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  • Manage your agreements before the long Christmas holidays

    Published Nov 26, 2019

    The National holidays occur on weekdays this year. This means KTH’s Civil Law and Contracts Unit is open until 20 December 2019 and re-opens again on 7 January 2020. Please send us any agreements that...

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  • Gender equality benefits the organisation on all levels

    Published Nov 15, 2019

    As an officer responsible for faculty renewal, she has integrated perspectives of gender equality in the recruitment of new staff. As Head of the School of Architecture and the Built Environment (the ...

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  • Regarding the unrest in Hong Kong

    Published Nov 14, 2019

    Here is information about the measures KTH has taken with regard to the 22 KTH students currently enrolled in programmes in Hong Kong. As the unrest has escalated and Sweden’s Ministry of Foreign Affa...

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  • UKÄ's site visit at KTH

    Published Oct 30, 2019

    KTH will soon be visited by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) to review how well our system for quality assurance of all education works. This time the assessment panel will meet a broader ...

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  • Careers Week Helps Researchers to Take the Next Step

    Published Oct 28, 2019

    KTH has gathered a number of useful seminars and workshops under the umbrella of our Careers Week, which takes place during the first week of November. These events are aimed at all researchers and do...

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  • Data management plan creates order and structure

    Rosa Lönneborg in front of a wall of red autumn leaves.
    Rosa Lönneborg has responsibility for coordination at the research data office, the support group that was created at Joint Operational Support (GVS). Foto: Marianne Norén
    Published Oct 22, 2019

    A virtual research data office has been set up within the University Administration. The aim of this initiative is to link together the expertise within KTH that works to support researchers in issues...

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  • Career change after 30 years at KTH

    Published Oct 08, 2019

    After over 30 years at KTH, she's heading to pastures new. As of 1 March next year, Lena Gumaelius will be the Deputy President with special focus on education issues at Mälardalen University.

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  • Information regarding deactivation of e-mail/KTH Account

    Published Oct 01, 2019

    In line with decision (V-2019-0587) and starting 1st of October 2019, KTH will start deactivating e-mail accounts and other IT resources for people that quit KTH. Deactivation is done manually, on req...

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  • Time for a new RAE that develops our research

    Published Sep 25, 2019

    To evaluate the quality of research undertaken by KTH, a Research Assessment Exercise or RAE, is to be performed in 2020, with the help of a subject specialist peer review panel consisting of top inte...

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  • KTH drops in THE ranking

    Per-Anders Östling
    Per-Anders Östling, Ranking expert. Photo: Marc Femenia
    Published Sep 18, 2019

    In Time Higher Education´s (THE) ranking of the best universities 2020, KTH comes in at place 201 – 250. This means a decline in position from last year when the ranking was 187.

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  • A sabbatical widens the horizons

    Published Sep 02, 2019

    After three international exchanges, Professor Martin Törngren has part of his heart - and a plethora of useful contacts - in the USA.

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  • Would you like to learn how to swim?

    Man swimming breaststroke in a swimming pool.
    Photo: Chrissie Kremer, Unsplash
    Published Aug 27, 2019

    KTH´s try-out-swimming-classes" is starting again with new courses for the Autumn. In safe conditions, you can try swimming in a swimming pool and at the same time learn a little about Swedish bathing...

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  • The lunch meetings became the beginning of a new friendship

    Ankie Brundin and Mo Chen eat lunch together at an outdoor café table.
    Ankie Brundin, systems administrator for the HR Department at University Administration (GVS) and Mo Chen, postdoc at the School of Industrial Technology and Management (ITM). Photo: Marianne Norén
    Published Aug 19, 2019

    “Being a Study Buddy energises me as I get a unique chance to get to know someone that I would otherwise never have met. It’s such an exciting and great way to make new friends,” says Ankie Brundin wh...

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  • Take control of your holiday

    Woman sitting outdoors with a laptop in her lap.
    What´s the best way to switch off from work? (Photo: Maskot/TT)
    Published Jun 27, 2019

    What’s the best way to relax on holiday? Head out into nature, stay active and switch off all notifications from your smartphone – so says a KTH working life researcher.

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  • About the salary review

    Published Jun 14, 2019

    The joint information, issued by KTH and the relevant unions, contains valuable material for all KTH employees about the 2019 salary review.

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  • Health and Wellness during Working Hours

    Published Jun 11, 2019

    Surely you’re aware that as an employee of KTH, you have the right to spend one working hour per week on a health and wellness activity? What do you usually do during your wellness hour? Here some KTH...

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  • The Swedish Higher Education Authority comes knocking

    Magnus Johansson and Inger Wikström Öbrand outdoors on Brinellvägen 8 on KTH Campus.
    Magnus Johansson and Inger Wikström Öbrand coordinate work for the UKÄ audit of KTH, the self-assessment that has been submitted and are the contact persons for the Authority. Photo: Marianne Norén
    Published Jun 11, 2019

    This autumn, KTH is due to receive a visit from the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) to audit and present comments on how well our system for quality assuring study programmes works. It is imp...

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  • Anders Lundgren ends as University Director

    Anders Lundgren goes upstairs.
    Photo: Håkan Lindgren
    Published Jun 04, 2019

    In August 1994, Anders Lundgren arrived at KTH. Now, nearly 25 years later, he is leaving his post as University Director. “Knut Styffe and I hold the record. We’ve both been part of KTH management f...

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  • Debate article: Reducing Climate Impact from Academic Travel through Targeted Academic Governance

    Published Jun 04, 2019
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  • KTH’s Vice Dean says goodbye after almost 9 years

    Per Berglund in front of the building Albanova.
    Per Berglund (Photo Håkan Lindgren)
    Published May 28, 2019

    He has been Vice Dean for three terms of office, almost nine years, during which time he has worked with two Presidents and three Deans. The reason for staying in his post for so long is that he wante...

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