Newly inaugurated Trimble Technology Lab provides students with a competitive edge
On 5 May, Trimble Technology Lab at Teknikringen 78 could be officially inaugurated, one year after the sneak opening during the pandemic. During mingling, presentations and ribbon-cutting, those invited could learned more about the opportunities of the lab where many of Trimble's software and hardware for building construction, infrastructure and distance measurement are available.
KTH is now one of about 20 universities in the world that has been dedicated its own Trimble Technology Lab since 2016, where a large part of Trimble's software and hardware for building construction, infrastructure and distance measurement is offered.
For four years, KTH has worked in collaboration with Trimble to develop a laboratory where students and researchers have access to many of Trimble's hardware and software. The products cover all stages of the construction process - from architectural integration to buildings and infrastructure as well as tools used in production.
The inauguration began with a mingle with non-alcoholic drinks and snacks, followed by presentations and ribbon cutting. The School of Architecture and the Built Environment's Deputy Head of School David Nilsson started the afternoon and welcomed everyone. His speech was followed by speeches from KTH's President Sigbritt Karlsson and representatives from Trimble.
- At KTH, it is vital for us that students have access to the latest technology in digital development and therefore it is important for us to be able to collaborate with external actors, President Sigbritt Karlsson emphasized, during her speech.
Kjartan Gudmundsson , Deputy Director of First and Second Cycle Education at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment, and Associate Professor Milan Horemuz spoke about how the lab and Trimble's hardware and software are used in teaching and showed examples of completed student work and projects.
Sought after in the job market
Kjartan Gudmundsson states that KTH has now gained access to an entire ecosystem of tools that give students great opportunities to work with sustainable development, make correct decisions and make the right type of analysis.
- We have received very positive reactions from the students. Partly because we have woven the use of Trimble's tools into our courses, but also because the students themselves have been able to work with the hardware and software and come up with solutions on their own. This makes them attractive to future employers, he states.