In November, three new distance courses with focus on business models, servitization and value creation through service will start. They are developed for professionals and are given by CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University.
The five credit courses are developed to suit professionals where work and studies can be combined. They will run part-time and are free of charge.
The course participants will take part of theoretical and practical knowledge.
2021-04-23
Agnieszka Kitkowska is a new postdoctoral researcher at CTF where she is studying online privacy and decision-making, and barriers that consumers face during digital transactions.
What is your background and what brought you to CTF?"I have a multidisciplinary background with one master's degree in art and one in computing. Last year, I successfully defended my Ph.D. in Computer Science.
The cooperation group associated with the IT programmes at Karlstad University arranges study visits, guest lectures, lunch meetings, mentorship programmes, practical placement and degree projects for IT students at Karlstad University.
Snits offers a variety of activities to promote meetings between students and industry. It is a unique opportunity for you as a student to build relations with the industry during your studies.
We are happy to welcome Dr. Jakob Trischler to CTF.
Jakob recently joined CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, as a postdoctoral researcher. Originally from Austria, he completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Management Center Innsbruck. After moving to Australia, Jakob completed his PhD at Southern Cross University in 2015.
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The University Library is managed by the Library Director, who guides and allocates the work done by the Library.
The University Library is divided into six fields of operations lead by coordinators, who together with the Library Director form the Management Team of the Library.
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Karlstad Business School has qualified for a final review by AACSB, a non-profit organisation that works with quality enhancement and accreditation of business schools around the world. The review will be performed in connection with a site visit late 2020 or early 2021.
“I am incredibly proud of the quality development towards accreditation that we have achieved together over the last few years,” says Martin Löfgren, Head of Department at Karlstad Business School.
2018-12-17
On December 3, Karlstad Business School at Karlstad University organised the annual Sustainability Day, available for students and the general public.
2026-03-03
How can reuse become both profitable and sustainable? What role can social robots play in the services and welfare systems of the future? How do we address challenges in working life, health, digitalisation and the climate transition? These questions are at the heart of Value-Creating Conversations – a seminar series created by CTF in collaboration with The Hamrin Foundation.
“Research creates real value only when it benefits society.
The Swedish Institute Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM is an academic scholarship open to female citizens from eligible countries in Africa and Asia who wants to study in the field of STEM.
This scholarship support women who are ready to shape the future of STEM and strengthen their communities through knowledge, leadership and action.The scholarship supports full-time, one- or two-year master’s studies at Swedish universities across a range of English-taught program
New research from Karlstad University shows that the effect is particularly noticeable among women who already during pregnancy experience strong anxiety about giving birth.
Expecting a first child can bring both anticipation and worry. Thoughts about pain, loss of control, and the unknown are, for many expectant mothers, a source of stress.
2018-12-19
On December 3, Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation, and the Tore Browaldh's Foundation announced 20 new recipients of the Wallander Scholarship for outstanding doctoral dissertations. One of the recipients is PhD Kaisa Koskela-Huotari at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University.
Congratulations to the Wallander Scholarship!
"Thank you! I am extremely happy and honored to be awarded the prestigious Wallander Scholarship.
2016-09-13
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2024-04-10
The Swedish Minister for Social Services, Camilla Waltersson Grönvall, is on a 2-day visit to Karlstad University this week.
– This is the first stop on my tour around Swedish universities that offer programmes in social work.
2022-10-26
What are the long-term effects of the current economic situation, for both consumers and producers? And how can we guide young adults towards more sustainable consumption. Researchers at Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University answer questions on this subject.
Producers want to sell their products, of course, but many will experience lower sales figures.
2019-11-22
Eight researchers from Karlstad University are included in the list of the 100 most cited researchers according to the Swedish news magazine Fokus.
2024-10-03
In the project “AI-robotar i besöksnäringen: En framtid med nya kollegor” (AI robots in the tourism industry: a future with new colleagues), researchers from Karlstad Business School and the Service Research Center (CTF) are looking at how employees in the tourism industry are affected by having AI robots as colleagues.
Kristina Palm, Poja Shams, Nina Löfgren and Maria Åkesson from CTF, along with Calle Rosengren from Kristianstad University and Carin Håkansta from Karol
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The goal in Agenda 2030 is for global food waste in the entire food chain to be reduced by half. Researchers at CTF are working to develop, communicate and disseminate new knowledge that can support producers, service providers and consumers in this effort.
Fredrik Wikström and Helén Williams have done research for many years on issues related to the environment and sustainability, and the role of packaging in reducing food waste.
The project Smart and Safe brings together the public sector, businesses, academia and civil society in a helix model to create safer public environments for children and young people with the help of the Internet of Things (IoT). Research is conducted by the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University.
Complex societal challenges require complex solutions, such as technical systems based on IoT.
2016-12-20
Researchers at CTF have been granted 5.3 million SEK for research on energy-efficient commuting. The main financer of the project is the Swedish Energy Agency.
In the project, researchers Lars E. Olsson and Margareta Friman both active at CTF, Service Research Center and Samot, The Service and Market Oriented Transport Research Group at Karlstad University, will develop new knowledge and methods for energy-efficient travel.
2025-11-14
Ellen Moons, Professor of Physics at Karlstad University, has been elected new Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. She will succeed Professor Hans Ellegren at the beginning of 2026.
– I am very happy for the trust I receive from the members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) and I look forward to the new role.
2019-03-13
Ikea is the most innovative company on the Swedish market followed by MTR Express and Netflix in second and third place. This is according to the Swedish Innovation Index, a new index which focuses on innovation from the customers’ perspective, developed by researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, Sweden.
There are different types of innovation and different ways to measure innovation.
... from Eawag, Schweiz, welcome back! What brings you to CTF this time?
- Thanks. It's great to be back. I'm here to prepare the new joint PhD position between CTF and Eawag. Thankfully, we have a very promising candidate and we now just want to manage the administrative challenges. In addition, I had a meeting with the company Metso yesterday, we discussed one of my former research topics on service business in China.
2026-02-23
Muhammad Ovais Ahmad, Associate Professor of Computer Science, has been appointed the title of Excellent Teacher. He is the first at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science to receive the distinction and the fourth at Karlstad University.
The title Excellent Teacher is appointed to educators who develop their teaching by integrating it with research and who help students understand and think in new ways.
2020-09-29
… Senior Lecturer in Business Administration and researcher at CTF. Digital service infusion is the name of a project you are working on - what is it about?
"It is about how manufacturing companies can make profit on digital services and how they can find new, profitable service solutions. We focus on three current areas; the first area is business models and how they change when companies add digital services to their offerings.
