Overview

Structural Engineering supports and maintains the built environment, where structures must be safe, serviceable, durable, aesthetically pleasing and sustainable.

Structural engineering applies maths and physics to traditional construction materials such as concrete, stone, steel, timber and glass and new generation of materials, including aluminium, polymers and carbon fibre.

Aims

The Research Subject at Luleå University of Technology has a mission to preserve, transfer, and create knowledge in structural and fire engineering domains and has three goals:

to educate students in structural and fire engineering;
to research and develop methods to prolong the lifespan of existing structures;
to research and develop structural design methods that promote circularity in the construction industry.

Programme Structure

Research projects include:

Hydrogen safety
Multiscale study on bond-slip failure in trough bridges subjected to fatigue loading
Kiruna City – Mining movements induced damage on existing buildings
IN2TRACK3 - Research into optimized and future railway infrastructure
Sustainable technologies for the direct and bulk conversion of waste biomass into graphene
Demolition of prestressed concrete bridge
Kalix bridge project – condition assessment of existing bridges
Development of a proof loading method for railway bridges
Characterization of train-induced aerodynamic loads on railway noise barriers

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

Structural Engineering

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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

TOEFL^® IBT

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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Tuition Fees

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EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

If you are a citizen of a country within the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you are not required to pay application or tuition fees to study in Sweden.

Living costs

Luleå

Sweden

6830 - 11280 SEK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.