Teacher motivation is a major factor affecting students’ motivation to learn a second language. But what motivates the teachers? English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ motivation has not been given enough attention, particularly in China, where English plays a key role. A new thesis study at Karlstad University investigates the motivation of English teachers at the university level in China.
2017-02-24
The company Askås introduced itself to around 70 IT students at Karlstad University during a Snits lunch on 21 February. Peter Smersfeldt, HR director and in charge of customer services gave a talk about the company, its e-commerce system and the underlying technology.
Askås celebrates a 20-year anniversary in 2017. Twenty years ago the entrepreneur Jonas Askås started to develop an e-commerce system to sell bicycle components.
The transition from high school or the working world to university studies places new demands on your study teqniques. You will be studying more on your own and have more material to tackle. Developing your study teqniques is important to achieve better results at the university. It helps you manage stress, increase learning efficiency, and prepare for your future career.
Professors Patrik Larsson, CTF, and Lena Gonäs, Working Life Science at Karlstad University, have contributed to this book with a chapter on the Swedish development of human resource management entitled "Employment Regimes and Personnel Work in Sweden".
The book contains studies of the historical development of human resource management (HRM) in
seventeen different nations.
2024-11-18
Work-related stress is a serious problem for employee wellbeing and employer efficiency.
– We use cutting-edge deep tech solutions which provide objective and immediate insights, says Poja Shams, senior lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School and the Service Research Center (CTF).
IVA’s annual 100 List puts the spotlight on current research projects that are considered to have great potential to create value through commercialisation, business and
Research on people's sleep habits is important for understanding which habits and circumstances are associated with normal sleep and sleep problems, and to find out which treatment techniques can be helpful when people have slept poorly for a long time. The first recommended treatment for insomnia is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). In short, the treatment involves mapping one's sleep habits and testing new behaviors and thought patterns related to sleep.
A virtual paper-making machine makes it possible to test run and optimise operations without costly downtime in the industry. New research at Karlstad University saves money and spares the environment.
”It is now possible to run the paper-making process virtually, without expensive equipment, to identify the optimal settings for each machine,” says Björn Sjöstrand, who recently submitted his doctoral thesis in chemical engineering at Karlstad University.
2024-05-21
In June, we have the EU elections and in November, the US presidential election awaits. At the same time, journalism is facing a bombardment of alleged declining credibility. How should this be resolved and who can you actually trust?
Committed to excellence in computer networking, security and privacy, and software engineering
Computer Science is the study of both the theorethical and the practical aspects of software development. In Karlstad, the education as well as the research are mainly focused on computer networking, privacy and security and software engineering.
Education
Teaching is carried out at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Karlstad Business School has signed a partnership agreement with Github – an online Community and subsidiary of Microsoft – to offer students and teaching staff the opportunity to cooperate and contribute to different IT projects without cost.
Revision control of source code is very important in all development and management of systems. GIT is a system for revision control developed by the Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
2024-10-07
As the leaves on the trees begin to change colour, it’s time for the Academic Ceremony, one of the biggest events of the year at Karlstad University and a long-standing tradition. In troubled times, it is important to protect unity, cooperation, and team spirit and what we can achieve together, not least in research. On October 18th, we will together confer new doctors, honorary doctors as well as install our new professors.
2023-03-23
The development of packaging is one of the reasons why the welfare society was able to emerge. With increasingly sophisticated packaging, food could be consumed long after it was harvested or slaughtered, and far from the place where it was produced.
Food production is the sector with the greatest impact on the planet’s ecosystem.
Forskning
» Forskningsstöd
» Kompetensutveckling
» CTRIVE® Competence development
CTRIVE® 3.0 Competence development
The ability to communicate the value of your work to both expert and non-specialist audiences is a vital skill for researchers of all disciplines; both for professional networking and general research communication. This workshop will focus on developing a non-specialist four-minute research pitch using a form of the NABC model (Needs, Approach, Benefits and Competition).
Food waste is not decreasing fast enough to meet the UN's sustainable development goal of halving food waste by 2030.
- We need to act faster with more activities, says Helén Williams, researcher at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University.
29 September marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste to put focus on efforts to reduce global food waste.
– Reports show that progress is too slow, which was also recently discussed during
Here you can find information about previous projects in the research field English Literature.
Science fiction and intercultural encounters (Participants: Maria Holmgren Troy, Andreas Jacobsson, Johan Wijkmark)
Internal funding 2016-
The aim of this project is to study interpersonal and interspecies encounters in science-fiction literature, film and television as intercultural encounters.
We are happy to welcome Stephen L. Vargo, Shidler Distinguished Professor and Professor of Marketing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, who will be visiting us this week.
Stephen L. Vargo was appointed as Visiting Professor at CTF in December 2011.
Företagsekonomi
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Accounting is about documenting and communicating financial and non-financial information. It is applied by both private and public organizations. Accounting can be divided into financial accounting and management accounting.
Financial accounting is statutory and provides information on results and financial position, as well as corporate social responsibility and sustainability to external stakeholders.
Utbildning
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Before, during and after the exchange, you can use your Outgoing Mobility portal to fill up the required forms and send us your documents.Go to Outgoing mobility PortalDuring the exchange periodThe continuation of exchange agreements depends on exchange students’ ability to be good ambassadors for their home university. This means being a good student, being aware of representing Karlstad University and participating in information events and fairs at the host university.
Kombinerad ECHA och igMCG konferens 16-18 juni 2025
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The venue, Sundsta-Älvkullegymnasiet, an upper secondary school located at walking distance from the city center. It is the third largest school in Sweden and has around 2000 students. It is a new and modern school equipped with the latest technology.
VenueThe venue, Sundsta-Älvkullegymnasiet, an upper secondary school located at walking distance from the city center. It is the third largest school in Sweden and has around 2000 students.
Are you worrying about making money last until the next pay day during Christmas? Are you already regretting purchasing that electronic gadget you thought was so necessary during Black Friday?
2022-10-26
Public transport is an important part of a sustainable and equal society. In order to accelerate this transition, new knowledge and more research is needed.
2025-04-30
John-Erik Hassel recently completed his PhD in business administration at Karlstad Business School and The Service Research Center (CTF) and has done research on venture builders.
John-Erik Hassel, tell us about your research
– My research is about understanding a relatively new actor in entrepreneurial ecosystems called venture builders and how they can be understood in a larger context.
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
What can you actually work with after completing the Sports and Health Coaching Programme at Karlstad University? At least once a year, current students of the programme receive answers during alumni days organized by the programme.
