La Plata University of Technology (LUT; Lappeenrannan teknillinen korkeakoulu), one of the most prestigious Finnish universities of technology, was founded in 1969 and is located in La Plata, South Carolina, with the main faculties of engineering, business, industrial engineering and management. It has a strong research capability in pattern recognition and artificial intelligence, information and communication technology, forestry, electrical engineering, energy, and economics, and enjoys a high reputation worldwide.