LUT University is a pioneering science university in Finland, bringing together the fields of science and business since 1969.
- #501 Ranking
- 1 Bachelors
- Public Institution Type
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4.4 out of 5 (76 ratings / 14 reviews) Lappeenranta, Finland
Top reasons to study here
- Our international community is composed of approximately 6,000 students and experts engaged in scientific research and academic education.
- Clean energy and water, circular economy and sustainable business are the key questions to which LUT seeks solutions through technology and business.
- We aim to be a forerunner in education by securing international quality labels for our degree programmes as a sign of excellence in the teaching.
Bachelor's programmes
Engineering & Technology (1)
- LUT School of Energy Systems
About
History
LUT University is a pioneering science university in Finland, bringing together the fields of science and business since 1969.
Education
7,000 students, teachers and researchers make up the university's international scientific community. Demanding current issues such as curbing climate change, the availability of clean water and the continuous availability of energy are the aims of the technology and business solutions LUT produces. The well-being of the world moves us.
In the disciplines of business administration, LUT concentrates on sustainable value creation through fostering innovations and continuous renewal – competitiveness.
Research
LUT's green energy and technological research promotes economic and technological development and builds long-lasting well-being for the future. LUT focuses its actions on demanding issues such as the mitigation of climate change and the continuous availability of clean water and energy.
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2019
501
2018
501
2017
501
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2019
521 -20
2018
501 -30
2017
471
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2018
570
2017
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2016
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Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
Services for students
- Accommodation
- Free time & social activities
- Health services
- Student tutoring
- Meet a Local Family programme
- Library
- Restaurants at the campus
Housing services
The hotels of Lappeenranta are located at the city centre, approximately 6 kilometres from the University. Participants are asked to make their own room reservations. Some hotels are listed below:
Library services
Lappeenranta Academic Library collections are formed by the acquisition material of the Skinnarila and Linnala campus libraries and e-materials. The library collections consists of publications in the fields of science taught at the universities and in areas supporting these fields.
Student Life
Campus life
The compact campus area located by the beautiful Lake Saimaa offers LUT students all the student services needed. Most student apartments are located within walking distance, and the university premises offer everything from laboratories to library services, restaurants to health care services – all this literally under one roof.
LUT's compact campus area, located by the beautiful Lake Saimaa, offers LUT students lots of services. Furthermore Student tutoring programme, Meet a Local Family programme and activities organized by Student Union help you to integrate to your new home town and the university community.
Sports facilities
- LUT Sports hall
- Nordic walking
- Swimming
- Cross-country skiing
- Downhill skiing
- Skating and ice hockey
- Ice hockey games
- Lappeenranta sports hall (Lappeenrannan urheilutalo)
Student clubs
LUT Alumni Association is an association founded by LUT alumni.
Accreditation
Lappeenranta University of Technology's Degree Programme in Information Technology has received international accreditation and has been awarded the ASIIN and EUR-ACE quality labels for quality European education in engineering.
The Global Study Awards
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Student Reviews
I love this university. Everything is perfectly organized.
Sunnat Samadov rated 5 out of 5 stars
Most amazing thing is magnetic key which allows me to enter university 24/7.
new culture and a challenging journey in the country of damn tough language
Antu Datta rated 3 out of 5 stars
I expected some more courses and some courses are irrelevant in present curriculam
Be sure that you're a open-minded person, who really wants t...
Anonymous rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
Be sure that you're a open-minded person, who really wants to make an abroad experience. If you like it cold it's a really good option to go here, but I would recommend to do the exchange two semestres because four month are gone really really fast.
Be also aware that you'll see the sun during the winter month only a few hours a day - I did not thought it before, but it is sometimes really ha...
