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• 2024-05-16

  Leadership Scholarship Awarded to International Football Legend

  The Karlstad Grand Prix Award, in its form, resembles a large heart, symbolizing one of the most important qualities of a sports leader. This quality, among many others, is exemplified by this year’s recipient, Sven-Göran Eriksson, affectionately known as Svennis, the football coach from Torsby who has left an indelible mark as an outstanding team leader worldwide.

  The Sports Leadership Scholarship, Karlstad Grand Prix Award, was established by the Karlstad Municipality and Karlstad University to honor significant leadership achievements within Swedish sports.

  Svennis, a native of Torsby, played both ice hockey and football during his youth. After his active career as a football player, he had the opportunity to coach Degerfors. He was subsequently recruited to IFK Göteborg, and in the 1981-82 season, he led the team to victory in the Swedish Cup, Allsvenskan, and UEFA Cup.

• 2024-05-16

  Protesters have set up tents at Karlstad University

  On the night of Thursday 16 May, a group of people set up tents in the park next to Karlstad University in a pro-Palestinian demonstration. The landowner, Akademiska hus, say they will allow the demonstration as long as it is conducted peacefully and security can be maintained.

  The vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor greeted the protesters on Thursday morning and explained that as long as the demonstration does not disrupt operations, the university has no objections to their presence. However, the vice-chancellor emphasised that the university, as a government agency, cannot take a stand in the matter, as well as clarifying that the land is owned by Akademiska hus and that it is not a public space.

• 2024-05-15

  Fruitful visit at Karlstad University for the Minister for Public Administration

  On Tuesday 14 May, the Minister for Public Administration, Erik Slottner, visited Karlstad University.
  – A fruitful visit with a warm welcome in all respects, he says.

  In addition to general information about the university’s strengths and challenges, he received more detailed information about how the university works with generative AI and what concrete efforts are being made to support responsible use of AI among employees and students.

• 2024-05-15

  Response drill for emergency personnel held at Karlstad University

  On the morning of 15 May, a drill for emergency personnel will be held on campus in Karlstad.
  – The drill will be noticeable to people moving in the immediate area, says Jan Gambring, Chief Security Office at Karlstad University.

  The drill includes personnel from the police, Region Värmland, Karlstad Rescue Services and the County Administrative Board in Värmland.

  – We are offering our premises because we think it’s an important drill, and at the same time, we will take the opportunity to practice our own crisis management organisation, says Jan Gambring.

• 2024-05-14

  International collaboration for sustainable urban environments

  The book “Integrative Approaches in Urban Sustainability” represents an international collaboration project including about forty academic institutions worldwide. The book examines the increasing rate of urbanisation and the consequences for social structures.

  - This publication aims to redefine the way we think and plan for urban environments of the future, says Asaad Almssad, Docent in Construction Engineering and one of the editors of the book. By analysing the seismic demographic changes that have characterised the global societal landscape since the early 19th century, the book looks at the accelerating rate of urbanisation and its widespread consequences for social structures.

• 2024-05-08

  Welcome to SASUF satellite event on the theme of visual and intercultural studies on the 14th of May

  "The event is aimed at researchers, teachers, students, and others interested in internationalization within higher education, and focuses on the possibility of pursuing a master's degree in visual culture and communication," says Staffan Löfving, associate professor of Social Anthropology and lecturer in Intercultural Studies.

  The satellite event is organized within the framework of the South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF) research and innovation week, which runs from the 13th to the 17th of May. During the innovation week, several satellite events with various themes are being organized at Swedish universities on the 13th and 14th of May, most of them in hybrid format.