Current activities in Sub-Portfolio Education
Here you can read about ongoing, upcoming and completed projects, initiatives and activities within Sub-Portfolio Education. The activities are about digitalization initiatives in education.
Projects, initiatives and activities are listed in four categories.
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The status of all projects, initiatives and activities is reported monthly at a meeting held via Zoom. Please contact Maria Lingman if you would like to receive invitations to the meetings, or if you have any questions about the activities.
Planned activities in the current operational period
Here you will find all projects, initiatives and activities included in the sub-portfolio's current operational period May 2026 to October 2026. The activities are listed in no order of priority.
Ongoing activities
Here are the major projects, initiatives and activities currently underway in Sub-Portfolio Education. These projects have longer timeframes, often spanning several operational periods.
Support for educational activities at Cybercampus
Cybercampus will gather and carry out education, research, and development in cybersecurity. After its first year of operation in 2024, a number of needs have been identified, which Cybercampus has channeled to the Digitalization Portfolio Education.
The work includes relevant support and solutions for educational activities that are not university courses at Cybercampus. This applies, for example, to LMS (future need for a learning platform for managing participants without a KTH account/Ladok), badges/certifications (need to be able to issue these for certain courses/participants) and publication of course offerings (Cybercampus needs to be able to publish a selection of courses from KTH but also other universities via its own website).
Preliminary study: Decision support for the assessment of academic merit in Master’s admissions
Merit-based selection is used when the number of applicants exceeds the number of places for a programme. For KTH’s Master’s programmes, this is a key process, particularly as the number of applications has increased by around 10% annually. The current process is very time-consuming, and the workload is increasing in line with the volume of applications. The aim of the preliminary study is to clarify what system support and working methods are required to enable a legally sound, transparent and efficient merit assessment process for Master’s admissions at KTH. The results of the prelminary study will form the basis for decisions regarding the project’s potential future direction.
Support for managing course assessment for exchange studies (phase 1: Course Assessment Portal)
The Exchange portal is a web application developed by the ITM School to create, assess and revise preliminary course evaluations for exchange studies. The application is also being tested by other KTH schools, and a project in this regard is funded by Future Education at KTH. The objective for Sub-Portfolio Education is to migrate the system support to KTH’s cloud platform and establish a manageable, secure and scalable solution. Phase 1 involves secure operation and management, enabling further development and roll-out to several schools at a later stage.
Discontinuation of KOPPS
KOPPS is being discontinued as KTH has transitioned to education planning in Ladok.
Future activities
Here are proposed future projects, initiatives and activities within Sub-Portfolio Education. The projects have not yet started nor been decided on, and they are listed in no order of priority. If you would like to know more about the projects, their priority or if you have any input, please contact the sub-portfolio leader Maria Lingman . The list is updated approximately once a month.
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Study planning with AI support.
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Support for creating accessible learning materials in Canvas.
- Automatic certificate in Ladok for incoming students.
- Calculator for converting to ECTS for Master’s admissions.
- More effective, clear and legally sound programme syllabuses.
- Reminders for exam registration.
- Publishing course reading lists online before the start of the course.
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Support for an authentic environment for assessing programming courses.
- Support for educational activities at Cybercampus.
- Digitization of KTH's Lifelong Learning.
- Support for digital education aimed at professionals.
- System support for course follow-up and advanced analysis.
- Managing courses that are taught together as “course rounds”.
- Find other formats for courses that run over several semesters.
- Service for digital awards for courses (that do not give credits).
- Improved digital management of programme analysis.
- More efficient thesis management with automation.
- Evaluate Sunet Canvas adapter.
- Define roles and relationships to enable management of permissions.
- Easier for students to find and understand the range of courses on offer (needs and proposed solutions in dialogue with Sub-Portfolio Management):
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Interactive flow chart for programmes, where students can immediately see prerequisite courses, prior knowledge requirements, elective courses, and possible study paths.
- Support for course selection and eligibility planning prior to master's programme selection.
- Better opportunities for students to find our entire range of courses and programmes.
- Opportunities for incoming exchange students to find courses.
- Improved overview of individual students' progress.
- Skill Tree and course credits (visualisering av progression).
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Finished activities
Here are the projects, initiatives and activities finished in Sub-Portfolio Education.
Improved payment process for tuition fees (KTH Tuition fee payment)
The project (KTH Tuition fee payment) has been led by the Sub-Portfolio Management with the aim of simplifying and improving the tuition fee process for both students and administrative staff at KTH. Students are now offered smoother payment processes (bank transfer or card payment) and clearer communication before and during the fee management process. In addition, the administrative burden for KTH has been streamlined and automated, for example through new integration with Ladok.
Examination flow team: Establishing a value stream for examination
The goal of the Examination flow team project was to establish and develop a cross-functional approach among all the teams that contribute to conducting an examination, namely IT support, operational support, and pedagogy. The purpose was to address needs and changes and to increase effective collaboration on long-term development initiatives within the examination area. The establishment phase is now complete and the project is concluding, but the purpose and working method will continue under the name Examination value flow, which is managed under Sub-Portfolio Education.
Support for students booking group rooms on campus
As more students study at KTH Campus, the demand for group rooms has increased. Therefore, the option to book group rooms has now been introduced. Students can book rooms via TimeEdit and check in at Campus Vallhallavägen and in Flemingsberg.
Book group rooms at KTH Campus
Establish a portfolio office and portfolio management
The portfolio office has been established to serve as the primary point of contact for the organization’s stakeholders and to manage major strategic digitalization initiatives. The Portfolio Office identifies, prepares, coordinates, organizes, and prioritizes initiatives. Planning and collaboration take place, among other things, with the project organization within the collaboration model for system support governance (S3K).
Education planning in Ladok (UPL)
The system support for education planning, currently available in Kopps, has been replaced with a new, more modern, user-friendly system support in Ladok. The system support in Ladok, which includes process support, enables a simpler and more uniform way of working for planning and determining programme and course offerings.
New IT system support for course evaluation and course analysis (KvKa)
To strengthen and facilitate course evaluation and course analysis, KTH developed a new IT system with a higher degree of automation. The new system also provides better access to data to support developing the quality of courses. The system launched during the spring semester 2025 (VT25).
Project: New IT system support for course evaluation and course analysis
Examination invigilator shift management in TentaAdmin
The project aims to enable centralized invigilator shift management, reduce duplication, eliminate risks of manual handling, ensure more stable operation and enable the phasing out of Kopps (KTH's proprietary education planning system).
Establishment and re-establishment of objects according to the new collaboration model for managing system support at KTH (S3K)
S3K is a joint KTH initiative that clarifies responsibilities between operations and IT and organizes management and development activities so that they can be conducted in a businesslike, appropriate and controllable manner.
Replacement of Kopps' schedule documentation (EKS)
The basis for the schedule form, currently available in Kopps, has been replaced with new system support through the TE Preferences module in the scheduling system TimeEdit. In close collaboration with the supplier and with the help of user tests, the project has developed a form that supports KTH's needs. It makes it easier to submit and retrieve information before scheduling the course. The system was implemented autumn 2023 ahead of scheduling for autumn 2024.
Canvas@KTH for new employees
The Canvas@KTH training was developed to achieve a more efficient use of, and increased quality in, KTH's digital learning environment. The training gives participants a basic understanding of how Canvas and its functions should be used at KTH. The goal is for Canvas to be used more equally and uniformly in different courses, making it easier for students to navigate Canvas and promoting focus on the course content. The University Director decided (V-2024-0182) that all new employees who will design or administer activities in Canvas must complete the training.
Canvas@KTH - An introductory training (canvas.kth.se)
Anonymous assessment of written on-campus exam
The Student Union at KTH (THS) has long wanted students' test answers to be anonymized before correction/assessment. In May 2023, the University Director was commissioned (V-2023-0435) to develop support so that anonymization of test answers can be implemented from the spring semester 2024. The sub-portfolio's assignment was to develop a procedure for anonymization of test answers during written on-campus exam, for example in written exams, control writing and the like. The sub-portfolio also developed user support and investigated which functions can be developed for anonymous examination in Canvas, for example for quizzes.
The personal menu
Employees and students use the personal menu as a shortcut to some of KTH's various tools and services. In the fall of 2022, work began improving manageability and better meeting users' needs. A new version for students and teachers launched in 2023. Continuous improvements will also be made.
Programme rooms in Canvas
KTH has introduced programme rooms in Canvas for the fall semester of 2023 and common recommendations for programme communication. In the fall of 2022, a needs analysis and function inventory was made where Canvas was judged to be a good system for programme communication when the programme web will be shut down.
