Karlstads universitet lanserar i sommar ett nytt Robotkollo för barn – en satsning som snabbt blev fulltecknad. Under två veckor får deltagarna utforska teknikens möjligheter genom att bygga och programmera egna robotar i en kreativ och samarbetsinriktad miljö.
Karlstad University is launching a new Robot Camp for children this summer – an initiative that quickly became fully booked.
You, as a student at Karlstad University, can now apply for online courses for the academic year 2026/27 through Eunice*. Choose from 119 courses that will give your education additional depth and international experience.
Each year, Eunice offers a wide range of courses for all students studying at one of the partner universities.
Karlstad University is participating in the new EU-funded project SPECTRA, coordinated by Ergang Wang at Chalmers University of Technology. SPECTRA aims to develop new technologies in which solar energy is used to convert plastic waste into valuable resources.
Within the project, Karlstad University will develop computational and AI-assisted tools to accelerate the discovery and optimisation of materials and processes.
How can gifted students be both challenged and supported in developing their skills in technology studies? A new study at Karlstad University shows that the subject of technology has strong potential to meet gifted students’ needs through modeling using digital tools.
It’s time for SM Week to take over Karlstad. The event is a public celebration featuring world-class sports, experiences, and opportunities to connect. This year, not least with the Elite Sports University at Karlstad University.
This autumn, Sweden will hold elections, and it is time for the country’s citizens to take part in one of the privileges of living in a democracy. This is especially true for young people who may have the opportunity to vote for the first time. However, leading discussions in a classroom within the subject of social studies can be challenging in a turbulent political climate marked by increasing polarization.
How can apps and digital health services become easier to use for older adults and people with motor impairments? In his doctoral thesis, Bilal Maqbool in Computer Science has developed an AI-based method that can imitate user interactions and has investigated why usability testing is often a challenge.
”To create user-friendly systems, developers need to test their products with real users.
There is a great deal of heart and soul involved in being a sports leader in a sport you are passionate about. The love of curling has united this year’s recipients of the Karlstad Grand Prix 2026 in more ways than one.
What can ghosts tell us about justice, history and the future? This is what Judith Tesfaye Kiros, PhD in English, has explored in her thesis Ghosts of the Black Atlantic: Hauntology and the Temporality of Justice in Black British Poetry.
Judith Tesfaye Kiros has analysed the work of four black British poets in relation to haunting as both a theme and an ethical concept.
Three units at Karlstad University – Electrical Engineering, DAMI and Computer Science – are part of the large-scale project Electrified Flexible Industry. The aim of the project is to develop solutions for a more flexible, resilient, digital and resource-efficient energy system.
Karlstad University’s role in the project is to develop AI-based solutions to enable companies to anticipate energy demand, prices and flexibility opportunities.
From Monday 8 June to Saturday 29 August, the university operates summer opening hours. The entrances will generally be locked. Staff and students can enter using a card and code.
The book “Tourism and Place Design: Designing Places to Live, Operate and Visit” offers new perspectives on tourism and helps advance the field – both theoretically and in practice.
– The book shows new ways of understanding how tourism and places are shaped through their interaction with each other, says Mekonnen Tesfahuney, Professor in Human Geography at Karlstad University and one of the book’s editors.
The book is of great significance for the To
Karlstad University has been awarded continued funding to further develop and expand the Swedish Graduate School for Cybersecurity (SIGS-CyberSec).
The initiative is one of three industrial graduate schools receiving support from the Knowledge Foundation (KK Foundation).
– The new funding will enable the graduate school to recruit seven additional industrial doctoral students.
How does AI affect the way we work, how does disinformation spread – and how do we build resilient organizations? These were some of the questions at the center of Customer Innovation Day 2026 in Karlstad.
Customer Innovation Day 2026 brought together researchers and professionals around the theme of tomorrow’s services.
The Bachelor of Science in Social Work at Karlstad University demonstrates high quality. This is confirmed by the Swedish Higher Education Authority’s (UKÄ) national evaluation of all 19 programmes in Sweden leading to a degree in social work.
According to the assessment panel, the programme is well designed and based on a sound scientific and professional foundation.
