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Current projects and news from Dept. of Learning in Engineering Sciences

  • Dissertation on the impact of industry on engineering education

    Published Aug 14, 2020

    On June 5, Per Fagrell defended his doctoral dissertation. Change and inertia in the development of Swedish engineering education: The industrial stakeholder perspective.

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  • KTH project will improve maths skills among girls

    Young girl constructing things with clay and tooth sticks.
    Photo: Technological University Dublin
    Published Jun 09, 2020

    A KTH project on enhancing spatial ability to help close the gender gap in engineering subjects, secures over a €4M in Horizon 2020 funding.

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  • Swedish increasingly important to KTH

    Rebecca Hincks and Charlotte Hurdelbrink
    Charlotte Hurdelbrink and Rebecca Hincks are language planners at KTH.
    Published Jan 28, 2020

    Being Sweden's second most international university is a privilege, but it also has its challenges. With fewer and fewer Swedish-speaking employees, KTH risks its role as an important participant in s...

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  • Flying start for GRADE

    Photo: Franck V. on Unsplash
    Published Jun 18, 2019

    The national doctoral school GRADE (Graduate school for digital technologies in education) started in autumn 2018. A scientific advisory group is already in place, and recently a paper on Artificial I...

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  • Presentation to the Higher Education Authority (UKÄ)

    Published May 28, 2019

    Malin Ryttberg was recently invited to The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) to present her research on the roles of professional support staff in higher education institutions (HEIs). With the...

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  • Erasmus+ project INGDIVS

    Published May 28, 2019

    Erasmus+ project INGDIVS Increasing Gender Diversity in STEM initiative aims to address the gender imbalance in Engineering and Technology by offer high school students the opportunity to familiarize ...

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  • KTH knowledge sharpens African universities

    In March, teachers from African universities participated in a workshop on Student-centered learning at KTH. Here they visit the Visualization Studio at KTH. (Photo: Sara Nyberg)
    Published May 27, 2019

    The ITM School helps five African universities to excel in entrepreneurship and teaching methods. Together with a handful of European universities, KTH will increase their competence in various fields...

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  • Lunch n’ learn – seminars for the digital teacher

    Visual interpretation: Audience and presentation. Also sandwiches on a table.
    Published May 02, 2019

    Teachers of today are expected to use digital methods when teaching. There are plenty of effective tools and many teachers are eager to develop their digital knowledge. With the concept Lunch n' learn...

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  • New publication: Reforms, Organizational Change and Performance in Higher Education

    Published Apr 26, 2019

    A book entitled "Reforms, Organizational Change and Performance in Higher Education: A Comparative Account from the Nordic Countries" was recently published.

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  • Digital Champions documentary series

    Published Apr 18, 2019

    Are you interested in finding out how other faculty colleagues use E-learning in their classroom? Do you want to be inspired with ideas on what tools to use in your teaching for activating those tired...

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  • New E-learning website

    Published Apr 17, 2019

    Are you a teacher at KTH? Want to know more about using e-learning your courses? Here is a brand newly developed website from E-learning management object, with tips on course design, digital tools to...

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  • HEOS participation at the APIKS conference

    Published Apr 17, 2019

    Lars recently attended the Academic Profession in the Knowledge Based Society (APIKS) conference in Hiroshima. 

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  • Call for papers for a Special Issue of the European Journal for Engineering Education

    Published Apr 17, 2019
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  • Listen to the “Hej Framtid!” podcast

    Published Oct 15, 2018

    Wondering what technologies will be needed in 50 years? Who will use them? Will the world be a better place because we develop our technical know-how? In the “Hej Framtid!” podcast, Lena Gumaelius, an...

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  • Collaboration with Berättarministeriet published in KTH Magazine

    Stefan Stenbom in an article from KTH Magazine about KTH and Berättarministeriet
    Published Oct 08, 2018

    In collaboration with Berättarministeriet, Stefan Stenbom investigates how digital technology can be used as part of the learning environment and how storytelling can be used to support the developmen...

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  • Presentation Design and Video Production for Education and Teaching Online

    Published Mar 07, 2018

    What do you need to think about in getting the best effect when you make filmed lectures online? A new user guide in the form of an e-handbook from KTH provides the advice for teachers. The producer o...

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  • Teaching physics - with incentive to be different

    Published Aug 06, 2015

    Is it possible to increase students’ interest in the natural sciences by finding new ways to reason about the science subjects? What do natural scientists consider to be the overall purpose of educati...

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