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• 2025-02-07

  International collaboration project to promote digital health solutions in the North Sea region

  Karlstad University is one of the participants in DigiH4A (Digital Health for All), an EU-funded project that will address systemic healthcare challenges on an international scale. The objective is to accelerate the digital transformation of healthcare systems and provide citizens with better access to cutting-edge digital health solutions.

  Launched in October 2024 and funded by the European Union through the Interreg North Sea programme, the project gathers academic institutions, health authorities and innovation actors to drive the adoption of digital health solutions across the North Sea region.

• 2025-02-05

  International Project to Train Teachers and Teacher Educators in AI

  How should AI be used in schools? The SmartStart Teacher Academy project aims to establish an international teacher education program that trains teachers and student teachers to critically integrate AI-based tools into teaching. To address language barriers, an AI-based translation tool will be developed to facilitate professional exchange and support multilingual classrooms.

  The project is led by Professor Klaudia Schultheis at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt in southern Germany. Karlstad University will lead one of the eight work packages in the project together with NLA University College in Oslo. At Karlstad University, Kent Fredholm, Director of Studies for the doctoral program in educational work, is the Work Package Leader. A total of twelve universities and several primary schools in seven European countries are participating.

• 2025-02-05

  Megagame – simulating reality as a learning tool

  Megagames are a mix of role-playing games, board games and simulation. Karlstad University organised a megagame on the theme: Can Sweden reach sustainable consumption by 2045?

  Our society is based on economic growth. With growth comes increased consumption, higher energy costs and use of resources. Without growth, unemployment goes up. With technology comes greater efficiency, convenience and security. The downside of technology is that it is resource-intensive and leads to forced behaviours. How can society find a balance in all of this? It is a big task. The game board is even bigger. Not to say enormous.

• 2025-02-05

  Where to turn if you need to talk

  Following the tragic events in Örebro on Tuesday, Karlstad University is flying its flags at half-mast. We are profoundly saddened by what has happened and extend our deepest sympathy to all those affected. The university offers support to those who feel the need to talk to someone.

  The University Chaplaincy has cancelled their programme for Wednesday to be able to meet with students affected by the events. If possible, the University Chaplaincy will also be lighting candles in room 3C304 during the day or parts of the day, where you are welcome to sit in silence and have a cup of coffee or tea.

  Students experiencing anxiety, depression or stress that affects their studies can always turn to the Student Health Services for counselling support. 

  How to contact the Student Health Services:

• 2025-02-04

  New professor with a focus on boys’ and men’s reading practices

  There is a preconceived notion that working-class boys and men in rural areas are less keen and less qualified readers than other groups. Through his research, Stig-Börje Asplund, newly appointed professor of educational work, paints a more nuanced picture.

  Stig-Börje Asplund’s research is interdisciplinary and his research interests include boys and men in rural areas and their relationship to reading. He completed his PhD in 2010 with a study on literature discussions among boys enrolled in the upper-secondary school programme in vehicle engineering. Since then, he has deepened his interest in the way boys and men who studied a vocational programme in upper-secondary school use reading in their lives.

• 2025-01-31

  Karlstad University part of new EU project on circular economy

  In collaboration with eleven partners from six countries, Karlstad University is participating in a new EU project that was recently granted funding as part of the programme Circular Bio-based Europe. The project, WoodVALOR, focuses on the transformation of contaminated wood into high-performance paints, coatings and biochar using sustainable methods.

  – This is an innovative bioeconomy project with partners from the UK, Ireland, Finland, France, Belgium and Sweden, says Ali Mohammadi, sub-project leader and associate professor in environmental and energy systems. By developing and optimising advanced purification and fractionation processes, we want to maximise resource efficiency by reusing 100 per cent of the wood.