Sometimes the library charges for late books as well as for ordered material. If you owe more than a certain amount you cannot borrow more books.
Fines for overdue items:Reserved books - SEK 20 per book and dayCourse reference book not returned before kl.
We would like to encourage and inspire more people to write as well as develop the storytelling tradition that has traditionally been prominent in Värmland.
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Dual careers for athletes at Karlstad Elite Sports University
Combine sports on elite level with study at Karlstad University
Since January 2011, Karlstad University has been offering opportunities for elite sports students to receive special study support.To be eligible for admission to Karlstad Elite Sports University (Swedish Sports Confederation agreement since 2015, Elite Sports-Friendly University - EVL) you must be a prospective or currently active
Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap
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The department of Political, Historical, Religious and Cultural Studies offers courses and degree programmes in the subjects of history, cultural studies, religious studies, civics and political science.
Department of Political, Historical, Religious and Cultural Studies attracts students who want to deepen their knowledge in the historical and political fields and in religion/ethics and culture.
Research data can be shared or disseminated in different ways. This often happens informally between colleagues or research partners. If research data is available via data repositories, others can find, reuse and cite the data.
If data contains personal information, and particularly sensitive data, this may affect possibilities to make it accessible.
Remember that documentation should be as extensive as possible to facilitate assessment and reuse of data.
On 26 June – 30 June 2017, Karlstad University organises a summer school with a focus on the control and management of network traffic and latency linked to future network services in multiple cloud-based environments.
Internet services are becoming a greater part of our daily lives and the more complex the service, the higher the demands placed on the systems and networks behind the services.
2017-06-30
Internet services are becoming a greater part of our daily lives and the more complex the service, the higher the demands placed on the systems and networks behind the services.
Geomedia
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MOBILE GEOMEDIA AND AUTOMATION
Mobile geomedia services shot to prominence from around 2007 onwards, with the arrival of smartphones, the integration of GPS into these devices, and the development of maps and navigation apps, as well as location-based mobile social networking apps.
These developments were significant at the time in that they permitted smartphone users to interact with existing local information and create locally relevant information that they could share with others (includin
Computer Science at Karlstad University is part of a new project where the Internet Foundation (IIS) and Netnod are gathering operators, technicians and other stakeholders in order to take a common approach in defining Internet access. The purpose is to make it easier for users and service providers to be aware and agree upon what is expected of the access one is paying for.
More and more aspects of society are increasingly dependent upon a stable Internet connection.
2022-10-25
On September 13, the first DAMI workshop was held at Karlstad University. The aim for the workshop was to launch the DAMI working groups and disseminate the center and its activities to a wider audience.
- The technical purpose of the workshop was to exchange information and ideas about recent developments in the area of digitalization for complex manufacturing, says Andreas Kassler, professor in computer science at Karlstad University.
Geomedia
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Agnieszka Leszczynski
- Visual regimes of urban platformization: aesthetics, glitch, communication
Friday, 7 October, 14:00-15:30
Live on Campus or on Zoom (link will be sent out)
Abstract
In this talk, I engage with the visual regimes of urban platformization as an emergent and crystalizing logic in cities. Drawing on a range of empirical instances from North American cities, I situate and trace urban platform visualities in three registers: aesthetics, the glitch, and communication.
The research on more energy efficient paper manufacturing processes – headed by Björn Sjöstrand – was selected for the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ (IVA) the 100 list of 2023.
2023-10-19
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Jason Dittmer
Diplomatic Material: Affect, assemblage, and foreign policy
4 May 2023
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Abstract
In this talk, which is based on the book of the same name, I offer a counterintuitive reading of foreign policy by tracing the complex role of mediating materials in shaping the decisions and actions of diplomats and policymakers.
As part of the law programme at Karlstad Business School, students get to experience a mock trial at Värmland District Court in Karlstad.
On Friday 10 March, students participated in a mock trial in Karlstad as part of the course Methods in Tax Law. Four groups represented the parties – the Swedish Tax Agency and the person charged with tax fraud. The chief judge, Ulrika Melin, welcomed the students in the court waiting room.
Preschool teacher profession and Swedish preschool - restructuring in a time of reduced birth rates and financial cuts
2025-2029
“Stop it” - do you really need all the preschools you are planning?" This is the call in the fall of 2024 from the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR) to municipalities planning new preschools. The call highlights a future scenario for Swedish preschools based on a reduced birth rate over the next ten years.
Mikaela Sundberg (Stockholm University)Fraternal Relations in Monasteries: The Laboratory of LoveSeminar is a collaboration between Sociology, Karlstad University and the GEXcel Gender Talks Series at the Centre for Gender Studies, Karlstad UniversityCloistered monasteries of the Catholic faith are places where the question of how to form human communities based on Christian love, rather than different forms of spontaneous love, is critical.
Doctoral programme in English at Karlstad University.
PhD studies in English may be pursued with a specialisation in linguistics or literature, and admitted PhD candidates have the opportunity to design their dissertation projects within either of these subject areas. Thirteen PhD degrees have been awarded since 1999, when English was approved as a doctoral discipline.
The PhD programme in English is largely designed individually.
Patrik Pedersen took part in a brainstorming session that Karlstad University arranged in collaboration with Drivhuset within the CriseIT project. Patrik was part of the winning (interdisciplinary) group and has built on the theme of the idea print.
2024-03-27
Stephen De Lisle, a biology researcher at Karlstad University, is one of the four recipients of the Swedish Foundations Starting Grant (SFSG), an initiative coordinated by seven research financiers to support outstanding researchers at Swedish academic institutions.
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Ongoing projectsARIES4The ARIES4 project will develop a suite of resources for multi-helix stakeholders within Smart Specialisation, the EU´s innovation policy characterised by the identification and strengthening of regional competitive advantages. In particular, ARIES4 seeks ways in which the existing policy iteration (S3) can transition into one in which sustainability is a core factor, the so-called S4+.
When you move to Sweden there are a several insurances you need to be aware of and some to consider getting.
Karlstad University and State insurancesKarlstad University has an insurance for foreign visitors (SW: Försäkring för utländska besökare) for people from countries that do not have medical insurance agreements with Sweden.
Research projects are conducted in collaboration with various subjects and research groups at Karlstad University and other institutions, at national or international levels.
Children as relatives in primary care
Children and young people who live in families where an adult relative is sick, has addiction problems, has a disability, exposes the child or a relative to violence or unexpectedly dies are covered by the concept of children as relatives.
Our main campus lies a few kilometres east of the city centre. The easiest way to get here is by bus or bike, but you can also take the train and, of course, go by car. We also have a campus in Arvika, where Ingesund School of Music is located.
Getting to Campus Karlstad
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By bus
Several buses stop at the University.
