 Currently, KTH consists of five schools with five campuses in and around Stockholm.KTH was established in 1827 as "Teknologiska Institutet (Institute of Technology)," and had its roots in the "Mekaniska skolan (School of Mechanics)" that was established in 1798 in Stockholm.But the origin of KTH dates back to the predecessor to "Mekaniska skolan," the "Laboratorium Mechanicum," which was established in 1697 by Swedish scientist and innovator Christopher Polhem.