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.
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.
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.
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.
2023-09-12
- 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.
Socialt arbete
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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.
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.
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.
E-Vote-ID is an international and annual meeting for electronic voting specialists from all over the world. This years conference was a great success with two keynotes and over 100 participants, included from as far as Fiji, Ecuador and Australia.
Melanie Volkamer, Professor in Computer Science at Karlstad university was part of arranging this years conference which was arranged 18–21 October 2016 in Bregenz, Austria.
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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
Ongoing dissertation projects in History and externally funded research projects are described very briefly below. In addition, lecturers conduct their own research within the framework of their own professional development. The research conducted within the subject is primarily focused on the theme of region building and subject education.
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Together with the University College in Hedmark, Norway, Karlstad University has received a grant for a 3-year project about development of IT support for crisis training. Monika Magnusson and other researchers from Information System will play essential roles in this project.
Joint training is an important factor for a well-developed readiness to handle crises.
2020-05-29
sola@kau.se, Registration for conferencesHave you checked out the website sola.kau.se? With Sola @ Kau, it is easy for you and your students to create your own websites and/or blogs. The Sola site is built with WordPress.Time to create an invitation to a conference? With Sola you can create an invitation and collect information on who will come.
2023-02-07
On Wednesday 15 February it is time for the job fair Hotspot. Throughout the day, a number of parking spaces north of the University Library will be reserved for the exhibitors of the fair.
Special parking permits will be used on the day to ensure that only exhibitors park their cars there.
2025-05-30
Earlier this week, the Polar Music Prize was awarded at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. In front of a diverse audience of national and international musicians, actors, other prominent guests, and members of the Swedish royal family, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, Herbie Hancock, and Barbara Hannigan received the Polar Music Prize.
”The Swedish R-word” is a research project investigating uses and negotiations of the terms race and racism in a contemporary Swedish context. The project encompasses historical forays into the post-war era as well as a concentrated focus on discourse in contemporary media and social networks.
New publications
The deracialisation of Sweden.
Are you interested in business administration and sustainable development? Do you want to become an expert on addressing global challenges to contribute to a more sustainable future?
2020-11-10
... you are are now in the final phase of your PhD studies that focuses on behavioral change. Can you tell us more about your research?
"I am studying psychological factors that contribute to people succeeding to change and maintaining a new behavior in the long run. My doctoral thesis focuses on behavior change through intervention, that is, by the help of targeted measures or services.
