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{{Short description|University in Lappeenranta and Lahti, Finland}}
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 | name                   = LUT University
 | native_name            = Lappeenrannan-Lahden teknillinen yliopisto LUT
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 | image_name             = [[File:LUT University Logo.png|300px]]
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 | latin_name             = Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search |url=https://archive.org/search?query=Universitatis+Lappeenrantaensis&sin=TXT |website=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
 | motto                  = Uteliaiden yliopisto
 | motto_lang             = Finnish
 | mottoeng               = Land of the curious
 | established            = {{start date and age|1969}}
 | closed                 = 
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]]
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 | endowment              = ~120,000,000€ (2021)
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 | chairman               = [[Teresa Kemppi-Vasama]]
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 | rector                 = 
 | president              = [[Juha-Matti Saksa]]
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 | academic_staff         = 788 (2023)
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 | total_staff            = 1,380 (2023)
 | students               = 7,770 (2023)
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 | city                   = [[Lappeenranta]], [[Lahti]]
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 | country                = {{flagicon|Finland}}[[Finland]]
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 | other_name             = LUT, LUT University (swedish: LUT-universitet)
 | former_names           = LTKK (Lappeenrannan teknillinen korkeakoulu), LTY (Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto)
 | language               = Finnish, English
 | colors                 = {{Color box|#ed174d}} {{Color box|#000000}} {{Color box|#23b900}} {{Color box|#ff6600}}
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 | website                = http://www.lut.fi/en - English site
http://www.lut.fi/fi - Finnish site
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'''Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT''' (''[[Finnish language|Finnish]]'': '''Lappeenrannan-Lahden teknillinen yliopisto LUT'''), better known by the abbreviation '''LUT University''' (''[[Finnish language|Finnish]]'': '''LUT-yliopisto''') is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] which was established in 1969. The university's [[Lappeenranta]] campus is situated on the shore of lake [[Saimaa]] – the 4th largest lake in Europe. LUT University's second campus is in the Finnish city of [[Lahti]]. The university also has research units in the Finnish cities of [[Mikkeli]] and [[Kouvola]], as well as a regional office in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]].

LUT University is split into two schools of engineering and technology, a school of business and a department of social sciences. The schools focus on renewable and sustainable technologies such as clean water and air, renewable energy, circular economy and the impact of technology on society.

There are 1,380 staff members and 7,770 students in the university. Over 5,000 students reside in the Lappeenranta campus area, and the Lahti campus hosts around 1,000 students. The university also has 701 students attending [[Open university|Open University]] and 621 students in continuing education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key Facts and Figures 2022 {{!}} LUT University |url=https://www.lut.fi/en/about-us/introducing-university/key-facts-and-figures |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.lut.fi |language=en}}</ref> Over 15% of the university's student population is international and the school has a representation of 98 different nationalities<ref name="topuniversities.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Key Facts and Figures 2021 {{!}} LUT University |url=https://www.lut.fi/en/node/42/key-facts-and-figures |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.lut.fi |language=en}}</ref> 

LUT University is a public university under the advisory of the [[Finnish Government|Finnish government]]. LUT University and [[LAB University of Applied Sciences]] form the higher education organization '''LUT Universities'''. LUT University is a theoretical research university branch that focuses on academics and research, while LAB University of Applied Sciences is a career oriented school with practical innovation.