Started in 1965 and became a
college in 1970, five years later it was the fifth biggest place of higher
education in
Sweden and became a
university the same year. In 1996 Campus
Norrköping was added to the university making it one of the few universities in
Sweden spread out across multiple cities.
The
university consists of three faculties:
LiTH, the
philosophical faculty and HU (
Health university). It is most best known for its unusual interdisciplinary
education and the fact that most departments are spread out over all three institutions. The CS and
Engineering programs have also earned some
recognition in later years due to fact that graduates from
LiTH have the highest initial salaries in the
country.