) Bachelors have graduated from KTH in

10 ED U C AT I O N Women graduates The share of Masters of Science in Engineering and Master of Architecture graduates who were amounted to 29 (30) per cent. The one and two year masters courses saw 28 (28) per cent female graduates. Of the bachelors of science the proportion of was 24 (25) per cent. Performance In 2009, there were a total of 13,344 full-year equivalent students and 10,940 full-year equivalent performances in first and second level education. Of the total number of full-year equivalent students, 89 per cent were studying engineering or natural sciences. Performance rate for KTH courses at first and second levels is 82 per cent this year, the same level as in 2007 and Performance rate for Masters of Science in Engineering and Masters of Architecture courses was 86 (85) per cent, while the rate for Bachelors of Science in Engineering courses was 83 (89) per cent. Performance rate for Masters courses (one year and two years) was 87 per cent as compared to 85 per cent last year. The number of full-year equivalent students on Internet-based courses in 2009 was 415 which was the equivalent of 196 full-year performances. Bridging courses between upper secondary school and university In 2009, KTH also offered Internet-based courses in mathematics to technical and natural science course applicants which were aimed at providing a bridge between upper secondary school and university levels. Two different courses have been provided a preparatory course and an advanced course. These preparatory courses in mathematics were joined by 1,484 students and in total there were 125 full-year equivalent students on the bridging courses. KTH cooperates with several other universities and university colleges as concerns this mathematics bridging course. Students are registered at, and graduate from, the universities they apply to. In 2009 KTH also offered bridging courses in other subjects such as physics, programming and datalogical thinking and chemistry. The scope of these courses has increased considerably since 2007; however 2009 showed a decrease in participation compared to the major increases of 2008 with a total of 482 participants who were the equivalent of 46 full-year students. Technical Preparatory Programme This programme has been provided by KTH since 1992 and is a one-year qualifying course aimed at students who have not participated in natural sciences programmes in upper secondary school. This encompasses two terms and provides additional training at upper secondary school level in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Since 2004 it has also been possible to study only one term of this year which is suitable for students who undertook the technical programme at upper secondary school. Passing the technical preparatory year or term guarantees the student a place on one of KTH s Masters or Bachelors of Science in Engineering Programmes. Since the autumn term of 2002, KTH also provides a technical preparatory year in combination with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering specialising in medical engineering or Bachelor of Science in Engineering in combination with economics or health. Of those who began the Technical Preparatory Programme in the autumn term of 2008 or the spring term of 2009, 35 per cent (a total of 293 students) continued to a Masters of Science in Engineering or a Bachelors of Science Programme this year. In 2009, 770 students enrolled on the Technical Preparatory Programme, compared with 616 the previous year. Women accounted for 30 (29) per cent of new students. Results for 2009 are 599 full-year student equivalents and 410 full year performance equivalents. University introduction courses are not provided at KTH. Career Report career and studies for 2006 and 2007 graduates In order to maintain KTH s long-term attractiveness it is vital that KTH graduates are employable and are able to obtain good jobs. Relevant questions include: Are KTH programmes properly based on the needs of the labour market? Which companies recruit students from which programmes with which specialities? What jobs do they get? How do students regard their studies with help of a few years hindsight? In the second KTH career survey, which covers KTH graduates from 2006 and 2007, these issues have been followed up. The primary result of this new career survey is that KTH graduates do get good, developmental jobs however not always within their fields of specialisation. Another positive result is that most of them are very satisfied with their educational programmes. The survey was implemented during the spring of 2009 and encompasses 4,300 students who graduated from KTH first and second levels. Response rate was 47 per cent for the entire group and 56 per cent for the group who gained professional qualifications. STUDENT INFLUENCE AT KTH Students are represented in all KTH s decision-making bodies and almost all preparatory and working groups These include, for example, the University Board, Faculty Board, KTH s Management Group, course committees, the 8

11 ED U C AT I O N Figure 3 First degrees Degree of Master of Architecture 270/300 HE credits Total awarded to Total awared to Total awared to Total awared to 76 55% 83 58% 83 59% 68 59% Degree of Master of Science in Engineering 270/300 HE credits 1) % % % 1,184 29% Biotechnology 36 64% 43 70% 40 73% 49 71% Engineering and Education 8 63% 4 75% Computer Science and Engineering 55 7% 70 11% 63 10% 95 19% Design and Product Realisation 46 48% 34 32% 2 50% Electrical Engineering 81 16% 97 24% % % Vehicle Engineering 75 11% 63 10% 71 10% 75 19% Industrial Engineering and Management % 99 23% 63 30% % Information and Communication Technology Chemical Science and Engineering/ Chemistry and Chemical 36 6% 39 8% 56 4% 60 12% 44 52% 54 54% 60 53% 70 59% Engineering 18 44% 24 29% 60 53% 83 63% Mechanical Engineering % % % % Materials Design and Engineering 29 31% 16 38% 3 33% Materials Engineering 8 25% 16 25% 49 27% 40 23% Media Technology 18 33% 37 41% 41 37% 46 43% Microelectronics 13 8% 10 20% 11 18% 4 0% Civil Engineering and Urban Management 88 42% 73 51% 2 0% Engineering Physics 70 14% 93 23% % % Civil Engineering 20 45% 24 25% 56 27% 85 21% Degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering % % % % Degree of Master of Science 240 HE credits % % % % Degree of Master of Science (Two Years) % % Degree of Master of Science (One Year) 66 38% 19 58% Master Degree 31 35% 67 45% 93 42% 77 35% Degree of Bachelor of Science % 68 66% 59 61% 65 52% University Diploma 53 43% 46 67% 56 52% 22 50% University Diploma in Applied Technology 15 7% 27 4% 1) Degrees awarded 2006 encompass 270 higher education credits. Degrees awarded encompass 270 or 300 higher education credits. Disciplinary Board, school boards and appointments boards as well as working groups to study various issues. Student representatives on the boards of schools each have a special responsibility for a study programme. The Student Union (THS) appoints representatives to the various committees and boards. In the experience of the university, the Student Union selects students who represent different areas of KTH and, as far as possible, appoints both female and male student representatives. KTH and THS cooperate with the aim of continuously 9

12 ED U C AT I O N Figure 4 Full year students by gender FYS FYS HST HST Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Engineering 270/300 HE credits 6,386 32% 6,217 30% 6,196 28% 6,264 28% Bachelor of Science in Engineering 180 HE credits 1,279 24% 1,237 24% 1,416 23% 1,586 21% Masters Programmes 60/90 HE credits % % % 1,483 25% Masters Programmes 120 HE credits 2,273 27% 1,792 26% % Bachelors Programmes 180 HE credits % % 96 50% 26 58% Technical Preparatory Year, Technical Preparatory Semester % % % % University Diploma 120 HE credits, Applied Technology % % % % Exchange students arriving at KTH 1,104 31% % % % Further education % % % % Education for other universities 82 38% 94 46% % % Summer Courses % % % % Total 13,344 30% 12,230 29% 11,927 28% 12,093 27% developing the annual reception of new students. These reception activities are organised by older students together with the staff in the various study programmes and are implemented in cooperation with the relevant sections of the Student Union. COOPERATION WITHIN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES Master of Science and teaching qualification In the autumn of 2002, a combined Master of Science in Engineering and Education Programme (300 higher education credits) was launched. The programme has three specialisations: mathematics and physics, mathematics and chemistry, and mathematics and IT/computing. KTH is responsible for 210 higher education credits and Stockholm University for 90 higher education credits. Students are awarded a double degree Master of Science in Engineering and Master of Education which allows them to teach their subject combinations at upper secondary level. The programme concludes with a degree project (30 higher education credits), which is common to both degrees. In the 2008 autumn term, 41 (41) students entered this course. The first students graduated from this programme in Sfinx In 2008 Sfinx (Swedish for Engineers in Stockholm County) was initiated. Sfinx is a cooperative venture between KTH, Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm City and Stockholm County Administrative Board. The project is supported by the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality. Courses are designed to provide immigrant engineers with knowledge of the Swedish and English languages, technology and Swedish working life. In 2009 participants have also received the support of a coach from a job centre and the opportunity for job placement in a company. Interest from immigrant engineers is great and there are currently 80 people taking part in this course. Around ten people have gained jobs as engineers and twenty or so are on job placement. Some have continued their studies at KTH after Sfinx. RESEARCH AND DOCTORAL STUDIES Government instructions Studies of high quality will be offered and will prepare students for careers both inside and outside the university Figure 5 Full y e a r students a n d full y e a r performances HST HPR Full year students (FYS) are defined as the number of students who have started studies on a course multiplied by the number of course higher education credits divided by 60. Full year performance (FYP) is defined as the number of higher education credits gained on a course or sub-course divided by

13 ED U C AT I O N Figure 6 N e wly A DMIT T E D a n d r eg i stered r ese a rch students New students per research field Total Total Total Total Mathematics 11 18% 13 8% 10 20% 15 13% Physics 3 67% 4 25% 1 0% 4 50% Chemistry 9 44% 12 42% 17 35% 13 38% Information Technology 47 23% 52 17% 38 8% 32 0% Engineering Physics 16 25% 23 9% 27 22% 18 17% Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Photonics 40 20% 54 17% 43 14% 43 19% Chemical Engineering 29 48% 51 35% 20 50% 24 54% Biotechnology 22 50% 22 36% 27 33% 22 50% Engineering Mechanics 53 15% 52 21% 47 19% 34 15% Materials Science 40 25% 30 40% 33 24% 19 26% Civil Engineering and Architecture 24 46% 17 12% 1 0% 8 38% Engineering and Business Management 35 40% 33 24% 30 37% 41 44% Urban Studies 11 64% 13 46% 9 33% 10 60% Other 7 71% 15 47% 15 20% 11 36% Total new research students % % % % Total number of students registered 1,842 28% 1,840 28% 1,744 28% 1,730 29% world. The target for the four-year period is at least 830 third level degrees. Objectives Its aim is to provide society with qualified, independent researchers who can contribute to sustainable social development. Admissions Doctoral studies at KTH are extremely attractive. Applications far exceed resources. In 2009, 347 doctoral students were admitted as compared to 391 in For those who were unsuccessful in their applications, lack of funding was stated as the cause in almost all cases. Some schools also stated lack of supervisors as a reason for not being able to admit more doctoral students. Of the new doctoral students, 33 per cent have been admitted with the goal of taking a Licentiate degree, which is on a par with the previous year (34 per cent) but considerably lower than in 2007 and 2006 when the figure was 43 respectively 42 per cent. Forty four of this year s new doctoral students carry out their primary operations outside the university and are participating in doctoral studies within the framework of their employment at, for example, a company or a government agency (industrial doctoral students), which is an increase on the previous year. Of the students admitted to doctoral studies in 2009, 36 per cent or 125 people had graduated from KTH. Doctoral students who have degrees awarded in a country other than Sweden continue to increase in number. In (40) per cent had won their first degrees in a country other than Sweden. Recruitment During the year, 92 funded doctoral positions have been advertised which is less than in 2008 (128). Applicants to these position numbered 2,651 (1,668) individuals of whom 18 (10) per cent were. It is extremely positive that the interest level for doctoral studies at KTH continues to increase substantially and that both the share and number of applicants have increased this year. In addition 14 (11) educational grants have been advertised attracting 87 (21) applicants of whom 15 (33) per cent were. Measures aimed at improved gender balance In 2009 the proportion of among the newly admitted doctoral students was 32 per cent while constituted 28 per cent of this group. This is an increase of seven percentage points since The proportion of of the total number of students registered at doctoral level remains unchanged. Financing of studies Of the 1,842 students registered for doctoral studies at KTH in 2009, 1,533 students have been active to at least 50 per cent and 1,821 have been active to at least 10 per cent. In

14 ED U C AT I O N Figure 7 Licentiates and doctor ates Licentiate degrees per research field Total Total Total Total Mathematics 5 40% 3 0% 4 0% 6 33% Physics 2 0% 2 50% Chemistry 3 0% 7 14% 2 100% 5 40% Engineering Physics 9 11% 11 27% 17 12% 25 32% Electrical Engineering, 9 22% 6 33% 12 25% 14 36% Electronics and Photonics 17 12% 11 9% 13 23% 4 0% Chemical Engineering 10 70% 14 79% 21 38% 22 50% Biotechnology 8 50% 6 50% 14 43% 8 25% Engineering Mechanics 32 41% 17 12% 25 12% 34 21% Materials Science 12 50% 5 20% 14 43% 11 36% Civil Engineering and Architecture 7 14% 8 13% 13 31% 14 21% Engineering and Business Management 13 38% 12 25% 9 44% 27 41% Urban Studies 1 0% 2 0% Other 1 0% 6 67% 8 13% 8 63% Total % % % % Doctorates per research field Total Total Total Total Mathematics 19 16% 10 0% 7 0% 5 0% Physics 1 0% Chemistry 14 43% 11 55% 12 42% 14 43% Information Technology 28 18% 29 10% 30 13% 24 17% Engineering Physics 13 23% 18 33% 26 23% 30 23% Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Photonics 20 15% 30 20% 18 11% 22 9% Chemical Engineering 13 54% 29 34% 20 60% 16 50% Biotechnology 20 45% 21 43% 17 41% 16 50% Engineering Mechanics 27 7% 23 13% 22 9% 38 16% Materials Science 18 22% 11 18% 13 15% 12 25% Civil Engineering and Architecture 14 14% 12 17% 10 30% 13 46% Engineering and Business Management 22 41% 26 50% 21 38% 23 35% Urban Studies 5 60% 3 67% 3 0% 1 100% Other 8 50% 12 42% 10 30% 2 50% Total % % % % funded research places continued to be the dominant form of financing of doctoral studies. Calculated as full time study equivalents, by the end of the year approximately 949, or 52 per cent of KTH students at research level, used this form of financing for full or part time research. Graduate schools and doctoral programmes There are currently ten graduate schools at KTH and in most cases these cooperate with other universities and/or industry. In 2010 KTH is also intending to introduce a system of doctoral programmes. A doctoral programme is an internal KTH programme which will normally consist of one doctoral studies subject with its attendant range of courses. A programme may be divided into various specialisations and involve one or several of the KTH schools. The aim is to strengthen the quality of doctoral studies by coordinating their organisation and being able to offer a high value range of courses with high quality level in the thesis element as well as creating good cohesion within the group of doctoral students. Doctoral students will consequently be well prepared for work either in academia or in society. The first doctoral programmes will start in June 2010 and all doctoral students admitted after 1 January 2011 will be accepted onto a doctoral programme. 12

15 ED U C AT I O N Figure 8 L i centiat es a n d d o c to r at es Doctorates awarded Licentiates awarded Degrees In 2009, 222 (235) doctors and 128 (109) licentiates graduated. KTH s government targets for the period include at least 830 third level degrees. The number of degrees is calculated so that the total number of degrees per person never exceeds 1.0. A doctoral degree is consequently counted as 1.0, a licentiate degree as 0.5 and a doctorate that has been preceded by a licentiate degree as 0.5. In 2009, (228.5) such degrees were awarded. Consequently 28 per cent of the KTH target has been fulfilled so that the university expects to meet its government target for At KTH, it is common to graduate as a licentiate as the first stage of doctoral studies and a natural review of studies to date. A licentiate degree is a suitable first stage for a doctoral student, but a Licentiate of Engineering degree is also very relevant for employment in industry. Of the doctors graduating in 2008, 47 per cent had previously earned a licentiate degree. used for the career follow up of the first and second level students. The questions were adapted to doctoral studies and primarily aimed at the current labour market for this group and their perceived experience of their studies. The variables collected via the questionnaire were then complemented with information gleaned from the KTH study documentation system. The individuals who were admitted to doctoral studies in 2000 and 2001 are generally satisfied with KTH and with their careers on completion of their studies. The openended answers provided the information that they would have liked improved opportunities for an academic career and in certain cases closer links to business/industry. Gender balance of doctoral graduates Of the doctoral graduates in 2009, 27 (29) per cent were and of those taking a licentiate degree there were 34 (30) per cent. Career Report concerning doctoral graduates The primary aim of this survey, which was implemented in 2008 and 2009, was to map the labour market and career situation for the people who had been admitted to doctoral studies in 2000 and Another aim was to follow up, evaluate and improve doctoral studies at KTH. The survey encompassed around 600 people and the response rate was 62 per cent. The questionnaire was designed based on the questions 13

16 R ese a rch Research RESEARCH GOALS KTH s overall goal is to belong to the top echelon of technical universities in Europe. By prioritising KTH research, resources will be primarily concentrated on research that already shows international excellence. Support will also be provided for the development of new fields and to areas that are only weakly developed but are of great strategic importance. Engineering and natural scientific basic research is the foundation of innovative technological development. A good balance between basic and applied research should be ensured in order to achieve the best possible synergies. The goal is to liberate resources for essential strategic inputs though prioritisation, focus and streamlining of KTH operations. Decisions on new research grants in 2009, some examples The Government s call for contributions for strategic research funding has brought with it extensive application design activities in The results for KTH will mean very welcome extra research resources from 2012 to the tune of approximately MEUR 13.4 annually. This funding will begin to arrive in The research fields energy, e-science, IT and mobile communications, molecular biology, production engineering and transport research will each receive a substantial amount of extra funding. In addition, it has been recommended that another five areas should receive more faculty funding as secondary partners in other, larger-scale applications. These areas are climate models (two different grants), cancer, neurosciences and security and crisis preparedness. These additional research funds will be of extreme importance to these fields. Most additional resources as far as KTH is concerned will be allocated to bioscience research within the framework of the Science for Life Laboratory. This laboratory is a national resource centre dedicated to large-scale bio scientific research focussed on biomedicine, including genome and proteome profiling, bioimaging and bioinformatics. This project involves the three major universities in Stockholm; KTH, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University (SciLifeLab Stockholm) in partnership with Uppsala University (SciLifeLab Uppsala). MEUR 3.4 will be allocated to SciLifeLab Stockholm in 2010, MEUR 5.8 in 2011 and a little more than MEUR 9.6 per year for the following three year period. It is estimated that round employees of the three universities will be working at LifeLab Stockholm by Primary operations will be located in newly-built premises close to Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Solna. The vision is to make the SciLifeLab into a large-scale centre of bioscience through multidisciplinary research using an advanced technological infrastructure. Other encouraging news just before Christmas was that both KTH applications to participate in, and help build up, the future European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) had been successful. At the EIT Board Meeting in Budapest a decision was taken to initiate three Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) within the ICT, energy and climate fields. KTH is a member of the consortia who are to build up KICs within ICT and sustainable energy. These investments rest on three, equally strong cornerstones: research, innovation and education and are consequently not research activities in the traditional sense as educational and innovation aspects will be equally important. Within ICT the Stockholm Node consists of KTH, Ericsson, TeliaSonera and SICS. The equivalent constellation on the energy side is KTH, Uppsala University, ABB and Vattenfall. It is estimated that a KIC will turnover approximately MEUR 150 annually when fully developed. For Stockholm s part this could mean a turnover of around MEUR 20 annually for each area. Time perspective covers 7 15 years. Professor Mikael Östling has been awarded an ERC Advanced Investigators Grant from the 2008 call for contributions of the European Research Council, ERC. This grant was won in the face of the stiffest European competition. This means that a total of five of the ten grants that have been awarded to Sweden within natural sciences and engineering/technology have landed in the arms of KTH. In the second ERC call for contributions, which is currently underway, ten researchers from Sweden have been invited to move into the next phase with their applications Professor Ann-Christine Albertsson of KTH being one of them. Karl Henrik Johansson, Professor at KTH, is one of the ten Swedish researchers at Swedish universities who have received MEUR 0.3 million per year for a five-year period from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW). This is a newly-started programme aimed at supporting and stimulating successful researchers at Swedish universities. The intention is that these researchers will then be able to work undisturbed by the necessity of applying for external research funding. Per Claesson and Jan Linnros, professors at KTH, have been granted research funding the equivalent of MEUR 1.9 each from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SFS) for projects within materials research which is of strategic importance to Sweden. Of Vinnova s Environmental Innovation Programme, almost MEUR 1.0 will go to KTH. Professor Ann-Christine Albertsson was allocated a little more than MEUR 14

17 R ese a rch 0.4 for research concerning the development of packaging from renewable raw materials, Associate Professor Folke Björk was allocated MEUR 0.2 million for the development of a geothermal heat exchanger and doctoral student Tom Petersen was allocated MEUR 0.3 for the development of an automated bicycle borrowing system. One requirement is that business/industry contributes an equivalent amount. The CarboMat Consortium at KTH, under the leadership of Docent Harry Brumer, has been allocated MEUR 2.4, distributed over a five-year period, as part of the Forma programme to support strong research environments. CarboMat s research deals with cellulose. The new grant will be used for research into how new, advanced carbohydrate material can be used for water purification and treatment of wounds. KTH has, under the leadership of Professor Lars-Åke Brodin, been allocated a grant from the EU Seventh Framework Programme in order to develop a new method of delivery of medication into the body. This project is part of a programme financed by the EU entitled the 3MICRON which is coordinated by the KTH School of Technology and Health. Altogether ten participants from industry and academia will share a grant of MEUR 6.1 over a three-year period. In 2009, the Swedish Research Council awarded grants to six researchers at KTH in the form of a four-year framework grant within the Government programme for strategic research fields. Within the field of strategic energy research, Professor Jan Wallenius has been awarded a framework grant of MEUR 3.5 for the project GENIUS Generation IV Research in University Sweden. Within the field of strategic energy research, Professor James Drake has been awarded a framework grant of MEUR 1.3 for the project Fusion Research and Development for ITER and Future Fusion Reactors. Within the field strategic research within information and communications technology, Professor Håkan Hjalmarsson has been awarded a framework grant of MEUR 1.0 for the project Data-based Modelling of Complex, Network-based and Structured Systems. Within the field strategic research within information and communications technology, Professor Peter Händel was awarded a grant of MEUR 0.8 for the project Future Positioning and Navigation. Within the field strategic research within information and communications technology, Professor Danica Kragic Jensfelt has been awarded a grant of MEUR 1.0 for the project Two Hand Manipulation. Within the field strategic research within information and communications technology, Professor Mikael Skoglund has been awarded a grant of MEUR 1.0 for the project Trust Wireless. Prizes and awards during the year Henrik Aspeborg, Researcher within glycoscience and Joakim Jaldén, Assistant Professor in signal processing at KTH are two of the twelve researchers who have won this year s Ingvar Carlsson Award, a newly established prize that is awarded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research. Each recipient is granted MEUR 0.3, EUR 4,796 is a personal scholarship. This research programme is aimed at post doc researchers returning to Sweden. Kristina Nyström, Assistant Professor at KTH, has received the 2009 FSF-NUTEK Prize. This prize isawarded every year to young, Swedish researchers in order to encourage Swedish research within entrepreneurship. Kristina Nyström has won this prize for her research into industrial dynamics. Linda Rose, Associate Professor at KTH, has received the Levi Prize for 2009 which is awarded by the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers aimed at stimulating the development of the work environment field. Linda Rose was awarded this prize for her unique ability to interest undergraduates in work environment issues. The prize is named after the Swedish stress researcher Lennart Levi, and is sponsored by Volvo, SCA and Akzo Nobel, among others. Mathias Uhlén, Professor at KTH, has been appointed the Most Entrepreneurial Scientist of Sweden 2009 by the Technopolicy Network and Vinnova. The Technopolicy Network is a network of researchers, operational actors, regional development organisations and company development organisations in North America, Europe and Asia. Peter Savolainen, Assistant Professor in biology at KTH has, together with Swedish colleagues and a Chinese research group, made new discoveries as concerns the history of the dog. For the first time in the history of the world it is possible to provide a detailed picture of the dog, including point in time, birthplace and the number of wolves that were tamed. Up until a few years ago the origins of the dog as a species were, generally speaking, unknown. It was known that the domestic dog was descended from the wolf but such basic questions as where, when and on how many different occasions and locations the dog first occurred have remained unanswered. KTHs researchers have, using the genetic analysis of approximately 1,500 dogs from all over the world, produced a much more detailed picture of the history 15

18 R ese a rch of man s best friend. For example it has beenshown that the dog developed from the wolf in one location and on one occasion only in East Asia around 15,000 years ago and that the Australian dingo is a feral tame dog who was taken there approximately 5,000 years ago. Honorary doctors at KTH 2009 The common denominator for KTH honorary doctors is that their contacts with KTH have, in various ways, been of great value to KTH research and education. Manuel Castells, Professor of Communication Technology and Society at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, is one of the world s leading analysts of the social and political implications of the emergence of the Internet. He is ranked 5th in the world among the Leading Scholars in the Social Sciences. Alberto Isidori, Professor of Automatic Control at the University La Sapienza of Rome, is one of the foremost researchers in Automatic Control. His primary academic achievements have been within non-linear control, where his books Nonlinear Control Systems I and II have become standard reference works at universities around the world and have been quoted more than 4,500 times. Larry Leifer, Professor of Design Research at Stanford University has, for many years, demonstrated a strong commitment to developing new methods for student learning and social development. Indra Kumari Varma, Reliance Emeritus Professor at the Center for Polymer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, is a pioneer in polymer science in India and has long been the country s leading polymer scientist. She founded, and chaired for many years, the Society for Polymer Science India. Figure 9 Professors 2009 Newly appointed professors (externally recruited) Human Computer Interaction Medical Engineering Promoted to professor Automatic Control Biochemistry with focus on Bioorganic Synthesis Computational Materials Design Critical Studies in Architecture Environmental Strategies Research, Specialisation in Urban Sustainable Development Groundwater Chemistry Groundwater Chemistry with emphasis on Soil Chemical Process Modelling Industrial Information Systems Mathematics Nuclear Chemistry Optics Philosophy of the Information Sciences Photonics Physics Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Recognition in general Newly appointed visiting professors (externally recruited) Applied and Distributed Computing Architecture Computational Thermal and Fluid Science Fibre and Composite Mechanics Hydrodynamic Stability Industria Marketing and Entrepreneurship Media Technology Optimization and Systems Theory Private Law Scenario Analysis for Energy Systems Theoretical Physics Newly appointed part-time consulting professors Applied Geodesy Chemical Engineering applied to Thermo Chemical Conversion of Biomass Electricity, Electromagnetic Interference Energy Technology Ergonomics History of Technology, focusing on Urban Infrastructural Systems Media Electronics Technology Transfer in Industrial Innovations Systems Venture Capital in Technology Intenses Business Professors who have left or retired Applied Matherial Physics Biochemistry Chemical Engineering Chemical Technology Computer Science specialising in Autonomous Systems Electric Power Engineering Human Computer Interaction Land and Water Resources Engineering Machine Elements Nuclear Physics Optimization and Systems Theory Physical Chemistry, specially NMRspectroscopy. Scenario Analysis for Energy Systems 16

19 I n t er n at i o n a l isat i o n Internationalisation International recruitment In 2009, KTH offered 44 English language one and twoyear masters programmes. In total 1,511 students began such courses. In addition KTH has participated in six masters programmes within Erasmus Mundus and one within Nordic cooperation. Recruitment has focused on the development of cooperation within selected networks and with universities of good repute. The aim has been to give KTH a higher profile as well as being able to, for example, jointly apply for external funding for educational programmes and projects. Erasmus Mundus II and External Cooperation Window In 2009 KTH intensified its efforts to identify funding for scholarships for incoming students as this will be a vital factor for future recruitment of students from outside the EU/EEA who will have to pay fees. The EU programmes Erasmus Mundus (EM) and External Cooperation Window (ECW) have been prioritised. KTH was granted the coordinator role for five new Erasmus Mundus masters programmes, participation in one new masters programme plus participation in a programme at doctoral level. These programmes will begin in KTH is now among the major players in Europe within the Erasmus programme. Altogether KTH participates in twelve EM masters programmes and two EM doctoral programmes and a total of 196 EM students were registered at KTH in In June 2009, KTH was granted the coordinator role for an ECW project aimed at India that included ten European and eleven Indian partners. KTH consequently coordinates around 200 scholarships to promote mobility of students and academics between Europe and India. In addition KTH participates in another three new ECW projects aimed at Brazil, China and India. KTH is already participating in a project aimed at Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and another for Brazil. In 2009, 40 students on ECW scholarships were studying at KTH. Cooperation with foreign universities This year KTH has made special efforts to develop or extend cooperation with eminent universities in countries which are popular with KTH students for studies abroad, primarily in USA, Australia, Japan and Singapore. New agreements have been signed with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and the University of Technology Sidney in Australia as well as with the Toyota Technological Institute in Japan. Cooperation with two partner universities in Singapore the National University of Singapore, NUS, and Nanyang Technological University has been developed to include more students and these have now become two of KTH s primary partners for both incoming and outgoing students. In addition, extensive student exchange operations are underway jointly with NUS at KTH. This cooperation was initiated in 2006 and means that students from NUS combine one year job placement at a growth company with courses primarily in entrepreneurship at Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES). Network cooperation CLUSTER CLUSTER a network consisting of twelve prominent European technical universities is the single most important international university network to KTH. KTH has the chair of Cluster for the fourth consecutive year. KTH s President is consequently Chairperson and the Cluster Secretariat is located at KTH. During the KTH chair period this network has become a platform and competence base for the development of joint masters programmes within Erasmus Mundus, applications for funding within the various EU programmes and an instrument for creating contact points with the EU Commission. This year the network was granted a project within the programme Lifelong Learning under the title ATTRACT which is aimed at increasing European young people s interest in education within natural sciences and engineering. The work of developing the Dual Degree Masters Programmes has continued and currently the network is offering 35 such degrees KTH is participating in eight. As part in a project aimed at cooperation with business/ industry, Cluster has developed relationships with suitable industrial companies who are gathered into an organisation entitled the Advisory Board. Currently the Advisory Board includes 15 companies that participate in applications within the various EU programmes, provide subjects for degree projects, job placements and make job offers to students etc. INTERNATIONAL MOBILIT Y Student exchange at first and second level In 2009, 376 (359) KTH students began exchange studies abroad which is an increase in outgoing students for the third consecutive year. Of graduating masters of architecture and masters of science in engineering in 2009, 26 percent had studied abroad for at least one term. In total 524 (511) KTH students studied abroad in 2009 for at least one term. One method of increasing opportunities to gain experience abroad is to encourage students to carry out their degree projects in other countries. KTH allocates scholarships with this aim in mind within the Programme for Lifelong Learn- 17

20 I n t er n at i o n a l isat i o n ing/erasmus plus Minor Field Studies, MFS, from which 26 scholarships were allocated to KTH students in There were 1,349 (1,153) foreign exchange students who began their studies at KTH in 2008 which again is an increase as compared to the previous year. This trend has climbed steadily upwards for a considerable period of time which shows that overseas partner universities and students appreciate the education and study environment provided at KTH. As KTH cooperates with the most eminent universities, the quality of the exchange students is generally very high; however the accommodation situation in Stockholm means that it is not possible for KTH to receive any more students than currently agreed. International student exchange at researcher level The international element of KTH s doctoral studies is extensive. From information available in KTH s study documentation system it can be observed that a large part of KTH s doctoral and research student corps have previous degrees from another country. Of the newly admitted students in 2009 this applied to 42 per cent, for 2008 the figure was 40 per cent. Internationalisation at home KTH s masters of science in engineering programmes will be modified from 2010 into a structure more adapted to the Bologna Process in which the final two years will be totally integrated into the KTH masters programmes. Consequently masters of science in engineering students and masters students will be participating in the same courses which is positive as far as the integration of Swedish and foreign students is concerned. This year KTH has worked with building up a transition programme for students starting on one of the KTHs masters programmes. The aim is to facilitate the transfer between studies at first and second levels. This programme consists of a seminar series covering subjects such as study techniques, plagiarism, critical thinking/writing and intercultural communication. This programme has primarily been offered to international students at the following schools: Information and Communication Technology, Chemical Science and Engineering and Biotechnology. In the future the course will also be offered to masters of science students in the transition from first to second levels and another aim of this programme would then be to integrate these two student groups with other Figure 11 Student exchange most popular countries 2009 Number of students who began student exchange during the year the most popular countries KTH students travel to and exchange students originate from Figure 10 Student exchange Number of students who began student exchange per year France Exchange students arriving at KTH, Exchange students arriving at KTH, men KTH students travelling to other universities, KTH students travelling to other universities, men Germany Spain Italy Singapore China Switzerland Exchange students arriving at KTH, Exchange students arriving at KTH, men KTH students travelling to other universities, KTH students travelling to other universities, men USA Australia 18

21 S TA FF Staff STAFF STRUCTURE The average number of employees in 2009 was 3,900 as compared to 3,730 in 2008 and 3,721 in When recalculated as full-time equivalent employees this shows an increase of almost 100 employees to 2,935 for 2009 as compared to 2,833 in Women made up 34 per cent of the workforce. Teachers and researchers The number of teachers (professors, visiting professors, adjunct professors, assistant professors, associate professors, lecturers plus visiting lecturers) has increased on the previous year by 21 full-time equivalent positions to 777 as compared to 756 in The proportion of is 17 per cent which is the same as the previous year. The number of researchers, research engineers and postdocs, i.e. employees who primarily work with research and research support operations, has increased to 462 full-time equivalents (132 and 330 men) in 2009 from 445 (118 and 327 men) in Professors The number of professors (Professor and Visiting Professor) has increased by 5 full-time equivalents to 273 (28 and 245 men) in per cent being from 268 in The increase is attributed only to the category Professor. The total number of Visiting Professors has not changed in 2009; 23 full time equivalents (8 and 15 men). In 2008 the number was also 23 full-time equivalents (6 and 17 men). Consequently the share of in this group has increased and is now 35 per cent as compared to 26 per cent in The number of Adjunct Professors, i.e. professors whose primary operations are located outside the university, and who work per cent at KTH, has increased in 2009 to 32 (of whom one is a woman) from 26 (all men) in During the year 9 individuals (including one woman) have been recruited as adjunct professors. In 2009, 7 individuals have been appointed as Affiliated Professors (all men) and 6 Affiliated Professors (all men) have left. Consequently at the end of the year there were 19 Affiliated Professors (all men) at KTH. The aim of this title is primarily to strengthen KTH s international contact network by bringing eminent foreign research colleagues closer to the university. Associate Professors, Assistant professors and lecturers The number of Associate Professors has increased somewhat to 202 full-time equivalents (31 and 171 men) in 2009 as compared to 194 (28 and 166 men) in The group consisted of 15 per cent in 2009, which is slight rise on The number of Assistant Professors has increased to 89 full-time equivalents (24 and 65 men) from 82 (21 and 61 men) in The number of lecturers, including guest teachers, has decreased to 205 full-time equivalents (49 and 156 men) from 204 (49 and 155 men) in The proportion of remains the same at 24 per cent. Doctoral students Doctoral students in funded positions or with grants have increased on last year to 771 full-time equivalents (199 and 572 men) from 721 (189 and 532 men) in Women made up 26 per cent of this group. Technical and administrative staff Technical and administrative staff, including library employees, number 817 full-time equivalents (483 and 334 men) as compared to 807 (474 and 333 men) in Gender structure among newly recruited teachers In the KTH Strategic Plan for it is stated that the number of within KTH faculty (Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors) will have increased from 15 per cent in 2008 to 20 per cent in For 2009 this figure remains at 15 per cent. Figure 12 L ec t u r e r s Age structure of lecturers Age category Total Professor Associate Professor Assistant Assistant professor Professor Lecturers and Visiting Lecturers TOTAL

22 S TA FF Figure 13 Staff 2009 Professors =273 Adjunct Professors 4 Associate Professors Assistant Professors Lectures 65+24= = =205 Doctoral posts =771 Researchers =462 Technicians =262 Administrators and Library Staff =555 Other 61+47= ,941 men 994 2,935 total There are fewer newly recruited female professors in 2009 than in In 2007 and 2008, special efforts were made to recruit professors which resulted in the employment of around ten visiting professors. This project was not repeated in 2009 but is planned again for The number of newly-employed associate professors has, however, increased in 2009 as against There was also a marginal rise in the number of recruited as assistant professors in

23 Premises Premises One university several campuses KTH is, and will remain, a university situated on several, geographically separate campuses. The plans for the KTH Campus from the 2000s have presented two visions a Living Campus and the Academic Highway. These concepts have been strengthened in the KTH Campus Development Plan for 2009, which KTH has established in collaboration with the other 15 or so stakeholders operating on Campus Valhallavägen and with the property-owning company Akademiska Hus. This plan notes the KTH central location in town, its proximity to areas of natural beauty and the asset that is provided by the architecture and urban structure a great deal of potential with considerable development opportunities. The addition of new operations has been a tangible element on the Campus during the 2000s in order to fulfil the Living Campus vision. In 2009, KTH has been working to achieve more student housing facilities on campus and to strengthen connections with the new Albano the Academic Highway. The development of the KTH Campus is underway in the sure and certain knowledge of the importance of meetings with other universities and colleges, with society and with business/industry. Other campuses For a number of years a review has been underway concerning KTH premises needs for operations outside the KTH Campus, i.e. in Södertälje, Haninge, Flemingsberg and Kista. A new rental agreement has been signed for operations on Campus Telge which will bring extended cooperation with Södertälje Municipality concerning both campus and R&D issues. The review of future needs for premises for operations in Haninge and Flemingsberg, which was initiated in 2008, is still underway primarily concerning the KTH operations within medical engineering and technology which, in the long run, will mean a relocation of operations from Haninge. The work aimed at the establishment of KTH premises in Flemingsberg, which was initiated in 2008, has continued in close cooperation with Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet. At the end of 2009, KTH utilised 232,000 m 2, a decrease of 8,000 m 2 as compared to the previous year. Premises are distributed as follows: KTH Campus 172,000 m 2 (including School of Architecture on Östermalmsgatan), Campus Kista 23,000 m 2, Haninge, Flemingsberg and Södertälje in southern Stockholm 16,000 m 2 plus AlbaNova 21,000 m 2. 21

24 Financial position outcome, use of resources and financing Financial position outcome, use of resources and financing FINANCIAL OUTCOME AND CHANGES IN CAPITAL This year s financial outcome, + MEUR 18.8 is at the same sort of level as was shown in the mid-1990s. At that point in time KTH had built up considerable agency capital which could be used to make strategic investments in the following years. KTH is now experiencing a similar situation and is planning strategic investments in the near future new academic positions and employment of doctoral students. The financial outcome plus the agency capital carried over and advances and claims are all stated in figure 14. Since 2008, KTH Holding AB is also included in these accounts, as well as its wholly owned subsidiaries. Good financial outcomes have considerably increased KTH agency capital. The KTH financial goal remains that agency capital must amount to at least five per cent of annual revenues. The aim is to be able to even out financial variations occurring in individual years as concerns desirable, strategic activities. This is especially vital for KTH with its extremely extensive, and growing, externally-financed operations. The majority of the agency capital lies in the operational area research and doctoral studies with its large-scale external grants and advances. The primary cause of the improvement in financial outcome and increase in agency capital is that both first level education allocations and grant revenues have increased by MEUR 11.6 in relationship to budget. The increase in first level education allocations is due to the extremely pleasing increase in engineering and masters students, and their consequent increased performance rates in the autumn of REVENUES Operational revenues amounted to MEUR as against MEUR 287 for 2008, an increase of a little less than seven per cent. KTH operational areas first and second level education and research/doctoral studies have shown, from a financial viewpoint, a stabile relationship over the years in that educational revenue normally amounts to approximately 35 per cent of total revenues. Revenues from first and second levels of education have increased by MEUR 8.8 to MEUR and for research and doctoral studies by MEUR 10.8 to MEUR Revenue from first level education government allocations (including Figure 15 F i e l d o f ac t i v i t y ( ) Total: MEUR 307 (MEUR 287) Research and doctoral studies 60.5 % (60.8 %) Commissioned research 3.2 % (3.5 %) Education, first and second level 35.4 % (34.7 %) Commissioned education 0.9 % (1%) Figure 14 E a r n i n gs a n d C a pita l T r e n d MEUR Figure 16 S o u rces o f i n co m e ( ) Total: MEUR 307 (MEUR 287) Other private sources/companies 14.3 % (13.8 %) EU 5.3 % (4.9 %) Government grants for education, first and second level 32.3 % (31 %) Changes to capital Government agency capital Unutilised grants Receivables Strategic foundations 1.9 % (2 %) Other government agencies 15.2 % (15.3 %) Research Council 7.6 % (8.3%) Government grants for research and doctoral studies 23.4 % (24.7 %) 22

25 Financial position outcome, use of resources and financing Figure 17 External Financing TEUR Transfers Vinnova = Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems STEM = Swedish Energy Agency Swedish ResearchCouncil including Vinnova and STEM Foundations International Companies Other government agencies Swedish Universities Other sources transfers) has increased by more than 11 per cent or MEUR 10 and now amounts to MEUR This major rise is the result of the number of full year equivalent students increasing by nine per cent or 1,114 students to 13,344. Performance rate remains unchanged and the number of full-year performance equivalents has increased by 885 to a total of 10,940. Consequently KTH has exceeded the ceiling amount by MEUR 5.3, however reserves from previous allocations have now been utilised to bridge the gap. Revenue from allocations to research and doctoral studies increased by only one per cent, MEUR 0.8, to a total of almost MEUR External grant revenues for research and doctoral studies have, however, increased by 12 per cent by MEUR 11.6, and this year amounted to MEUR Almost MEUR 4.5 of the grant revenues concern funding that KTH received in response to the Research Government Bill 2008/09:50. From 2010, grants allocated to research and doctoral studies will include these funds. Revenues from fees and other charges are at the same level as in 2008 at MEUR 17. Changes to accounting principles as concerns the Alba- Nova property, which KTH utilises jointly with Stockholm University, has meant reduced fee and grant revenues for KTH by a total of MEUR 4. At the same time an equivalent 23

26 Financial position outcome, use of resources and financing reduction in costs for premises has occurred. KTH s three largest financiers the Swedish Research Council, EU and Vinnova all contribute in excess of MEUR 10 annually. Revenues from the Swedish Research Council, which is by far the largest financier have, for the second consecutive year, exceeded MEUR 20 at MEUR 20.6 which was the same level as in Funding from the EU Framework programme has continued to increase by MEUR 0.8 to MEUR Revenues from Vinnova have increased this year by MEUR 2 to MEUR Another major, public financier is the Swedish Energy Agency (STEM), who has increased its grants by MEUR 0.9 to almost MEUR 7.1. The Wallenberg Foundation has increased its funding by MEUR 0.8 to MEUR 8.9 thereby becoming KTH s fourth largest financier. Total revenues from private companies and organisations have increased by 22 per cent, MEUR 3.4, to MEUR These funds consist of both grants (research support) and income from fees and other charges (purchase of research). Business area organisations are responsible for MEUR 3 of these revenues half concern grants and the remainder charges and other fees. COSTS Operating expenses amounted to MEUR 287.6, an increase of only two per cent or MEUR 5.9, on the previous year. As previously mentioned changes to accounting principles for the AlbaNova property has meant reduced costs for premises which has affected the total cost picture. Payroll costs have increased by MEUR 6.2. The number of employees, measured as full-year equivalents, has increased by 102 to 2,935. Half the increase in employee numbers concerns doctoral students who have become employed these have increased by 50 full time equivalents to 771 while the highest levels of teaching positions Professors and Associate professors have increased by only 13 full time equivalents to 452. This group takes a comparatively long period of time to recruit. During the course of 2009, KTH has initiated the recruitment process of a large number of teaching positions, which will first show an effect on payroll costs in In total, staffing costs have increased by only around 2.2 per cent, to MEUR which continues to be in excess of 60 per cent of total operational costs. Costs for premises have decreased by MEUR 3.4 to MEUR 52.2 due to, as mentioned above, changes to accounting principles as concerns the AlbaNova property which have brought a reduction of MEUR 4.3 in this type of cost. In spite of this, and of size of premises reduced by m 2 to m 2 as compared to at the beginning of the previous year, costs for premises show a net increase of MEUR 0.9. The primary reason for this is utility costs (costs for electricity, heating, cooling and water) which have increased Figur 18 Swedish business companies and organisations 16,1 % (15,2 %) Strategic foundations 3 % (3,1 %) CO ST S ( ) Total: MEUR 288 (MEUR 282) Financial cost 0,1 % (0,5 %) Other operating cost 16,1 % (15,4 %) Premises 18,2 % (19,7 %) Figure 19 H ow r ese a rch i s f i n a n ced ( ) Total: MEUR 195 (MEUR 184) Other government grantsliga 15,1 % (14,8 %) Other foreign sources 2,3 % (2,1 %) EU 7,9 % (7,5 %) Depreciation 4,5 % (4,3 %) Vinnova (The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems) 6,8 % (6,1 %) Staff 61,1 % (60,1 %) Government grants 36,8 % (38,4 %) Research Council 12 % (12,8 %) substantially. Utility costs now amount to around nine per cent of total costs for premises and can be primarily attributed to certain research infrastructure such as the Electrum Laboratory and the Parallel Computing Centre which are extremely energy-intensive. The low interest rates in 2009 have meant decreased financial revenues by 72 per cent to MEUR 0.9 in spite of large scale advances. Financial costs have decreased for the same reason by 74 per cent to MEUR

27 Financial position outcome, use of resources and financing HOLDING COMPANY KTH Holding AB, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Holding, will publish their annual reports in May of KTH s financial outcome and agency capital include the value of, and the group financial outcome for, Holding. Holding has, at the end of January 2010, reported a forecast negative outcome of approximately EUR 48,000. In this document KTH reports a total financial outcome for Holding for 2009 of EUR 50,000. an increase of MEUR 1.3 or 6.5 per cent on the previous year. The largest claims are, as previously, on EU institutions primarily concerning the framework programmes at MEUR 6.2 (a little more than MEUR 7 for 2008). Claims on the Wallenberg Foundation are next in size at MEUR 2.2. The outstanding account at the National Debt Office amounts to MEUR 98.4, an increase of 47 per cent which is primarily due to the liquidity effects of increased advances and the positive financial outcome for the year. TURNOVER AND TRANSFERS KTHs total turnover also includes transfers. Transfers are funds that are intended for the financing of grants to external cooperating partners and for scholarships. Transfers do not really represent and resource utilisation for KTH, but they do represent an activity and they do generate appeal. One example of transfers is when KTH acts as coordinator and forwards EU funding to other cooperating partners. KTH s turnover consequently consists of operational revenues, MEUR 306.5, plus grants for financing of transfers, MEUR 15.4, altogether MEUR which is an increase of 6.6 per cent (MEUR 19.6) on the previous year. Transfers for research purposes amount to a total of MEUR 13.2 of which 45 per cent goes to other government agencies, primarily other universities and university colleges, which is an expression of the research cooperation underway between KTH and these institutions. Around 20 per cent goes to companies/research institutes, which to a great extent concerns the forwarding of funding to cooperating partners. MEUR 3.2 has been transferred to private individuals in the form of scholarships and travel grants. External financing of transfers is shown in Fig. 17. ADVANCES AND CLAIMS Advances, funds paid in for tasks not yet fulfilled (advances are reported in the Balance Sheet under the item Unutilised grants ), continue to rise and now represent one quarter of the year s total revenues. These have increased by 34 per cent, MEUR 22.6, and now amount to MEUR As in the previous year, half of these advances come from the two major research councils (VR and Formas) plus Vinnova and STEM. By far the largest amount of advances comes from the Swedish Research Council (VR), who increased their advances by almost 40 per cent, MEUR 6, to more than MEUR Advances from Vinnova have increased by 15 per cent to EUR 11.1 million. Advances from the Wallenberg Foundation have increased substantially to MEUR 8.5. Claims on external financiers (completed contracts and costs yet to be settled, reported on the Balance Sheet as Accrued grant revenues ) amount to almost MEUR 20.6, 25

28 Foundation administration Foundation administration KTH currently manages 113 private foundations with legal links to KTH. These foundations have been formed based on various donations to KTH over the course of its history. Individual foundations vary widely. The University Board is the Board of each individual foundation but has established a special Management Board for this purpose. The Management Board is responsible for ensuring that the foundations assets are used as per original intention and that KTH s Investment Policy is complied with. Reporting to the Management Board is a Scholarship Council whose task is to distribute grants financed by capital earnings. PURPOSE MANAGEMENT Each foundation has a purpose stated in its donation documentation. The largest group of KTH foundations, around 50 of them, is aimed at providing scholarships to students within first and second level education. In 2009, decisions were taken to distribute approximately 300 scholarships worth a total of MEUR 0.4 from these foundations. MEUR 0.2 of this sum comes from the largest foundation managed by KTH, the Henrik Göransson Sandviken Scholarship Fund which has a capital of MEUR The capital owned by this foundation is to be primarily invested in stocks and shares connected to Sandvik AB. Twenty or so foundations provide travel grants for lecturers, researchers and research students irrespective of subject. Other foundations contribute to operations within a certain area of KTH research. In 2009 decisions were taken concerning approximately MEUR 1 for such operations at KTH. The second largest foundation managed by KTH is the 1944 Donation Foundation that funds the annual KTH Great Prize which was worth MEUR 0.1 in The donor, who wished to remain anonymous, stipulated that the Prize be awarded to a Swedish citizen who, through ground-breaking discoveries, original applications or artistic achievement, has been of great importance to Sweden. The 2009 Great Prize was awarded to the entrepreneur Niklas Zennström, known as one of the founders of the Internet service Skype among other things. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT The capital is managed on a discretionary basis by external capital managers. Consequently they are entitled to change the placement of these funds within the framework of the KTH Foundation Investment Policy. At the end of 2009, the total market value of the foundations amounted to MEUR 52 (MEUR 42.8 in 2008), distributed by group of foundation as shown in figure 20. Figure 20 F o u n dat i o n C a pita l Total TEUR 51,990 at end of December 2009 Foundations up to 100 TEUR Foundations TEUR Foundations over 1,500 Foundations TEUR 500 1,500 S i z e a n d n umber o f f o u n dat i o n s Number Capital MEUR Foundations up to 100 TEUR Foundations TEUR Foundations TEUR 500 1, Foundations over 1, total

29 Profit and loss statement Profit and loss statement All amounts reported in thousand EUR* Operational revenues Appropriations 170, , , , ,366 Revenues from charges and other fees 26,601 27,352 26,825 25,640 24,603 Grants 108,375 96,771 91,294 87,131 85,526 Financial Income 875 3,118 1, Total operational revenues , , , ,234 Operational costs Staff 175, , , , ,611 Cost for premises 52,228 55,596 52,680 52,096 50,782 Other operating costs 46,362 43,225 38,438 38,363 38,996 Financial costs 389 1,489 1, Depreciation 12,977 11,979 12,178 13,191 13,731 Total operational costs 287, , , , ,933 Operational outcome 18,894 5,298 1,143 1, Outcome from shares of subsidiary companies and other interests Funds received for funding 15,420 14,988 11,386 10,280 10,580 Grants funded 15,420 14,988 11,386 10,280 10,580 CHANGES TO CAPITAL 18,844 5,531 1,144 1, Undergraduate education Research/Doctoral studies Total Purchased courses Research and doctoral studies Undergraduate Commissions Uppdragsforskning Operational revenues Appropriations 170,668 98, ,729 0 Revenues from charges and other fees 26,602 6,525 1,060 1,987 7,374 9,656 Grants 108,374 2, ,524 0 Financial Income Total operational revenues 306, ,415 1,060 1, ,387 9,670 Operational costs Staff 175,669 60, , ,181 5,174 Cost for premises 52,228 25, ,643 2,023 Other operating costs 46,362 14, ,225 2,174 Financial costs Depreciation 12,977 3, Total operational costs 287, , , ,844 9,656 Operational outcome 18,894 4, , Outcom from shares of subsidiary comparies and other intrests Transfers Appropriation funds received for financing of grants 1, ,390 0 Funds from other government agencies for financing of grants 9,066 1, ,856 0 Other funds received for financing of grants 4, ,998 0 Grants funded 15,420 2, ,244 0 Total transfers Changes to capital 18,844 4, , *The exchange rate valid on 31 December 2009 ( SEK = 1 EUR) has been used for recalculation into EUR 27

30 Balance Sheet Balance Sheet All amounts reported in thousand EUR* Intangible fixed assets 1,431 1,841 Development cost brought forward Rights and other intangible assets 1,282 1,573 Tangible fixed assets 43,674 42,063 Improvements to non-owned real estate 16,604 20,123 Ongoing new plant 24,588 20,877 Machines, inventory items, installations etc 2, Advances concerning tangible fixed assets Financial assets Shares of/in subsidiary companies Receivables 9,475 10,854 Receivables - costumers 3,427 4,449 Receivables - other government agencies 5,780 6,097 Other receivables Cut-off items 32,340 30,975 Pre-paid costs 11,053 10,781 Accrued grant revenues 20,563 19,334 Other accrued revenues Settlement with Government -4,032-12,652 Settlement with Government -4,032-12,652 Cash and bank 107,119 73,772 Balance and interest bearing account at Swedish National Debt Office 98,423 66,885 Cash and bank 8,696 6,887 Total assets 190, ,790 Government agency capital 28,897 10,053 Government capital Outcome from shares of/in subsidiary companies and other interests Changes to capital brought forward 9,115 3,817 Changes to capital according to Profit and Loss Statement 18,844 5,531 Provisions 1,063 1,266 Provisions for pensions and similar commitments 1,063 1,266 Liabilities etc 61,195 58,439 Loans from Swedish National Debt Office 32,902 30,679 Accounts payable - other government agencies 5,514 5,911 Accounts payable - suppliers 7,677 6,790 Accounts payable - other 14,309 12,539 Deposit Advances from commissioners and customers 494 2,254 Cut-off items 99,740 78,032 Accrued cost 10,501 11,658 Unutilised grants 88,308 65,708 Other prepaid revenues Total capital and liabilities 190, ,790 Contingent liabilities Government guarantees for loan and credits none Other contingent liabilities none *The exchange rate valid on 31 December 2009 ( SEK = 1 EUR) has been used for recalculation into EUR 28

31 L i cen t i at e T h eses Licentiate Theses Licentiate degrees awarded during 2009 M AT H E M AT I CS Numerical Analysis Holst, Henrik Multi-scale Methods for Wave Propagation in Heterogeneous Media Nazarov, Murtazo An Adaptive Finite Element Method for the Compressible Euler Equations Popovic, Jelena A Fast Method for Solving the Helmholtz Equation Based on Wave-Splitting Zahedi, Sara Numerical Modeling of Fluid Interface Phenomena Optimization and Systems Kuroiwa, Yohei Sensitivity Shaping under Degree Constraint: Nevanlinna-Pick Interpolation for Multivariable and Time-Delay Systems Physics Biological Physics Akpe, Victor Photophysical and Chemical Approaches to Cellular Biophysics Lewin, Erland Approaches to Optimizing High Content Confocal Microscopy Chemistry Chemistry Dunér, Gunnar Signal Enhancement by Dynamic Polymers in Quartz Crystal Microbalance Applications Holmboe, Michael The Bentonite Barrier: Microstructural Aspects on Colloid Filtration and Radiation Effects on Bentonite Colloid Stability Liao, Haidong Sol-gel Synthesis and Photocatalytic Characterization of Immobilized TiO2 Films Information Technology Computer Science Bratt, Mattias Teleoperation with Significant Dynamics Electrical Measurements Decharat, Adit Integration and Packaging Concepts for Infrared Bolometer Arrays Communication Systems Devlic, Alisa Context-addressed Communication Dispatch Media Technology and Graphic Arts Rehberger, Marcus Topograhical Micro-changes in Corrugated Board Production Effects on Flexographic Post-print Quality Automatic Control Henriksson, Erik Compensating for Unreliable Communication Links in Networked Control Systems Telecommunication Karlsson, Johannes Low-Delay Sensing and Transmission in Wireless Sensor Networks Koniaris, Christos A Study on Selecting and Optimizing Perceptually Relevant Features for Automatic Speech Recognition Landin, Per Nonlinear Radio Frequency Behavioral Modelingmeasurement Techniques, Device and Validation Aspects Stabellini, Luca Design of Reliable Communication Solutions for Wireless Sensor Networks Engineering Physics Acoustic Signal Processing Stadler, Svante Probablistic Modelling of Hearing: Speech Recognition and Optimal Audiometry Physics Ergül, Adem Fabrication and Characterization of Superconductive Coplanar Waveguide Resonators Grahn, Karl-Johan ATLAS Calorimetry: Hadronic Calibration Studies Han, Song Computational Methods for Multi-dimensional Neutron Diffusion Problems Rydholm, Susanna Asymmetric Cellular Microenvironments Physical Electrotechnology Appelgren, Patrik Experiments with and Modelling of Explosively Driven Magnetic Flux Compression Generators Sundberg, Torbjörn On the Properties of Lonospheric Convection Theoretical Physics Brandt, Erik Interactions and Dynamics in Biophysical Model Systems Sivertsson, Sofia Dark Matter in an Around Stars E l ec t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g, Electronics and Photonics Electronic and Computer Du, Jinfeng Pulse Shape Adaptation and Channel Estimation in Generalised Frequency Division Multiplexing Systems Lagerkvist, Mikael Techniques for Efficient Constraint Propagation Shafaat, Tallat Mahmood Dealing with Network Partitions and Mergers in Structured Overlay Networks She, Huimin Network-Calculus-based Performance Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks Zhu, Jun Energy and Design Cost Efficiency for Streaming Applications on Systems-on-Chip Electrical Systems Besnard, Francois On Optimal Maintenance Management for Wind Power Systems Danielsson, Christer Analysis of Synchronous Machine Dynamics using a Novel Equivalent Circuit Model Elkington, Katherine E Modelling and Control of Doubly Fed Induction Generators in Power Systems Nilsson, Julia On Maintenance Management of Wind and Nuclear Power Plants Perninge, Magnus Modeling the Uncertainties Involved in Net Transmission Capacity Calculation Sendegeya, Al-Mas Simulation of Economical Performance of Isolated Rural Mini-Grids Setréus, Johan On Reliability Methods Quantifying Risks to Tranfers Capability in Electric Transmission Systems Tavakoli, Hanif A High Frequency Transformer Winding Model for FRA Applications Solid-State Electronics Agnarsson, Björn Surface Studies on Alpha-sapphire for Potential use in GaN Epitaxial Growth 29

32 L i cen t i at e T h eses Industrial Information and Control Systems Chenine, Moustafa Wide Area Monitoring and Control Systems- Application Communication Requirements and Simulation Eliasson, Hugo MIMS- Multi Integrated Management Systems for Quality, Environment and Systematic Work Environment Microelectronics and Applied Physics Dzibrou, Dzmitry Complex Oxide Photonic Crystals CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Chemical Engineering Korsak, Larisa Anaerobic Treatment of Wastewater in a UASB Reactor Svärd, Michael Crystal Polymorphism of Substituted Monocyclic Aromatics Wiezell, Katarina Modelling and Experimental Investigation of the Dynamics in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Pulp and Paper Chemistry and Technology Brodin, Ida Chemical Properties and Thermal Behaviour of Kraft Lignins Illergård, Josefin Development of New Bacteria-Reducing Surfaces Lundström Hämälä, Lisa Polyelectrolyte Multilayers of Cationic and Anionic Starch and their use for Improving the Strength of Papers made from Mechanical Pulps Olsson, Ann Suberin Based Polyesters Polymer Technology Sanandaji, Nima Innate Confinement Effects in PCL Oligomers as a Route to Confined Space Crystallisation Tyson, Therese Synthesis of Biomedical Polymers and Scaffold Design Voepel, Jens Functional and Renewable Galactoglucomannan-based Hydrogels B i otechnology Biotechnology Fransson, Linda Molecular Modelling Understanding and Prediction of Enzyme Selectivity Cao, Hui Multi-Scale Modelling of Electron Transport in Molecular Devices Eklöf, Jens A Holistic Approach to Understanding CAZy Families through Reductionist Methods Gullfot, Fredrika Synthesis of Xyloglucan Oligo- and Polysaccharides with Glycosynthase Technology Hedfors, Cecilia Lipase Chemoselectivity Kinetics and Applications Liao, Rongzhen Mechanistic Insights into Dinuclear Zinc Enzymes from Density Functional Theory Studies Stenrup, Michael Quantum Mechanical Studies of Lonization and Electron Transfer in Diatomic Systems: 02 and H+ + H- Svedendahl, Maria Exploring Conjugate Addition Activity in Pseudozyma Antarctica Lipase B Engineering Mechanics Energy Technology Andrinopoulos, Nikolaos Development of a Test Facility for Experimental Investigation of Fluid-Structure Interaction Caraghiaur Garrido, Diana Experimental Study and Modelling of Spacer Grid Influence on Flow in Nuclear Fuel Assemblies Peltonen, Joanna Development of Effective Algorithm for Coupled Thermal-Hydraulics Neutron-Kinetics Analysis of Reactivity Transient Aeronautics Stenfelt, Gloria An Experimental Study on the Stability and Control of a Tailless Aircraft Railway Technology Orvnäs, Anneli Active Lateral Secondary Suspension in a High-Speed Train to Improve Ride Comfort Lightweight Structures Cameron, Christopher John Design of Multifunctional Body Panels in Automotive Applications Larberg, Ylva Deformability of Unidirectional Prepreg Materials Stig, Fredrik An Introduction to the Mechanics of 3D-Woven Fibre R einforced Composites Machine Design Bergseth, Ellen Influence of Surface Topography and Lubricant Design in Gear Contacts Gutierrez Marchesano, Ernesto Decision Making Innovation Understanding Selection and Prioritization of Development Projects Kihlander, Ingrid Decision Making in Concept Phases Towards Improving Product Development Processes Lindström, Mikael Injector Nozzle Hole Parameters and their Influence on Real DI Diesel Performance Qureshi, Tahir Naseer Towards Model-Based Development of Self-Managing Automotive Systems Modeling, Simulation, Model Transformations and Algorithms: Supporting the Development of the DySCAS Middleware Renberg, Ulrica 1D Engine Simulation of a Turbocharged SI Engine with CFD Computation on Components Wahlström, Jens Towards a Simulation Methodology for Prediction of Airborne Wear Particles from Disc Brakes Vestlund, Anders Measuring and Predicting Transient Diesel Engine Emissions Zackrisson, Mats Product Orientation of Environmental Work Barriers and Incentives Mechanics Bodin, Olle Numerical Computations of Internal Combustion Engine Related Transonic and Unsteady Flows Fällman, Monika Turbulence Measurements in Fiber Suspension Flows: Experimental Methods and Results Kosterina, Natalia Muscular Force Production During Non-isometric Contractions: Towards Numerical Muscle Modeling Li, Qiang Simulations of Turbulent Boundary Layers with Heat Transfer Monokrousos, Antonios Optimisation and Control of Boundary Layer Flows Ohlsson, Johan Spectral-element Simulations of Separated Turbulent Internal Flows 30

33 L i cen t i at e T h eses Pettersson, Robert Human Postures and Movements Analysed through Constrained Optimization Schrader, Lars-Uve Receptivity of Boundary Layers under Pressure Gradient Tammisola, Outi Linear Stability of Plane Wakes and Liquid Jets: Global and Local Approach Wang, Ruoli Biomechanical Consequences of Foot and Ankle Injury and Deformity: Kinematics and Muscle Function Fluid Mechanics Bellani, Gabriele Velocity Measurements in a Fibersuspension Flow: Formation of a Fiber Network Mellgren, Niklas Validated Modelling of Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices Technical Acoustics Guo, Ying Investigation of Perforated Mufflers and Plates Jiang, Yan Noise from Train Cooling Fans Li, Qi Transmission Loss of Vehicle Seals Materials Science Materials Chemistry Fornara, Andrea Magnetic Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Bioapplications Materials Science Davis Irarrazabal, Sergio Atomistic Computer Simulations of the Melting Process and High Pressure Conditions Ionescu-Gabor, Sorin Study and Empirical Modelling of Recrystallisation Annealing of Martensitic Chromium Steel Strip by Means of EBSD Markström, Andreas Thermodynamic Modeling of Carbides in Multicomponent Systems Theoretical and Experimental Approach Tehler, Matilda Modeling Phase Transformations and Volume Changes during Cooling of Case Hardening Steels Westin, Elin Welds in the Lean Duplex Stainless Steel LDX 2101 Effect of Microstructure and Weld Oxides on Corrosion Properties Århammar, Cecilia Study of Solid Oxide Systems from First Principles Calculations Energetics and Magnetic Properties of Native Defects and Dopants in ZrO2 and MgO Metallurgical Process Science Cao, Weimin Adsorption of Surface Active Elements on the Iron (100) Surface. A study Based on Ab Initio Calculations Dong, Pengli Measurements of the Thermodynamic Activities of Chromium and Vanadium Oxides in CaO-MgO-Al2O3- SiO2 Slags Eriksson, Ola An Experimental Study of Liquid Steel Sampling Svartling, Maria An Experimental and Numerical Study of the Heat Flow in the Blast Furnace Hearth Zhang, Zhi A Study of Flow Fields during Filling of a Sampler civil e n g i n e e r i n g and architecture Civil and Architectural Engineering af Klintberg, Tord Heated Air Gaps A Possibility to dry out Dampness from Building Constructions Andersson, Andreas Utmattningsanalys av järnvägsbroar Bagheri, Mehdi Model Uncertainty of Design Tools to Analyze Block Stability Bellander, Rickard Testing Large Samples of PCM in Water Calorimeter and PCM used in Room Applications by Night-air Cooling Gram, Annika Numerical Modelling of Self-Compacting Concrete Flow Discrete and Continuous Approach Lagerlund, Johan Remedial Injection Grouting of Embankment Dams with Non-Hardening Grouts Sundström, Stefan Some Observations on Airborne Particles in the Pharmaceutical Blow Fill Seal Environment E n g i n e e r i n g a n d b u s i n ess m a n ag ement Philosophy Godman, Marion Philosophical and Empirical Investigations in Nanoethics Industrial Work Science Löfqvist, Lars Innovation and Design Processes in Small Established Companies Production Engineering Archenti, Andreas Model-Based Investigation of Machining Systems Characteristics Static and Dynamic Stability Analysis Bagge, Mats An Approach for Systematic Process Planning of Gear Transmission Parts Chen, Danfang Information Management for the Factory Planning Process Werke, Mats Simulation of Manufacturing Sequences for Verification of Product Properties Werner, Mathias Investigation on HSS Milling Inserts Cutting Edge and Surface Preparation Effect on Machinability Infrastructure Jingryd, Ola Impartial Contract-Engineering in Real Estate Transactions The Swedish Broker and the Latin Notary Kristoffersson, Ida Incorporation of Departure Time Choice in a Mesoscopic Transportation Model for Stockholm Schenk, Linda Managing Chemical Risk through Occupational Exposure Limits Tornberg, Patrik Trafik- och stadsplanering som en integrerad process? Om perspektiv och kommunikativa processer i stadsutvecklingen Wallgren, Christine Food in the Future Energy and Transport in the Food System Infrastructure and Planning Moran Toledo, Carlos Framework for Estimating Congestion Performance Measures from Data Collection to Reliability Analysis. Case Study Stockholm OTHER Land and Water Resources Engineering Zetterberg, Andreas Network Based Tools and Indicators for Landscape Ecological Assessments, Planning, and Design 31

34 D o c to r a l T h eses Doctoral Theses Doctoral degrees awarded during 2009 M at h e m at i cs Mathematics Björklund, Michael Limit Theorems for Ergodic Group Actions and Random Walks Karasalo, Maja Data Filtering and Control Design for Mobile Robots Karlsson, Johan Inverse Problems in Analytic Interpolation for Robust Control and Spectral Estimation Wallqvist, Viveca Interactions between Non-polar Surfaces in Water: Focus on Talc, Pitch and Surface Roughness Effects Wingstrand, Erica New Methods for Chiral Cyanohydrin Synthesis Bozorgnia, Farid Numerical Algorithms for Free Boundary Problems of Obstacle Types Kuroiwa, Yohei A Parameterization of Positive Real Residue Interpolants with McMillan Degree Constraint Vongvilai, Pornrapee Dynamic Covalent Resolution: Applications for System Screening and Asymmetric Synthesis Enblom, Andreas Properties of the Discrete and Continuous Spectrum of Differential Operators Engström, Alexander Topological Combinatorics Lindgren, Erik Regularity Properties of Two-phase Free Boundary Problems Lundkvist, Christian Moduli Spaces of Zero-Dimensional Geometric Objects Nordenstam, Eric Interlaced Particles in Tilings and Random Matrices Nordström, Fredrik Cofinality Properties of Categories of Chain Complexes Olofsson, Rikard Problems in Number Theory related to Mathematical Physics Mathematical Statistics Andersson, Daniel Contribution to the Stochastic Maximum Principle Svensson, Jens On Importance Sampling and Dependence Modeling Numerical Analysis Karlsson, Jesper Optimal Control of Partial Differential Equations in Optimal Design Kupiainen, Marco Compressible Turbulent Flows: LES and Embedded Boundary Methods Optimization and Systems Theory Anisi, David On Cooperative Surveillance, Online Trajectory Planning and Observer Based Control Fanizza, Giovanna Modeling and Model Reduction by Analytic Interpolation and Optimization Gustavi, Tove Control and Coordination of Mobile Multi-agent Systems Physics Biological Physics Kowalewski, Jacob Modeling and Data Analysis in Cellular Biophysics Chemistry Chemistry Dong, Hai Efficient Carbohydrate Synthesis by Intra- and Supramolecular Control Gerdin, Martin Silaborations of Unsaturated Compounds Hagberg, Daniel Synthesis of Organic Chromophores for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Hirner, Sebastian New Methodologies in Organic Chemistry: Applications to the Synthesis of a-amino Acids and Natural Products Lundin, Maria Adsorption of Biopolymers and their Layer-by-layer Assemblies on Hydrophilic Surfaces Marinado Martinez, Tannia Photoelectrochemical Studies of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells using Organic Dyes Nissfolk, Jarl Charge Transport Processes in Mesoporous Photoelectrochemical Systems Nordgren, Niklas Interfacial Properties of Biomacromolecular Model Systems: Surface Forces and Nanotribology Sörensen, Malin Mesostructured Particulate Silica Materials with Tunable Pore Size Synthesis, Characterization and Applications Tuzina, Pavel Development of New Methodology in Organic Synthesis: Lewis Acid-Mediated Rearrangements of Ammonium Ylides and Addition of 1,3-bis(silyl) Propenes to Aldehydes Zazzi, Åsa Chlorite: Geochemical Properties, Dissolution Kinetics and Ni(ll) Sorption Information Technology Computer and Systems Sciences Odelstad, Jan Many-Sorted Implicative Conceptual Systems Computer Science Ahsant, Mehran On -demand Restricted Delegation A Framework for Dynamic, Context-Aware, Least-Privilege Delegation in Grids Aktug, Irem Algorithmic Verification Techniques for Mobile Code Djurfeldt, Mikael Large-scale Simulation of Neuronal Systems Elfwing, Stefan Embodied Evolution of Learning Ability Gillblad, Daniel On Practical Machine Learning and Data Analysis Hjorth, Johannes Computational Modelling of Neuronal Interactions in the Striatum Lundberg, Carl Assessment and Evaluation of Man-portable Robots for High-risk Professions in Urban Settings Okot-Olwal, Alex Unobtrusive Augmentation of Physical Environments Interaction Techniques, Spatial Displays and Ubiquitous Sensing Rosell, Magnus Text Clustering Exploration Swedish Text Representation and Clustering Results Unraveled Smith, Christian Input Estimation for Teleoperation Tofigh, Ali Using Trees to Capture Reticulate Evolution Lateral Gene Transfers and Cancer Progression 32

35 D o c to r a l T h eses Topp, Elin Anna Human-Robot Interaction and Mapping with a Service Robot: Human Augmented Mapping Human-computer Interaction Gren, Anders Designing and Evaluating Human-Robot Communication Informing Design through Analysis of User Interaction Oestreicher, Lars Conceptual Modelling of Tasks A Design Pattern Approach from to Robots Rossitto, Chiara Managing Work at Several Places: Understanding Nomadic Practices in Student Groups Westerlund, Bo Design Space Exploration Co-operative Creation of Proposals for Desired Interactions with Future Artefacts Radio Communication Systems Bria, Aurelian Mobile Multimedia Multicasting in Future Wireless Systems A Hybrid Cellular-Broadcasting System Approach Automatic Control Barenthin Syberg, Märta Complexity Issues, Validation and Input Design for Control in System Identification Telecommunication Bao, Lei Control over Low-Rate Noisy Channels Bergman, Svante Bit Loading and Precoding for MIMO Communication Systems Gonzalez Prieto, Alberto Adaptive Real-time Monitoring for Large-scale Networked Systems Grotz, Joel Interference Mitigation and Synchronization for Satellite Communications Hultell Andersson, Johan Cooperative and Non-cooperative Wireless Access Resource and Infrastructure Sharing Regimes Lindgren Johansson, Björn On Distributed Optimization in Networked Systems Marsh, Ian Ouality Aspects of Internet Telephony Mowlér, Marc Reconfigurable MEMS Antennas and Coupling Matrix Estimation Timus, Bogdan Studies on the Viability of Cellular Multihop Networks with Fixed Relays engineering physics Physics Dufek, Jan Development of New Monte Carlo Methods in Reactor Physics Criticality, Non-Linear Steady-State and Burnup Problems Hultström Svennebring, Jessica Ultrasonic Handling of Living Cells in Microfluidic Systems Lindblom, Magnus Nanofabrication of Diffractive Soft X-ray Optics Manneberg, Otto Multidimensional Ultrasonic Standing Wave Manipulation in Microfluidic Chips Persson, Gustav Temporal Modulation in Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Imaging for Biological Applications Sandén, Tor Monitoring Proton Exchange and Triplet States with Fluorescence Sandzelius, Mikael In-Beam Spectroscopy of Extremely Neutron Deficient Nuclei 110Xe, 163Ta 169Ir and 172Hg Tholén, Erik Intermodulation in Microresonators Physical Electrotechnology Tavares de Figueiredo Lil, Sonia Auroral Electrodynamics of Plasma Boundary Regions Speech and Music Communication Demoucron, Matthias On the Control of Virtual Violins Lamarche, Anick Putting the Singing Voice on the Map Towards Improving the Quantitative Evaluation of Voice Status in Professional Female Singers Schoonderwaldt, Erwin Mechanics and Acoustics of Violin Bowing Freedom, Constraints and Control in Performance Theoretical Physics Biltmo, Anders Statics, Domain Structure and Dynamics in the Dilute Dipolar Magnet LiHoF4 electrical engineering, electro - nics and Photonics Electronic and Computer Systems Huang, Jinliang Adaptive MIMO Systems with Channel State Information at Transmitter Rodriguez Duenas, Saul Multi-Band Multi-Standard CMOS Receiver Front-Ends for 4G Mobile Applications Electronic System Design Weerasekera, Thusitha R K System Interconnection Design Trade-offs in Three- Dimensional Integrated Circuits Electrical Systems Dubickas, Valentinas Development of On-line Diagnostic Methods for Medium Voltage XLPE Power Cables Kjellqvist, Tommy On Design of a Compact Primary Switched Conversion System for Electric Railway Propulsion Meier, Stephan System Aspects and Modulation Strategies of an HVDCbased Converter System for Wind Farms Midya, Surajit Conducted and Radiated Electromagnetic Interference in Modern Electrified Railways with Emphasis on Pantograph Arcing Olsson Brolin, Magnus On Optimal Hydropower Bidding in Systems with Wind Power Torabzadeh Tari, Mohsen Dimensioning Tools of MEA Actuator Systems, Including Modeling, Analysis and Technology Comparison Xie, Hailian On Power-system Benefits, Main-circuit Design, and Control of StatComs with Energy Storage Photonics Chacinski, Marek Dynamic Characterization of Semiconductor Lasers and Intensity Modulators Martinsson, Per Structural Information Content of the Optical Field Tidström, Jonas Slow and Stopped Light by Light-matter Coherence Control Industrial Information and Control Systems Plazaola Prado, Leonel Strategic Business and IT Alignment Assessment- A Modeling Approach Associated with Enterprise Architecture 33

36 D o c to r a l T h eses Microelectronics and Applied Physics Chen, Jiajia Design, Analysis and Simulation of Optical Access and Wide-area Networks Zhou, Yan Spin Momentum Transfer Effects for Spintronic Device Applications Zhu, Ning Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Planar Lightwave Circuits Based on Silicon Nanowire Platform Electromagnetic Theory Ellgardt, Anders Wide-angle Scanning Wide-band Phased Array Antennas Hu, Xin Some Studies on Metamaterial Transmission Lines and their Applications Shen, Jianqi Quantum Coherence and Quantum-Vacuum Effects in Some Artificial Electromagnetic Media Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Forsberg, Kerstin Crystallization of Metal Fluoride Hydrates from Mixed Acid Solutions Nilsson, Marita Hydrogen Generation for Fuel Cells in Auxiliary Power Systems Pulp and Paper Chemistry and Technology Antonsson, Stefan Strategies for Improving Kraftliner Pulp Properties Aulin, Christian Novel Oil Resistant Cellulosic Materials Åslund, Peter On Suction Box Dewatering Mechanisms Polymer Technology Bergenstråhle, Malin Crystalline Cellulose in Bulk and at Interfaces as Studied by Atomistic Computer Simulations Cho, Sung Woo Protein-Based Packaging Films, Sheets and Composites: Process Development and Functional Properties Krämer, Roland Melt Flow and Surface Stability Effects on Polymer Flammability. A Study on Polystyrene, Flexible Polyurethane Foam, and Polyolefin Composites Lönnberg, Hanna Ring-Opening Polymerization from Cellulose for Biocomposite Applications Nilsson, Camilla Dendrimers: Synthesis, Characterization and Use in Thiol-Ene Networks Plikk, Peter Design of Functional Degradable Aliphatic Polyesters and Porous Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Strömberg, Emma Long-term Properties of Sustainable Polymeric Materials Mechanical Recycling and Use of Renewable Resources Svagan, Anna Bio-inspired Cellulose Nanocomposites and Foams Based on Starch Matrix B i otechnology Biotechnology Fransson, Linda Enzyme Substrate Solvent Interactions A Case Study on Serine Hydrolases Larsen, Marianne Wittrup Expression of a Lipase in Prokaryote and Eukaryote Host Systems Allowing Engineering Andersson, Sofia Characterization of Bacterial Biofilms for Wastewater Treatment Björling, Erik Databases for Antibody-based Proteomics Chen, Shilu Quantum Chemical Modeling of Binuclear Zinc Enzymes Ekblad, Torun Chemical Synthesis of Affibody Molecules for Protein Detection and Molecular Imaging Eriksson, Cecilia Affinity Based Proteomics Research Tools Gavrilyuk, Sergey Molecular Electronic, Vibrational and Rotational Motion in Optical and X-ray Fields Georgieva, Polina Yordanova Quantum Chemical Modeling of Enzymatic Methyl Transfer Reactions Gry, Marcus Global Expression Analysis of Human Cells and Tissues using Antibodies Hamsten, Carl Protein Based Approaches to Understand and Prevent Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Jonsson, Andreas Development of Molecular Recognition by Rational and Combinatorial Engineering Lin, Na Theoretical Studies on Electronic and Vibrationally Resolved Multi-Photon Absorption and Dichroism Lindberg, Johan Transcriptional Patterns in Inflammatory Disease Liu, Yanling Electric DNA Chips for Determination of Pathogenic Microorganisms Rubensson, Emanuel Matrix Algebra for Quantum Chemistry Vazin, Tandis Generation of Dopaminergic Neurons from Human Embryonic Stem Cells Velkov, Yasen Quantum Nuclear Dynamics in X-ray Scattering and Lasing Vernet, Erik Affinity Protein Based Inhibition of Cancer Related Signaling Pathways Zajac, Pawel Parallel Target Selection by Trinucleotide Threading Engineering Mechanics Energy Technology Erlich, Catharina Comparative Study of Residue Pellets from Cane Sugar and Palm-oil Industries with Commercial Wood Pellets, Applied in Downdraft Gasification Grozdek, Marino Load Shifting and Storage of Cooling Energy through Ice Bank or Ice Slurry Systems- Modelling and Experimental Analysis Tran, Chi Thanh The Effective Convectivity Model for Simulation and Analysis of Melt Pool Heat Transfer in a Light Water Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Aeronautics Jacobsen, Marianne On Improving Efficiency of Flight Using Optimization Vehicle Engineering Juhlin, Magnus Assessment of Crosswind Performance of Buses Svahn, Fredrik On the Stability and Control of Piecewise-smooth Dynamical Systems with Impacts and Friction Solid Mechanics Melin, Niklas The Modified Losipescu Shear Test for Orthotropic Materials 34

37 D o c to r a l T h eses Stec, Mateusz Micromechanical Modeling of Cleavage Fracture in Polycrystalline Materials Wentzel, Henrik Modelling of Frictional Joints from Dissipative Mechanisms to Structural Response Östlund, Magnus Residual Stresses in Paperboard and the Influence of Drying Conditions Railway Technology Berggren, Eric Railway Track Stiffness Dynamic Measurements and Evaluation for Efficient Maintenance Jönsson, Per-Anders Dynamic Vehicle-Track Interaction of European Standard Freight Wagons with Link Suspension Lightweight Structures Lindström, Anders In-plane Compressive Response of Sandwich Panels Modén, Carl Micromechanics of Softwoods in the Transverse Plane Effects on Cell and Annual Ring Scales Stenius, Ivan Hydroelasticity in Marine Hull Bottom Panels Modeling and Characterization Machine Design Johansson, Jan Material Hygiene An EcoDesign Mindset for Recycling of Products Sjöstedt, Carl-Johan Modeling and Simulation of Physical Systems in a Mechatronic Context Söderberg, Anders Interface Modeling: Friction and Wear Tegin, Johan Tactile Grasping for Domestic Service Robots Simulations, Experiments and Hand Design Åkerblom, Mats Gearbox Noise Correlation with Transmission Error and Influence of Bearing Preload Mechanics Carlsson, Allan Near Wall Fibre Orientation in Flowing Suspensions Ivanell, Stefan Numerical Computations of Wind Turbine Wakes Örlü, Ramis Experimental Studies in Jet Flows and Zero Pressuregradient Turbulent Boundary Layers Technical Acoustics Bolin, Karl Wind Turbine Noise and Natural Sounds Masking, Propagation and Modeling Knutsson, Magnus Modelling of IC-Engine Intake Noise Poznic, Milan Nonlinear Interaction Between Ultrasonic Waves and Cracks and Interfaces Rämmal, Hans Studies of Flow Duct Acoustics with Applications to Turbocharged Engines Materials Science Materials Processing Korojy, Bahman Volume Change Effects during Solidification of Alloys Nassar, Hani On Peritectic Reactions and Transformations and Hot Forming of Cast Structures Sarnet, Jan On the Analysis of Cast Structure and its Changes During Hot Working of Forging Ingots Materials Science Bäcke, Linda Modeling the Microstructural Evolution during Hot Deformation of Microalloyed Steels Davis Irarrazabal, Sergio Atomistic Computer Simulations of Melting, Diffusion and Thermal Defects in High Pressure Solids Kapilashrami, Mukes Defect Induced Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism in ZnO and MgO Thin Films and Device Development Kjellqvist, Lina Thermodynamic Description of the Fe-C-Cr-Mn-Ni-O System Li, Shuai Preparation and Characterization of Perovskite Structure Lanthanum Gallate and Lanthanum Aluminate Based Oxides Thunman, Mikael Formation of Inclusions and their Development during Secondary Steelmaking Zeng, Zhipeng Deformation Behaviour, Microstructure and Texture Evolution of CP Ti Deformed at Elevated Temperatures Metallurgical Process Science Doostmohammadi, Hamid A Study of Slag/Metal Equilibrium and Inclusion Characteristics during Ladle Treatment and after Ingot Casting Ersson, Mikael Fundamental Experimental and Numerical Investigation Focusing on the Initial Stage of a Top-Blown Converter Process Ge, Xinlei Extraction of Metal Values Thermodynamics of Electrolyte Solutions and Molten Salts Extraction Process Kholmatov, Shavkat On Some Positive Effects of the Swirl on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer During Mould Filling Kojola, Niklas A Study of Metal Transfer Flow during Late-stage Steelmaking Krishnamurthy, Narayanan Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Modern Oxy-Fuel Technology Ponzio, Anna Thermally Homogeneous Gasification of Biomass/ Coal/Waste for Medium or High Calorific Value Syngas Production Wang, Lijun Experimental and Modelling Studies of the Thermophysical and Thermochemical Properties of Some Slag Systems civil e n g i n e e r i n g and architecture Architecture Holmberg, Jan Orangerier Olsson, Gertrud The Visible and the Invisible: Color Contrast Phenomena in Space Civil and Architectural Engineering Bayoglu Flener, Esra Static and Dynamic Behaviour of Soil-steel Composite Bridges Obtained by Field Testing Blomqvist, Claes Distribution of Ventilation Air and Heat by Buoyancy Forces inside Buildings An Experimental Study Draganovic, Almir Bleeding and Filtration of Cement-Based Grout Gothäll, Rikard Behaviour of Rock Fractures under Grout Pressure Loadings 35

38 D o c to r a l T h eses Hallberg, Daniel System for Predictive Life Cycle Management of Buildings and Infrastructures Johansson, Teddy Artificial Ground Freezing in Clayey Soils Laboratory and Field Studies of Deformations During Thawing at the Bothnia Line Malm, Richard Predicting Shear Type Crack Initiation and Growth in Concrete with Non-linear Finite Element Method Mattsson, Hans-Åke Integrated Bridge Maintenance Evaluation of a Pilot Project and Future Perspectives Ngoma, Athuman Characterisation and Consolidation of Historical Lime Mortars in Cultural Heritage Buildings and Associated Structures in East Africa Stojanovic, Bojan Lifetime Performance Assessment of Thermal Systems Studies on Building, Solar and Disctrict Heating Applications Wiberg, Johan Railway Bridge Response to Passing Trains. Measurements and FE-model Updating Geodesy Eshagh, Mehdi On Satellite Gravity Gradiometry E n g i n e e r i n g a n d b u s i n ess m a n ag e m e n t Real Estate Economics Klingborg, Kerstin Housing Vacancies and Rents in a Rent Controlled Market the Case of Sweden Philosophy Grill, Kalle Anti-paternalism and Public Health Policy Möller, Niklas Thick Concepts in Practice: Normative Aspects of Risk and Safety Rosencrantz, Holger Goal-Setting and the Logic of Transport Policy Decisions Business Administration Strömberg, Annika Organisering och identifikation i byggherrerollen Dialektik, möten och meningsskapande Industrial Work Science Niss, Camilla Project Becoming and Knowing Trajectories An Epistemological Perspective on Human and Nonhuman Project Making Rosengren, Calle Arbetstidens symbolvärde om historisk kontinuitet och förändring i synen på arbetstid samt normers inverkan på arbetstidens gestaltning Industrial Economics and Management Gustafsson, Linda Creating Advantage: On the Complexity of Industrial Knowledge Formation in the Knowledge Based Economy Jerbrant, Anna Organisering av projektbaserade företag Ledninga, styrning och genomförande av projektbaserad industriell verksamhet Jonsson, Sara New Insights on Financing and Business Development of Start-up Firms and SMEs Linghag, Sophie Från medarbetare till chef Kön och makt i chefsförsörjning och karriär Production Engineering Bjelkemyr, Marcus System of Systems Characteristics in Production Systems Engineering Rydefalk, Staffan T O Particle Measurements Using Fluctuations in the Regular Transmittance of Light through a Particle Dispersion Concentration and Particle size Theory, Measurement Principles and Applications for Pulp and Paper Production Infrastructure Bradley, Karin Just Environments Politicising Sustainable Urban Development Hou, Yongzhou Urban Housing Markets in China Jonsson, Daniel Analysing Sustainable Urban Transport and Land-Use: Modelling Tools and Appraisal Frameworks Malmqvist, Tove Methodological Aspects of Environmental Assessment of Buildings Reshetyuk, Yuriy Self-calibration and Direct Georeferencing in Terrestrial Laser Scanning Sundberg, Marcus Essays on Spatial Economies and Organization Infrastructure and Planning Troche, Gerhard Activity-Based Rail Freight Costing A model for Calculating Transport Costs in Different Production Systems Skill and Technology Ljungberg, Roland En resa från det ordlösa. En kartläggning av ett personligt yrkeskunnande Svahn, Johan Kunskap i Resonans Om yrkeskunnande, teknologi och säkerhetskultur Urban studies Technology and Health Amoedo Berglund, Martina Using Tentacles in Planning and Scheduling Work Avtivities, Roles and Contributions Asplund, Maria Conjugated Polymers for Neural Interfaces: Prospects, Possibilities and Future Challenges Hedenstierna, Sofia 3D Finite Element Modeling of Cervical Musculature and its Effect on Neck Injury Prevention Ho, Johnson Generation of Patient Specific Finite Element Head Models Kronander, Håkan Diagnostic and Prognostic Values of Exercise Electrocardiographic Test Variables in Coronary Artery Disease Other Land and Water Resources Engineering Bergström Phumpiu Chang, Patricia Water Governance: Policy, Politics and Regulation in Honduras Bäckström, Ann Rock Damage Caused by Underground Excavation and Meteorite Impacts Cucarella Cabanas, Victor Recycling Filter Substrates used for Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater as Soil Amendments Gotovac, Hrvoje A Multi-Resolution Approach for Modeling Flow and Solute Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media Lundberg, Kristina Monitoring as an Instrument for Improving Environmental Performance in Public Authorities Experience from Swedish Infrastructure Management 36

39 D o c to r a l T h eses Toller, Susanna Environmental Assessment of Incinerator Residue Utilisation Eco n o m i cs Economics Broström, Anders Strategists and Academics Essays on Interaction in R&D Ullberg, Eskil From Personal to Impersonal Exchange in Ideas / Experimental Study of Trade in Organized Markets for Patents 37

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