A vital element in the educational programmes is the close liaison with research.
Several departments are among the world leaders in their fields of research.
KTH is an international institution with established research and educational exchanges with partners all over the world, especially in Europe, USA, Australia and Southeast Asia. Co-operation schemes with the Baltic states and Russia are increasing. KTH is a strong actor within the EU research programmes and has the ambition to play an even stronger role in the future. KTH was founded in 1827 and is the oldest and largest of Sweden's six universities of technology. Since 1917 KTH has been housed in beautiful buildings in central Stockholm.