Fika chat on the 2026 project portfolio within ‘Future Education at KTH’ with Anna Jerbrant
Podcast "Fika Chat on the Future of Education" – episode 84
What development projects were launched in 2026, and have there been any results? Marcus Lithander fika chats with Anna Jerbrant, who gives a general overview of this year’s project portfolio, and Elias Flening, who talks about the results of the KDL project – Collegially operated teacher conference for teaching development.
Fika chat takes another look at the development projects within the Future Education programme, focusing on the record number (34) of new projects starting in 2026, mainly grouped across three themes: wicked problems, experimental and flexible learning- and makerspaces, and AI in learning and teaching at KTH.
Below episodes were talks on development projects either on a general level (KTH-or School-wide) or have had focus on a specific project.
80 | Fika chat on flexible educational offerings – results of a KTH project with Mikael Nybacka and Mats Leksell
How can KTH become more agile and efficient in updating its educational offering without creating new programmes? This is what the KTH-wide development project “E-mobility as a transversal Master’s profile” has investigated. Project manager Mikael Nybacka and Mats Leksell fika chat about the project work and its results with podcast host Marcus Lithander and co-host Anna Jerbrant, who is the Programme Manager of the change programme ‘Future Education at KTH’.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 72 with Sofia Knutz and Lena Salomonson
Fika chat on study counselling and study techniques with Sofia Knutz and Lena Salomonson
How can KTH support students with their study skills? Marcus Lithander is commissioned to develop a KTH-wide study technique concept with integrated study counselling support. In this episode, he talks to Sofia Knutz and Lena Salomonson (University Administration, VS), who lead the project "Study counselling and Funka".
Fika chat on the future of education is a podcast for sharing knowledge and perspectives on eudcational development – at KTH and beyond.
Fika chat on the 2025 project portfolio within Future Education at KTH with Anna Jerbrant
In 2025, more than 40 development projects have been active within the Future Education change programme. Programme manager Anna Jerbrant and podcast host Marcus Lithander discuss this year's project portfolio, and introduces the Maxistudio at KTHB.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 68 live with Pernilla Ulfvengren and Daniel Pargman.
Fika chat on how to teach wicked problems with Pernilla Ulfvengren and Daniel Pargman
How do you teach wicked problems? Join the live discussion with Pernilla ulfvengren, Daniel Pargman, Anna Jerbrant (Programme Manager of Framtidens utbildning) and Marcus Lithander (Podcast Host).
Pernilla is Docent in Industrial Engineering and Management and Sociotechnical Systems and Director of the KTH Centre for Sustainable Aviation. Read Pernilla's blog post as newly appointed Deputy GA at ITM:
It should be fun to work with quality
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Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 61 with Lars Uppvall. Graphic by Malin Ringsby, KTH.
Fika chat on industry partner collaboration in education with Lars Uppvall
Is the solution or the process most important in a project course involving external parties in order to give students authentic, wicked problems to work on? What are the challenges and side effects? How do you as a teacher get started and what should you consider? Marcus Lithander and Joakim Lilliesköld discuss with Lars Uppvall , Master's Programme Director (Indek, ITM), project manager in Future Education at KTH and KTH SoTL contributor.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 54 with Linus Remahl and Anders Cajander. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Fika chat on KTH Spaces at Campus Flemingsberg with Anders Cajander and Linus Remahl
What is the pedagogical value of open learning environments like Spaces, and why is it essential that they are open and accessible to KTH students? Watch a slightly different Fika Chat where
Anders Cajander
and
Linus Remahl
show Flemingsberg's open learning environments. After the tour, Marcus Lithander and Joakim Lillliesköld talk with Anders over coffee.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 53 with Åsa-Karin Engstrand. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Fika chat on learning activities for ethical AI integration with Åsa-Karin Engstrand
How can ethical perspectives be taught to strengthen students' ability to handle ethical dilemmas related to AI? Marcus Lithander and Gunnar Tibert meet
Åsa-Karin Engstrand
who shares results from a development project on developing a model for ethical AI integration in the Industrial Engineering and Management programme.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 52 with Patrik Hilber. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Lessons learnt from a student completion project with Patrik Hilber
What can KTH and individual teachers do to get more students to graduate? Get tips on concrete measures and the challenges of broadening participation in our education programmes. If you have a project idea for developing KTH's education, you will also learn what to do. Marcus and Anna meet with the project manager for "
All onboard – student completion (Swedish)
,
Patrik Hilber,
Deputy GA at EECS.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 49 with Anders Rosén and Lena Gumaelius. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Fika chat on Challenge-Driven Education with wicked problems Anders Rosén and Lena Gumaelius
What makes a student say to a municipality ‘This is not a good challenge’? And what do all the teachers who have worked challenge-driven say? Johan and Gunnar talk with
and
about, among other things, conflicting goals, complex versus complicated, concrete tricks on how teachers can gradually introduce wicked problems in their course (without having all the answers!) and tips on various competence development activities for teachers.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 46 with Mikael Nybacka. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Fika chat on project E-mobility as a transversal Master's profile with Mikael Nybacka, Jagruti Ramsing Thakur and Shreyash Khatiwada
What does it mean for KTH, students and professionals if KTH can offer and clearly communicate an interdisciplinary competence profile without creating and establishing a new Master's programme? Johan meets
Mikaels Nybacka
,
Jagruti Ramsing Thakur
, and the student Shreyash Khatiwada, working on a joint KTH development project within the Future Education at KTH.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 44 with Nicole Kringos. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Fika chat on learning Centres for broader recruitment and lifelong learning with Nicole Kringos
Nicole Kringos, who has worked to broaden recruitment to KTH for many years, is now leading a KTH joint project within the programme Future Education at KTH. Nicole talks to Johan and Jocke about how the partnership with learning centres has the potential to strengthen KTH's broader recruitment and, at the same time, reduce the regional brain drain.
Fika Chat on the KTH-joint AI project taking off autumn 2024 with Arnold Pears
What can we expect from the first KTH-wide AI project, due to start in autumn 2024 as part of the Future Education initiative? Johan Flid Fridell and Per Fagrell meet Arnold Pears, project manager for
Integration of AI in KTH’s courses and programmes offered
on how KTH can/should use AI in teaching.
Fika chat on the development project on experimental environments at KTH with Magnus Wiktorsson and Martin Edin Grimheden
The possibility of combining theory with practice, in the form of lab exercises or practical work in experimental environments, is a feature of all engineering and architectural education. Magnus Wiktorsson and Martin Edin Grimheden have led a project to see how to coordinate some different experimental environments at KTH. The project is called Product Innovation and Manufacturing Open Lab (PRIMO Lab). In this episode they talk about the project.
Fika chat on THS about a vibrant campus with David Puustinen and Gustav Svensson
THS has conducted a study on what a vibrant campus means for KTH's students. A vibrant campus is of course more than buildings and premises, but what is needed to be able to say that KTH has a vibrant campus? David Puustinen and Gustav Svensson from THS visited the podcast to talk about the results.
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Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 20 with Per Berglund. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Fika chat on digital and continuous assessment with Per Berglund
Why implement digital and continuous assessment? What lessons have been learned from previous implementation? What does this mean in practice for students and teachers, respectively? Johan and Anna in a conversation with Per Berglund, former vice Dean with special responsibility for education issues.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 18 with Elina Eriksson and Daniel Pargman. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Fika chat on the ideas behind a new Master's programme with Elina Eriksson and Daniel Pargman
Soon, KTH will have a master's programme titled
Sustainable Digitalisation
. Johan and Per talks (in Swedish) to Elina Eriksson and Daniel Pargman about what the new programme adds to KTH's education offering and how new pedagogical approaches can equip graduated students to take on complex challenges better.
Fika Chat on the Future of Education episode 12 with Malin Wennerholm and Eva Liedholm Johnson. Graphic by Malin Ringsby.
Fika chat on development projects at ABE with Eva Liedholm Jonsson and Malin Wennerholm
Johan and Per talks with Eva Liedholm Johnsson and Malin Wennerholm, the Director and Deputy Director of the First and Second Cycle Education (GA) at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), about ABE's development projects for 2023 within the programme Future Education at KTH.
Fika chat on development projects at CBH and ITM with Mats Nilsson and Anna Jerbrant
Johan and Per meet Mats Nilsson and Anna Jerbrant, Directors of First and Second Cycle Education (GA) at the School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH) and Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), respectively. The conversation concerns the development projects at CBH and ITM, both the process of how the project came about and which projects have now started.
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Fika Chat on the Future of Education
Fika chat on development projects starting in 2023 with Gunnar Tibert (SCI) and Markus Hidell (EECS)
Which development projects will be started in 2023 within Future Education at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and the School of Engineering Sciences (SCI)? Johan Fridell and Per Fagrell discuss with Directors of First and Second Cycle Education (GA) at SCI, Gunnar Tibert and Markus Hidell at EECS.
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About the podcast
Fika chats on the future of education continue every other week, featuring guests from within or outside KTH for knowledge sharing, exchange of experiences, and inspiration for educational development. The podcasts are usually recorded live, but occasionally episodes are pre-recorded. And sometimes, when we visit different KTH environments, the podcasts are best enjoyed as video podcasts (on KTH Play or YouTube).
Marcus Lithander chats over coffee (fika) with guests from or outside KTH about the future of education in general and our change programme "
Future Education at KTH
" in particular.
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