Royal Institute of Technology

Also known as KTH, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, Osqavia, Teknologiska institutet (Stockholm, Sweden), Royal Technical University, Tekniska högskolan i Stockholm, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Former name: Teknologiska institutet (1827–1877)
Motto: Vetenskap och konst ( Swedish )
Motto in english: Science and Art
Type: Public research university
Established: 1827 ; 199 years ago ( 1827 )
Affiliations: CLUSTER , CESAER , EUA , T.I.M.E. association , PEGASUS , NORDTEK, Nordic Five Tech, UNITE!
Budget: SEK 5.484 billion
Chairman: Ulf Ewaldsson
President: Anders Söderholm
Academic staff: 1,539 ( FTE , 2023)
Administrative staff: 1,160 ( FTE , 2023)
Students: 13,955 ( FTE , 2023)

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KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Swedish: Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, lit. 'Royal Technical High School'), abbreviated KTH, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in engineering and technology and is Sweden's largest technical university. Since 2018, KTH consists of five schools with four campuses in and around Stockholm.

KTH was established in 1827 as the Teknologiska institutet (Institute of Technology) and had its roots in the Mekaniska skolan (School of Mechanics) that was established in 1798 in Stockholm. But the origin of KTH dates back to the predecessor of the Mekaniska skolan, the Laboratorium Mechanicum, which was established in 1697 by the Swedish scientist and innovator Christopher Polhem. The Laboratorium Mechanicum combined education technology, a laboratory, and an exhibition space for innovations. In 1877, KTH received its current name, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). The Swedish king, Carl XVI Gustaf, is the patron of KTH.