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第76章 Royal Institute of Technology: Science and Art

皇家理工学院:科学与艺术

英文导读

The Royal Institute of Technology (Swedish: Kungliga Tekniska H.gskolan, abbreviated KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH is a public university, mainly funded by government grants. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden’s first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia’s largest institutions of higher education in technology (the largest by certain definitions). KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education capacity at university level. KTH offers programmes leading to a Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, licentiate or doctoral degree. KTH conducts top-notch education and research of a broad spectrum; from natural science to all branches of technology, including architecture, industrial economics, urban planning, work science and environmental technology. The university is very internationally minded, with a large proportion of students from all over the world. The growing number of foreign students has become an important element of the development of undergraduate and postgraduate studies. KTH’s main campus is located in Stockholm, within walking distance of almost everything the city has to offer.

System: KTH Schools includes: Architecture and the Built Environment, Biotechnology, Chemical Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Communication, Education and Communication in Engineering Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Sciences, Industrial Engineering and Management, Information and Communication Technology, Technology and Health.

Campuses: KTH has several campuses which are located in and around Stockholm:Vallhallav.gen, Kista, Haninge and S.dert.lje. Campus Valhallav.gen is the main campus, to which most of the exchange students have their departments. The other campuses are mostly for bachelor programs and there are only a few students that attend such programs that they have courses at two locations.

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account for 对……负有责任;对……做出解释

licentiate [la..s.n.i.t] n. 领有开业证书的人

top-notch [t.p n.t.] a. 一流的;拔尖的

spectrum [.spektr.m] n. 光谱;频谱

中文概述

皇家理工学院,或称皇家工学院位于瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩,成立于1827年,为瑞典最大的工学院之一,校名原为“工学院”,1877年起改为现名。该校除了位于斯德哥尔摩东城的主校区外,另外还有西斯塔、汉宁南、胡丁厄和南泰利耶几个校区,是瑞典最大、最古老的公立大学。

瑞典皇家理工学院不断完善其提供的各类课程以适应当前社会的新需要,致力于自然科学各个学科(如建筑、产业经济、城市规划、环境技术、电子等)的教学与科研,特别是针对新兴的信息工程和生物学,学校新创建了信息工程大学和拥有一流设施的物理研究中心。重点发展的科研领域包括信息技术、测量学、生物科学与制药、生命科学、材料与纳米技术、城市工程、能源技术、可持续发展—环境科学、专业制造、建筑与设计等。

瑞典皇家理工学院位于首都斯德哥尔摩市,是北欧第二大城市,位于梅拉伦湖与波罗的海的交汇处。全市由14个大小岛屿组成,它们像一把晶莹璀璨的珍珠,散落在清澈明净的湖海之间, 斯德哥尔摩因而有“北方的威尼斯”之称。

梦想成功录

A clear conscience is a sure card.

光明磊落,胜券在握。

Never seem wiser, or more learned, than the people you are with.

与人相处切忌卖弄聪明与学识。