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As of Autumn 2020, there was a new model in place for UPE’s courses for university teachers. We now offer more courses but each course is less comprehensive. It will also be up to the individual teacher and his/her supervisor to choose the courses that are most relevant in their particular case.
UPE’s mission is to provide excellent, relevant training and thus support teachers in doing their job.
RANGE OF COURSES
Below you can find short information about our courses.
Are you curious about our music teacher education? The application period for the autumn semester 2025 is approaching. New this year is the option to apply for an open genre as an alternative to our traditional genre areas for main instruments in both the music teacher program and the one-year course Music 60 credits.
The open genre is aimed at those who play music in a genre outside the areas of folk music, classical music, or jazz.
Concert pianist Aristo Sham, 29, from Hong Kong, alumnus and faculty member at Ingesund School of Music and resident of Arvika, Sweden, has won the gold medal at the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Texas.
After intense performances viewed by a global audience of over 20 million, he was awarded first prize, which includes over one million SEK in prize money, international tours, a recording contract, and the audience award.
In the final, he perf
2024-05-22
The aim of the project is to identify what constitutes epigenetic literacy and based on that develop and research the effects of a teaching module for the implementation of epigenetics in school biology.
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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.
On 1 January Karlstad University launched three research and development projects as part of Academy for Smart Specialisation, a partnership between the university and Region Värmland aiming to renew regional industry and strengthen research.
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
Lutz Eckstein
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Before each new semester, you must apply for the course or courses that you are taking via universityadmissions.se. This applies to all students, including degree programme students.
If you are a degree programme student, you will easily find the courses you need to apply for via My Kau. You can also find your courses manually on universityadmissions.se.
The language café at the university library will continue during the spring semester 2018.
The language café will take place every tuesday between 4 pm - 6 pm. The time and place are the same but now students are in charge of the café.
The Language Café is aimed for anyone who wants to improve there spoken Swedish, but you need to be able to speak and understand some Swedish to participate.
CRS
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» People and Networks Matter - Enabling Sustainable Bioeconomy Transition 27-28 mars 2019
People and Networks Matter: Enabling Sustainable Bioeconomy Transition - Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden, 27-28 March, 2019!
Tuesday 26 March
18:00 - Informal get together, The Bishops Arms (Elite Stadshotell Karlstad)
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Day 1 - Wednesday 27 March
Location: Innovation Park
08:30-09:00 - Registration
09:00-09:15 - Welcome and opening of conference
Tomas Blom, Deputy Vice Chancellor, K
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The Department of Artistic Studies is located on both our campuses - in Karlstad and in Arvika. In Karlstad we provide the dance education program and a wide range of independent courses, such as Dans 60 hp. Arvika is home to the music school Ingesund and our education in Music and Sound Production.
The Programme in Dance Pedagogy is for you who want to work with dance and love to dance.
Old sewer pipes that break down may cause a lot of damage. In the worst case, leaking water erodes the soil and this may result in sinkholes. Now researchers at Karlstad University have created a mathematical model to calculate the corrosion of sewers. This is important in selecting materials for future sewer lines.
Before creating a new type of sewer pipe that needs to function for decades, the user has to be able to obtain an estimate of the rate of corrosion.
2025-02-05
How should AI be used in schools? The SmartStart Teacher Academy project aims to establish an international teacher education program that trains teachers and student teachers to critically integrate AI-based tools into teaching.
2021-02-25
The Centre for Research on Sustainable Societal Transformation (CRS) will have a new director as of 1 April. Moa Tunström, senior lecturer in Human Geography, will take over when Margareta Dahlström steps down ahead of her upcoming retirement.
Moa Tunström defended her doctoral thesis at Örebro University in 2009, “In search of the good city. Constructions of ideals and problems in Swedish urban planning discussion” in the discipline of Human Geography.
Complete programme
22 October
12:00 Lunch PhD conference
13:00 PhD conference day 1
16:30 Closing PhD conference day 1
17:00 Welcome drink at Hotell Fratelli
18:00 Visit to Sandgrund Lars Lerin museum
23 October
08:30 Registration and coffee
09:00 Inauguration of the conference: Anette Hallin (Mälardalens universitet), Mia Larson (Karlstads universitet), Per Skålén (Karlstads universitet), Margareta Friman (Karlstads universitet).
09:45 Paneldebatt: Vart är vi på väg?
With more than 200 released productions that have sold millions of copies, the co-founder of Silence Records and Silence studio, Anders Lind, is one of Sweden’s greatest music producers. He now receives an honorary doctorate from Karlstad University for his accomplishments.
Anders Lind is one of the founders of the record company Silence Records and the Silence studio in Koppom, Värmland. He has his roots in the Swedish music movement and is a pillar of Swedish progg.
Karlstad Business School offers many opportunities to make your voice as a student heard. Student interaction and influence are some of the key factors in developing quality and innovation in education, for courses as well as programmes. Students' rights are also regulated by the Swedish Higher Education Act and Higher Education Ordinance.
There are several ways students can interact with Karlstad Business School.
