Why study at Linköping University?
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Studying at Linköping University (LiU) means student-centred learning, an interdisciplinary approach and close collaboration with the business world.

We want our students to take an active role in learning and aim to stimulate independent and critical thinking by nurturing problem-solving abilities. We seek to implement an innovative educational approach grounded in real-world systems and products.

LiU is home to several world-class research environments, for instance in materials science, bioelectronics and information technology. We provide a safe and eco-friendly environment, excellent study facilities and a fantastic student experience.

We offer 27 international master's programmes taught entirely in English, in various subject areas. In 2018, we also opened our first international bachelor programme.

We also host around 1,000 exchange students per year from our partner universities, we offer single-subject courses, an intense qualifying course in Swedish for students who aim to study at university level in Swedish and our doctoral students are paid employees at LiU.

Learn how we teach our students and what the learning environment is like at Linköping University.

What study options are available?
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What is it like to study at LiU & in Sweden
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Equal Opportunities

At LiU we carry out extensive work to promote equal rights, opportunities and obligations to counteract all forms of discrimination, harassment, victimisation and exclusion. This work is known by the term Equal Opportunities.

Walk the Talk

Walk the Talk is an exhibition showing how LiU turns words into action when it comes to active work with sustainability and energy efficiency. More information is available at the stations located on Campus Valla and Campus Norrköping.

Study assistance at LiU

Do you have a disability or special needs and require assistance with your studies? Contact our coordinators today.

LiU inspires engineering education in Brazil

Linköping University is one of several universities around the world working together to improve engineering education. Taking inspiration from LiU, several engineering programmes in Brazil are undergoing radical change.

A computer algorithm to recognise and follow objects

Master's graduate Goutam Bhat has been awarded the Christer Gilén Scholarship for 2019 in the field of statistics and machine learning. The scholarship recognises his work in computer vision.

LiU students take gold for antimicrobial bandage

Students at Linköping University took gold in the international competition in synthetic biology, iGEM 2019.

They make future gas turbines both greener and safer

In the future, gas turbines will be more efficient, more eco-friendly, and powered by renewable fuel. At the Division for Solid Mechanics, models are being developed to predict the lifetimes of the materials that will make the future possible.

A virtual team for post-disaster communication

Create a team with nine students from LiU and Stanford, from different programmes of education and four different countries. Ask them to solve a task from Saab and give them nine months to do it. What’s the result? The DaMD course.

Students looking for a missing person in Kolmården Wildlife Park

Someone’s lost in the Kolmården Forest and around 40 students must find him before he wanders into the elephant enclosure. They are using the electronic footprints he has made. Can they manage it? Indeed they can – and it doesn’t take them long.

Still curious? Learn more about Linköping University
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About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.
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LiU in figures

Linköping University has 32,000 students and 4,000 employees. Its income is SEK 4.2 billion. More figures can be found here.

Successful companies with LiU roots

Many companies have their origins in LiU research or were founded by alumni. They range from world-leading companies like Sectra and IFS to small new niche businesses.

Our history
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Always an innovator
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