As part of the university’s systematic quality assurance efforts, eight third-cycle subject areas (doctoral-level disciplines) have been reviewed by an external assessment group. All of them are rated as meeting a high standard in the report by the assessment group.
The discipline of nursing received a positive assessment of their doctoral education.
2024-09-17
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.
2014-02-19
We welcome Katrin Lättman who is our new Ph D Student in Psychology. She will conduct her Ph D Studies within Samot, The Service and Market Oriented Transport Research Group, where she will study experienced accessibility within public transport.
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On the web page "Programvaror" you will find programs to install on your computer and more information.
Programvaror (in Swedish)
Staff - download to your private computer
Visit the page "software and licenses" on Inslaget
Download ClaroRead Plus & StavaRex/SpellRight
You can use many of our resources from home, on this page we have gathered some of these resources.
Students and staff have access to the library's databases, e-journals and e-books off-campus by logging in with your KauID.
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Our e-books can be read online and they can also often be downloaded to a computer or tablet. Different providers may have different terms of use.
Periodicals
Most of our journals are available digitally.
The university board
A chairperson and members representing the private sector, public organisations, and academia are appointed by the government. The board also includes members appointed by Karlstad Student Union as well as representatives of the university’s teaching staff.
On Friday, members of parliament Mats Wiking and Niklas Sigvardsson visited Karlstad University.
– We are out on a tour visiting universities around the country.
2023-11-01
The other weekend, the Ingesund School of Music celebrated its 100th anniversary for two days. They hosted a grand concert featuring several guest artists, as well as Ingesund's large symphony orchestra and soloists.
2023-03-30
The term of office for the Centre for Social Risk research (CSR) board expired 31 December 2022 and acting Vice-Chancellor Margareta Friman has decided on a new board. The current term started 9 February and ends 31 December 2025.
The new board comprises both external board members as well as representatives from Karlstad University.
Upcoming courses2024-01-23 - 2024-03-19 (English). Register here.Course descriptionTarget groupTeachers who participate in assessment, examination and who give feedback to students.Extent40 hours.
Upcoming courses2024-01-23 - 2024-03-19 (English). Register here.Course descriptionTarget groupTeachers who participate in assessment, examination and who give feedback to students.Extent40 hours.
An international perspective is a given in the media industry. Using your elective term to study abroad is not only a smart thing to do, but also an adventure which will prepare you for a future career and life in general.
A broad general education, personal motivation, and an ability to understand people and contexts related to different cultures are all important traits for a media career. This is true for both private and public employers.
As part of the Testing Talk project, we have designed and conducted recurrent workshops on oral proficiency testing interaction and assessment designed as professional training for language teachers.
The workshops are based on our research on interaction in and assessment of oral proficiency tests and focus on common themes and problems in speaking tests.
Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap
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The Department of Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies (ISLI) is made up of six sections: English, Intercultural Studies, Comparative Literature, Spanish and Swedish Language.
This is the ideal department for students who wish to immerse themselves in some form of language and cultural studies.
Bibliotek
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The Library study environment is characterized by openness, choice and flexibility.
We are continuously working towards a safe study environment.
You may use the library to study, use one of the Library’s computers or your own, work in a quiet, secluded environment or visit one of the open working areas.
Study seats - there are 1 200 seats spread out on the four floors.
Group work spaces - there are desks distributed among the shelves on the 2nd, 3rd
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According to the Higher Education Act, each institution of higher education is responsible for conducting its activities so that a high quality is achieved in education and research. The goal for Karlstad University is that education and research takes place at a high academic level and that resources are used efficiently.
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The Library study environment is characterized by openness, choice and flexibility.
We are continuously working towards a safe study environment.
You may use the library to study, use one of the Library’s computers or your own, work in a quiet, secluded environment or visit one of the open working areas.
Study seats - there are 1 200 seats spread out on the four floors.
Group work spaces - there are desks distributed among the shelves on the 2nd, 3rd
All undergraduate programmes are presented and grouped in areas of interest. Please note that most of the programmes are taught in Swedish.
A completed upper secondary education usually meets the admission requirements for most undergraduate programmes. Upon completion, students are awarded a university diploma, a professional degree or Bachelor’s degree and may move on to Master-level studies, or to a job.
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Meyvant Thorolfsson
University of Iceland
E-mail: meyvant@hi.is
Profile: https://english.hi.is/staff/meyvant
Jóhann Örn Sigurjónsson
Doctoral Graduate Student
University of Iceland
E-mail: johannorn@hi.is
Profile: https://english.hi.is/staff/johannorn
School subjects are in constant change and in this project we put a focus on how school subjects are constructed in relation to formal and informal aspects and how this can be understood in relation to powerful knowledge. In addition we have a special interest in how these constructions can be understood from a policy perspective. With regard to formal aspects, we study how subjects are constructed and manifested in national tests of English, History and Swedish.
Congratulations! How do you feel about the appointment?
- It feels great! I am both happy and proud. I am so pleased that my work as a researcher and teacher were evaluated and found to reach docent standard. I feel it's an important step in my career.
You have a doctor's degree in Information Systems. What is your research field?
- My research work is mainly conducted in the area of Information Systems Development.
2020-05-14
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Karlstad University wishes to honour a person with a prominent role in the Swedish music industry. She also has ties to Värmland and has been of great importance to Ingesund School of Music in connection with the annual Polar Music Prize where she acts as CEO.
2024-03-27
My post in January 2023 was about the launch of ChatGPT which attracted a lot of attention when it premiered a few months earlier. I was asking for a dialogue about how artificial intelligence that generates content and data can be applied in our organisation.
Within Rose, research is conducted within a number of different projects where the starting point is that questions about social, economic and environmentally sustainable societal development need to be posed in relation to teaching and learning. ROSE has a clear socially relevant focus in its research with a focus on exploring areas from a comparative subject didactic perspective.
