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» Interviews with alumni
Kemal, what did you study during your time at Karlstad Business School?
- I have a Degree of Master in Corporate Finance and Accounting, and a Degree of Bachelor in Mathematics, Business Administration and Economics, specialising in Financial Analysis.
Why did you choose to study at Karlstad Business School?
- It was important to me to study at a university with a good balance between theory and practical application of the knowledge.
Two projects led by researchers at Karlstad University have through MIRAI been granted seed funding, which will provide our researchers with opportunities for international collaboration and increased mobility.
MIRAI, with support from STINT, announced funding to support research collaborations between the member universities in Japan and Sweden. The aim is to develop new and existing collaborations through innovative projects.
Geography is a unique subject that combines the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.
At Karlstad University, we explore everything from global connections to local perspectives, with a focus on both change and continuity.
In December 2019, CTF in collaboration with Karlstad Business School arranged a multidisciplinary seminar series to advance knowledge within the research area Service system transformation, and as part of a PhD course in Business administration.
The seminar series Service system transformation focused on global societal challenges, and how transformation of societal systems works.
2023-03-09
Research.com, a leading academic platform for researchers, has released its annual list of top researchers in the field of business and management.
Bo Edvardsson, professor of business administration at Karlstad business school, is ranked 191 on the international list. Nationally, research.com lists Bo Edvardsson significantly higher, which puts him in an impressive second place.
Congratulations Bo Edvardsson.
Sociologi
» Konferenser
» Konferens om Åldrande och migration i Sverige och Japan 11-12 maj 2022
Professional Women and Elder Care in Japan: Anxiety and the Move Toward Technocare. Professional Women and Elder Care in Japan: Anxiety and the Move Toward Technocare.
The elder population in Japan is increasing drastically, causing a number of issues that have not yet surfaced in most Western countries. Demographic data from Japan reveal that the Japanese have the longest lifespan globally, resulting in the world’s highest population of older adults.
Centrum för genusforskning
» Evenemang och seminarier
» Evenemang vid CGF
» ÄLDRE EVENEMANG
23 February, kl.15.00-16.00
Hélène Ohlsson, universitetslektor i Genusvetenskap vid Karlstads universitet.
"The Swedish Diva Brand: Transatlantic performances of hegemonic whiteness and national identity"
This lecture is a presentation of my postdoctoral project, which is a study with intersectional overlaps of race, sexuality, class and symbolic embodiment of the Swedish nation on stage, film and in public life in the United States and in Sweden 1850–1990.
The Swedish academic system may seem confusing at a first glance. This is a good place to start your search for information about studying in Sweden and to learn some basics about how the academic system works here.
Credits
Courses are credited in ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).
Joann Peck has been appointed Visiting Professor at CTF. The Visiting professorship is funded by Anne-Marie and Gustaf Ander Foundation for Media Research, which provide grants to cover the cost of a visiting professor at the CTF for a month during the next three years.
- I am so excited to be invited as a Visiting professor at CTF and Karlstad University. I have been fortunate to work with Anders Gustafsson at CTF on several projects in various retail settings.
2017-10-03
We are pleased to welcome researchers Fredrik Wikström and Helén Williams to CTF. They focus their research on how packaging can affect people to throw away less food.
Fredrik Wikström and Helén Williams are active in the field of Environmental and Energy Systems at Karlstad University.
2023-07-03
I would like to share some fantastic experiences from the 18th edition of QUIS, which is one of the largest international conferences in service research. This time the conference was organised by VinUniversity in Hanoi, Vietnam.
2023-05-10
With more than 200 released productions that have sold millions of copies, the co-founder of Silence Records and Silence studio, Anders Lind, is one of Sweden’s greatest music producers. He now receives an honorary doctorate from Karlstad University for his accomplishments.
Anders Lind is one of the founders of the record company Silence Records and the Silence studio in Koppom, Värmland. He has his roots in the Swedish music movement and is a pillar of Swedish progg.
Socialt arbete
» Forskning
» Kritiska välfärdsstudier
» Arbetslivets förutsättningar och yttringar
In elderly care, especially home care, the forms of employment have changed radically in recent years. The uncertainty about when, where, and how the staff should work has increased through systems such as “informal” short-term substitutes, and split schedules with minute planning of working time in the mobile phone. In the project “The organized uncertainty in elderly care.
In anticipation of beautiful May, singing students at Ingesund School of Music and the school's symphony orchestra invite you to two concerts that promise popular music work with the history of Swedish composers as theme.
2020-12-17
The Christmas and New Year Holidays are approaching and we have a successful, but also challenging year behind us. Now, we look forward to a new eventful and hopefully less pandemic-affected year.
We had a great start in 2020 with a Phd defence in business administration, we welcomed several new doctoral students and senior lecturers, and started several new research initiatives.
Akademisk högtid
» Föregående högtider
» Akademisk högtid genom åren
» Akademisk högtid 2024
Georg Gulyas was born in Säffle. His Hungarian father worked at the city library while his Finnish mother worked at the church daycare centre. He acquired his basic qualification in classical guitar from Malmö Academy of Music.
After completing his degree, he continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, École Normale de Musique de Paris and Juilliard School in New York.
Thomas J. Scheff, one of Karlstad University’s first honorary doctors, has passed away. The university is saddened by the news of his passing and honors his memory.
Bengt Starrin, professor emeritus at Karlstad University, became acquainted with Thomas Scheff in the 1970s and remembers him fondly.
Utbildning
» Om utlandsstudier
» Incoming Exchange Students
The Swedish academic system may seem confusing at a first glance. This is a good place to start your search for information about studying in Sweden and to learn some basics about how the academic system works here.
Credits
Courses are credited in ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).
Uganda does not belong to one of the famous coffee countries, but the fact is that coffee is one of the biggest export products of the country. How does growing, roasting, export and sale work? How does it the economical ecosystem look in reality?
Freshwater is essential to life on Earth, providing irreplaceable ecosystem services including drinking water, power and transport, food and irrigation, and flood control, as well as recreational and cultural values.
Although freshwater ecosystems make up only 0.01% of all the water on Earth, they are disproportionally rich in plant and animal diversity and are among the most imperiled.
On November 13-14, the IBS Conference, 3rd International Conference on Business Servitization, was held in Bilbao, Spain. Servitization, which was the theme of the conference, is what happens when manufacturing companies start focusing on services.
At the conference CTF was represented by researchers Nina Löfberg, Lars Witell and Maria åkesson.
2020-08-14
The book “Skogen som resurs i en gränsregion” (the forest as a resource in a border region) is an anthology with contributions from Swedish and Norwegian partners in the project Ingoskog.
Forskning
» Vår forskning
» Samhälle, kultur och språk
Welcome to Political Science at Karlstad University! We form part of the Department of Political, Historical, Religious and Cultural Studies. The subject Political Science comprises around twenty researchers and lecturers.
Political Science highlights political organisation and political processes at local, regional and global levels as well as specialised knowledge of political scientific concepts and theoretical traditions.
Sociologi
» Forskning
» Relationer och vardagsinteraktion
Today we talk with Andreas Henriksson, who is the co-convenor of the Relationer och Vardagsinteraktion (REVA) research group at the Sociology Department here in Karlstad University. Andreas will talk about his work on intimacy and everyday life, including research into dancing and loneliness. So, let’s start with a brief introduction.
