Do you want to develop your skills and your network? Then you are welcome to an information meeting about international staff exchange!Karlstad University offers you as an employee or Ph.D.
Geomedia
» Konferenser och evenemang
» Geomedia International Conferences
Spaces and Mobilities in Mediatized Worlds. International conference in Karlstad, 5-8 May 2015.
Geomedia 2015 provides a genuinely interdisciplinary arena for research carried out at the crossroads of Geography, Media and Film Studies.
We are a core group of nine senior researchers, with a number of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. We maintain an extensive international network, with collaborators throughout Europe, North America, and beyond.
CTF
» Forskning
» Forskning vid CTF
» Våra forskningsprojekt
» Pågående projekt
The aim of this project is to develop and test a digital innovation method that enables users and employee to co-create and develop innovations through a digital platform.
The CSL Faculty Network Members have announced that Crina Tarasi, Central Michigan University, Ruth Bolton, Arizona State University, Anders Gustafsson and Lars Witell, CTF, Karlstad University, Sweden are the recipients of the inaugural CSL Faculty Network Leading Edge Service Research Award to support their research project, "What drives the drivers of customer satisfaction? Understanding how channel, service activity and country ch
2016-04-26
The paper “Firm-brand community value co-creation as alignment of practices” by Per Skålen, CTF, Stefano Pace, Kedge Business School, and Bernard Cova, Kedge Business School, published in European Journal of Marketing (2015) Vol 49 3 E has been selected by the journal’s editorial team as a Highly Commended Paper in the 2016 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.
The paper is available for free download until end of May 2016 at emeraldinsight.com.
2019-05-08
In conjunction with the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, two CRS researchers have studied the regional adaptations required for a national strategy to be implemented.
Collaboration: undergraduate studies and external research
The ambition of the Spatial and Social Planning Programme is to offer education in close collaboration with society at large. Collaboration involves field trips, visits from guest lecturers, and reference groups among employers.
Service innovation is an area that many firms, organizations and society are struggling with. Service as a phenomenon is what most of us is occupied with; both as employees and how we spend our money. I have spent a lot of time trying to make sense of what it really is.
The first thing that is striking with service innovations is that some are easy to copy while others are difficult to copy and latter types work well as differentiators for firms.
2019-10-25
To connect with the customers, stores and companies will in the future use Gamification more and more. Johan Högberg has written a dissertation on this topic and sees gamification as a powerful tool to change or maintain behavior.
"I have looked at certain parts of the gaming experience, and how to use it for marketing purposes. I have conducted experiments in stores and investigated how to create customer engagement and sales with the help of gamification.
2017-01-17
International online-courses with strong links to the most successful research environments and tailor-made for professionals at work will be offered at Karlstad University thanks to a development project in conjunction with a number of leading companies and the support of the KK Foundation.
The KK Foundation has granted Karlstad University 6 million SEK for the period 2017-2019 to develop and carry out net-based cutting edge Master–level courses, developed in close coop
2017-01-18
International online-courses with strong links to the most successful research environments and tailor-made for professionals at work will be offered at Karlstad University thanks to a development project in conjunction with a number of leading companies and the support of the KK Foundation.
The KK Foundation has granted Karlstad University 6 million SEK for the period 2017-2019 to develop and carry out net-based cutting edge Master–level courses, developed in close coop
Utbildning
» Om utlandsstudier
» Praktisk information
Are you planning to take a semester abroad, it may be worth investigating whether you are eligible for any of the following scholarships.
Scholarships for exchange studies: Within Europe - You will automatically receive an Erasmus+ scholarship of between 510-560 Euros per month (exceptions exist - amounts valid in 2025)Outside Europe - There are sometimes Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility scholarships for specific partner universities outside Europe, if you are
As editor, Robert MacKenzie at Karlstad Business School has added new chapters to an already well-established book on International Human Resource Management (IHRM).
The book covers issues related to work and employment in a global perspective, focusing on the importance of context.
Jobba hos oss
» Jobb
» ANSÖK NU: Doktorand
» Intervjuer med våra medarbetare
Ensuring that we are digitally equipped for the future is one of the biggest research challenges. Standards are high and development is moving rapidly.
Researchers
Jonas Berghel, Professor in Environment and Energy Systems
Lena Brunzell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental and Energy Systems
Gunilla Carlsson Kvarnlöf, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
Farinaz Ebrahimian, Post doctor in Environment and Energy Systems
Miguel Xavier Fernandes, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
Stefan Frodeson, Senior Lecturer in Environmental and Energy Systems
Venkatesh Govindarajan, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Environ
The Public Health Agency of Sweden has, in consultation with medical officers for infectious disease control and the County Administrative Board of Värmland, decided on stricter general guidelines. The aim is to further reduce unnecessary contact between people and thereby the spread of infection.
Seminar materials and links are normally distributed via the KuFo and ISLI mailing lists. Anyone not reached by these lists should feel free to contact us – our seminars and other events are open to anyone who is interested!
JANUARY
Wed 9/1, 13.00–17.00, 12A522: KuFo workshop. Work-in-progress workshop with KuFo researchers, with a focus on RJ applications. Upload application texts in designated folder in Box (or send texts to Maria) no later than 6/1.
IETF, the Internet Engineering Task Force, arranged its first meeting of the year on 4–9 April 2016 in Buenos Aires. Computer Science at Karlstad University participated in several activities contributing to the development and maintenance of the Internet.
IETF is an independent international organisation concerned with the development and maintenance of the Internet. The organisation creates and maintains Internet standardisation processes.
2024-12-12
On December 4, high school students, university students, doctoral candidates, senior researchers, and company representatives gathered at Karlstad University to work together in teams on current mathematical challenges presented by businesses during the The Mathematics Meets Industry Day (MiMM Day).
Rottneros, Tesa, Blue Ocean Closures, and Region Värmland presented real-world problems, seeking sustainable solutions with the participants' help.
Many come to the library to use the good study environment, but how do they use the library resources?
2024 the library had123 344 printed books535 436 e-books92 print journal titles18 144 e-journals1 339 seats466 832 visitsOpen 283,5 days6472 participants in teaching sessionsEvery day1 183 searches are carried out in OneSearch1164 downloads are made from our licensed database and e-resources.
Informatik
» Forskning och samverkan
» Forskning
» Forskning inom Informatik
Our research embraces both traditional areas of e-services and new phenomena related to information system research, including strategies and business processes at the organizational level and individual-level usability and privacy.
Much of our research revolves around various aspects of e-services. E-services have the ability to increase organizational efficiency, reduce costs, attract new customers and improve customer service in both private and public organizations.
The Journal of Service Research has announced a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on Service Design and Innovation. This is an excellent opportunity for the service design and innovation community.
Submission deadline: January 15, 2016.
Expected publication date: August 2017.
The Editor is Mary Jo Bitner, Arizona State University, USA, and Guest Co-Editors are: Lia Patricio, University of Porto, Portugal, Raymond P.
