Sociologi
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Kinneret Lahad, an associate professor of Women’s Studies at Tel Aviv University, is internationally recognized for her sociological research on singlehood and temporality. Her influential work includes the book A table for one: A critical reading of singlehood, gender, and time (2017), where she notably challenges the heteronormative conventions about singlehood and time.
During Stina Hagsten's upbringing in Vetlanda, she was always surrounded by people who played and sang. Her interest in music has been there for as long as she can remember, and even though she attended the natural science program in high school, she chose to train as a music teacher after graduation.
Stina Hagsten's main instrument is the saxophone, but she also plays the flute and clarinet.
2018-12-19
Experts who are open to change view ideas as opportunities and approach idea screening as a generative process, while conservative experts are more reserved in their idea screening activities. These are the findings of a new study where researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, have examined how a person’s sense of identity influences the way in which they screen early ideas for innovation projects.
All doctoral students are appointed at least two supervisors in connection with their admission to the doctoral programme who will provide help and support during the education period up to the thesis defence and graduation.
SUPERVISION
New doctoral students shall be appointed a main supervisor and at least one assistant supervisor and at least one of them must have completed supervisor training.
What happens when manufacturing companies, who previously focused on products only, begin to focus on services? What challenges are they put up against and how can they face them? This is what Nina Löfbergs thesis is about.
Globalization and increased competition from low-cost countries has pushed many Swedish manufacturing companies firms to focus on services rather than only products.
Researchers from Austria, Denmark, England, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland were visiting Karlstad on May 22-26 to attend the sixth annual meeting of the European Rasch Training Group (ERTG).
On December 17th Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation announced the recipients of this autumn’s scholarships. The Foundation promotes Postgraduate studies at foreign universities, and one of the recipients is Henrik öhlin, Ph D student at CTF.
Congratulations Henrik, you are one of the recipients of the scholarship!
- Thank you! I am both happy and proud to receive this scholarship.
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Our seminars and other events are open to anyone who is interested!
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday, 12/9, 13.15–16.00, 12A225 Humlan, 50% PhD seminar: Jonas Hoeck presents work from his dissertation project.
Bo Edvardsson, Professor of Business Administration and Assistant Vice-Chanchellor, has been awarded funds from Jan Wallanders and Tom Hedelius Foundation and Tore Browaldhs Foundation for the project “Service Innovation from a service ecosystem point of view: Scaling up and technology enablers”.
In the spring of 2018 he will spend time as a guest researcher at Cornell University, USA, EGADE Business School, Mexico and Roma Tre University, Italy, to conduct interviews, a
2024-12-09
Students Sara Spets and Vivien Szabo from the Human Resource Management programme at Karlstad Business School (KBS) visited our new student exchange partner, the International University of Monaco.
– It's all about networking, networking, networking, says Sara Spets.
Sara and Vivien, tell us about the purpose of the study visit
– The collaboration between Karlstad Business School and the International University of Monaco (IUM) is relatively new, and we went to exp
2025-02-10
A new research project at the Centre for Service Research (CTF) at Karlstad University explores how innovation policy can be improved to address societal challenges and the transition to more sustainable societies.
"We will explore how innovation commons can be integrated into the design of transformative innovation policy as a governance mechanism to address complex societal challenges and support societal transitions in line with Agenda 2030," says project leader Jakob
CTF
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This course is developed for working professionals who want to develop and strengthen the ability to work strategically with development and planning.
Developments in the surrounding environment are moving faster and faster and becoming increasingly unpredictable. Everything is connected and affects each other, technology, ecology, politics and economics. Navigating this landscape as a company and organization places ever higher demands on strategic development.
A model for servitization in practice and a model for collaboration between research and the business community. These are some of the results of the project ServzChall where researchers from CTF at Karlstad University have collaborated with companies in the manufacturing industry to develop new knowledge on servitization.
2022-03-24
A new board for Karlstad University has been appointed. New representatives for teachers are, CTF's director Per Kristensson, together with Niklas Gericke and Jan van Stam. New external members, appointed by the Government, are Pam Fredman, Ann Fust, Mikael Liljestrand and Amir Sajadi.
2014-04-04
In April four students from Brogård high school visited the Usability lab.
Malin Wik demonstrated the Ozlab system, and Katarina Groth demonstrated eyetracking.
Musikhögskolan Ingesund
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Hi and welcome to the info portal!
Here, we have gathered useful information for those of you who are taking the entrance test (G-test) at Ingesund School of Music in May 2023.
Everyone who applies to the Music Teacher Programme at Ingesund School of Music, starting in the autumn semester 2023, must perform the following four tests:
L-TEST: Record videos and submit them to us by 25 April 2023 at 16:00 at the latest
G1: Record videos and submit them to us by 25
On October 21, CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University hosted the ninth annual scientific conference, gathering Swedish transport researchers around issues concerning the Swedish transport system. This year’s conference was held virtually via zoom.
"This was the second time CTF hosts the conference which usually is a two-day event.
CSmaster
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- The masterprogram in computer science enables students to think outside the box and apply their ideas practically in the projects which they are working on, says Furqan Nadeem who is studying at Karlstad University as a scholarship student.
The master’s program in computer science at Karlstad University focuses on computer security and networking field so this degree serves as a platform to prepare students to excel in the job market.
- My experience of my first year
Black Friday attracts customers to shop more. At the same time reports on climate change with calls for changed consumption habits and counter-reactions such as White Monday are growing stronger. What is it that makes consumers take part in the shopping frenzy despite increased climate anxiety? Professor Per Kristensson explains.
"One important trigger is “everyone else" is shopping.
2022-02-01
Per Skålén, professor of Business Administration, have received funding from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond to conduct full-time research in 2022. During this time he will further develop his research on marketing practices.
- I am very pleased to have received the funding for this project and to be able to do full-time research.
2019-02-07
Which Swedish company is the most innovative, if you ask the customers? This is what researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, are investigating.
2019-09-11
Last May the site visits to the universities were made, and now the report on cluster nine has been submitted. The Treklöver partners for quality development at Karlstad University, Linnaeus University and Mid-Sweden University have each submitted a report on the respective university.
2022-12-06
Starting from 1 January 2024, all establishments selling food or beverages for takeout in Sweden must offer their customers reusable packaging that are part of a rotation process.
Geomedia
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Visualizing the smart city - Professor Gillian Rose, The Open University, UK.
Digital technologies of various kinds are now the means through which many cities are made visible and their spatialities negotiated. From casual snaps shared on Instagram to elaborate photo-realistic visualisations, digital technologies for making, distributing and viewing cities are more and more pervasive.
