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Project managers Ebba Hilden, Annica Löfdahl Hultman and Katarina Ribaeus Project description The Swedish preschool is in a long-standing change from content-based focus to subject didactic teaching and learning environments, from children’s development in groups to a greater focus on children’s individual learning and development. Not least, new forms of distribution, responsibility and management of the work with the children have been implemented.
2020-10-07
Digitalisation has proven to be an effective way to reduce the number of errors in the production stage. The new technology has mainly been used in, for example, the car manufacturing industry. In a new project, researchers at Karlstad University are looking at the really heavy metal industry where manual work is still common. Forging processes in the heavy metal industry consist of many manual processes where an error may result in costly stops in production.

Shaping hopeful futures in times of uncertainty: The challenges and possibilities of gender studies

Centrum för genusforskning » Evenemang och seminarier » Evenemang vid CGF » ÄLDRE EVENEMANG » CGF-evenemang 2022
The 5th national conference for gender studies in Sweden, 26-28 October 2022, Karlstad. The conference is now closed, read more in the article. WELCOME TO G22! Organiser: Centre for gender studies, Karlstad University, Sweden Venue: On campus, Karlstad University Start time: Wednesday 26 October 2022, 13:00 End time: Friday 28 October 2022, 15:00 About the conference The Centre for gender studies at Karlstad University invites the community of gender scholars to g22,
2021-02-24
Researchers at Karlstad University, Uppsala University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have found that exposure to bisphenol F (BPF) during early pregnancy can be linked to poorer cognitive function in children at 7 years of age. BPF has replaced bisphenol A (BPA) in a wide range of products as the EU has banned BPA in products for children.
2023-04-19
The number of first choice applicants to the law programme at Karlstad University has increased by 13 percent, compared to spring last year. – This is the result of great work by our staff and the networking efforts of the Law Students’ Association.

Geomedia Speaker Series - Nick Couldry

Geomedia » Konferenser och evenemang » Geomedia Speaker Series
GEOMEDIA SPEAKER SERIES - THE CORPORATIZATION OF SOCIAL SPACE: HOW BIG TECH TRANSFORMED THE SPACE OF THE WORLD AND WHAT WE SHOULD DO ABOUT IT NICK COULDRY, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE Date: Thursday, September 19, 13:15-14:45 Room: 1B306 (Fryxellsalen)  The concept of MediaSpace was introduced in 2004 to highlight the complexities and contradictions in media’s relations with space, but on the cusp of a new era.
Ling HanCyber-Misogyny, Cyber-Nationalism, and Shades of Pink: The Promise and Peril of Feminism in the Chinese Digital ArenaIn recent years, we have witnessed a heightened discussion about gender and, more broadly defined, feminism on Chinese digital platforms where online conversations often revolve around nationalist, reactionary, and misogynistic discourses.

Geomedia Speaker Series - Natasha Webster

Geomedia » Konferenser och evenemang » Geomedia Speaker Series
GEOMEDIA SPEAKER SERIES - TELL IT TO THE BEES: REFLECTIONS ON DIGITAL CONTINUUMS AND RURALITY. NATASHA WEBSTER, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AT ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN 6 May 2024, 13.15-15.00 11C269 (house 11) ABSTRACT This lecture explores the concept of ‘rural’ through the lens of digital geography. It will begin with a larger discussion of rural and digital issues before turning to the example of bees.
2024-11-22
The research project on society-centred industry 5.0 – headed by Jorge Solis – has been selected for the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ (IVA) 100 List of 2024. The theme of this year’s list is innovation through interdisciplinary research. – I feel very honoured that our research is on this year’s 100 List, says Jorge Solis, associate professor in electrical engineering at Karlstad University.
2022-01-11
The research on organic solar cells at Karlstad University takes another step forward, thanks to a research grant from the Swedish Research Council. - We are going to study the molecular interactions between the electron donating and the electron accepting molecules, says Ellen Moons, Professor of Physics and leader for the research project.

Customer complaint and service recovery 5 ECTS

ISE » Om ISE » Samtliga utvecklade kurser
The course focuses on how businesses and other organisations can learn from customer complaints, product flaws, and service failure, and make sure that these problems do not recur. Learning Outcomes Describe and explain central concepts, theories, models, and methods in the area of customer complaint, and how it is possible to restore the trust of disappointed customers. Explain and analyse customer complaint processes with a focus on ways in which businesses can rec

How to open a Swedish bank account

Ny medarbetare » Ny i Sverige
To open a bank account in Sweden you need to identify yourself properly, for example, with a valid passport or Swedish ID-card. Sometimes the bank may require your home country bank to certify your identity. Before you have opened a bank account, we recommend that you keep your previous account from the former country you were in so we can pay out your salary.
2018-04-25
SSE Riga, a branch of the Stockholm School of Economics, is an international partner to the Business School at Karlstad University. Amos Friedman and Alexandra Mets, students at Karlstad Business School, were sent on a look out trip to Riga during the preparations ahead of the exchange agreement. Alexandra Mets is in the International Business programme and is herself about to go on an exchange semester next spring.
2024-01-24
Ali Mohammadi has been involved in research on sustainability assessment of bio-based systems since he began his PhD. During his doctoral project at the University of New England in Australia, he studied economic and environmental impacts of biochar and bioenergy production from agricultural biomass.

Forthcoming activities

Forskning » Forskningsstöd » Forskarstöd » Grants and Innovation Office
Here you will find information about forthcoming activities. Sustainability fika We welcome all researchers with an interest in sustainability and Agenda 2030 to digital fika. The sustainability fika brings together researchers with an interest in environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The point of departure is an inclusive understanding of sustainability with a critical approach.
2023-09-04
Björn Smith, tell us about your background - I spent the most recent years completing a degree in primary education, school years 4–6. I have also been lecturing at Karlstad University - mainly administrative law and local government law as well as jurisprudence and EU law to some extent. I really enjoyed working as a teacher and learned a lot.

Students with additional needs

Utbildning » Om utlandsstudier » Praktisk information
Do you have a disability that means you need additional support in some form to go on exchange studies abroad? Then you have an opportunity to receive extra support during your application for exchange studies and during your exchange semester abroad. Your journey to exchange studies:   Start planning your exchange period well in advance and attend an information meeting about studying abroad with the International Office.

Glenn Karjalainen, International Business

Utbildning » Att läsa på universitetet » Träffa våra studenter » Intervjuer
Hi Glenn! You are studying International Bussiness. What is that like? - I think International Bussiness is a great alternative. If you are interested in economy and enterprise and want to learn how organizations work International Bussiness is a great choice for you. The education caught my interest when I found out about the variety in courses. For example communication- and ethics courses, were other economy educations rather engage you in fewer subjects.

Program VT 15

KUFO » Aktiviteter » Tidigare aktiviteter
Programmet uppdateras löpande. Senaste uppdatering 2015-05-15. Seminarieunderlag skickas vanligtvis ut på forskargruppens och institutionens maillistor en vecka före seminariet. Intressenter som inte nås av maillistorna får gärna kontakta oss. Januari Tis 20 jan 13.00-14.00, 12B 545 – KuFo. Introduktion till mediaträning. Ons 21 jan 13.15-15, Minerva – ISLI. "Perspektiv på litteraturdidaktik".

Applying for a residence permit

Ny medarbetare » Flyttar du hit?
If you are a non-EU citizen, the first thing you need to do is to apply for a residence permit. In Sweden, residence permits are handled by the Swedish Migration Agency. If you are an EU citizen, you are free to move to Sweden at any time to start working. Applying for a residence permit There are three types of permits that are commonly used.

CRE8®Europe Partner Jaume I University

Forskning » Forskningsstöd » Forskarstöd » Grants and Innovation Office » Samarbeten med andra partners » CRE8® Europe
Jaume University is one of four partners in the CRE8 Europe project striving to unite students and create value for students, alumni, universities and organisations. The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) is the public university in the north of the Valencian Community, a region on the European Mediterranean coast located among the cities of Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid.

PAF5G

CS » Research » Avslutade projekt » Nationella projekt
How do you best take advantage of the new possibilities with 5G technology?
2020-10-27
Integrated paperboard manufacturing consists of a number of unit processes that continuously generate large amounts of process data. Manufacturing is energy-intensive and variations must be taken into account to achieve the optimal production process.
Intercultural Studies offers a wide range of courses focusing on different aspects of intercultural society and the philosophical traditions of the subject. Courses are taught in Swedish and English, and offered as distance or on-campus courses, full-time or part-time. At Karlstad University, students can choose intercultural studies as the main field of study in a Degree of Bachelor of Arts.