Overview

About the programme

The Division of Machine Elements at Luleå University of Technology has world leading research competence in the field of tribology, i.e. lubrication, friction and wear. Substantial costs are incurred in industry every year as a direct or indirect result of friction and wear.

In process industry, almost half of all operating costs are related to maintenance caused by friction and wear. Tribologists at Luleå University of Technology work in close cooperation with industry in solving problems linked to lubrication, friction and wear.

Programme Structure

Topics include:

Scientific computing with applications in tribology
Advanced topics in wear of materials
Advanced engineering surfaces, metrology, function and manufacturing
Condition monitoring
Simulations in tribology
Energy aspects in tribology
Advanced topics in wear of materials
Tribological simulation methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Luleå, Sweden

Disciplines

Physics View 29 other PhDs in Physics in Sweden

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

An applicant meets the general entry requirements for doctoral (third-cycle) studies if he or she has been awarded a Master’s (second-cycle) qualification, has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle credits, or has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in another way, in Sweden or elsewhere.

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EU/EEA Nationals

Free

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Living costs

Luleå

Sweden

6830 - 11280 SEK / month

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