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This year’s Global Swede ceremony was digital, like last year, but no less festive! On May 28, Swedish universities presented their nominations for students who have demonstrated outstanding performance in academics as well as great achievements in innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. These nominated students are great representatives of their own country as well as future […]

Three BTH researchers, together with a researcher at Umeå University, receive SEK 24 million for a project that will facilitate collaboration between different actors in the municipality in creating a more age-friendly society. – A starting point is that elderly care, spatial planning and the elderly themselves have overlapping interests in housing and care. They […]

BTH ranks sixth in Sweden and 352nd in the world when it comes to research in computer science according to a recently completed international ranking. It is the research portal Guide2Research that has recently presented a number of rankings of universities all over the world and individual researchers. – It is very satisfying that BTH […]

Over 500 students from all over the world have been admitted to a Master’s programme at Blekinge Institute of Technology.   As International Director, I warmly welcome you to our beautiful campus this autumn. During this year I have been in contact with many of you students, through e.g. webinars and I really look forward […]

Researchers in sustainable product development at BTH are developing a digital tool-kit for companies to enable well-informed decisions when developing new solutions. The project is done in close collaboration with a large number of companies, such as AB Volvo, GKN Aerospace and Roxtec. It is funded by the Swedish Innovation Agency Vinnova and will proceed […]

BTH recently had an introductory meeting with newly appointed ambassador of India to Sweden & Latvia, His Excellency Mr. Tanmaya Lal. At the meeting BTH presented its new vision of the Indian cooperation. BTH ​​​​​Vice-Chancellor Mats Viberg presented the goals of internationalization and a new vision of the Indian cooperation. – Our new strategy with […]

Today, another step was taken in the creation of an underwater lab outside BTH’s campus in Karlskrona. The lab will give the marine engineering students a unique opportunity to gain the skills that are in high demand by several companies. In a few weeks, the lab will be ready for operation and students can start […]

Signal processing enables smart cities and self-driving vehicles, the development of pacemakers and hearing aids, automatic image enhancement, mapping of the Earth’s surface, weather forecasts and climate models. Even the altitude variations on Venus have been mapped.  Mattias Dahl is a professor of systems engineering and Mats Pettersson is a professor of electrical engineering. Both work with systems engineering at BTH and […]

In January, BTH started a new Master’s programme in software engineering, aimed for professionals in the area. Of more than 300 applicants, 70 were accepted and these will learn to develop software where high demands are placed on efficiency and quality. In this way, they gain an in-depth competence within their professional area. This programme […]

Today, Swedish child health care different depending on where in Sweden you live. To contribute to a more equal, high-quality child health care, a completely new course was started this week, which aroused great interest. The course, which is not found anywhere else in Sweden, takes place at a distance for six months and the […]