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My name is Lucy. I am a student of International Trade at University of Economics in Prague (Czech Republic).
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A creative atmosphere with focus on new technology, where innovation is the cornerstone for new challenges that are mastered on a regular basis. The members of the electrical engineering group find breeding ground to develop both personally and professionally for their future career.
- Our goal in electrical engineering is develop a robust research and educational environment in this field of study.
At this year's Academic Celebration, 20 new Doctors were confered at Karlstad University.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Sol Agin
defended her doctoral thesis in the subject Media and Communication Studies on 17 juni 2022.
The doctoral thesis is entitled ”Communicating climate action: Combining action repertoires and linguistic repertoires in social movement message construction”
Mattias Björklund
defended his doctoral thesis in the subject Educational work on 1
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Karlstad University aims to become a university with a good equality profile, characterised by good quality and fairness.
Our students should be treated equally and fairly in their studies, irrespective of gender.
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Digital examinations are a part of a number of courses at Karlstad University. You will receive more information from teaching staff if your courses are examined digitally. Students complete digital exams on their own computers, or on computers borrowed for this purpose.
As a student, you are responsible for preparing for writing a digital exam.
For a short period, we will have 2 different systems in which we will do digital exams.
Update 7 December 2020: Please note that the deal ends on 31 December 2020. After this, no discount to the publishing fee will be available to KaU researchers.
Karlstad University Library has signed an open access deal with De Gruyter, a German publisher of books and journals covering most subject disciplines.
The Centre for Social Science Didactics (CSD) at Karlstad University is a center for subject-specific research and development in geography, history, religious education, civics, and political science.
CSD is a research center at Karlstad University (KAU) focusing on subject-specific education in the field of Geography, History, Religious Studies, and Social Studies.
There are many ways to understand principals' way of practicing school leadership. In this survey study, we explore how principals' actions are related with teachers' expectations of the principal assignment. How this social role is practised depends on the expectations placed on the position of the role in the social system in which it is included, but also on the expectations of the function to be fulfilled.
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» TEPE 2023 Conference
UPDATE (230508)
Below you can find the schedule for the TEPE-conference. Two updated files can be downloaded in which you can find more detailed information regarding specific presentations: Book of Abstracts and the Program Parallel Sessions.
The Vipp meeting 2020 was held November 12.
Program 2020-11-12 at 12.50 - 14.35
12.50-13.00 Sign in to Zoom.
13.00-13.05 Opening: Per Kristenson, Karlstad University.
13.05-13.25 Results from Vipp, Lars Järnström Karlstad University.
13.25-13.45 ”The forest industry still needs doctoral students!”, Torgny Persson (forsknings- och innovationsdirektör vid Skogsindustrierna).
13.45-13.55 Break.
13.55-14.15 ”Doctoral student collaboration between compan
The group´s research is focusing on processing of raw materials with biological origin, which can be further processed into a large number of technically useful products.
The research encompass coating and printing process technology, rheological behaviour of coating materials, barrier technology and performance in converting and packaging, modelling of mechanical behaviour and mass transport performance of coating layers, renewable materials utilization and performance i
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You can strengthen your employer brand by visiting the University, giving lectures and inviting students to your organisation.
Just as students benefit from early contacts with employers, employers stand to gain from being seen and noticed at the University.
In terms of socioeconomic, cultural, and geopolitical perspectives, the Spanish-speaking countries are highly relevant. If you are a student in a programme focused on for instance economy, law, engineering, music, dance, culture, social science, or the humanities, our courses can be a valuable addition to your course of study and enhance your competence.
“I’ve always worked to keep people from developing wounds while in care, which should be a basic human right.”
Carina Bååth was born in Katrineholm and grew up in Kil in Värmland. She got her degree in Nursing in Karlstad in 1983. After continuing professional development in orthopaedics, Carina Bååth spent many years working for Region Värmland as an orthopaedic nurse, quality assurance nurse, and operational developer.
At Karlstad University, you can complete a Higher Education Diploma, a Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree or a professional degree. If you continue to third-cycle studies, you can also obtain a licentiate degree or a doctorate.
Since 2007, higher education in Sweden has been divided into three different levels: the first, second and third cycles.
Akademisk högtid
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» Akademisk högtid 2021
» Professorer 2021
”Focusing on the nexus of business and design, my interdisciplinary research revolves around designerly ways of thinking, working and being, and how this enables organisations to better serve people and their (eco)systems alike.”
Ingo Oswald Karpen was born in Europe with Luxemburgish as his mother tongue. He moved to Australia to pursue his studies and complete his PhD, followed by ten years of working as an academic in the Australian higher education system.
Judith Kiros, PhD student in English Literature at Karlstad University, has in short succession been granted two literary awards – Svenska Dagbladets litteraturpris and Mare Kandre-priset – for her poetry book Det Röda Är Det Gränslösa.
– It’s wonderful and very unexpected, says an exuberant Judith Kiros.
Karlstad University help all exchange students from partner universities with accommodation.
All rooms are furnished and have their own toilet and shower. Shared kitchen is standard. More information will be given together with the application information in October/March.
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» Om utlandsstudier
» Incoming Exchange Students
Karlstad University help all exchange students from partner universities with accommodation.
All rooms are furnished and have their own toilet and shower. Shared kitchen is standard. More information will be given together with the application information in October/March.
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» Universitetspedagogik
» Högskolepedagogisk utvecklingsdag
September 26th it was time for the Centre for Teaching and Learnings' annual conference on teaching and eassessment. The theme of the conference was Course Design in Canvas and how we get better at using our common learning platform.
We want to stimulate and inspire all staff at Karlstad University and thereby contribute to the quality development of teaching and assessment in our courses and programs. This year, we will emphasize our new learning platform.
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Get to know our alumni ambassadors. Don't hesitate to contact them!
TELL US ABOUT YOU:
My name is Jakob Kümmerle and for the last 5 months I have been studying at Karlstad University as an exchange student.
I have had a lot of international experience previous to this semester but my stay at Karlstad University really broadened my international perspective.
It is sometimes said that we live in a media society. What does that really mean? What role is played by the media in our lives? Why does media content look the way it does? How do we use the media – in our private lives and at work? And how do the media actually influence our view of the world and of ourselves? These are some of the questions that we try to answer in Media and Communication Studies.
