Organization

Head of the department, as well as chairman of the board, is Michael Thuné (since July 1, 2012). Deputy Head of Department is Håkan Lanshammar.
Board members are elected every three years. Board meeting minutes are available. (In Swedish only.)

The steering group handles daily management and execution of the board´s decisions. Members of the board are: Head of the department, Heads of the divisions, Head of Education, the Head of Research, Public Relation Officer, Economist, Personnel Administrator and co-ordinators for the administrative group and the system support group. The steering group has meetings every week.

The research at the department is divided into five divisions (subdepartments):

The departments education administration is handled at the Student Office (IT-kansliet).

For information about postal or visiting addresses, directions how to get to the department and search for staff, see the Contact page.

History

History about the department and the MIC-area/Polacksbacken. (In Swedish only)

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Facts in brief 2012

  • 3,000 students annually
  • 14 programs of study, a total of 150 course offerings per academic year
  • 100 teachers, including 30 full professors, who divide their time between research and teaching

  • 100 PhD students
  • 152 PhDs and 114 licentiate degrees between 1999 and 2012

  • 5 research centers associated with the department
  • 1 member of the European Academy of Science
  • 1 member of the Royal Academy of Science
  • 3 members of the Royal Academy of Engineering Science
  • About 250 employees, including PhD students (3rd largest at UU)