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Research in collaboration

Research at KTH is performed mainly in cooperation with companies and various societal bodies. It is often organised as competence centres connected to a specific part of KTH while still conducting independent research.

KTH's strategic research in collaboration operates over an extended period and usually involves several research projects or the implementation of a larger overall research programme. Research in collaboration can also be conducted to emphasise one specific research area and increase the degree of interdisciplinary research.

Major research infrastructure, where KTH is the host or part, can also be considered a strategic infrastructure. These are open to researchers at KTH and sometimes to external users.

KTH's research in collaboration include:

  • Strategic Research initiatives
  • Research centres
  • Strategic Research Areas (SRA)
  • Research infrastructures
  • European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
  • Strategic Innovation Programmes (SIP).

European Institute of Innovation and Technology

KTH is part of five consortia within the EU-funded European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) initiative: Digital, InnoEnergy, Raw Materials, Helath and Urban Mobility. They are set up to strengthen European competitiveness and make Europe a global leader of innovation.

Research centres

There are between 50 to 60 research centres at KTH. They are mainly a collaboration between academia, industry and society to focus on a specific research area. Centres are often the result of a current societal challenge that need multi discplinary approaches.

Research infrastructures

KTH is home to a large amount of labs and infrastructures to be used for research, both by researchers internally and external parties. KTH divides its infrastructures into established, national and other research environments. If you want to use one of the these in your research, contact the environment's director.

Strategic innovation programmes

Strategic Innovation Partnership (SIP) programmes bring together leading actors from academia and the private and public sectors to highlight and define areas where they see a need for joint initiatives and a mustering of forces in Sweden.

Strategic research areas

KTH plays a leading role in five national Strategic Research Areas (SRA). They are a result of a Swedish government initiative that has been ongoing since 2010.