Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT

LUT University, formally Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, is a Finnish public research university with campuses in Lappeenranta and Lahti, founded in 1969 and focused on sustainable technology, engineering, business and social sciences.LUT 大学，正式名称为拉彭兰塔工业大学（Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT），是芬兰的一所公立研究型大学，在拉彭兰塔与拉赫蒂设有校区，创立于 1969 年，专注于可持续技术、工程、商科与社会科学。

It was established in 1969 as Finland's third technical university, opened with a class of 39 students in the centre of Lappeenranta and moved to its present campus in the Skinnarila district in 1974, and after the merger of its Lappeenranta and Lahti operations it adopted its present name in 2019.该校于 1969 年作为芬兰第三所技术大学成立，最初在拉彭兰塔市中心以 39 名学生开班，1974 年迁往现址（Skinnarila）校区；在其拉彭兰塔与拉赫蒂两地业务整合后，于 2019 年启用现名。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed 390th, it stands in the 326-350 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it is 770th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities, and it did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, while OpenAlex credits it with 22,126 research works and 1,437,315 citations.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中该校位列第 390，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 326 至 350 区间，在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 770，该校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名，OpenAlex 统计其研究成果 22,126 项、累计被引 1,437,315 次。

History

• LUT University traces its origin to the Finnish higher education reforms of the 1950s, when the government concluded that the country needed more accessible universities after the Second World War.LUT 大学可追溯到 1950 年代芬兰的高等教育改革，当时政府认定二战后本国需要更多便于就读的大学。

• A committee drew up plans for a new University of Eastern Finland to be spread across Lappeenranta, Kuopio and Joensuu, with each city teaching a specific subject area and engineering assigned to Lappeenranta.一个委员会曾拟订方案，准备在拉彭兰塔、库奥皮奥与约恩苏三地分设新的东芬兰大学，每个城市各承担特定学科，其中工程学被分配给拉彭兰塔。

• The Lappeenranta University of Technology, known in Finnish as Lappeenrannan teknillinen korkeakoulu, was the third and newest technical university in Finland after those of Helsinki and Tampere.拉彭兰塔理工大学，芬兰语名为（Lappeenrannan teknillinen korkeakoulu），是芬兰继赫尔辛基与坦佩雷之后的第三所、也是最年轻的技术大学。

• The university began teaching in 1969 in the city centre of Lappeenranta with a first intake of 39 students, and its first buildings on the present Skinnarila campus were completed in 1974.该校于 1969 年在拉彭兰塔市中心开始授课，首批招收 39 名学生；现址（Skinnarila）校区的第一批建筑于 1974 年落成。

• In 1991 a department of business was added, broadening the institution from a purely technical university into one that also taught economics and management.1991 年，学校增设商学院系，从一所纯技术大学拓展为同时教授经济与管理学科的高校。

• In 1996 LUT began permanent operations in Lahti, initially as a small research unit, which laid the foundation of its second campus.1996 年，该校在拉赫蒂开始长期运作，起初只是一个规模很小的研究单位，为第二校区奠定了基础。

• In 2003 the institution changed its name to Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto, or Lappeenranta University of Technology, in line with the Finnish university reform.2003 年，配合芬兰大学改革，该校更名为（Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto），即拉彭兰塔理工大学。

• In 2010 the neighbouring University of Kuopio and University of Joensuu merged into the University of Eastern Finland, but LUT chose to remain an independent university.2010 年，邻近的库奥皮奥大学与约恩苏大学合并为东芬兰大学，但 LUT 选择继续保持独立。

• In 2017 LUT Universities was formed when LUT acquired the Lahti University of Applied Sciences and the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, both of which were discontinued and replaced by the new LAB University of Applied Sciences.2017 年，LUT 收购拉赫蒂应用科技大学与塞马应用科技大学，随后这两所学校停办并由新的 LAB 应用科技大学取代，LUT 大学集团由此形成。

• In 2019 LUT opened a new campus in Lahti and changed its name to Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, reflecting its two-city identity.2019 年，LUT 在拉赫蒂启用新校区，并更名为拉彭兰塔工业大学，以体现其双城办学的定位。

• Also in 2019 the university launched its first English-language bachelor's programme, Technology and Engineering Science, which became the first such degree in Finland.同样在 2019 年，该校推出首个英语授课本科项目「技术与工程科学」，这是芬兰首个此类学位项目。

• In 2020 LUT signed a joint contract with the Hebei University of Technology in China to deliver English-taught bachelor's programmes in Lappeenranta and Lahti.2020 年，LUT 与中国河北工业大学签订合作协议，在拉彭兰塔与拉赫蒂开设英语授课的本科项目。

• In 2023 the university introduced its first bachelor's programmes in social sciences, and in 2024 it added a master's programme in social sciences and communications.2023 年，该校开设首批社会科学本科项目；2024 年又新增社会科学与传播学硕士项目。

• In 2015 LUT adopted an organisation model without traditional faculties or departments, grouping its activities instead into three schools under a single strategic leadership.2015 年，LUT 采用不设传统学院与系所的组织模式，改为在统一的战略领导下将各项活动归入三个学院。

• The university's early decades were closely tied to the forest, paper and metal industries of southeast Finland, whose companies supported its applied research and recruited many of its graduates.该校的早期发展定位于芬兰东南部的森林、造纸与金属工业，这些企业资助其应用研究，并吸纳了其大量毕业生。

• Viljo Immonen was the university's first rector from 1969 to 1970, followed by Erkki Kinnunen from 1971 to 1975 and Niilo Teeri from 1975 to 1977.维尔约·伊莫宁于 1969 至 1970 年出任首任校长，其后依次为 1971 至 1975 年的埃尔基·金努宁与 1975 至 1977 年的尼洛·泰里。

• Juhani Jaakkola led the university as rector from 1977 to 1998, the longest tenure in its history, and was followed by Markku Lukka from 1998 to 2008.尤哈尼·亚科拉自 1977 年至 1998 年任校长，是该校历史上任期最长者；其后由马尔库·卢卡于 1998 至 2008 年接任。

• Ilkka Pöyhönen served as rector from 2009 to 2014 and Anneli Pauli from 2014 to 2016, before Juha-Matti Saksa took office in 2016.伊尔卡·珀于赫宁于 2009 至 2014 年任校长，安内莉·保利于 2014 至 2016 年任校长，随后于哈-马蒂·萨克萨自 2016 年起接任。

• The Mikkeli research unit opened in 2002 with five professors focusing on climate and environmental questions, and the Kouvola research unit has operated since 2002 in technology, business and railway logistics.米凯利研究单位于 2002 年成立，由五位教授聚焦气候与环境问题；科沃拉研究单位自 2002 年起运作，涉及技术、商业与铁路物流。

• In 2003 the Viipuri Prize was established by the Society for Viipuri School of Economics, and it has since been awarded every few years to leading scholars of strategy and management.2003 年，维伊普里学派经济学学会设立维伊普里奖，此后每隔数年颁发给战略与管理领域的顶尖学者。

• By 2024 LUT reported 1,545 staff members and 8,542 students, 6,704 of them on the Lappeenranta campus and 1,590 on the Lahti campus, with funding of 133.3 million euros.到 2024 年，该校报告教职员工 1,545 人、学生 8,542 人，其中拉彭兰塔校区 6,704 人、拉赫蒂校区 1,590 人，经费为 1.333 亿欧元。

Academics

• LUT is divided into the LUT School of Energy Systems, the LUT School of Engineering Science and the LUT Business School, together with a department of social sciences.LUT 下设能源系统学院、工程科学学院与商学院，另设社会科学系。

• The LUT School of Energy Systems covers energy technology, electrical engineering, sustainability science and mechanical engineering, and is the university's largest school.能源系统学院涵盖能源技术、电气工程、可持续性科学与机械工程，是该校规模最大的学院。

• The LUT School of Engineering Science teaches computational and process engineering, chemical engineering, environmental technology and software engineering.工程科学学院开设计算与过程工程、化学工程、环境技术与软件工程等专业。

• The LUT Business School offers degrees in business administration, strategic finance and business analytics, and supply chain management.商学院开设工商管理、战略金融与商业分析，以及供应链管理等学位项目。

• Its department of social sciences, added in the 2020s, teaches social and public policy, and communications, extending the university beyond technology and business.该校社会科学系于 2020 年代设立，教授社会与公共政策以及传播学，使学校的研究领域超越技术与商科。

• LUT awards lower and higher degrees including the Bachelor of Science in Economics, Technology and Social Science, the Master of Science in Economics, Technology and Social Sciences, and licentiate and doctoral degrees.LUT 授予初级与高级学位，包括经济学、技术与社会科学的理学学士，经济学、技术与社会科学的理学硕士，以及副博士与博士学位。

• In 2024 the university enrolled 8,542 students, of whom 6,704 studied in Lappeenranta and 1,590 in Lahti, taught and supported by 1,545 staff members.2024 年，该校在校生 8,542 人，其中拉彭兰塔 6,704 人、拉赫蒂 1,590 人，由 1,545 名教职员工承担教学与支持工作。

• The wider LUT Universities education community has some 16,500 students and employs 1,800 experts across LUT and LAB University of Applied Sciences.范围更大的 LUT 大学教育共同体约有 16,500 名学生，并在 LUT 与 LAB 应用科技大学范围内雇用 1,800 名专业人员。

• More than 15 per cent of LUT students come from outside Finland, representing 98 nationalities, making the university one of the most international in the country.该校逾 15% 的学生来自芬兰以外，涵盖 98 个国籍，使其成为全国国际化程度最高的大学之一。

• In 2024 the university received 6,601 domestic applications and accepted 591 new students, an admission rate of about 11 per cent.2024 年，该校收到 6,601 份芬兰国内申请，录取新生 591 人，录取率约为 11%。

• LUT conducts research through institutes such as the Centre for Separation Technology, the Carelian Drives and Motor Centre and the Centre of Computational Engineering and Integrated Design.LUT 通过分离技术中心、卡累利阿驱动与电机中心，以及计算工程与集成设计中心等机构开展研究。

• The university's research concentrates on renewable and sustainable technologies, including clean water and air, renewable energy, the circular economy and the impact of technology on society.该校研究集中于可再生与可持续技术，包括清洁的水与空气、可再生能源、循环经济，以及技术对社会的影响。

• LUT Business School focuses on the intersection of business and technology, teaching sustainable business, strategic finance and supply chain management to students from Finland and abroad.LUT 商学院聚焦商业与技术的交叉，向来自芬兰与海外的学生教授可持续商业、战略金融与供应链管理。

• The university offers many English-taught master's programmes and, since 2019, English-taught bachelor's degrees, including those delivered jointly with the Hebei University of Technology.该校开设众多英语授课硕士项目，并自 2019 年起开设英语授课本科项目，其中包括与中国河北工业大学联合培养的学位。

• LUT runs postgraduate doctoral programmes across its schools and, with LAB University of Applied Sciences, promotes applied research and regional development in southeast Finland.LUT 在各学院开设博士研究生项目，并与 LAB 应用科技大学一同推动芬兰东南部的应用研究与区域发展。

• In 2024 the university reported funding of 133.3 million euros, of which 65.7 million came from the Ministry of Education and 67.6 million from supplementary funding sources.2024 年，该校报告经费为 1.333 亿欧元，其中 6,570 万欧元来自教育部，6,760 万欧元来自补充经费来源。

• LUT also operates regional research units in Mikkeli and Kouvola and a regional office in Brussels, Belgium, alongside its two main campuses.除两个主校区外，LUT 还在米凯利与科沃拉设有区域研究单位，并在比利时布鲁塞尔设有地区办公室。

• Teaching is organised around bachelor's, master's and doctoral cycles, and the curriculum places strong emphasis on cross-disciplinary minors, entrepreneurial studies and direct cooperation with industry.教学围绕学士、硕士与博士三个阶段组织，课程体系高度重视跨学科辅修、创业研究以及与产业界的直接合作。

• The university also runs open online courses and continuing education, allowing professionals to update their skills in energy technology, data analytics and sustainable business.该校还开设公开在线课程与继续教育项目，让在职人士能够更新在能源技术、数据分析与可持续商业方面的技能。

Campus

• The Lappeenranta campus is located in the Skinnarila district on the shore of Lake Saimaa, the fourth largest lake in Europe, which forms the setting of student traditions.拉彭兰塔校区位于塞马湖畔的（Skinnarila）区，塞马湖是欧洲第四大湖泊，也成为学生传统的背景。

• Saimaa also gives its name to the university's student association and its campus area, and the lake is used for ice fishing and other winter recreational activities.塞马湖也为该校的学生社团与校园区域命名；湖面被用于冰钓及其他冬季休闲活动。

• The Lahti campus opened in 2019 on a site inside a renovated factory building, and it shares its facilities with LAB University of Applied Sciences.拉赫蒂校区于 2019 年在该市一座改建的工厂建筑内启用，与 LAB 应用科技大学共用设施。

• The Lahti campus hosts roughly 6,000 students together with LAB, of whom about 1,000 study at LUT, and it delivers a large share of the university's international bachelor's programmes.拉赫蒂校区连同 LAB 共有约 6,000 名学生，其中约 1,000 人在 LUT 就读；该校相当一部分国际本科项目在此授课。

• The Jamie Hyneman Center on the Lappeenranta campus, named after the university's professor of practice Jamie Hyneman, offers a prototyping and fabrication space for students and researchers.拉彭兰塔校区的杰米·海尼曼中心以该校实践教授杰米·海尼曼命名，为学生与研究人员提供原型制作与加工空间。

• A skybridge connects the LUT buildings with those of LAB University of Applied Sciences, and the combined campus community numbers more than 10,000 students and staff.一座空中连廊把 LUT 与 LAB 应用科技大学的建筑连接起来，两校合并后的校园共同体超过 10,000 名学生与教职员工。

• The campus includes the KIELO building, lecture halls, laboratories, the LUT Academic Library and student dining and health services provided through the Finnish Student Health Service.校园内设有（KIELO）大楼、讲堂、实验室、LUT 学术图书馆，以及通过芬兰学生健康服务机构提供的学生餐饮与医疗服务。

• Apart from its two campuses, LUT maintains research units in Mikkeli and Kouvola, and a regional office in Brussels that supports its European research and funding work.除两个校区外，LUT 还在米凯利与科沃拉设有研究单位，并在布鲁塞尔设有地区办公室，支持其欧洲研究与经费工作。

• Both campuses are designed to be compact and walkable, and the Lappeenranta site includes student housing villages, sports halls and a lakeside recreation area within walking distance of the teaching buildings.两个校区都设计得紧凑且适宜步行；拉彭兰塔校区包含学生宿舍区、体育馆与湖畔休闲区，均距教学楼步行可达。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings LUT University is placed 390th, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it stands in the 326-350 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，LUT 大学位列第 390；在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 326 至 350 区间。

• It is placed 770th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.该校在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 770，未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。

• According to OpenAlex the university has produced 22,126 research works attracting 1,437,315 citations, evidence of a compact but highly cited research profile.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校已产出 22,126 项研究成果，累计被引 1,437,315 次，显示出规模不大但被引率高的科研特色。

• In the 2023 QS World University Rankings LUT was ranked among the world's top 500 and among the top five universities in Finland, placing it in the global top three per cent.在 2023 年 QS 世界大学排名中，LUT 位居全球前 500、芬兰前五，跻身全球前 3% 之列。

• That year it was also placed second in Finland in physical sciences and business and fifth in engineering, reflecting its technological strengths.同年，该校在物理学与商科领域位列芬兰第二、工程领域位列芬兰第五，体现其技术类学科的优势。

• LUT has been listed among the world's best small universities by Times Higher Education and was ranked ninth globally for its action on climate change.LUT 曾入选泰晤士高等教育的全球最佳小型大学榜单，并在应对气候变化方面位列全球第九。

• The university's Viipuri Prize has been awarded to internationally eminent scholars of strategy and management, including David Teece, James G. March, Sidney G. Winter and Erik Brynjolfsson.该校的维伊普里奖曾颁给战略与管理领域的国际知名学者，包括戴维·蒂斯、詹姆斯·G·马奇、西德尼·G·温特与埃里克·布林约尔松。

• LUT attracts a highly international student body drawn from 98 nationalities, and its 2024 admission rate of about 11 per cent makes it one of the most selective universities in Finland.该校吸引来自 98 个国籍的高度国际化生源，其 2024 年约 11% 的录取率使其成为芬兰竞争最激烈的大学之一。

• The university is particularly known for its work on renewable energy, the circular economy and clean technology, fields in which it collaborates closely with Finnish industry.该校尤以可再生能源、循环经济与清洁技术方面的研究著称，并在此类领域与芬兰产业界密切合作。

• In Finnish comparisons LUT is regularly grouped with the country's other technology-focused universities and is noted for the employability of its engineering and business graduates.在芬兰国内的比较中，LUT 常与该国其他以技术见长的大学并列，并以工程与商科毕业生的就业能力著称。

• The university's two cities, Lappeenranta and Lahti, host a combined LUT and LAB community, and LUT ranks among the leading Finnish universities for research impact in energy and sustainability.该校所在的拉彭兰塔与拉赫蒂两座城市共同承载 LUT 与 LAB 的办学共同体；在能源与可持续性研究影响力方面，LUT 位居芬兰高校前列。

Student life

• LUT students celebrate Vappu, the Finnish May Day festival, over three to four weeks, which is described as the longest Vappu celebration of any university in the world.LUT 学生庆祝芬兰五朔节（Vappu）长达三至四周，据称是世界上庆祝该节日时间最长的大学。

• Student guilds are organised by degree programme and are marked out by coloured overalls, a tradition shared with other Finnish universities.学生社团按学位项目划分，以不同颜色的连体工作服相区别，这是芬兰各大学共有的传统。

• First-year students on the Lappeenranta campus take part in a traditional baptism in Lake Saimaa, an initiation rite that has become part of the university's folklore.拉彭兰塔校区的大学新生会参加在塞马湖举行的传统「洗礼」，这一入校仪式已成为该校民间传统的一部分。

• The student union, LUT Student Union, owns and runs the YOLO restaurant on the Lappeenranta campus and organises numerous clubs, sports and cultural activities.学生自治组织 LUT 学生会拥有并经营拉彭兰塔校区的 YOLO 餐厅，并组织众多俱乐部、体育与文化方面的活动。

• An active student culture runs through both campuses, with sauna evenings, winter sports, and a wide range of hobbies supported by the student union.两个校区都有活跃的学生文化，包括桑拿之夜、冬季运动，以及由学生会支持的各种兴趣活动。

• International students from 98 nationalities shape campus life, and the university runs orientation and tutoring schemes to integrate them into student culture.来自 98 个国籍的国际学生塑造了校园生活，学校通过入学指导与导师制度帮助他们融入学生文化。

• Rather than through a formal motto, LUT's identity is expressed in its strategy of building a sustainable future through technology and business.LUT 的身份认同并不来自正式校训，而体现在其「以技术与商业建设可持续未来」的战略之中。

• The Jamie Hyneman Center and the campuses' workshops give students space for hands-on projects, complementing the university's strongly practical, industry-linked teaching culture.杰米·海尼曼中心与校区内的工坊为学生提供动手实践的空间，与该校强调实践、紧密联系产业的教风相辅相成。

Notable people

• Viljo Immonen served as the university's first rector from 1969 to 1970, guiding its foundation as Finland's third technical university.维尔约·伊莫宁于 1969 至 1970 年出任该校首任校长，在芬兰第三所技术大学初创之际引领其奠基。

• Erkki Kinnunen was rector from 1971 to 1975 and Niilo Teeri from 1975 to 1977, steering the young university through its early expansion.埃尔基·金努宁于 1971 至 1975 年任校长，尼洛·泰里于 1975 至 1977 年任校长，引领这所年轻的大学度过早期扩张阶段。

• Juhani Jaakkola, rector from 1977 to 1998, was the longest-serving leader in the university's history and oversaw its growth in engineering and business.尤哈尼·亚科拉自 1977 至 1998 年任校长，是该校历史上任期最长的领导人，任内推动了工程与商科的发展。

• Juha-Matti Saksa has served as rector since 2016, leading the renaming of the university in 2019 and its expansion into Lahti.于哈-马蒂·萨克萨自 2016 年起担任校长，主导了该校 2019 年的更名以及在拉赫蒂的扩展。

• Anneli Pauli, rector from 2014 to 2016, had earlier been a deputy director-general for research at the European Commission, linking LUT to European research policy.安内莉·保利于 2014 至 2016 年任校长，此前曾任欧盟委员会负责研究的副总司长，使 LUT 与欧洲科研政策相连接。

• Jamie Hyneman, a professor of practice at LUT and co-host of the television programme MythBusters, gives the university's prototyping centre its name.杰米·海尼曼是 LUT 的实践教授，也是电视节目《流言终结者》的主持人之一，该校的原型制作中心以他命名。

• Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland and a former European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, has served on the university's board.芬兰央行行长、前欧盟经济与货币事务委员奥利·雷恩曾在该校董事会任职。

• Teresa Kemppi-Vasama, chairman of the welding technology company Kemppi Oy, has chaired the LUT board, connecting the university with Finnish industry.焊接技术企业肯皮公司董事长特雷莎·肯皮-瓦萨马曾担任 LUT 董事会主席，使该校与芬兰产业界相连接。

• Kimmo Rauma, a doctor of science from LUT and a vice president at the power electronics firm Danfoss, is a prominent alumnus in Finnish technology industry.拥有 LUT 理学博士学位的金莫·劳马现任电力电子企业丹佛斯副总裁，是芬兰科技产业中的知名校友。

• The Viipuri Prize laureates include David Teece in 2003, James G. March in 2004, Peter Buckley in 2006 and Sidney G. Winter in 2008, all leading figures in strategy and management.维伊普里奖得主包括 2003 年的戴维·蒂斯、2004 年的詹姆斯·G·马奇、2006 年的彼得·巴克利与 2008 年的西德尼·G·温特，均为战略与管理领域的领军人物。

• Further Viipuri Prizes went to C. K. Prahalad in 2010, John Kay in 2012, Constance E. Helfat in 2014, Rebecca M. Henderson in 2017, Erik Brynjolfsson in 2019 and Henry Chesbrough in 2022.维伊普里奖还曾颁给 2010 年的 C·K·普拉哈拉德、2012 年的约翰·凯、2014 年的康斯坦斯·E·赫尔法特、2017 年的丽贝卡·M·亨德森、2019 年的埃里克·布林约尔松与 2022 年的亨利·切斯布罗。