Lappeenrannan-Lahden teknillinen yliopisto LUT
Acronym: LUT
General Information
Identification Code: 338348438682-09
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Entity Form: University
Registration Category: Academic institutions
Registration Date: 6/22/2020
Last Update: 3/14/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: LUT University is a pioneering science university in Finland, bringing together the fields of science and business since 1969. LUT successfully integrates expertise in technology and economics. Our international community is composed of approx. 6,500 students and experts engaged in scientific research and academic education in our three schools. The LUT School of Energy Systems' (LES) areas of expertise are energy engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering and mechanical engineering. The LUT School of Engineering Science (LENS) acts as an international expert in the fields of separation, purification and process technology, as well as machine vision and pattern recognition, industrial mathematics and different branches of physics as well as industrial engineering and management and software engineering and Social Sciences. The LUT School of Business and Management (LBM) has sustainable business renewal as the focus area of both education and research.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Energy
- Environment
- Food safety
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
- sub-national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: LUT University Brussels activities cover especially the European Green deal initiative with specific focus on decarbonizing energy and sustainable production and consumption where the University staff provides science-based solutions and expertise during events and several networks. Along this green deal focus LUT University follows general research and innovation policy development relevant to the sectors covered by it’s 3 school and strategic focus areas covering Clean Energy, Air and Water, and Sustainable Business and Society. We follow also the development of the implementation of the Horizon Europe.
Communication Activities: LUT staff joins EU policy debate via
- memberships in several networks like COST, Euro-case, Unilion,
- expert groups and reports for example within SAPEA expert group on Working Group on the Systemic Approach for the Energy Transition in Europe reporting to EU Science Advice Mechanism
- policy events or hearings like during European Sustainable Energy Week by own initiative or with European and Finnish networks
- Horizon Europe brokerage events within the field of LUT strategic areas.
In Horizon 2020 we had 39 projects accepted for funding and in Horizon Europe, we already have 30 projects accepted.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Commission operational expert group of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials #E03392#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3392 #MEMBER #C#Academia/Research
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Yliopistonkatu 34
Post Code: 53850
City: Lappeenranta
Country: FINLAND
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EU Office
Address: Yliopistonkatu 34
Post Code: 53850
City: Lappeenranta
Country: FINLAND
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: Horizon includes Horizon2020, Horizon Europe, ERASMUS and EIT funding
Other EU funding includes INTERREG
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: We have no members.
Organisation Members: We are members in for example EUA, T.I.M.E., EERA, A.SPIRE, WaterEurope, and UniLiON, others are available from the website https://www.lut.fi/web/en/cooperation-and-services/international-cooperation/memberships-in-international-associations .