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New system to facilitate evaluation and analysis of courses
Teacher Mattias Höjer is pleasantly surprised by the new system for course evaluation and analysis. He thinks that the evaluation questionnaire is much more useful than the one used before. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi Published Apr 28, 2025A new system for course evaluation and course analysis has been introduced at KTH. The system will reduce teachers' administration and a new questionnaire will make it easier for students to give feed...
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How to stand up for academic freedom?
The Library and the Faculty Council are organising a seminar series on democracy and academic freedom (Photo: KTH) Published Apr 17, 2025Funding for research and teaching is being cut, speech and diversity are being banned, and the role of libraries is being undermined. These are some of the changes that have taken place in US universi...
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KTH is proposed to remain the principal of the Electrum Laboratory
KTH is proposed to remain the principal of the Electrum Laboratory (Photo: KTH) Published Apr 16, 2025KTH is recommended to continue as the principal of the Electrum laboratory in Kista. This is the conclusion of the investigation that has been carried out and which has resulted in a final report on t...
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KTH's automated recording studio for all staff
Amir Rezaei in the flexible recording studio, designed with simple means to accommodate a variety of needs. Photo: Marianne Norén. Published Apr 14, 2025Maxistudion is KTH’s new, modern recording studio. Located in the machine houses at Brinellvägen 68, it is freely available to all employees who need to create video productions or webinars.
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Increased demand for Lifelong learning courses
Anders Johansson, responsible for Lifelong Learning at KTH. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi Published Apr 01, 2025There is a great deal of interest in attending KTH's independent courses for professionals. Over the past year, the number of registered participants has doubled and the number of applications has inc...
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The economy heading in the right direction
Anders Söderholm, President of KTH, there is a cautiously positive trend in KTH's finances. (Photo: Magnus Glans) Published Mar 31, 2025"We have come through the worst cost crisis and can now see the light at the end of the tunnel." This is what Anders Söderholm, President of KTH, says about KTH's recently adopted budget, which shows...
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There is so much behind the brick
Anna Hamilton in Tessingården, which adjoins Borggården at KTH Campus. Photo: Marianne Norén. Published Mar 24, 2025Anyone who wants to gain insight into the history and environment of KTH Campus now has the chance to take part in one of the spring guided tours. Anna Hamilton, sub-project manager in KTH's anniversa...
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The 200th anniversary book about KTH is now being written
Anders Houltz and Ewa Rönndahl are both working on the anniversary book. The editorial team for the book project has its own small workspace in the KTH Library. Photo: KTH. Published Mar 10, 2025The anniversary book about KTH will be a popular science anthology highlighting the university’s importance and its role in modern society. Many people are involved in the project, and editors are now...
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Easier to Travel Greener with KTH's New Travel Agency
According to Magda Ousi, Travel Manager at KTH, many employees have been involved in defining the requirements for the newly procured travel agency service. Photo: KTH. Published Feb 24, 2025KTH is switching its travel agency service from Egencia to BIG Travel on 1 April. Employees booking a business trip or adjusting an already booked trip during the spring should be aware of some import...
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What happened at KTH in 2024?
What happened at KTH 2024? Many answers can be found in the annual report (Photo: Fredrik Pehrson) Published Feb 21, 2025Anna Björklund is working at the Management Office , and responsible for the annual report which is now available. Why should I read it? "To be able toanswer the question What happened at KTH in 202...
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‘I look forward to further developing the data protection work at KTH’
Gustav Malis is a business lawyer specialising in information security, with a particular focus on privacy and data protection issues. Photo: KTH. Published Feb 18, 2025On March 1, the Security Department will assume responsibility for data protection at KTH, taking over from the IT Department. As a result, the role of Data Protection Officer will be transferred to t...
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New support for managers in their work
Lena Niemi Birgersdotter. Photo: Åsa Karsberg. Published Feb 06, 2025A new manager support on KTH's intranet has been launched by the HR department. There, managers with personnel responsibilities can get information about what is involved in the managerial role and fi...
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Coordinated archive and registry management for higher quality
Anna Larssamils is group manager for the coordinated function for archives and registry at VS. Photo: KTH. Published Jan 28, 2025Since the start of the year, KTH has implemented a coordinated function within the University Administration for archives and registry management. The aim of the change is to ensure consistent managem...
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New system to store, share, and safeguard research data for the future
Rosa Lönneborg, Lina Andrén, and Mattias Vesterlund are three members of the support team at KTH Research Data. They work at KTH Library and assist with various questions regarding research data. Photo: Sara Lind. Published Jan 28, 2025On January 29, 2025, a new digital service will be launched, offering reliable and long-term storage for research data. The new platform, KTH Data Repository, is designed to simplify data management f...
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Seed Fund to Encourage Co-operation Between Unite! Universities
Published Jan 23, 2025The Unite! Seed Fund aims to help researchers initiate joint projects within the framework of Unite! to sow the seeds of further collaborations. Interest in the initiative has been strong at KTH, and ...
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Efforts for doctoral students honoured with JML award
Boel Berg Wincent and Andressa Mazur were awarded the President's Equality and Diversity Prize 2024. Photo: Kalle Börjesson/Studio Slakthuset Published Jan 13, 2025KTH’s 2024 President's Equality and Diversity Prize for staff and students has been awarded to doctoral students Boel Berg Wincent and Andressa Mazur for their efforts to raise doctoral students' awar...
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Would you like to be part of a film about KTH as a workplace?
Published Dec 12, 2024The aim with the film is to highlight our culture and sense of community at KTH through brief, personal statements from employees across different roles.
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Clearer responsibilities in new procurement and purchasing guideline
Holger Berling is Team Manager for the Procurement Group at KTH. Photo: KTH. Published Dec 06, 2024KTH has introduced an updated guideline for procurement and purchasing, replacing older governance documents. The reason for the update is that much has changed in legislation, the surrounding world, ...
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No new doctoral students within CSC
The agreement between KTH and the Chinese scholarship programme CSC is put on hold and will expire next year. (Photo:KTH) Published Nov 26, 2024KTH will not accept any new doctoral projects or visiting doctoral projects under the current agreement with the China Scholarship Council, CSC. The reason is that the transparency of the conditions ...
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Clearer career system proposed in new report
A clearer system can make it easier for those who want to pursue an academic career at KTH. Published Nov 06, 2024The review of KTH's career system has been completed and contains a number of different proposals to create a clearer, more long-term, competitive and transparent system for those who wish to pursue a...
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