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
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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,
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.
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.
2022-02-09
… 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.
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.
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At Karlstad University, we work actively towards creating a stimulating work environment and good conditions for our researchers. We strive towards fair and transparent recruitment as well as favourable professional development for researchers.
At Karlstad University, we work actively towards creating a stimulating work environment and good conditions for our researchers. We strive towards fair and transparent recruitment as well as favourable professional development for researchers.
TRANSFORMING PASSIONS 6TH INTERNATIONAL GEOMEDIA CONFERENCE, KARLSTAD, SWEDEN, 17–19 SEPTEMBER 2025Passion is a multifaceted concept that encompasses not only joy and intense emotional investment but also pain and suffering.
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Call for papersTransforming Passions 6th International Geomedia Conference, Karlstad, Sweden, 17–19 September 2025Passion is a multifaceted concept that encompasses not only joy and intense emotional investment but also pain and suffering.
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.
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.
2022-02-15
Solar Electricity Research Centre Sweden, SOLVE, is the Swedish Energy Agency’s effort to contribute to solar power having a wider impact in Sweden.
2025-05-22
International mobility enables valuable collaboration for researchers from Karlstad University and UMONS, the University of Mons in Belgium. The collaboration promotes research in materials science through exchange of knowledge on methods for studying material properties at the nanoscale.
– My visit here at Karlstad University has been enriching in many ways, says Philippe Leclere from UMONS.
Our research explores the social dynamics of political and economic inclusion and exclusion. Racism, as an ideology and everyday practice, constitutes an integral part of this focus, as do discourses on cultural values in contemporary processes of both conflict and convivial coexistence.
Research in chemistry education is concerned with teaching and learning chemistry. Chemistry education is a part of SMEER (Science Mathematics Engineering Education Research, - www.kau.se/SMEER), where two of the chemistry education staff are representatives in the scientific board.
Lamps that are switched on and off via an app, garbage cans that signal when it is time to be emptied and children who are tracked via watches. These are all examples of smart units gaining more ground in our everyday lives. Participants in the SNITS lunch on 6 November learned more about the Internet of Things and the technology behind it.
The Internet of Things refers to devices that are not traditionally networked, such as watches, toys and machines.
2022-03-22
Karlstad University conducts research and development of intelligent control systems for greenhouse lighting, using a high percentage of locally produced renewable energy.
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A grading decision cannot be appealed to a higher authority. However, a decision can be reassessed or corrected by the university, which means that the examiner reviews the grading of your assignment.
If you as a student feel that an examination has not been assessed correctly, you can request to have the awarded grade reassessed or corrected, depending on the case.
Are you interested in business administration and sustainable development? Do you want to become an expert on addressing global challenges to contribute to a more sustainable future?
