https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/follow-up-on-pedagogical-accommodations A national survey shows that pedagogical accomodations are perceived as helpful by students, but that the process of accessing such support is often complicated. The findings also highlight the need for greater general academic accessibility, which benefits all students. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:38:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/make-a-difference-to-a-ki-student-through-a-new-mentorship-programme In a newly launched mentorship programme, a mentor is paired with a student who is keen to learn about professional life or research. Together, you will discuss working life and career paths. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:06:07 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-website-provides-support-on-how-ai-can-be-used-in-teaching There is now a dedicated page for teachers and staff seeking support, guidance, and inspiration on generative AI in teaching. The page provides concrete advice, examples and tools for how AI can be used responsibly and pedagogically in KI's education programmes. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:16:27 +0100 https://news.ki.se/pedagogy-for-doctoral-supervisors-strengthens-supervisory-practice-at-ki The course Pedagogy for doctoral supervisors is currently underway, offering KI supervisors a deeper understanding of learning processes and supervisory pedagogy. Through theory, reflection and peer exchange, participants strengthen their ability to support doctoral students’ development into independent researchers. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:44:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/digital-cleanup-week-theme-week-on-digital-storage-and-sustainability-0 Between 16 and 20 March, you can take part in lectures, drop-in sessions and interactive educational material focusing on how the storage of digital information and the use of digital tools can affect both the climate and the working environment. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:16:53 +0100 https://news.ki.se/call-for-abstracts-open-for-the-karolinska-institutet-educational-congress Welcome to submit your abstract to Karolinska Institutet's Educational Congress 2026. The congress will take place in Stockholm, 7–8 October. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:58:16 +0100 https://news.ki.se/pedagogical-project-funding-2027 Do you have ideas for developing the pedagogical quality of higher education at KI? Apply for project funding by 12 March 2026. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:31:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/this-springs-bites-of-learning-lunch-webinars-series-on-pedagogy The unit for Teaching and Learning invites educators and those involved in teaching to Bites of Learning, a series of lunchtime webinars where you can discuss different learning methods and research in education and its applications. Find this spring's upcoming sessions and follow the link for each session to learn more and register. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:45:09 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sustainable-development-in-kis-education-resource-bank-and-newly-established-network-for-teachers For teachers at KI interested in topics related to teaching for planetary health, sustainable development, and sustainable healthcare, there is now a resource bank with teaching materials and a network for support and knowledge exchange. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:19:09 +0100 https://news.ki.se/canvas-studio-will-now-be-used-for-all-educational-videos-in-canvas The My Media and Media Gallery features in Canvas, which use Kaltura to store video and audio in your Canvas courses, will be discontinued. Starting 8 December, it will no longer be possible to upload new videos to My Media and Media Gallery. You will still be able to view your videos via My Media and Media Gallery in your Canvas course. To continue working with educational videos and audio files in Canvas, please use Canvas Studio going forward. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:07:01 +0100 https://news.ki.se/examinations-in-examination-halls-in-focus 1,000 written exams – that is how many were coordinated by the Examination service in KI's shared examination halls in 2025. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:25:13 +0100 https://news.ki.se/five-tips-on-how-to-make-your-canvas-course-room-more-accessible In 2024, ICT educator Gina Söderlund Nåtfors and her colleagues conducted a manual review of randomly selected course rooms in Canvas, checking various aspects of digital accessibility. Read more about the results and what you can do to create more accessible course rooms in Canvas. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:41:58 +0100 https://news.ki.se/updated-guidelines-for-docents-at-ki-effective-from-1-november Karolinska Institutet has updated its guidelines for applying for docent. The new guidelines and instructions for appointment as a docent will come into effect on 1 November. Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:58:38 +0200 https://news.ki.se/student-recruitment-strategy-supporting-students-from-initial-contact-to-the-start-of-their-studies A new strategy for student recruitment will help more prospective students discover KI and receive support in finding the programme that suits them best. The strategy sets out the direction and process for the work going forward. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:56:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/inspiration-innovation-and-interaction-highlights-from-educators-day On 1 October, over 200 dedicated employees from Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm gathered for this year's Educators' Day at the Flemingsberg campus. The participants came from different parts of the organisation with teaching assignments or involvement in educational issues, and the day offered lectures, workshops, discussions and networking. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:17:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-well-represented-at-this-years-amee-conference-in-barcelona Over 70 employees and students from Karolinska Institutet participated in this year's international conference for health and medical education, AMEE 2025, which was held in Barcelona. The conference brought together over 4,000 participants from around the world and offered both future outlooks and important discussions on the role of education in a rapidly changing healthcare. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:18:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/inside-the-mind-of-an-educational-developer-meet-helena-brodin At the Teaching and Learning Unit, several educational developers work in different areas to support teachers and supervisors in their teaching. One of them is Helena Brodin, who contributes to creating the conditions for high-quality supervision of students who are doing work-based practice in healthcare. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:24:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/follow-up-of-study-support-for-students-with-disablilities Karolinska Institutet will participate in a national follow-up of study support for students with disablilities. Thu, 22 May 2025 11:40:03 +0200 https://news.ki.se/anders-sonden-and-anna-pettersson-awarded-kis-pedagogical-prize-2025 The committee for higher education has decided to award Anders Sondén and Anna Pettersson KI's Pedagogical Prize in 2025. The prize is awarded during the inauguration ceremony in Aula Medica in October. Mon, 19 May 2025 15:55:12 +0200 https://news.ki.se/launch-of-the-hearts-network-explore-how-to-use-art-in-health-education The teaching and learning unit is launching a new network within Karolinska Institutet for educators called HEarts – Health Education Arts. The overall idea is to explore how arts and humanities can be integrated into our curricula to enhance teaching and learning. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:51:09 +0100 https://news.ki.se/applications-welcome-to-kiprime-fellows-2025 The application process for the fourth KIPRIME Fellows Initiative is now open for participants from Karolinska Institutet and other Swedish universities. This unique initiative, co-financed by the Gunnar Höglund and Anna-Stina Malmborg Foundation and KI, aims to nourish the next generation of Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education winners by offering an inspirational curriculum of mentoring and development activities for outstanding midcareer medical education researchers. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:35:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/riitta-moller-wins-the-2024-pedagogical-prize Riitta Möller is awarded the prize for her great commitment to students and pedagogical development. Thu, 30 May 2024 10:31:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ai-is-the-basis-for-individualized-teaching-for-the-educator For ICT educator Marcus Emas, Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat Enterprise) and AI offer new opportunities to streamline the work with reference management, reading lists and assessing assignments, among other things. He emphasizes that AI at KI should be an equal tool and welcomes the introduction of Microsoft Copilot. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:37:45 +0100 https://news.ki.se/clinical-training-clinic-at-optometry-program-wins-the-klok-award-2023 This year's KLOK award goes to the Optometry program, which together with the St. Erik Eye Hospital has developed a clinical training clinic where students from several educational programs can broaden and deepen their knowledge in an interprofessional learning environment. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:33:17 +0200 https://news.ki.se/anders-tegnell-kicks-off-case-challenge-on-pandemic-preparedness-with-new-global-public-health-students On August 31, 80 new master's students from 23 different countries were welcomed to the Department of Global Public Health at Karolinska Institutet. During a welcome day, they got to know their new department, received tips on the use of AI tools, answered a quiz from Gapminder, and got to know fellow new students. In addition, they were treated to a lecture by former state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell on the topic "Is the pandemic over?" Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:16:56 +0200 https://news.ki.se/lena-engqvist-boman-and-terese-stenfors-awarded-the-2023-pedagogical-prize Terese Stenfors and Lena Engqvist Boman are awarded the 2023 prize in recognition of their many years of contribution to excellent educational leadership in KI's educational activities. The prize will be officially awarded at KI’s installation ceremony, which is to be held in Aula Medica in October 2023. Tue, 02 May 2023 14:25:07 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-produces-new-podcast-on-educational-research KI is launching a new podcast: The PAPERs podcast. Every week you will drop into the conversation between four hosts who discuss articles addressing health professions education. While the content is rigorous, the hosts offer accessible insights with lighthearted style, making this podcast regular listening for many scholars’. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 15:40:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/kis-pedagogical-policy-launched-at-the-educational-congress What does continuous learning mean to us, and what can it look like in practice? These questions were the focus for the 170 participants who participated in the two day Educational Congress. The congress was permeated by meetings, inspiration and exchange of knowledge and experiences in the field. Among the activities at the congress, KI's pedagogical policy was launched. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:57:17 +0200 https://news.ki.se/bjorn-meister-awarded-the-pedagogical-prize-2022 Björn Meister at the Department of Neuroscience is awarded the 2022 prize for his long-standing commitment to teaching at several of Karolinska Institutet's educational programmes. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:19:15 +0200 https://news.ki.se/unwanted-sexual-attention-most-common-amongst-young-people-women-and-students For the first time, Swedish higher education institutions have conducted a joint national survey on the prevalence of gender-based and sexual harassment in the academic sector. The responses from a total of almost 39,000 employees and students show that young people, women and students (including doctoral students) are particularly at risk. Fri, 20 May 2022 08:00:03 +0200 https://news.ki.se/back-to-the-future-researchers-teachers-and-students-on-life-after-the-pandemic The pandemic still effects people around the world, but as restrictions are lifted, there are new challenges. At Karolinska Institutet, teachers are faced with hybrid teaching, researchers will return to previous research and students will find their way back to routines on campus. Here, they talk about the time before and during the pandemic and after restrictions were lifted. Thu, 12 May 2022 12:17:04 +0200 https://news.ki.se/bionut-and-meds-are-part-of-the-coordination-of-a-new-erasmus-project-in-virtual-laboratory-training Virtual lab training can cater for different types of learning abilities among students and offer a variety of techniques that might not be possible to teach/learn during an on-campus course. Karolinska Institutet, through the Biomedicine programmes, is coordinating the virtual laboratory training module in a new Erasmus+ project focusing on virtual/online practical training. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:44:07 +0200 https://news.ki.se/increased-use-of-digital-tools-in-post-pandemic-teaching The experience of the rapid transition to distance learning during the pandemic has been evaluated in a new report. Here are opinions from both teachers and students which will now be used to further develop teaching methods. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:54:33 +0100 https://news.ki.se/focus-on-pedagogical-initiative-for-the-installation-of-new-professors The early development of the immune system, antibiotics in dentistry and strengthened medical pedagogy. These are some of the research areas that Karolinska Institutet's new professors are interested in. On 14 October 2021, the annual inauguration ceremony was held in Aula Medica where 18 new professors were installed, and 12 adjunct professors and 2 visiting professors were welcomed to their new positions at the university. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:09:46 +0200 https://news.ki.se/gradual-return-to-campus-based-teaching-this-autumn-to-prevent-virus-transmission On 29 May, the government announced that as of 15 June, higher education institutions may return to campus-based teaching. The recommendations issued by the Swedish Public Health Agency for containing the spread of the virus apply as much to HEIs as they do to general society, and require a responsible approach to the planning of a return to campus-based teaching. Sat, 05 Jun 2021 11:01:24 +0200 https://news.ki.se/apply-to-the-pedagogical-academy An opportunity to be recognized for your pedagogical achievements, apply to the Pedagogical Academy. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:44:34 +0100 https://news.ki.se/virtual-teaching-bringing-an-extra-boost-to-education The pandemic has meant that courses and programmes have only had a short time to transition to distance teaching – something which has required major involvement from teachers, students and educational administrators. At the same time, these experiences have propelled the development of teaching methods. Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:42:57 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-spring-semester-involved-a-major-transition-for-teachers-and-students Since 15 June, the requirements for distance learning have been eased and this autumn there will be a gradual return to KI's campus. But the unusual spring semester has yielded valuable lessons and experiences. Head of Division Ann Langius-Eklöf and lecturer Carina Georg recount what it was like for the nursing education programmes – to work against the clock. Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:30:49 +0200 https://news.ki.se/distance-learning-imposed-completely-new-demands On 17 March 2020, the Public Health Agency of Sweden encourages Swedish universities and upper-secondary schools to conduct distance learning in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The campus closes on 18 March, but teaching must continue. For KI’s teachers, it’s the start of an intensive undertaking, one that proved particularly challenging for the Unit for Teaching and Learning. Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:20:31 +0200 https://news.ki.se/studies-during-the-summer-at-some-programmes In order for students to continue their education, Karolinska Institutet (KI) has decided to make it possible to, during the summer, provide courses and activities that due to the prevailing pandemic could not be completed during the spring term. Thu, 14 May 2020 15:37:47 +0200 https://news.ki.se/distance-learning-for-the-remainder-of-the-spring-term In order to simplify planning for both teachers and students, the Committee for Higher Education has decided that teaching at the basic and advanced levels will take place via distance for the remainder of the spring term. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:12:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/seven-new-professors-to-support-kis-educational-development We are now initiating the recruitment of seven new professors in a strategic effort to reinforce the educational development of our programmes and to improve the conditions for a close collaboration between research and education. Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:51:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/high-level-of-engagement-among-new-students-on-ipl-day More than 700 students from KI’s study programmes took part in IPL Day on 22 October. This day is one feature of KI’s action plan for interprofessional learning. Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:54:25 +0200 https://news.ki.se/health-for-all-in-focus-when-kis-13-new-professors-were-inaugurated Mushroom pickers and kite surfers who want to cure cancer and eliminate chronic pain – those are some of the 13 new professors inaugurated at Karolinska Institutet on Thursday in a ceremony in Aula Medica. Some 750 guests had gathered to welcome the new professors in addition to eight adjunct professors, four visiting professors, eight prize winners and four medalists. Fri, 18 Oct 2019 07:54:33 +0200 https://news.ki.se/klok-award-to-danderyds-academic-care-centre This year’s KLOK Award goes to Danderyd’s Academic Care Centre for their exemplary well-organised student work. Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:26:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/carmen-fourier-and-matthijs-dorst-teachers-of-the-year-2018 Björn Meister presented 2018's "Teachers of the Year" during the departmental coffee information meeting held on 21 May. Tue, 21 May 2019 16:14:38 +0200 https://news.ki.se/rethinking-higher-education-students-in-focus-at-conference-on-global-goals The integration of the UN’s Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals into higher education and the importance of engaging students in the process were in focus at the recent conference, “Rethinking Higher Education: Inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals”. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:25:17 +0200 https://news.ki.se/lena-nilsson-wikmar-awarded-the-2018-pedagogical-prize Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:09:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/2017-pedagogical-prize-awarded-to-ewa-ehrenborg Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:31:57 +0200 https://news.ki.se/annika-ostman-wernerson-dean-of-higher-education Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:47:26 +0200