Lappeenranta University of Technology

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The Technical University of Lappeenranta (LUT ) (Finnish to 2003: Lappeenrannan teknillinen korkeakoulu, LTKK since 2003: Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto, LTY ) is a Finnish state university in Lappeenranta. The University was founded in 1969 has approximately 5700 students and about 980 employees.

History

The university was founded in 1969 as a technical college ( teknillinen korkeakoulu ) and has been growing ever since. On the addition of business subjects in the 1990s, followed in 2003 renamed the " University of Technology " ( teknillinen yliopisto ).

Faculties

The university is organized into three faculties with a total of nine departments:

  • Faculty of Engineering energy Technology
  • Chemical Technology
  • Engineering
  • Technical Mathematics and Technical Physics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Technology
  • Business Administration
  • Computer science
  • School of Business

Student Life

As is typical for Finnish universities, the student councils provide a rich student life. Nationally known is the LUT for Finland's longest Vappu, which extends over a period of two weeks.

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