Through the project ISE we develop and offer tailor-made course for professionals. Our courses are developed in collaboration with companies and organizations.
Researchers at Karlstad University are investigating whether the experience of meeting oneself in Virtual Reality (VR) can be used to improve psychological treatments in the future.
We are looking for people (over 20 years of age) with depressive symptoms who do not meet the criteria for any serious psychiatric diagnosis.
During the project, you will see a pre-recorded version of yourself in Virtual Reality (VR) and answer questions about how you experienced seeing your
Bridget Kane, PhD, has pursued research within Health Informatics and CSCW at Trinity College and St. James Hospital in Dublin. During the spring 2016 she will help students who write HCI theses in English. She will also contribute to the master course Models and Methods for Multimedia Development. She has a post-graduate diploma in Statistics and will assist in the research education during this spring.
Bibliotek
» Forskarstöd
» Publicera
» Open Access
» Open Access deals with publishers
The library and the Bibsam consortia has signed an read and publish agreement with Taylor & Francis for 2025-2027, which gives researchers at Karlstad University the possibility to publish open access in approximately 2,200 of Taylor & Francis hybrid journals without charges.
Months of preparation went in to the first week of CRE8 Europe hosted in Karlstad. A sunny but chilly September morning greeted the students. It turned out to be a week full of meetings, new friendships, challenging tasks and new cultural experiences.
The students (except for the Karlstad students) where all booked at Karlstad City Hostel. A small hotel/hostel with lounge/dining room for the students to meet and hang out during off hours of the program.
Just over a year ago, the Next unit was established at the IT company CGI, where work is being done on emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. During a lunch lecture for IT students at Karlstad University one of the co-workers at CGI Next, Christer Enfors, tried to sort out the differences between these two concepts – which is what? Where are the boundaries between the two? What should they be used for?
Geomedia
» Konferenser och evenemang
» Geomedia International Conferences
Spaces of the In-Between
International conference in Karlstad, 9-12 May 2017:
Geomedia is a relatively new term that has been given only a few definitions so far (see, e.g., Thielmann, 2007, 2010; Lapenta, 2011, 2012; McQuire, 2016). What these definitions have in common is that they refer to geomedia as a particular technological condition.
The former chairman of the choir CMB, Mattias Norén, has passed away. Therefore, Karlstad University flags are flying at half-mast today, Monday, May 26. Our thoughts go out to Mattias Norén's closest and all affected choir friends. A memorial service will be held today, Monday, May 26 in the Aula Magna at 6:00 p.m.
Mattias Norén joined the choire when he was studying to be a teacher at the then University College of Karlstad, in the mid-1990s.
In our information society, where larger amounts of information than ever before are processed, stored, communicated and multiplied, more is required of you as a user of computers, mobile phones and IT systems. On an individual level, this often means that studies and personal life easily flow together.
Report an incident
If you discover or become aware of an incident that you believe affects the use of computers, mobile phones or IT systems, you must report this.
Teacher education in English has much in common with our degree courses, but with the addition of language and literature pedagogy. The pedagogical focus is on applying subject knowledge in a classroom setting.
The preschool and lower primary education degree programme requires 15 ECTS credits in English, and 30 ECTS cr are required for teaching English in upper primary education.
The NEAT project won the Best Demo Award at the IFIP Networking conference, in Stockholm (June 12-15, 2017). The Demo was presented by Zdravko Bozakov (Dell EMC) on behalf of all the authors.
The demo, titled "A NEAT framework for application-awareness in SDN environments", is joint work from KaU and Dell EMC illustrating how NEAT can be integrated in an SDN scenario.
2015-10-16
"Best Practices for E-Learning in On-Campus and Distance Education – a Case Study of Karlstad University" was selected as ’best paper’ within Smart E-Learning Technologies and Systems at a conference in Lithuania.
Assistant Professors Prima Gustiené and Monika Magnusson wrote the paper “Best Practices for E-Learning in On-Campus and Distance Education-a Case Study of Karlstad University” forThe 21st International Conference
2024-03-12
One6G is a non-profit association with over 100 academic and industry members. Karlstad University can use one6Gs network for establishing strategic collaborations and partnerships with other one6G members.
– As one6G member, we can propose new or participate to existing joint research topics as part of one6G working groups.
Warmly welcome to a seminar with associate professor Orhon Mayadar from University of Hawaii.Belong: Geographies of Place, Self, and HomeIn this talk, I will center my discussion on a simple but important question about belonging, especially when people are violently uprooted and displaced and are forced to forge pathways to rebuild their lives in new places. This is not just an intellectual exercise but a deeply personal struggle millions of people face worldwide.
What I mean by race when I talk about race.
Dr Sayaka Osanami Törngren, docent/forskare, Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare.
Torsdag 5/12, 13.00–14.30, 12A225 Humlan
Zoom-link: https://kau-se.zoom.us/j/66349758744
Abstract: In this presentation, Sayaka Osanami Törngren establishes what she means by race and how race matters in Sweden despite the common claim that “race does not matter”.
- Propaganda is what media and communication research has focused on in Russia – the discourse that I’m looking at was fairly unexplored before the start of the war, says Svetlana Chuikina.
In her doctoral thesis, “(Re)constructing Russian anti-war movements.
2022-11-16
With the article “Assessing travel satisfaction in public transport: A configurational approach”, researchers at Karlstad Business School and the subject of psychology have attracted global attention.
- This shows that our research has an impact, says Alexandre Sukhov.
Alexandre Sukhov, Margareta Friman and Lars E.
2019-10-25
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.
This course will give you an introduction and broadened you knowledge on consumer privacy on digital markets. It will give you the fundamentals of consumer and online privacy.
The course outlines principles of user-centric privacy applicable to the design of online systems and choice architecture, focusing on user interface design and its psychological foundations.
It addresses both theoretical and practical implications of online privacy.
Find the hidden jobs be brave and make a spontaneous applicationApproximately 60 % of the open positions are hidden. These jobs are not advertised through Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service) or digital recruitment channels.
2019-01-24
An important part of packaging is the printed packaging surface, communicating a message to the consumers. Poor printing quality can affect the perception of the packaging as well as the product.
2021-10-18
SweDigArch has been awarded funding from the Swedish Research Council to create a national infrastructure for digital archaeology. The new infrastructure is a collaborative venture between six Swedish universities, the National Heritage Board and National Historical Museums. SweDigArch is a unique initiative that will link data from research, archaeological excavations and digitized museum collections.
Socialt arbete
» Forskning
» Kritiska välfärdsstudier
Organized uncertainty in elderly care: About quality, conditions for resistance, and staff's willingness to stayWe face a significant social policy challenge as the demand for elderly care is expected to increase sharply, while there is a shortage of trained workforce in elderly care. Studies have shown that working conditions in elderly care have deficiencies that worsen over time, associated with high sick leave and high staff turnover.
HHK
» Utbildning
» Program och kurser
» Kurser för utbytesstudenter vid Handelshögskolan
This page presents some courses in English for exchange students at the Karlstad Business School.
You can also browse all courses in English at Karlstad University
AGILE LEADERSHIP (Business administration) 7.5 ECTS CREDITS
Agile Leadership is a course aimed at those who want to improve their ability to lead in a complex and changing world.
Successful companies and organisations distinguish themselves by creating new innovations and a
Feminist comics have come to play a prominent role in Swedish cultural debates, serving as political satire, social commentary and a medium for activism. The aim of the project is to examine the explosion of feminist comic art in Sweden, popularized by creators such as Liv Strömquist, Nina Hemmingsson, and Sara Granér, among many others.
