The Student Union at the Royal Institute of Technology (Tekniska Högskolans Studentkår or THS) is the students' union at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. It is affiliated with the Stockholm Federation of Student Unions.
The student union was founded on 26 November 1901. The union building Nymble was designed by leading Swedish modernists Uno Åhrén and Sven Markelius in 1928 and inaugurated in 1930; it is significant as one of the first examples of modernist architecture in Sweden and has status as a listed building.
The student union has a governing chamber of delegates elected by the students at the Institute and a board and other officials elected by the delegates. The union appoints student representatives to various boards of the Institute.
The members of THS are divided into chapters or "sections" of the union. Each chapter corresponds to a number of programs (bachelor, master or doctoral) at the Royal Institute of Technology. Each chapter has its own management and arranges a reception for new students. The chapters or sections of THS are:
Identifier | Chapter/Section | Chapter jurisdiction | English language programs part of chapter |
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A | Arkitektursektionen | Architecture students |
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B | Bergssektionen | Material Sciences students |
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CL | Sektionen för Civilingenjör och Lärare | Students in Civil Engineering and Teaching educations | None |
D | Datasektionen | Computer Science students |
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Dr | Doktorandsektionen | Ph.D. Students |
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E | Elektrosektionen | Electrical Engineering students |
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F | Fysiksektionen | Physics and Math students |
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Fria | Fria sektionen | Students not belonging to any other program | None |
I | Sektionen för Industriell Ekonomi | Students in Industrial Economics |
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IN | Sektionen för Informations- och Nanoteknik | Students in Information and Nanotechnology |
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IsB | Ingenjörssektionen Bygg | Construction Engineering students | None |
IsF | Ingenjörssektionen Flemingsberg | Engineering Students at the Flemingsberg campus | None |
K | Kemisektionen | Chemistry Students |
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M | Kungliga Maskinsektionen | Industrial Engineering and Management students |
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Media | Sektionen för Medieteknik | Media Technology students |
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MiT | Sektionen för Medicinsk Teknik | Medical Technology students |
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OPEN | Sektionen för Öppen ingång | Students in open entrance program | None |
S | Samhällsbyggnadssektionen | Students in Urban Development programs |
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T | Flygsektionen | Mechanical Engineering students |
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TBas | Sektionen för Tekniskt Basår | Students enrolled in a technical prep year | None |
TT | Telge Teknologsektion | Students in programs at the Södertälje campus |
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W | Sektionen för Energi och miljö | Students in Energy and Environmental Sustainability |
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