EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND innovation SINCE 1666

1. EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND innovation SINCE 1666 • Lund University

2. A world-class university Founded in 1666 47 000 students Almost 3 000 research students 6 800 employees Around 650 professors 800 senior lecturers 1 200 lecturers and other research staff Turnover EUR 760 million – 1/3 education, 2/3 research

3. A comprehensive university – 8 faculties Medicine Engineering Science Social Sciences Humanities and Theology Economics and Management Law Fine and Performing Arts (Music, Theatre, Fine Art)

4. One university – multiple campuses Lund – main campus Campuses outside Lund: MalmöArt AcademyAcademy of MusicTheatre AcademySkåne University Hospital HelsingborgCampus Helsingborg LjungbyhedSchool of Aviation

5. Strategic plan 2012–2016 Vision • A world-class university that works to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition Goal • Highest quality in education, research, innovation and interaction with society Four strategies • Cross-boundary collaboration • Internationalisation • Quality enhancement • Leader, teacher and employee excellence

6. Education – undergraduate and Master’s Students Individuals 47 000 Full-time equiv. 28 000 Degrees 6 200 Education Study programmes 285 Free-standing 2 250 courses

7. Education – PhD Research students Active 3 000 Admitted in 2011 >500 Doctoral degrees 340 Licentiate degrees 60

8. Sweden’s most international university Exchange students (individuals)outgoing 1 000incoming 1 800 Non-exchange international students: 4 200 Sweden’s most popular university for Master’s degrees 680 partner universities in 50 countries worldwide

9. Exchange programmes Lund University coordinates and participates in a number of EU-funded programmes: • Tempus • Erasmus (LLP) • Erasmus Mundus Action 1 • Erasmus Mundus Action 2 • Erasmus Mundus Action 3

10. Most popular student city in Sweden StudentLund >25 000 members • Nations, extra-curricular social activities • Unions, monitoring of education to safeguard quality and student influence through some 1 000 representatives on all levels at LU, taking part in the leadership of the university • Academic Society (AF), operates student activities such as television, radio, ‘spex’ comedy theatre, drama, choirs and orchestras • Housed in the AF building – the physical hub of student life in Lund

11. Some 30 world-leading research areas

12. Research – strategic areas Epidemiology Diabetes Neuroscience Stem cell therapy Cancer Nanoscience and nanotechnology Climate models Biodiversity and ecosystem services The Middle East in the contemporary world Telecoms E-science Manufacturing Engineering

13. Cross-disciplinary research – examples Nanoscience & nanotechnology Neurodegenerative diseases Stem Cell Centre Translational cancer research CIRCLE – Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy

14. A hub for innovation and internationalisation

15. LUIS – Lund University Innovation System • By ensuring research from Lund University is utilised, LUIS willcontribute to increasedgrowth in Sweden. • Helping researchers with business development, financing, patents, networking, legal issues, etc.  • Utilisationthrough: • Patenting and licensing • Formation of companies • Knowledge services

16. Accumulatedgrowth, LUIS’s portfolio companies 1999–2010

17. An entrepreneurial university Integration of entrepreneurialperspectivesintoMaster’s programmes and graduateschools All facultiesincluded IKS – joint innovation officefor all HE institutions in southern Sweden Ideon Science Park – 250 companies, the majority of whichhavetheirorigins in research from Lund University

18. MAX IV & ESS

19. World-leading in materials science The MAX IV Laboratory World-leading synchrotron radiation laboratory Using synchrotron radiation to study materials at the atomic scale For scientific breakthroughs within medicine, engineering and science Expected to be completed in 2015 ESS Based on the world's most powerful neutron source Will be used to study the structure and function of materials such as plastics, proteins and medicines Expected to be completed in 2020 Will be used by a number of European countries

20. Medicon Village Research, innovation and enterprise working together to create value for human health and wellbeing 80 000 m2 to let – approx. 30 000 m2 of laboratories Initially around 500 workspaces In the long term, more than 1 000 people expected to work at the centre Opened 10 January 2012 in AstraZeneca’s former premises

21. LERU – League of European Research Universities A network to promote European research. Other member universities include: Cambridge Oxford Helsinki Heidelberg

22. Universitas 21 International network of 23 leading research-intensive universities in 15 countries Examples of other members: Fudan, Shanghai Hong Kong Amsterdam Edinburgh

23. The Öresund Region – one of the world’s strongest research environments High level of academic cutting-edge skills in the region Innovative go-ahead spirit through many small and large research-intensive companies Political will and agreement as well as government backing International airport (Copenhagen)

24. LärosätenSyd – higher education institutions in southern Sweden Cooperation for greater national and international competitiveness, within education, research and innovation Mobility – students and teaching staff Student housing Infrastructure

25. Skåne shall become Europe’s most innovative region by 2020