The language café at the university library will continue during the spring semester 2018.
The language café will take place every tuesday between 4 pm - 6 pm. The time and place are the same but now students are in charge of the café.
The Language Café is aimed for anyone who wants to improve there spoken Swedish, but you need to be able to speak and understand some Swedish to participate.
2015-09-15
Assoc. Prof. John Bonner from Huddersfield University is visiting us for two days. On the first day, he will give a seminar with a thought-provoking content.
As interaction designers, information scientists or HCI specialists, we are often seeking ways to improve our relationship with technology.
Teachers from the subject of Swedish contribute to other courses and programmes at Karlstad University, primarily teaching written and oral presentation skills.
We can also offer commissioned courses through Uppdrags AB, for instance in reading and writing development, rhetoric, and presentation techniques.
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).
SOL (School Development, Organization & Leadership) is an interdisciplinary environment where researchers with a shared interest in various activities of schools gather. Schools operate in a changing world, which leads to new challenges, and they are constantly subjected to demands for change. How schools can meet the many demands for change is the focus within SOL.
On 1 August, Jerker Moodysson took office as the new vice-chancellor of Karlstad University.
– It feels good to get started and I’m happy in my new role, he says.
What have the first days been like?
– There is, of course, a lot to take in at the start. New colleagues, new systems and routines. I have spent a lot of time talking to colleagues in the organisation, and I will continue to do so. My ambition is to get to know both colleagues and the organisation properly.
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.
2020-11-17
Värmland has received stricter general guidelines and Karlstad University is adapting teaching and research accordingly. In line with this, all activities will as far as possible take place remotely.
A vice-chancellor’s decision was made on Monday following the new stricter general guidelines for Värmland County from the Public Health Agency. Karlstad University is taking its responsibility to help reduce the spread of infection.
Centrum för genusforskning
» Evenemang och seminarier
» Evenemang vid CGF
» ÄLDRE EVENEMANG
» CGF-Evenemang 2021
International Summer School – Digital Health Innovation: Intersections of Design, Technology, and Gender.
From the 20. until the 27.06.2021 at Karlstad University, Sweden
While digital health is often praised as the solution to contemporary and future health problems, the social inequalities contained in and reinforced through digital health technologies are often not acknowledged.
Utbildning
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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).
At the Department of Engineering and Physics education is offered at all levels and research is performed within the disciplines Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
The Department welcomes students who want to deepen their knowledge in Engineering and Science with high relevance for a sustainable development of society.
Are you interested in maps; collection and analysis of geographical information; geodetic measurement technology; 3D visualization of landscapes and cities as well as the environment; working with satellite images and UAV remotely sensed data; image interpretation and analysis; machine learning techniques and analyses that can support different dimensions of sustainable development from a geographical perspective?
Geomatics is an umbrella term for disciplines and techno
On Friday 8 March, the Minister for Education, Mats Persson, visited Karlstad University.
– It was very interesting in general. I’m very pleased, he says.
– It was particularly interesting to listen to Birgitta Persdotter and her research on social services.
2019-12-09
This year's Sustainability Day at the Business School centred to a great extent on the art of moving from talking to acting, turning ideas and plans into speed and action, since knowledge means nothing without the ability to use it.
On this page you find information on what to do if something happens. In the event of an emergency, always call 112 first.
Emergency situationIn case of emergency, call 112 to reach emergency services, police or to call for an ambulance, talk to an on-call priest or receive medical advice in case of emergency poisoning.
Contact 1: Berit Kessler, faculty administrator,
054-700 1767, 1A 331, berit.kessler@kau.se
Contact 2: Anna Åkesson, faculty administrator,
054-700 19 47, 11B355, anna.akesson@kau.se
Study and Career counselors: Lina Lehn
054 - 700 11 42, lina.lehn@kau.se
Director of studies: Katarina Groth Jansson, see below.
Subject representative: Prof. John Sören Pettersson, see below.
All staff, organised in alphabetical order
Associate Prof.
Robert Eklund, Linköping University (before this at Telia Sonera), presented course material and experiences about the methodology used in the development of interactive systems, in particular as regards language-based interaction at a seminar November 06, 2015.
At an extended seminar a whole lot was discussed: the Ozlab group and Eklund went through a 2h guest lecture for students and then the discussions centred around various research problems, not the least the circu
Bibliotek
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» Studiemiljö
In order to improve the learning environment in the library, we made a number of relocations and changes during autumn 2016.
The aim was to create learning environments better adapted to new technology and new teaching methods.
CS
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» Avslutade projekt
» Internationella projekt
Compare Business Innovation Centre (C-BIC) is a co-operation between Compare and Karlstad University. It aims to stimulate business development, research and innovation with the regional ICT industry as its starting point.
The project has a focus on test and security and should contribute to enhanced regional knowledge. The project is funded by EU regional funds.
Doctoral programme in Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University.
In Media and Communication Studies the focus is on the role of media in society and the conditions of media production, content and audience.
For Sandra Wettergren, the choice fell on Ingesund School of Music when she decided to become a music teacher and later also a singer at a higher level. Much of this was due to the school’s faculty, which she believes is crucial when choosing an educational institution.
Here you will find SMEER publications such as dissertations, reports, articles and more.
On the following link you can search for publications that can inspire you in your work, for example if you are a teacher student writing an essay or if you are a teacher looking for ideas for your teaching
DIVA
Recent SMEER-publications:
Rönner, A. C., Jakobsson, A., & Gericke, N. (2023).
Wellness in a holistic perspective.
At Karlstad University we see the whole person. This is true of both education and research in the field of health, care and social work and it contributes to the quality of the students professional training.
Health, care and social work belong to a broad professional area in which the need for collaboration between different organisations is increasing. Also, there are more actors in this arena, in Sweden and abroad.
We are happy to welcome Jasenko Arsenovic, new Ph. D student in Business Administration to CTF. He will conduct his doctoral studies at CTF and is also linked to MIT, the Swedish Research School of Management and IT.
Jasenko Arsenovic has a Master’s of Science in Business and Economics from Linnaeus Univeristy and a Master´s degree in Informatics from IT, Management and Innovation program at Jönköping International Business School.
