Insects are highly important for our daily lives and the environment. The best-known ecological service provided by insects is pollination, but insects are also important as decomposers, natural pest managers and as prey for many other animals. This makes insects integral for almost every ecosystem.
However, insects are in a worldwide decline, which endangers ecosystems and directly affects our future lives.
Do you want to participate in an honorable assignment? Every autumn, Karlstad University conducts Academic Celebration. At the ceremony, doctors are promoted and new professors are installed in solemn forms.
We are looking for students who want to participate as a marshal. At the Academic Feast, the Marshal is invited to attend the following dinner and will be seated among the guests if possible in connection with each subject.
Doctoral programme in Political Science at Karlstad University.
The doctoral programme in Political Science may result in a licentiate or doctoral degree. The programme is specifically designed to equip students for continuing academic work nationally or internationally, as well as to pursue careers as political scientists.
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Elin Skau, why did you choose Karlstad Business School?
- I chose it both because I come from Värmland but also because I heard very good things about the school and student life. The Business School has a super nice campus with good connections to the city centre.
What expectations did you have for the Human resource management and working life program - and were they met?
- I had the expectation of gaining a greater and broader understanding of working life and organizations.
Informatik
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We like to collaborate with companies and organizations both in education and research!
In Swedish Enterprise ranked IT-design on third place of business collaboration and first place in the category of law and social sciences.The research is conducted mostly with external actors in various projects which, based on a common goal highlights different aspects of problems and solutions.If you are studying Information Systems in the School of Business at Karlstad University,
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STAFF EXCHANGEDoctoral students can apply for student exchange and practical placement within Erasmus+, and if they teach they can do teaching assignments in Erasmus+ as long as they fulfil the criteria for the programme. For third-cycle study, the criteria stipulate full-time study at the third-cycle level at an international institution and for the course of study to be part of a Karlstad University degree. Research is not included, but work to prepare your thesis is.
Are you interested in leadership, social development and sustainability? Then Karlstad Business School’s new master’s programme, Management: Sustainable Value Creation, might be the perfect choice for you!
The school is a blessing and provides opportunities for all, regardless of their origin!
ALUMNUS IN FOCUS: KRISTIAN THORÉN
Name: Kristian Thorén
Exam: Teacher's Degree Compulsory School's Secondary School and Upper Secondary School and Philosophy of Literature, 2009
Age: 35
What did you choose Karlstad University?
Lots of emotional reasons. The newly-built library was among the most beautiful I saw, as was
The world needs more efficient energy systems based on renewable raw material, an equation not easily solved. At Karlstad University, research and education are in progress to find sustainable energy systems, for instance, through a project in which pellets replace charcoal in cooking solutions in Zambia, because cooking with charcoal as fuel leads to extensive deforestation as well as health hazards.
Mediecenter Värmland (in swedish) - via sli.se
Mediecenter Värmland is a county cross-ranging media pedagogic resource and supplier of education media. It is possible to watch streamed TV programs or movies online after registering as member.
Staff can become members by using an @kau email for registering. Students can register with any email.
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.
(2016–2022)
The differences between the school and the workplace as learning arenas are often emphasised in discussions about vocational education. Research in this area has highlighted a range of approaches that can bridge this gap and provide a more complete learning experience for students.
Karlstad University’s vice-chancellor, Jerker Moodysson, has been appointed as a board member of the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) for the next three years.
– I’m looking forward to working on development issues related to higher education in a new context for me, says Jerker Moodysson.
– Among other things, UHR is responsible for coordinating admissions, internationalisation and digital services. They also work with information and analyses.
Ongoing dissertation projects in History and externally funded research projects are described very briefly below. In addition, lecturers conduct their own research within the framework of their own professional development. The research conducted within the subject is primarily focused on the theme of region building and subject education.
… you were the project manager for one of the subprojects within the now completed Interregg project "Response". Can you tell us about the project?
- Yes, that’s right. Together with Nicklas Salomonson at the University of Borås, I have studied how travellers with different forms of disability experience mobility services.
2015-10-25
Joeri van Laere from Univeristy College Skövde is visiting the Information Systems group this Wednesday and will make to presentations within Centre for HumanIT's seminar series.
14:15-15:00
The first seminar has the theme "Socio-technology, socio-materiality: are we still lost?" Joeri makes an account of his search for concrete design themes in works from Ciborra, Orlikowski, Weick, Argyris, Quinn et cetera.
2021-05-20
At least since the start of the Covid19 pandemic digitalization has reached most of us. By now we are all familiar with using digital platforms to meet and socialize. However, digitalization is much more than changing the way we connect and communicate; it also changes how information is gathered, analysed and used for decision making processes.
Programmet för hösten är preliminärt. Senaste uppdatering 2015-11-23.
Seminarieunderlag skickas vanligtvis ut på forskargruppens och institutionens maillistor en vecka före seminariet. Intressenter som inte nås av maillistorna får gärna kontakta oss.
Augusti
13-14 aug – KuFo. Möte under ISLIs uppstartsdagar.
September
Ons 2 sept, 13.15-14.30, 12B 545 – Eng ling.
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.
Get to know our alumni ambassadors. Don't hesitate to contact them!
Jenny Ferngren
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF:
I am a very social and driven girl who likes meeting new people, influencing decisions, and trying out new things. While studying at KAU, I was involved in several student associations and played an active role in the student union. I also worked part-time and played several different sports at KAUIF.
Bibliotek
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The Library offer access to a large number of databases, journals and encyclopedias/ dictionaries.
On the library's start page you will find quick links to databases, subject guides, journals and more.
OneSearch provides an easy way to access reports, books and articles through one single search.
