Our physical environment – the way it looks and functions both inside and outside – matters a lot for the university to attract students and employees.
The document Campusplan 2040 points out the long-term direction for the university’s physical environment. The plan has been created as a collaboration project between the university and Akademiska hus.
2024-05-16
Centrum för genusforskning
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International Summer School – Digital Health Innovation: Intersections of Design, Technology, and Gender.
From the 20. until the 27.06.2021 at Karlstad University, Sweden
While digital health is often praised as the solution to contemporary and future health problems, the social inequalities contained in and reinforced through digital health technologies are often not acknowledged.
A survey was conducted in the autumn of 2016 on scientific foundation and proven experience within preschool teacher education, occurrence in courses, meanings, and interpretations of the concepts. The survey was presented in a report.
We are happy to welcome Ingo Karpen, Professor of Business Administration with a focus on Business and Service Design, to CTF, Service Research Center, and Karlstad Business School at Karlstad University.
"As a research-intensive academic focused on rigorous knowledge generation with practical relevance, I am looking forward to joining the research culture at Karlstad Business School and CTF," says Ingo Karpen.
Ingo Karpen is an internationally renowned researcher and ed
2017-10-17
The administrative services are tasked with supporting and providing service to the university's faculties and neighboring functions. The aim is to create the best possible conditions for our education, research and collaboration with business and society.
The administrative services also provide strategic and administrative support for the university's management and the university board.
Karlstad University has received funding from the KK Foundation to build an industrial research school in forest-based bioeconomy and digitization. The project runs from June 2023 to May 2029.
EXACT is a collaboration between two strong research groups at Karlstad University - Pro2BE and DAMI4.0 - eight companies and several industry partners.
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Stuttgart (Duale Hochschule Baden Württemberg in German and DHBW for short) visited us during a couple of days to discuss future Erasmus exchanges for our students studying ERP and Economy and Webb and Multimedia.
On the 24th and 25th of May professors Kai Holzweißig and Thomas Kessel from DHBW visited the Information System department to get acquainted with the department before future Erasmus exchanges.
Applicants to main instrument or vocals in the folk music genre are required to partake in the local entrance test (L-test) by submitting videos of themselves playing/singing according to the instructions below.
The specialisation in folk music at Ingsund focuses on Swedish and Nordic folk music, but also invites international perspectives and music from other countries and cultures, as well as diving deep into the local folk music traditions of Värmland.TEST COMPONENTST
Musikhögskolan Ingesund
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Applicants to ensemble leading/conducting are required to partake in an entrance test meeting the jury online, as well as submitting work samples (videos) according to the instructions below.
Test componentsChoose between the following ensemble types and pieces of music:Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Instrumental ensemble). Mozart, W.A.
Having fun at work has been an important driving force and success factor ever since Altran started up in Värmland in 2011. Since then, Altran has grown from 2 to 40 employees in 7 years.
2020-08-18
Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and related sustainability initiatives will require halving of global greenhouse gas emissions each decade from now on through to 2050, when net zero emissions should be achieved. The recent article by the assistant Professor Avit K.
2017-10-06
On Monday 3 June, there will be a panel discussion on AI in Lagerlöfsalen. After the discussion there will be time for questions. Staff and students are welcome attend.
The panel consists of the library director, Jörg Pareigis, pro-vice-chancellor, Margareta Friman, senior lecturer Karin Thörne and researchers Matthias Beckerle and Kristian Petrov.
Regardless of Karlstads size there is quite a lot of things going on if you know how to find it.
At the Visit Karlstad webpage there is information about most things happening in and around the city from events to sightseeing, concerts, etc.Take a look for inspiration!We would also like to mention a facility called Fritidsbanken, which is located at Fagottgatan 4 close to the University. Imagine being able to rent sport equipment for free! Well, the future is here.
In 2016, Karlstad University was given the right to issue a Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts at Ingesund School of Music. The experiences gained from that application process were then utilised in a new application for a Degree of Master of Fine Arts, which was submitted to the Swedish Higher Education Authority, UKÄ. The application has now been approved and Ingesund School of Music can issue a master’s degree.
2023-02-13
In 2016, Karlstad University was given the right to issue a Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts at Ingesund School of Music. The experiences gained from that application process were then utilised in a new application for a Degree of Master of Fine Arts, which was submitted to the Swedish Higher Education Authority, UKÄ. The application has now been approved and Ingesund School of Music can issue a master’s degree.
2023-03-30
The term of office for the Centre for Social Risk research (CSR) board expired 31 December 2022 and acting Vice-Chancellor Margareta Friman has decided on a new board. The current term started 9 February and ends 31 December 2025.
The new board comprises both external board members as well as representatives from Karlstad University.
2013-08-27
We welcome PhD Student Christoph Peters from Kassel University in Germany. He will be visiting us until October 4.
Christoph Peters is a PhD Student at Kassel University where he works at the Chair of Information Systems led by Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister.
Christoph’s main research interests are service modularization and service modeling of complex services, i.e. they consist of person-oriented as well as IT service parts.
2018-05-17
Swedish universities, including Karlstad University, have decided to terminate the agreement with Elsevier, one of the world's largest scientific publishers. The reason is that the parties did not agree on open access
Elsevier is one of the world's largest scientific publishers. In 2017, Swedish universities paid approximately 120 million SEK for subscriptions to electronic journals to the publisher, of which Karlstad University accounted for almost 1.2 million SEK.
Martina Jordan
This is a PhD project which focus on the implementation and application of Motivational interviewing in schools. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a collaborative communication style used to promote individuals’ own motivation and self-efficacy. In seeking to develop and strengthen teachers’ relational approaches and knowledge, and to support pupils’ motivation, interest in applying MI in schools has increased.
Karlstad University and Deutsche Telekom are collaborating on a project intended to improve the internet connection for users. The goal is for the technology to be incorporated into every mobile phone within five years.
Mobile phones use 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi to access the internet. The project called MultiAccess will tie them together in a flexible way and thus improve the connection.
2017-06-29
Ricardo Santos, research student in computer science at Karlstad University, is one of few PhD students in Sweden offered a part in JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) summer program and the opportunity to do a research exchange in Tokyo.
Applicants to main instrument or vocal in the rhythmical and improvised genre are required to partake in the local entrance test (L-test) by submitting videos of themselves playing. (Updated April 8)
The genre specialisation Ri – rhythmic and improvised music corresponds to what was previously called the Afro-American or jazz genre at Ingesund. Ri includes, for example, jazz, blues, funk, pop, rock and soul.
