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» Internationella projekt
The project aims at the setup of a full educational program including an undergraduate Bachelor and a graduate Master degree. Due to the great amount of administratively imposed constraints on the undergraduate education, it was decided to assign the main responsibility of this part to the national partners in Central Asia themselves.
KUFO
» Forskningsprojekt
» Tidigare forskningsprojekt
Racializing Sweden was financed by the Swedish Research Council and conducted by KuFo researcher Tobias Hübinette.
This project aims at analyzing Swedish non-white migrant and minority narratives in the form of novels, literary texts and autobiographies as a way of studying how the authors write about and relate to race, whiteness and Swedishness and articulate new perspectives on and constructions of Swedishness.
Access to equipment is a fundamental requirement for children and young people to participate in sports and leisure activities. Equipment is the second largest cost for individuals involved in sports, following fees. In 2021, the average Swede spent SEK 2,700 on sports equipment (including clothing).
On 22-25 September, the Gothenburg Book Fair returns to the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre and welcomes international and national authors and a book-loving audience hungry for new knowledge. This year, Karlstad University is one of the organisers at Forskartorget, and Helén Williams and Fredrik Wikström participates in the programme.
Stoppa matsvinnet! – en förpackad lösning(Stop food waste!
In this course we adress different perspectives on customer-oriented service work.
Course content
The course provides different perspectives on customer-oriented service work and addresses:
Customers' different roles
Customer relations
Customer-oriented service work from an organizational perspective
The customer's role in service production and what implications this has for work in different types of service companies
Roles, power and gender
Service interactio
Karlstad Business School has compiled the report ”Sharing information on our progress 2019 - 2020” as a part of the work within PRME.
PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) is a tool that makes it possible to fulfil Karlstad Business School’s vision, as well as a way to coordinate the ambition in relation to the goals.
The report “Sharing information on our progress 2019 - 2020” covers the two years (2019-2020) which the six principles of PRME and Karlsta
2024-05-30
If you are interested in doctoral studies, you should start by contacting the faculty or the subject that conducts teaching and research within your area of interest.
Most of those who wish to study at postgraduate level apply for a doctoral studentship. Vacant doctoral positions are advertised in newspapers and on the university’s website.
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» Research
» Utbildning på forskarnivå
» Att forskarstudera vid Karlstads universitet
If you are interested in doctoral studies, you should start by contacting the faculty or the subject that conducts teaching and research within your area of interest.
Most of those who wish to study at postgraduate level apply for a doctoral studentship. Vacant doctoral positions are advertised in newspapers and on the university’s website.
Candida MacKenzie, international coordinator at Karlstad Business School, tell us about the conference
- The Business School and Karlstad University's international office participated in the conference together with 7,300 representatives from universities around the world.
- This year's theme was "En Route". From Sweden, nine other universities from all over the country participated to market Sweden as a study destination.
Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap
» Om fakulteten
» Institutioner och ämnen
The Department of Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies (ISLI) is made up of six sections: English, Intercultural Studies, Comparative Literature, Spanish and Swedish Language.
This is the ideal department for students who wish to immerse themselves in some form of language and cultural studies.
Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap
» Om fakulteten
» Forskning
The Graduate School of Health has the ambition to offer a strong and creative research education environment in a broader context than any individual subject can offer.
Socialt arbete
» Forskning
» Kritiska välfärdsstudier
The "forgotten" asylum seekers from Afghanistan
– A study on inclusion and exclusion processes affecting young Hazara refugees in Sweden.
This project is a collaboration between Martin Joormann (Associate Professor in Social Work at KAU) and Anna Lundberg (Professor in Sociology of Law at LU). The project aims to conduct a joint analysis of previously collected data, supplement it with additional data in the form of public documentation, and publish a scientific article.
Funded by GEXcel International Collegium
The Trans Studies Research Residency programme started in February 2017 as an initiative of the Trans Studies research group working at the Centre for Gender Studies. The aim is to create an inspiring space for collaboration between trans scholars as well as offer much needed time for focusing on research and writing. The residency will take place for the fourth time in spring 2019.
Research projects generate large amounts of data, and the structuring of data should be planned early on in the project. Decides from the start how data files are to be named and structured can save time and prevent subsequent errors. Use the metadata, i.e.
During the systematic monitoring of the degree of process maturity in parts of the authority, research from Karlstad Business School has caught the interest of Lantmäteriet (The Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority).
During the systematic monitoring of the degree of process maturity in parts of the authority, research from Karlstad Business School has caught the interest of Lantmäteriet (The Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority
2025-03-27
Saga Haglund sees being a professional songwriter and music producer as a personal profession because you share a lot of yourself through your creations. It requires courage, even during weeks when you don't feel at your best. By believing in yourself and your craft, the following week can be a completely different story.
Saga Haglund grew up in Arvika and had her sights set on music from an early age.
2018-05-20
… you have defended your doctoral thesis: “Self-tracking, datafication and the biopolitical prosumption of life”. What is your thesis about?
- The thesis focuses on and examines the popular consumption phenomenon of self-tracking, which allows and enables consumers to track, quantify and datafy diverse facets of their lives.
The graduate school offers doctoral positions in various subjects and is held together by joint courses and seminars and focuses on practice based research. It aims to develop knowledge of how different content in specific school subjects is transformed in teaching. The Graduate School is a collaboration between Karlstad University, Halmstad University and University West.
Right now there is project at Samot, The Service and Market Oriented Transport Research Group at Karlstad University, which focuses on increasing the understanding of how travelers perceive their daily travel. The researchers have developed a tool which they can measure the experiences in real time.
- With the help of our mobile app, we hope to gain more knowledge about travelers experiences and needs.
2020-03-19
Programmable networks can be developed in many different aspects, for instance when it comes to better performance, increased control of the network, and improved security.
2025-01-17
The project “Foundational Algorithms, Protocols, and Systems for Multi-Tier 6G-Non-Terrestrial Networks Integrated Communication and Environmental Sensing (6G-NTN-E),” has been awarded a grant of 28 MSEK by the Swedish Research Council.
The grant extends over a four-year period and is part of the Swedish Research Council's call for grants to support research environments focused on sixth generation wireless systems (6G).
Research and collaboration are an important part of the department's activities. We strive for an interdisciplinary research environment and to be a leader in our specialist areas. We also collaborate with companies, authorities and organizations.
The department carries out a wide range of research projects in a variety of legal disciplines.
Sustainable Agenda is a network in the municipalities of Forshaga and Munkfors where companies, associations, public agencies, and Karlstad University collaborate to achieve climate neutrality.
Sustainable Agenda is a vital part of the efforts to reach the goals specified in the Paris Agreement and the global Agenda 2030 goals by reducing greenhouse gas emissions at an annual rate of 16%.
2023-09-04
Great interest in increased autonomy and room for action for managers and employees.
As part of the research programme “Arbetsplatsens struktur och arbetsrelaterad ohälsa: kvinnodominans, organisatoriska faktorer, åtgärder och politiska beslut i kommunal förvaltning” (Workplace structure and work-related illness: female dominance, organisational factors, measures and political decisions in local government administrations), researchers at Karlstad Business School look at
