'What, for our times, does it mean to live well in a world worth living in for all?'
A global project with the aim to investigate what it means to live well in a world worth living in for all, based on people around the world sharing their thoughts. The project is carried out within the framework of the international research network Pedagogy, Education and Praxis (PEP). Swedish principals contribute their thoughts in the form of short film clips and interviews.
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Lennart Käll is the chair of Sveriges Radio (Swedish Broadcasting), board member of SJ (Swedish Rail), Grönklittsgruppen, Länsförsäkringar, Grant Thornton and previously chief executive to multiple big companies, latest Svenska Spel. He has a degree in Business and Economics from Karlstad Business School (then part of Karlstad University College).
Education is obviously a valuable investment - it gives you possibilities.
Education is obviously a valuable investment - it gives you possibilities. A good education is the ticket to your future career, but it is the actual knowledge that is the key to your own ability to think and reflect.
2022-06-10
Why are discussions of whether you had to wait alone in your friends’ room while they ate dinner with their families, pushing away discussions about more important issues in the internet? Charlotte Bäccman, senior lecturer in Psychology, explains.
A war is being fought in Ukraine, Sweden are approximately 100 days away from an election, climate change is an enormous challenge and the energy prices are skyrocketing.
Karlstad Business School provides education and research in among other areas responsible leadership and sustainable working life and organisation. As part of an international context of knowledge, Karlstad Business School has signed The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).
The notion of interculturality is often said to have been central in teacher education and training in Europe and other parts of the world over the past 30 years. It is mostly through the concept of intercultural competence that interculturality has been constructed and problematized for both (student) teachers and students.
The main funder of project CriseIT 2, the EU Interreg programme, is celebrating 30 years together 2020. During the year Interreg is arranging a number of activities to mark the occasion, one of which is highlighting collaborative projects and success stories in an article series.
“I’m very pleased and honoured,” says Simone Fischer-Hübner, professor of computer science at Karlstad University. “Privacy and cyber security play an increasingly important role in society, so this honorary distinction is especially significant.
2022-12-06
Professor Stephen L. Vargo, Ander Visiting Professor at Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University, is once again named among the world´s most influential researchers as he appears on prestigious lists published by Clarivate Analytics and Stanford University.
Stephen L. Vargo is for the ninth consecutive year named to Clarivate´s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2022 in the business and economics discipline.
Do you have the best entrepreneurial and business idea?The EUNICE Start Cup is a business idea competition where each EUNICE university selects one team to compete in the final in Vaasa, Finland 24-25th of April, in which they pitch their idea in front of a jury.
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Who can apply for Erasmus+ traineeship?
You can apply for an Erasmus+ traineeship scholarship if you are planning to carry out a traineeship or field studies in Europe for at least two months. There is limited funding to support Erasmus+ traineeships outside Europe. Where there is limited funding scholarships will be awarded on a first come first served basis.
With only six years left until 2030, the world is marked by war and conflict and many sustainability indicators are pointing in the wrong direction. This year’s A Sustainable Tomorrow gathered 30,000 interested individuals via 200 hubs around Scandinavia.
Winter ecology in a changing world
Major ecological changes are expected to occur during this century as a result of ongoing global climate change. In relative terms, changes in temperature are expected to be greatest in winter at northern latitudes, with warmer stream temperatures and shorter periods of ice cover.
The Forum for Violence Studies and Violence Prevention consists of an interdisciplinary group of researchers who use different explanatory models and methods to study violence and gender.
Digital communication infrastructures - such as undersea cables, data centers, and satellites - alongside digital platforms predominantly owned and operated by global private corporations like Alphabet (Google) and Meta (Facebook), not only enable connectivity but also control and condition access to vast segments of the digital space.
The word cooperation means that several different parties work together. It is interesting to determine what the interaction between research, industry and public services can lead to.
Global bioeconomy summit in Berlin 24-26 november 2015
Margareta Dahlström och Magnus Lestelius, professor i grafisk teknik, presenterar Karlstads universitets forskning inom Vinnväxtinitiativet ”Paper Province 2.0” under rubriken "Multidisciplinary Transition to a Sustainable Bioeconomy – the Case of The Paper Province 2.0”
RSAs konferens i London 19-20 november 2015
Ida Grundel and Margareta Dahlström presented an article manuscript based on the project “Conversion to bioeconomy, smart specia
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Veronica Nilsson
Social Analysis
Paris, France
Church of Sweden in Paris
"I wanted to show (my son) that the world is global and that if you want, there are no major barriers to travelling and taking part in all the exciting things that can be experienced."
Elin Ringqvist
Media and communication science specializing in digital analysis
Atlanta, USA, Traineeship at a distance
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia
"Doing an internship at a distance has worked surprisingly well.
Representatives from world-leading companies, researchers, teachers, consultants and politicians were invited to Karlstad CCC on December 2-3 to discuss how we can develop future welfare service. The requirements on both services and suppliers are becoming higher and regardless if the user is called customer, citizen, local resident, or patient, it is the experience that makes the difference. To offer services based on the user’s requirements is becoming increasingly important.
2016-10-20
Thirty years ago CTF, Service Research Center, was established at Karlstad University. How it happened, success factors and the latest from today’s research were included in the program when CTF held its anniversary celebration on October 6th at Karlstad University.
Martin Löfgren, Deputy Head at Karlstad Business School at Karlstad University, opened the event and welcomed everyone.
2024-12-13
As the festive season approaches, and with it the opportunity for some rest, we are preparing to close the book on CTF’s 38th year and look forward to new and exciting opportunities in research and education.
Reflecting on the past year, I feel pride in several significant achievements and moments of excitement. Most importantly, I am grateful for everyone’s contributions in doing research that is externally funded and oriented.
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Karlstad University is an AACSB-accredited institution known for its strong research and high-quality education. Our Business School is recognised for its excellence, and we are also home to the renowned Ingesund School of Music in Arvika, where many famous Swedish musicians have studied.
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“Today’s society is constantly changing and it is important to identify the needs and contribute with competence that cover those needs.”
Born in Östersund, Jan Nilsson is a qualified nurse who has worked in emergency care. After moving to Stockholm, he studied to become a nursing teacher and worked for a while at what was then known as the Swedish Rescue Services Agency, where he taught Emergency Care and Disaster Medicine.
Karlstad University is now launching a new bachelor's program in computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) that will start in the fall of 2025.
