LINKPING: WHERE IDEAS COME TO LIFE

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LINKÖPINGWHERE IDEAS COME TO LIFE
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This is Linköping where ideas come to life

• Today, we continue to be one of the worlds
  leaders in IT and we continue to invest
  heavily in Life Science Technologies
• Linköping University is one of the most prominent
  in Sweden and Europe
• The highest concentration of engineers in Sweden
• One of Europes foremost IT regions with Mjärdevi
  Science Park at its center

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Swedens fourth and most expansive urban region

• With nearly 300,000 inhabitants, Linköping and
  Norrköping form the hub of Swedens fourth
  largest urban area, numbering 420,000 inhabitants
  in all
• These twin cities are Swedens fastest growing
  and it is expected that the region will exceed a
  half million before 2020.

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Investing in new housing

• Planning is under way for 10,000 new dwellings
• 6,000 new flats, including 2,000 with rights of
  tenancy, will be built in Linköping in the next
  few years
• Building of new flats and detached houses is
  planned for central Linköping as well as outside
  the city

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Linköping University is our greatest asset

• Over 26,000 students, of which 5,000 are in
  Norrköping
• 350 full professors
• Interdisciplinary ideology an important success
  factor
• Early focus on Industrial Economy and Data
  Science
• Close collaboration with society and industry
• A tradition of innovative thinking
• Most popular university in Sweden among students

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Investing in Swedens best schools

• Linköpings successful university has resulted in
  the demand for Swedens best compulsory and upper
  secondary schools
• In Linköping one finds bilingual, English, and
  the IB program at the gymnasium level.

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Five world-class competencies are found in
Linköping

• Aviation Technology
• Electronics
• Software
• Life Science Technologies
• Communication Technology

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Highest concentration of National Institutes in
Sweden

• National Center for Defense
• National Forensics Institute
• National Roads and Transport
• National Super Computing Center

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Aviation technology

• The Swedish aviation industry was born here
• Saab is one of the worlds foremost companies in
  aviation
• Saab and LiU cooperate with a joint Aerospace
  Research Center (2004)
• The next generation of unmanned flying craft
  (UAV) is being developed in Linköping

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Electronics

• System on chip research, development and
  manufacturing performed in the region
• Research primarily in microelectronics
• - thin-film technology
• - computer tools
• - electronic components
• - material physics
• - electronics design

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Software

• Two of the worlds foremost suppliers of business
  systems,IFS and Intentia, were founded in
  Linköping
• Linköping has a strong position in IT security

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Life Science Technologies

• Interdisciplinary research in IT, biotechnics
  and medicine
• 16 new professorships
• Berzelius Clinical Research Centerone of the
  nations two clinical trials centers
• Linköping University is striving to become one of
  the worlds leading institutions in Life Science
  

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Keen industrial interest in Life Science
Technologies

• Investments in Life Science are estimated to
  create 2,000-3,000 new jobs in the region
• Facilities especially adapted for companies in
  Life Science are being built
• The Micromuscle Company a result of Linköpings
  investments in Life Science

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Communication technology

• Linköping leads the world when it comes to the
  development of Home Communication
• Telecom companies such as Ericsson and
  Kreatelare collaborating to develop products and
  solutions
• Based on unique cooperation
• The idea is to use broadband and the digital TV
  network to provide homes with services in
  entertainment, information and commerce

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Mjärdevi Science Park

• Today
• 170 companies
• over 4,500 employees
• 155,000 m2 office space
• A further 50,000 m2 under project design or
  production
• Includes Mjärdevi Business Incubator
• - helping companies get started from good
  ideas
• Invests in a new central building

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