Lifelong learning

Lifelong learning (LL) at KTH is education primarily aimed at professionals. It consists of further education such as freestanding courses, contract education, online courses (MOOC) and supplementary teacher education (KPU). Here you can find internal resources and news about LL at KTH.

KTH's education for professional engineers

See KTH's wide offer of courses for professionals, a perfect way to develop your career.

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KTH's goal is for lifelong learning to be an integral part of KTH's education and to comprise about 20 percent of the total volume of education. In recent years, the government has implemented special initiatives and given assignments aimed at increasing lifelong learning at Sweden's universities and higher education institutions.

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Freestanding courses

KTH's freestanding courses are primarily aimed at professionals who wish to continue their education or develop their skills and careers. Most freestanding courses are direct government funded continuing professional development.

About freestanding courses on KTH's external website

Search tool for freestanding courses on KTH's external website

Resources and tips for freestanding courses

KTH's Canvas template for freestanding courses

Checklist: Course information for freestanding courses

Photos available to use for freestanding courses (OneDrive)

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Processes for freestanding courses (in Swedish)

At the moment, there are three educational administrative processes for KTH's freestanding courses. Please note the processes are only available in Swedish.

Processes for freestanding courses (Swedish)

Contract education

Contract education is paid education commissioned by employers for their employees, to develop employees' skills. KTH offers both tailored and open contract education in different subjects.

About contract education on KTH's external website (Swedish)

Free online courses (MOOCs)

KTH has several short, free online courses, called MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). The courses are online, open and free for anyone interested to take. The courses do not require any prior knowledge, students are not admitted and they do not award any higher education credits. They are self-paced and often take only a few hours to complete.

About free online courses on KTH's external website

Supplementary teacher education (KPU)

KTH offers three different supplementary teacher programmes of 60-90 credits. The programmes are suitable for those who have a previous degree from a university or college and who want to study to become a teacher. It is suitable, for example, for those currently working as an engineer, architect or a scientific profession.

About supplementary teacher education on KTH's external website (Swedish)

News about lifelong learning

Generative AI course is one of KTH’s most popular

The course Generative AI for Media Technology and Interaction Design is one of the most popular offerings at KTH. Two instructors explain why demand for the course is so high, what students can expect to learn, ethical considerations, and the future of generative AI.

Generative AI course is one of KTH’s most popular

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Open for the climate - courses for climate change

KTH and eight other universities have, within the framework of the government programme Open for the climate, created a wide range of open online courses for climate change. The courses are available to everyone, require no prior knowledge and are completely free.

All Open for the climate courses (learning4professionals.se)

All KTH's open online courses (MOOC)

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Increasing popularity of teacher programmes

Complementing your previous education to become a secondary school teacher in technology and maths may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about future career opportunities. But KTH is shaping the teachers of the future, and interest in complementing education is growing steadily.

Participation boom at freestanding courses

Last year, the number of applications and admissions to KTH's freestanding courses has increased by 60 percent each semester. The percentage of those completing the course was also significantly higher at KTH than the national average. Read about the development in an interview with Anders Johansson, coordinator for LL.

Participation boom in KTH's short courses

Lifelong Learning at EECS – Now and later

Tackling teachers' greatest fears, recognising our strengths, and a strong internal commitment is Patrik Hilber's, LLA at EECS, recipe for shaping the future of lifelong learning. This article provides insight into how EECS works with lifelong learning.

Lifelong Learning at EECS – Now and later

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Top three courses at KTH – and what makes them popular

KTH's most popular freestanding courses within lifelong learning handle the hot topics of Python programming, ethical hacking andcyber security.

Read the article

Fresh thinking key in lifelong learning

The need for competence development is growing as society changes and technology progresses at a faster pace. How can KTH meet the needs of the wider market? We asked Anders Johansson, Coordinator for lifelong learning at KTH.

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Teachers share their best tips

With its further education courses, KTH is part of the solution to the problem of skills shortages in society. Teachers from ITM, CBH and EECS talk about what motivates them to create these kinds of courses and share their best tips.

Read article: They educate the work force

”The money we got for the course was a positive surprise”

Olav Vahtras, professor in theoretical chemistry at CBH, gives the freestanding course Programming in Python. With over a thousand applicants, it’s by far the most popular freestanding course at CBH.

Read the interview with Olav