Together with the University College in Hedmark, Norway, Karlstad University has received a grant for a 3-year project about development of IT support for crisis training. Monika Magnusson and other researchers from Information System will play essential roles in this project.
Joint training is an important factor for a well-developed readiness to handle crises.
2017-08-24
Professor of Business Administration at CTF and Assistant Vice-Chancellor at Karlstad University. You just returned for Seoul, South Korea. What did you do there?
– I was invited as keynote speaker at the International Research Symposium IRSSM 8th International Research Symposium in Service Management at Yonsei University. In my presentation I talked about how service innovations are created and what makes them grow in global markets.
An applicant may in some cases be admitted to a later stage of a programme. This is possible for the second semester and onward and only if there is a vacancy in the current semester.
In order to be admitted to a later stage of a programme, it is required that applicants meet the requirements for the current programme and have completed courses corresponding to the programme's previous semesters.
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This is the program homepage for International Business, which has its final admission in the spring of 2024. Starting from the fall of 2025, the program will be replaced by the Bachelor's Program in Business Administration: Global Sustainable Business.
CRE8®, a creative problem solving method developed at Karlstad University, allows students taking different courses and programmes to collaborate while solving real problems. CRE8® Europe has just started for students from four European universities.
2024-10-03
Bo Edvardsson, professor in Business Administration and founder of CTF, share some stories and reflects on CTF's 35 years of service research at Karlstad University.
It is almost inconceivable that it is 35 years since CTF started. Time goes really fast when you have a fun and a meaningful job.
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Karlstad University cooperates with universities in many other countries through visiting researchers and the exchange of teaching staff and students. We have agreements with about 200 universities and are involved in a number of international networks.
Global Partners at Karlstad UniversityOur ambition is to increase understanding for other cultures and to strengthen the University’s role in the international knowledge community.
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The English language support service is open to all students at Karlstad University. Our aim is to help you improve your English language skills and become more confident about using English for academic purposes.
Individual Help
We offer 45-minute tutorials to individuals looking to improve their writing skills.
Whether you are flying into Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo or even Copenhagen, you will find good connections to Karlstad by train, bus, or domestic flights. Karlstad University’s main campus is located just a few kilometers east of the city centre. The easiest way to get here is by bus or bike, but you can also take the train or travel by car.
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The research project Correlation Attacks against Tor (CAT) investigates new attacks on the Tor anonymity network to make it more secure in the long term. The project is funded by the Swedish Internet Foundation (Internetstiftelsen) and runs from the autumn of 2018 to March 2019.
Tor, an anonymity network with around 8 million daily users, is used to browse the Internet anonymously, circumvent censorship, and disseminate information anonymously.
On March 27-29, the Swedish research school of Management and IT (MIT) held the 2019 Spring Conference at Karlstad University, hosted by CTF, Service Research Center and Karlstad Business School.
2021-08-20
The autumn semester at Karlstad University starts on 30 August. New students at study programmes, where the student groups are not too large, are prioritised to start the semester on campus.
International students will also be taught on campus.
2017-06-07
Last Thursday international students received diploma at a farewell ceremony for those who had studied at Karlstad University for one semester. Matthew Argier and Ryan Moore from Canada Kanada return home with many new experiences.
Every semester there is a farewell ceremony for international students at Karlstad University and last Thursday pro vice chancellor Thomas Blom presented diplomas to them. The ceremony was followed by mingling and entertainment.
2014-04-03
… Professor at CTF and Assistant Vice-Chancellor at Karlstad University. You just returned from a month-long visit on New Zealand. What did you do there?
- I was Visiting Professor at University of Canterbury. This was in the context of an international teacher and researcher exchange funded by the Erskine Programme.
2021-04-21
We asked the International Office at Karlstad University how they identify new partners for student exchanges.
Carina Eriksson, who develops new exchange agreements with universities outside Europe explains, that during previous International Exchange Days we asked students, where do you want to go on exchange?
- We use this feedback directly from students to formulate a plan of where to start new agreements.
2023-05-03
It is with great concern that we received the government’s hasty decision to shorten the term of external members of Swedish university boards from three years to 17 months. The government refers to the need for more security policy expertise in the boards as a result of the current security situation in the world. Of course, we all need to heighten our awareness and ensure we have the right competence in place to meet these new threats.
2017-01-17
International online-courses with strong links to the most successful research environments and tailor-made for professionals at work will be offered at Karlstad University thanks to a development project in conjunction with a number of leading companies and the support of the KK Foundation.
The KK Foundation has granted Karlstad University 6 million SEK for the period 2017-2019 to develop and carry out net-based cutting edge Master–level courses, developed in close coop
2017-01-18
International online-courses with strong links to the most successful research environments and tailor-made for professionals at work will be offered at Karlstad University thanks to a development project in conjunction with a number of leading companies and the support of the KK Foundation.
The KK Foundation has granted Karlstad University 6 million SEK for the period 2017-2019 to develop and carry out net-based cutting edge Master–level courses, developed in close coop
2025-04-14
Language teacher Lise Iversen Kulbrandstad was appointed honorary doctor at the Teacher Education, Karlstad University in 2017. She has also served as a guest professor in the research groups ROSE, Research on Subject-specific Education and CSL, Center for Language and Literature Education.
Karlstad university has been at the forefront in climate- and public-related safety research for many years. In a dynamically changing society, however, risk and safety issues need to be seen in a larger context.
Professor in Business Administration and Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Karlstad University. This spring you were invited to Monterrey Tech and EGADE Business School in Mexico to discuss research and collaboration. Can you tell us about some of your impressions from the trip?
- Monterrey Tech, which is considered to be one of the top universities in South America, has well-developed
collaboration with other universities, companies and organizations.
2021-03-25
The agreement gives Karlstad Business School students the opportunity to apply for exchange studies at National Taipei University, an institution specialised in law, business, the social sciences, and the humanities.
2021-09-21
Margareta Friman is a professor of psychology and pro-vice chancellor at Karlstad University and has been part of CTF since the mid-90s. Here, she reflects and share some memories from her time at CTF.
It all started when Professor Patrik Larsson, former CTF director and current dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, gave me the opportunity to try out the life as a researcher.
2018-05-17
Two IT projects at Karlstad University will receive funding from Internetstiftelsen (The Internet Fund). One project will focus on improving fifth generation mobile networks, 5G, and the other on further developing the anonymity service TOR.
In total, five projects have been granted funding and a share in the 1,4 million SEK that Internetstiftelsen provides.
