The capacity for innovation has decreased according the latest results by the Swedish Innovation Index where the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University asked thousands of customers to rank the innovativeness of Swedish companies, organisations and authorities.
2025-02-05
Megagames are a mix of role-playing games, board games and simulation. Karlstad University organised a megagame on the theme: Can Sweden reach sustainable consumption by 2045?
Our society is based on economic growth. With growth comes increased consumption, higher energy costs and use of resources. Without growth, unemployment goes up. With technology comes greater efficiency, convenience and security.
2017-06-30
Internet services are becoming a greater part of our daily lives and the more complex the service, the higher the demands placed on the systems and networks behind the services.
2019-10-01
It is unusual for a Bachelor’s essay to be of such high quality that it qualifies for presentation in an international conference. But Jonatan Langlet, a Master’s student in Computer Engineering, has proven that it is possible.
2021-03-09
The project form as an organisational tool is a distinctive feature of modern political development work. David Scott is a lecturer in Political Science at Karlstad University whose recently completed doctoral thesis examined the use of the project as an organisational form in development aid and its ramifications for political work.
"My findings show that the project form has a depoliticising effect.
Bibliotek
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Karlstad University library offers introductory courses in EndNote that can be arranged upon request.
Below, you can see an example of the course content.
In spring 2025 the entrance exams for the Bachelor Programme in Music is conducted in two sessions. A first selection is made based on submitted filmed music performances. On 17-19 March 2025, additional tests are performed on-site at Ingesund School of Music.
Time plan for applications:
1 December 2024 – 15 January 2025
Application period.
Loredana Sundberg Cerrato from Dublin gave an intriguing seminar on February 10, 2016.
Loredana, who also presented the ADAPT centre in Dublin this day (see post on the web pages of Information Systems), gave an in-depth view on research on dialogue supporting machine translation between languages for the HCI group and Master students.
Her presentation is uploaded as an pdf file on this web page.
A picture of the presenter from her power point slide (see pdf).
Informatik
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Information System courses has for decades contained various aspects of blended learning. Distance education started in the 70's and now more is a whole undergraduate at distance.
Elektroteknik
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» Forskning inom elektroteknik
The research field is an inter-disciplinary approach which includes both basic and applied research on identifying novel applications of cutting-edge material science, sensor technology, advanced signal processing and advanced control. Exploring and proposing novel techniques for modelling and embedded advanced control in order to address the industrial needs is a central aspect of this research.
In 2014, Karlstad University was included in Vinnova's major Vinnväxt initiative in Värmland. The program has been named Paper Province 2.0 and is led by Paper Province.
The goal of the project is to create an internationally attractive innovation environment for forest-based bioeconomy.
The concept of quiet quitting has become a hot topic of conversation in the workplace. According to a new study, it is not just about lazy employees or a demanding younger generation. Alexandre Sukhov, new docent in business administration at Karlstad Business School, is one of the authors behind the study.
Quiet quitting means that employees stop engaging more than necessary – they do their job, but nothing beyond that.
Doctoral programme in Social Work at Karlstad University.
Social work conducts research education and so far, five Ph.D. dissertations have been submitted within a broad range of areas. The dissertation or licentiate project of the research education belongs to one of the subjects two research orientations: Critical welfare studies or Applied welfare research.
Doctoral programme in Social Work at Karlstad University.
Social work conducts research education and so far, five Ph.D. dissertations have been submitted within a broad range of areas. The dissertation or licentiate project of the research education belongs to one of the subjects two research orientations: Critical welfare studies or Applied welfare research.
We welcome Professor dr. Paul Gemmel from Belgium, who will be visiting us until April 11th.
Paul Gemmel is full professor of Service and Healthcare Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business administration of the Ghent University and Senior Research Fellow at the Vlerick Business School, both located in Belgium.
In press or Acceppted for publ.ISD 2025 conference short paper.2025Szüsz, H. & Alaqra, A.S. (2025). User trust and AI-enhanced transparency: A study on cookie banner UI design. In A. Moallem (Ed.), HCI for cybersecurity, privacy and trust. HCII 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 15815. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92840-6_8Chanda, N. & Alaqra, A.S. (2025). User interface principles for designing virtual showrooms. In M.
Transit is a 3-year Erasmus+ project started in January 2021 and involves seven partners from four countries: Italy, Sweden, Greece and Spain.
The project aims at raising awareness, while stimulating behavioural change, about sustainable mobility through the development of informal training paths for workers, families, and young adults, by stressing the importance of using more sustainable means of transportations as part of broader efforts at EU level towards the creati
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.
Young children who are exposed to trauma rarely receive the help they need, partly because there are no suitable methods targeting this age group in Sweden.
2020-12-10
Organizations use idea screening to select which ideas to develop into innovation projects. The question is how do experts decide if an idea is good? It is a complex interplay of intuition, analysis and sensemaking, according to a new study from CTF, Center for Service Research at Karlstad University.
The researchers have mapped and analyzed activities that expert evaluators use to screen ideas, and how these activities are used to identify ideas of high quality.
2022-01-28
Many people navigate modern technology every day. But how does it affect us and how does this differ between different geographical and social groups?
2016-06-08
Marie-Therese Christiansson, Information Systems, Karlstad University is recognised by the university for outstanding outreach activites.
Karlstad University awards on an annual basis one person or group of persons who have excelled for several years in outreach activities. At the Business School, Marie-Therese Christiansson has for many years engaged professional to join her courses in process orientation for organisational development.
CSR
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» Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, CNDS
March 11 marked the day of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan that caused thousands of fatalities and the nuclear disaster in Fukushima. On the same day, two years ago, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that COVID-19 could be characterized as a pandemic. These two crises are emblematic of how natural hazards and related disasters continue to pose a major threat to societies.
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Karlstad University arrange an academic celebration in the autumn of every year. The celebration includes doctoral and honorary doctorate conferment ceremonies, the installation of new professors, and presentation of medals and scholarships.
Karlstad University was inaugurated on 22 January 1999. As a young university, we wish to preserve a long-standing academic tradition of ceremonies dating back to the Middle Ages, while commemorating our own history and identity.
