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The Study and Career Counsellors at Karlstad University always focus on the individual. You will receive tools to make well-informed decisions regarding your studies and career through counselling sessions. The session helps you explore the available opportunities and gives you an overview of your situation and alternatives. The Study- and Career Counsellor is bound by confidentiality in all matters related to your circumstances.
The G3-test will take place on campus at Ingesund School of Music 29-30 april 2024.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST
The test consists of two components: musical leadership, performed as a group of approximately 8 people, and aural skills, performed individually. The test takes approximately 2 hours.
MUSICAL LEADERSHIP AND INTERPLAY
You will lead the group in a musical activity that you have prepared at home, lasting a maximum of 10 minutes.
CS
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The TOCSYC research environment will combine five Swedish groups in software testing research to advance the knowledge of testing critical characteristics of complex embedded systems.
The overall goal of TOCSYC is to enable and support cost-effective testing for critical characteristics in embedded systems by providing Swedish industry with new and improved tools and techniques for efficient and effective testing as well as the decision-support procedures necessary to select the right testing t
CTF has initiated an initiative to formalize an international network of service researchers to strengthen and move the field of service research forward. Anders Gustafsson and David E.
2019-05-13
Having the opportunity to practise arguing a case in a complex tax dispute and doing it in the premises of the Administrative Court is worth a great deal for the future professional role.
HHK
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What do you do today?
“I am an assistant auditor at Grant Thornton and work in Karlstad. After graduation, I immediately got a job at PWC in Norrköping. I really felt that it was the right job for me, but my girlfriend was still in Karlstad and a long-distance relationship is not that easy. So I moved back to Karlstad and switched to Grant Thornton. This time it was also easy to find employment because of what I had studied at the Karlstad Business School and my theoretical background.
This award recognises “The best article in the service literature published during a calendar year” across international journals. It’s the second time Ingo Karpen (CTF) wins this prestigious award.
Ingo Karpen, given it’s the second time you receive this prestigious award, why has your research drawn such interest do you think?
2023-01-23
In the DRIVE project, a common test environment with industry partner Varnish Software has now been installed. The tests will measure the impact of different network connections on latency and bandwidth during video streaming.
Since mid-December, latency and bandwidth testing has been ongoing in Karlstad University's 5G testbed. A server is connected to several network connections at the same time to compare their performance.
2024-01-26
Stefan Wagnsson, docent in sports science at Karlstad University took a walk around Skutberget with his good friend and colleague Leslie Podlog, professor of sports science at Université de Montreal.
2015-09-09
The scientific article “Harnessing the creative potential among users” about customer involvement, written by researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, has been appointed an “Innovation Classic” by the highly ranked scientific journal, Journal of Product Innovation Management.
2018-04-13
In collaboration with industry experts, researchers at Karlstad University have developed free study material on the technical aspects of privacy on the Internet. This material can be of use to organisations and companies to comply with the EU’s new data protection regulation (GDPR) that will enter into force in just over a month’s time.
Living up to the new regulations may prove to be hard work for many companies and organisations.
IMP>ACT aims to better understand and provide recommendations on how to measure what learners actually learn in sustainability and climate change education (SCCE).
Central to achieving this goal is the development and validation of the IMP>ACT assessment framework for users in policy and practice. SCCE is still relatively new in the EU context. There is still a lack of understanding of what effective SCCE looks like and how its impact can be measured.
CoARA, Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment, is an international initiative aimed at developing common guidelines and principles for research assessment.
CoARA was established at the initiative of the European Commission together with Science Europe and the European University Association. The objective is to reform the research assessment system and create an international consensus. The overall aim is to increase the quality and impact of research.
Research on men and masculinities at the Centre for Gender Studies (CGF) concerns conditions for Research on men and masculinities at the Centre for Gender Studies (CGF) concerns conditions for change and emancipatory opportunities. We deal with epistemological and methodological issues in work for gender equality and social justice. Our research has a global perspective and is comparative.
Bibliotek
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Library card / Kau card for students
As a new student you don’t have to get a separate library card, you use the KAU card as a "library card". The PIN you choose for your KAU card is the same that you use to borrow or reserve books.
If you need to borrow before you have obtained your KAU card, you can send an email to biblioteket@kau.se. You can get an account by showing a valid ID, and also your t-number if you are an exchange student.
KLF Karlstad Lean Factory® - A regional laboratory for Lean Production at Karlstad University, Sweden.
Karlstad University has designed and built a unique training environment for Lean Production. The laboratory consists of a flexible full-scale physical simulation environment. Apart from being a training facility, it is a meeting place for regional companies and academia, creating opportunities for organization and realization of efficient knowledge transfer.
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In an international and multidisciplinary environment with plenty of research equipment, the conditions are in place mastering challenges and developing as a researcher. Ellen Moons, Professor of Physics, is pleased with the working environment at Karlstad University.
- The group has a broad network of contacts, says Ellen.
... researcher and lecturer at University of Wollongong. You are also an associate professor of Information Systems here at Karlstad Business School. Commuting between the two work places takes an unusually long time – about 32 hours of travel from door to door.
How come you work here in Karlstad?
- I came in contact with Information Systems at the beginning of the 2000’s and have had cooperation with Samot and CTF.
2018-10-19
Students, alumni and representatives of local IT companies participated in the Karlstad Programming Contest, held on 6 October. At the end of the contest, team Bug Repellent, with Dan Wolff from Altran, Marcus Söder from Sogeti, and Niclas Fredriksson, computer science student at Karlstad University, emerged as winners with four solved tasks.
"It was really fun to participate," says Marcus Söder from Sogeti.
2016-06-10
Welcome to Karlstad University! You newly started your employment here as a postdoc in computer science. What and where have you studied before you started here in May?
In the spring I earned my doctor’s degree in computer science with a specialization in distributed systems at the University in Bamberg, Germany, where I also earned my Bachelor and Master degrees. But this is not my first time in Sweden.
Ella Idsoe
University of Oslo
E-mail: e.m.c.idsoe@naturfagsenteret.no
Profile: https://www.mn.uio.no/personer/naturfagsenteret/vit/emidsoe/
Anne Maren Karlsson
E-mail: anne.maren.karlsson@stavanger.kommune.no
Sofia Carlenhult
E-mail: sofia.carlenhult@hotmail.com
Anne Maren Meland
E-mail: anne.maren.karlsson@stavanger.kommune.no
Gunnvi Saele Jokstad
E-mail: GunnviSaele.Jokstad@NLA.no
Gila Hammer Furnes
E-mail: Gila.Furnes@NLA.no
The pro-Palestinian protests that are taking place at universities and university colleges around the world have now also reached Karlstad.
On the night of Thursday 16 May, a group of protesters set up tents in the park next to the main entrance of Karlstad University.
Nearly 1 in 5 PhD students at Karlstad University experience enough stress to adversely affect their mental well-being. This is revealed in a survey by the Graduate Student Association (GSA).
– The HR office is currently working on an action plan, says Patrik Larsson, pro-vice-chancellor and chair of the Health and Safety Committee.
The survey was conducted in May and June and presented in a report in November.
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InsuranceYou will receive an insurance certificate with your name, validity period, and coverage details.Health InsuranceIf you are an International program student required to pay tuition fees, you are covered by Kammarkollegiet’s insurance FAS+ —provided your tuition fees for the semester are paid in full.Insurance Terms and Conditions: Kammarkollegiet – FAS+ Terms
