Internal news from the ITM School
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More visits when study counselling went digital
Michelle Eng Medin, Study Counsellor at KTH Södertälje get ready for an hour counselling through zoom. Published Aug 31, 2020Today when students at KTH Södertälje need guidance in their studies, they can easily get it touch via zoom - four days a week. And after a couple of weeks already, the students wonder if the digital ...
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A JML beginner’s reflections
Photo: iStockhphoto Published Aug 26, 2020Gender equality at work is not just about the proportion of women and men or fair wages. It is also about what is deeply rooted in the organisation - the culture. Ulrika Georgsson, Communications Offi...
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New routines for research applications from September 1
Published Aug 25, 2020As from 1st September KTH reorganizes the administrative routines for contract management, which means that research and collaboration agreements will be handled with the support of the different scho...
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How to create an effective and professional profile page
Published Jun 11, 2020Presenting yourself and your research on your KTH profile page is a great way to be seen – as you want to be seen. This is not the time to be modest, a well thought-through profile page can do a lot o...
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Far away from your home country?
Photo: Toa Heftiba on Unsplash Published May 26, 2020It can be a difficult situation to find yourself in a foreign country during a pandemic like the one we are experiencing now, without easy access to your close ones. Many employees from KTH want to wo...
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"Everyone can speak out and influence"
Kristina Palm, Chair of ITM's School Collegium Published May 25, 2020For the faculty members, the School Collegium is an important forum to get their voice heard, says Kristina Palm. She and 13 colleagues from the ITM School take place in the first School Collegium, th...
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"Don't be afraid to simplify"
Photo: Jason Rosewell on Unsplash Published May 13, 2020Why must researchers communicate what they are doing, isn't publishing articles in scientific journals enough? And social media – are they really relevant to a researcher? Asking Wouter van der Wijnga...
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The editors’ network - a balance between guidelines and artistic freedom
Photo: Marvin Meyer on Unsplash. Published Apr 29, 2020The web editors at ITM lacked colleagues to discuss with and had varying knowledge of web publishing. Ulrika Georgsson, webmaster at the ITM School, started an editors’ network with the intention to c...
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"The examiner's eyes and ears"
The lecture halls are empty when the exams turn digital. Photo: Ivan Aleksic Published Apr 29, 2020How does it work being an exam supervisor when you have the students on a video link? Ewa Rönndahl, communicator in Södertälje, was one of all the volunteers working as a digital exam supervisor durin...
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"Difficult to create informal arenas at digital conferences"
Photo: Allie Smith on Unsplash. Published Apr 15, 2020Digital academic conferences today have problems creating arenas for networking and exchange of ideas. Arnold Pears at the Department of Learning shares his experience with online conferences.
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Even close calls are incidents to learn from
Photo: Piotr Chrobot on Unsplash. Published Apr 15, 2020Annica Hofberg is one of ITM’s three main Safety representatives, recently appointed by the local unions.
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New purchasing routines for IT products
Published Mar 23, 2020As from April 1, new IT purchasing rutines will start to apply.
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How to get help in the new IT organization
Published Mar 23, 2020The IT staff at ITM has moved - organizationally - to the IT department within GVS.
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Who’s the waste sorting champion?
Photo: Manfred Richter on Pixabay Published Mar 23, 2020In more and more of ITM:s facilities you can now sort the waste - from packaging to food left overs. Service center, and especially Adde Hatam Tabrizi, has been a driving force in this and our busines...
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Signatures of documents during pandemics
Published Mar 19, 2020The University Director temporarily decides that internally made decisions, agreements or documentation can be handled in alternative ways during the period when homework dominates KTH.
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COMPETITION: How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions AND minimize the risk for spreading infection?
Published Mar 19, 2020The department that is best at digital meetings during the next month will win a video conferencing equipment. You as an employee is the key to the win, take a screenshot / photo of your next digital ...
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ITM transitions to remote operations in light of Coronavirus
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What happened to the researcher's suggestions?
Published Feb 25, 2020Last year all KTH researchers were urged to think big and come up with their best ideas that might catch the interest of private financiers. We asked Philip von Segebaden, responsible for the project ...
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Vote for the new ITM School Faculty Assembly
Published Feb 25, 2020Updated 2020-04-21: Sunday 26 of April is your last chance to choose your representatives in the ITM School Faculty Assembly. You can vote for two of the candidates from your department.
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Swedish increasingly important to KTH
Charlotte Hurdelbrink and Rebecca Hincks are language planners at KTH. Published Jan 28, 2020Being 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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