https://ki.se RSS News Listing 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/explore-your-future-new-mentorship-programme-for-ki-students Are you a student at KI and curious about the opportunities your education can lead to? In this new mentoring programme, you will be matched with a KI alumni who will share their experiences and reflect with you on possible career paths. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:52:30 +0200 https://news.ki.se/joy-and-promise-as-ki-students-graduated On Friday 16 January, newly graduated occupational therapists, physiotherapists, medical doctors and nurses were celebrated during this year’s graduation ceremonies in Aula Medica, together with their families and friends. It marked the end of many semesters of hard work – and a day that all in attendance will remember. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:34:29 +0100 https://news.ki.se/from-graduation-to-childbirth-meet-midwife-ebba-rehfeldt Ebba Rehfeldt graduated from the midwifery program at Karolinska Institutet (KI) in January 2025. She has since moved from Stockholm to southern Sweden and started working as a midwife in a delivery ward. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:22:39 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-alumni-day-2024-at-the-cell-and-nobel-prize-museum On May 23rd the KI Alumni Office hosted this year's alumni day, offering a focused program at The Cell, located in the newly opened building Forskaren in Stockholm, with a concluding evening mingle at the Nobel Prize Museum. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:44:11 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-alumni-china-chapter-event-shanghai-november-2023 A successful KI Alumni China Chapter 2023 networking event was arranged in Shanghai in November, gathering a large crowd from all over China. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:52:33 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stockholm-trio-alumni-reception-in-tokyo-japan In conjunction with KI's visit to Tokyo in February 2023, connected to a workshop within Stockholm Trio for a sustainable future, we hosted an alumni event for about seventy guests from KI, KTH and SU. The evening offered, among other things, a talk with KI alumnus Takeaki Dohda, currently director of investments at Google in Tokyo (left in picture). With alumni, students, researchers and university representatives on site, collaboration was the thread of the day. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:54:39 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-alumni-increases-activity-in-japan The global and professional alumni network of KI engages former students, researchers and employees of KI, promoting knowledge, research, education and interaction. We hope to inspire alumni involvement, professional networking and international collaboration, all vital to a dedicated and sustainable alumni network. On November 9th, we hosted an alumni dinner in Tokyo for this very purpose, strategically in conjunction with the launch-event for the new UTokyo-KI Link collaboration. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:34:26 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-alumni-increases-activity-in-the-usa In June 2023 representatives from Karolinska Institutet visited Washington DC and New York City in the US. Connected to several collaborations important to KI and with strategic plans to increase alumni activity in the US, the visit included a SIREUS event hosted at the House of Sweden in DC, as well as two planned alumni events in DC and New York, along with valuable alumni visits to Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:08:07 +0200 https://news.ki.se/in-memory-of-barbro-westerholm-md Barbro Westerholm passed away on 13 March. She was born in Stockholm in 1933 and graduated with a medical degree from Karolinska Institutet in 1959. She then went on to earn her PhD in 1964 with a thesis on the in vitro release of histamine and 5-hydroxy tryptamine before becoming a docent at KI. She is known for being the director general of the National Board of Health and Welfare from 1979 to 1985 and for her engagement with HBTQI issues and the elderly, the “year-rich”. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:08:36 +0100 https://news.ki.se/interview-with-medical-students-from-uganda Allan Bakesiga and Linda Atulinda are medical students at Makerere University in Uganda. They are currently doing an exchange at Karolinska Institutet through a collaboration between the two universities. It is one of the most comprehensive international collaborations at KI which has enabled students, researchers, and professors to do exchanges both ways for many years. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:04:27 +0200 https://news.ki.se/christine-felt-empowered-after-the-public-health-in-disasters-erasmus-mundus-masters-programme Christine Fransman was looking for something new in her career and wanted to learn more about health care in disasters when she found the Public Health in Disasters Erasmus Mundus Master's programme at Karolinska Institutet. She has a background in health science and works as a research manager in a hospital in her native Netherlands. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:21:36 +0200 https://news.ki.se/major-donation-provides-investment-for-kis-students The Medical Association has received a donation of SEK 15 million from The Hans and Barbara Bergstrom Foundation to refurbish the old student union building. The project has been ongoing for years with the aim of creating an inspiring environment for KI's students, doctoral students, researchers and alumni. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:59:57 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-visits-china-to-welcome-alumni Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:57:32 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-launches-global-alumni-chapter-in-vietnam Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:18:40 +0200