Internal news from the ITM School
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Survey exposes doctoral student’s struggles
Published Apr 03, 2024Lack of routines and administrative processes, demanding working conditions, feelings of isolation. The doctoral students at KTH wish for more, a survey shows.
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Anna Jerbrant on the relocation of KTH Södertälje
Photo: Anneli Nygårds Published Feb 22, 2024Anna Jerbrant, Deputy Head of School at ITM, is project managing the relocation of KTH Södertälje.
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A council guarding the PhD’s rights
Published Feb 20, 2024Steffen Hammer is the new Chairperson for the ITM School's PhD Council. Find out why he is getting involved and what he hopes to change during his term of office.
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The classroom gardener
While he holds the position of Head of the ITM school, Pär Jönsson's true roots are firmly planted in the classroom. Photo: Anna Gullers Published Jan 23, 2024Combining the philosophy of gardening with a touch of classroom magic, Pär Jönsson has recently been honored as the 'Teacher of the Year' at KTH. We sat down with the Head of the ITM school, who not o...
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Members of the Faculty Board at ITM
Teacher members of the ITM Faculty Board will be Mattias Wiggberg, Malin Selleby (Vice Chair), Per Lundqvist, Fredrik Asplund, Bengt Wittgren and Anne-Kathrin Peters. In addition to them, there are also representatives from students and industry. Published Dec 20, 2023The election for the Faculty Board at the School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM) is now completed. Here you can find all members for the period 2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31.
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ITM's Christmas Greeting
Published Dec 19, 2023In 2023 year's Christmas greeting, Pär goes through the employees' wishes, which are more or less reasonable. It's a difficult situation, because he wants to try to fulfil all wishes.
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”We have worked for equal pay over the past four years”
Pär Jönsson, Head of the School of Industrial Engineering & Management. Published Dec 04, 2023In the Martin Edin Grimheden series of interviews with *JML enthusiasts, it's the turn of the Head of the ITM School.
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Here are the candidates for ITM's Faculty Board
Published Nov 28, 202346 candidates have been nominated and the Nomination Committee has made its decision. The list of their proposals for the ITM School's Faculty Board is now available, along with additional eligible ca...
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"We are losing talent and the opportunity to change the culture"
Björn Laumert is Head of the Department of Energy Technology at KTH. Published Nov 20, 2023In the ITM School's JML* group, mainly consisting of the heads of departments, the responsibilities have been divided between the participants. Björn Laumert, Head of Energy Technology, has focused on...
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Additional call from the ITM School's foundations
Published Nov 09, 2023An additional call for scholarships from the ITM School's foundations will open on 9 November. Apply by 4 December 2023.
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Sing-Sing student office closes
Annika Lilja, Head of Service Center, together with Christer Lindholm who has been manning the office for 22 years. Published Oct 23, 2023Fewer and fewer students visiting and rising costs for premises. These are two of the reasons why the ITM school is closing the Sing-Sing student office on 1 November.
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"Some injustices are invisible"
Petter Lagerström, caretaker at the ITM Service Centre, has been part of the University Administration's JML group for several years. Published Oct 09, 2023At the ITM School, more than twenty people engage in gender equality, diversity and equal conditions. Martin Edin Grimheden, JMLA at the School, met Petter Lagerström at the Service Center to talk abo...
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Jernkontorsfonden för Bergsvetenskaplig Forskning - apply by 20 October
Published Oct 04, 2023The Jernkontorsfonden för Bergsvetenskaplig Forskning Foundation regularly distributes funds "to promote research activities at KTH, primarily in the metallurgy areas". Now is the time to apply for 20...
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Does the security situation affect KTH?
Photo: Mourya Pranay on Unsplash Published Aug 22, 2023Recently, the Swedish Security Service raised the terrorism threat level in Sweden. The increase is a signal to all relevant societal actors that it's important to continue working to reduce the risk ...
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New guidelines on meetings and travel focus on the environment
Published Aug 08, 2023KTH has adjusted the guidelines for meetings and business travel with a strong emphasis on the environment and costs.
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New LinkedIn pages increase visibility for researchers’ news
“When it comes to social media, LinkedIn is KTH’s strongest channel with the most followers. We use it to reach alumni, the business sector and students, and with more than 200,000 followers it seems appropriate to build on this platform,” says Martina Frick Isberg, Social Media Manager at KTH. Pictured here with Ulrika Georgsson, Communications Officer at the KTH School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), who came up with the idea for the Showcase Pages. Published Jun 16, 2023To help researchers communicate their work externally to a narrow, specialised target group, Ulrika Georgsson came up with the idea of creating subject-specific Showcase Pages on LinkedIn. First off, ...
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PhD conference with a comedian on stage
2023 year's conference was at Skoghem och Wijk. Gülten Baysal, Beatriz Pérez Horno and Nils Jörgenssen were there. Published Jun 01, 2023The ITM School's PhD conference does not only mean long seminars. Hot tub and a comedian talking about communication were some of the highlights from this year's event, according to Gülten Baysal, Nil...
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Order catering on time
Photo: Alexander Hall on imagebank.sweden.se Published May 25, 2023Our procured restaurants and cafés have busy days in May–June. Please place your order at least a week in advance and keep track of holiday times, so everyone can be happy and satisfied.
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Buon giorno Italia, here comes Erika
Published Apr 11, 2023Erika Gilbertsson, Operations Controller at the Department of Engineering Design, is packing her bags for a staff exchange.
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New hats for Mats Magnussson
Mats Magnusson. Photo: Anneli Nygårds Published Mar 29, 2023Responsible for lifelong learning (LL) and impact on ITM, new second deputy head of school. Hi there, Mats Magnusson, also director of third-cycle education, how come you take on these new challenges,...
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