Samhällsnytta turns service research into practical activity. The idea is to help the government and Swedish authorities tackle major societal challenges.
Samhällsnytta AB was founded in 2021 and has developed into a national meeting place for actors at various levels in community building.
- What was once just an idea has become a reality, says Johan Quist, CEO of Samhällsnytta, researcher and deputy director of the Center for Service Research (CTF).
2024-05-08
The next board meeting is coming up soon. As usual, we compile a report for the board with the latest updates. One thing hits me.
Since the last meeting, we have had three ministers visiting our university or planning to visit us, we have welcomed an astronaut, 2,500 upper-secondary school pupils, met with the Ministry of Education and Research, organised one of Sweden’s largest job fairs and, of course, many other exciting activities as well.
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What do you do today?
“I am Director of Compensation and Benefits at Spotify. This means that I work with everything from salaries, bonuses and options schemes to health insurance and other employment benefits. We rely on a reward philosophy and employ basic pay-setting principles and strategies.
On this page, selected publications and presentations related to KLF are listed. Please note that most links are to external sites and some may open slowly or have limited access (although our policy is to link as much as possible to open access pages).
Presentation of KLF at the European Lean Educators Conference ELEC2017 link
Leo J. De Vin & Lasse Jacobsson (2017).
The fifth edition of Karlstad programming contest is arranged at 8 October by Computer Science at Karlstad University. The contest is part of the Nordic championship, Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest.
The contest takes place in teams with up to 3 persons who shall solve a dozen tasks with programming in C, C++, C#, Go, Java, Objective-C or Python.
2018-02-05
Last week CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, together with Experio Lab, hosted a consortium meeting in Karlstad within the European research training network SDIN.
In addition to supervision of the doctoral candidates associated with SDIN, and a board meeting, a public conference was arranged with the intention to disseminate some of the research conducted within the project.
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Speaker: Prof. Marlus Koehler, Departamento di Fisica, Universidade Federal do Parana, BrazilAbstract:Semiconducting polymer nanoparticles (SPNs) have potential applications in a variety of fields due to their remarkable capacity to convert light into other forms of energy.
2023-12-04
- Karlstad Business School in Sweden awaits your journey towards impactful change.
Do you want to be part of an international network of responsible global leaders, contributing to the sustainable development of your home country and region?
2024-05-15
On Tuesday 14 May, the Minister for Public Administration, Erik Slottner, visited Karlstad University.
– A fruitful visit with a warm welcome in all respects, he says.
In addition to general information about the university’s strengths and challenges, he received more detailed information about how the university works with generative AI and what concrete efforts are being made to support responsible use of AI among employees and students.
The minister also received a pr
Cultural Studies concentrates on the conditions and expressions of contemporary culture from different vantage points, taking historical, political, aesthetical, social and economic approaches.
Cultural studies is a cross- and multidisciplinary subject that includes perspectives from the humanities and social sciences.
At the BioEco Valley Summit, hosted by Karlstad University, Pro2BE, in collaboration with Paper Province, Region Värmland, and Sting BioEconomy, researchers and industry representatives gathered to discuss the future of the bioeconomy.
2020-12-07
Karlstad Business School has been a member of AACSB since 2010, which is about a systematic approach to development and change, learning as well as collaboration and external engagement. Now the review for accreditation is approaching.
Offering high-quality education, research and collaboration has always been the aim of Karlstad Business School.
2021-12-20
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CRE8® is a fast-paced method for competing in creative problem solving, with an emphasis on innovation. Three to four interdisciplinary teams of students test their problem-solving abilities and pitched their solutions to a jury. The teams are given real cases from researchers, companies and the public sector.
The HR Excellence in Research Award granted by the European Commission is proof that we are successful in creating a stimulating working environment and excellent conditions for our researchers.
Practical placement
Through the practical placement included in different courses in Civics, contacts are established with the schools which receive our students. In courses which include longer periods of practical placement, the cooperation with schools is enhanced through the visits and other personal contacts that are employed to follow and support the students’ development.
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In order to ensure that our educations are well adapted to the needs of the labor market, we regularly follow up the alumni who have graduated from the School of Business and Economics.
During the years 2017-2023, 3065 people graduated from the Business School. Of these, 39 percent were men and 61 percent women.
Ala Sarah Alaqra defended a dissertation in Computer Science on human factors within privacy-enhancing technologies at the end of January, and a few days later Ala began a new employment in Information Systems at the Karlstad Business School.
2023-06-27
Jaime Ortega Gutiérrez, associate professor in Marketing at the University of Seville, has been visiting CTF for three months to get to know CTF and meet with the researchers.
Hello Jaime, can you tell us about your research?
– My research areas include value co-creation, social networking, service innovation, and knowledge management within the service sector specifically in tourism.
The reasons for embarking on a research career are probably as many as there are researchers. A wish to know more is probably a common incentive.
Research programmes at Karlstad University are designed for those who want to achieve expertise in an area of specialisation.
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This project aims at fostering capacity building in the field of Smart Grids by the development of a harmonized, modular curriculum. The selection of partner countries considers the different stages of a technology transfer in the field of Smart Grid in Africa to be able to use synergies.
In Tanzania, the provision of reliable and affordable energy to consumers is listed as one important goal to ensure growth and reduction of poverty.
2024-08-30 - 2024-10-11. (English). Register here (Registration closes August 16)Course descriptionTarget GroupTeachers who have started or will start employment as university teachers.The course is also suitable for doctoral students who will teach.Extent30 hoursFor doctoral students, it is suggested that the course includes 1 credit.Learning outcomesAfter the course, the participants should be able to:1. Explain the pros and cons of teaching techniques presented in the course.2.
2024-08-30 - 2024-10-11. (English). Register here (Registration closes August 16)Course descriptionTarget GroupTeachers who have started or will start employment as university teachers.The course is also suitable for doctoral students who will teach.Extent30 hoursFor doctoral students, it is suggested that the course includes 1 credit.Learning outcomesAfter the course, the participants should be able to:1. Explain the pros and cons of teaching techniques presented in the course.2.
