https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/meet-our-new-masters-students-in-global-health This autumn, we’re welcoming the first group of students to our new two-year Master’s Programme in Global Health. This vibrant group of 40 students come from over 20 countries, spanning almost all continents, and a range of backgrounds—law, political science, anthropology, public affairs, medicine, public health, nursing, and more. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:43:12 +0200 https://news.ki.se/neurospark-the-neurotecheu-hackathon-2025 The NeurotechEU is gearing up for its annual hackathon! Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:48:11 +0200 https://news.ki.se/a-warm-welcome-to-students-on-kis-global-bachelors-and-masters-programmes The stage in Erling Persson Hall was brightly decorated with balloons and flowers as around 400 master’s students gathered to take part in the ceremony on 29 August. Hosts Gottfrid Rehnman and Gabriela Kazmierczak guided the audience through the programme with warmth, humour, and anecdotes from their own time as KI students. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:21:04 +0200 https://news.ki.se/interactive-game-helps-students-tackle-antibiotic-resistance In a pilot project within the course Biomedical Communication, students have tackled the complex issue of antibiotic resistance (AMR) through gamification. When the AMR Knowledge Space Game was integrated into the curriculum, the response from both teachers and students was overwhelmingly positive. With the success of the pilot, the interactive game may become part of future courses and educational research at Karolinska Institutet (KI). Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:40:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/the-department-of-fyfa-turns-75 The Department of Physiology and Pharmacology celebrated 75 years since its royal inauguration on the Solna campus during 2024. But FyFa's history goes further back than that - and looks forward to many years of community and outstanding research and teaching. On 23 April, the department celebrates with a full day of lectures and a Dragons’ Den. Fri, 09 May 2025 11:05:59 +0200 https://news.ki.se/increase-in-first-choice-applicants-to-kis-undergraduate-programmes The application period for this autumn’s national programmes and courses expired on 15 April. The number of applications to KI’s study programmes increased by 10 per cent compared to last year, with the Speech and Language Pathology Programme seeing the sharpest rise. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:39:15 +0200 https://news.ki.se/popular-masters-degree-in-toxicology Ahead of this year's program start of IMM's global master's program in toxicology, the number of applicants has increased significantly. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:48:59 +0200 https://news.ki.se/kib-podcast-new-episode-how-are-ki-students-using-ai-the-library-discusses In this episode of the KIB podcast we dig deeper into the academic perspective on AI: How do students use and reflect upon the use of AI in their studies – and how should they? • How can I use AI to support me in my learning process? • What’s happening to our brains? (Or to the intended learning outcome?) • Is it cheating if I ask “my friend Bob” the AI to write my essay? Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:08:49 +0100 https://news.ki.se/swedish-hanna-gras-is-pursuing-a-global-masters-programme-at-ki Hanna Gräs, 24, has always had a passion for medicine and research. How she would get there, however, was not as clear. From growing up in a Stockholm suburb to studying in the English-taught master's programme in translational physiology and pharmacology, her ongoing journey towards a career in life sciences is both exciting and challenging. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:00:10 +0100 https://news.ki.se/spend-your-summer-coding-for-neuroscience-with-incf Are you a student coder? Want to gain experience, improve neuroscience tools, and get paid this summer? Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:48:57 +0100 https://news.ki.se/increased-interest-in-kis-global-masters-programmes On January 15, the application deadline for KI's global master's programs starting in the autumn semester of 2025 closed. Interest has grown compared to last year, with a larger number of applicants from outside the EU. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:16:21 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-neurotecheu-hackathon-2024-reflections-from-ki-students In November 2024, KI students participated in an exciting hackathon organized by NeurotechEU at Boğaziçi University in Turkey. Bringing together students from various disciplines and backgrounds, the event provided a dynamic environment for collaborative problem-solving in neurotechnology. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:43:41 +0100 https://news.ki.se/neurotecheu-collaborative-award KI NeurotechEU steering group is pleased to announce the availability of limited competitive funds for KI faculty, staff and/or students to conduct collaborative interactions within the field of Neurotechnology. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:39:13 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-library-launches-kib-talks The library's open events (including the workshop series for researchers and doctoral students) have become more and more presentation or webinar orientated, shorter or longer sessions, with or without Q&A. Under the heading KIB Talks, we have gathered our wide range of workshops, presentations, Q&As, etc. in our various areas of expertise. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:44:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/apply-now-summer-internship-in-neuroscience-and-neurotechnology-at-bonn-university Karolinska Institutet is part of NeurotechEU (NTEU), a European University alliance. The Neuroscience Internship Program Bonn provides bachelor and master students with an opportunity to engage in hands-on lab experiences within the field of neuroscience and neurotechnology. Last day for application Jan 8, 2025 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:11:20 +0100 https://news.ki.se/take-the-opportunity-to-apply-for-the-erasmus-mundus-master-programme-public-health-in-disasters Through the research group Global Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Responses, KI is one of three universities that are part of the Erasmus Mundus Master's programme Public Health in Disasters. The programme is a unique degree in public health in disasters, that provides students with both practical and theoretical knowledge of public health, health care in disasters and global health care and health systems. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:51:41 +0100 https://news.ki.se/high-satisfaction-among-ki-students-ready-to-tackle-professional-challenges The Graduation survey 23/24 reveals that students at KI are satisfied with their education and feel well-prepared for their future professional life. The students' answers provide important perspectives and ideas for the development of education. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:00:16 +0200 https://news.ki.se/memories-and-takeaways-from-this-semesters-graduating-students As the buds have burst and the traditional Swedish spring songs have been sung, we are approaching graduation. On Thursday and Friday, May 30 and 31, the graduation ceremonies for all KI’s study programmes will be held. Get inspiration from four of the graduating students’ memories and plans. Tue, 14 May 2024 11:15:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/masters-programme-in-global-health-to-be-two-years-long KI will be expanding the Master's Programme in Global Health from a one-year programme to a two-year master's programme. KI has been offering the master's program in global health since 2012. In the fall semester of 2025, the first batch of students will begin the first round of the two-year master's program. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:35:08 +0100 https://news.ki.se/laura-alina-is-studying-kis-erasmus-mundus-master-programme-in-public-health-in-disasters The Master's programme is a collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, Universidad de Oviedo in Spain and the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:19:03 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-first-nordic-masters-programme-in-biostatistics-and-data-science-will-start-in-autumn-2024 The programme is given in collaboration within the framework of the University Alliance Stockholm Trio; Karolinska Institutet (KI), KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Stockholm University (SU). Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:36:31 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ceremony-for-the-2023-ki-global-masters-scholarship-holders Twelve international master students from ten countries received Karolinska Institutet's Global Scholarship during a ceremony in Aula Medica. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:12:55 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-student-combines-master-studies-with-field-work-in-disasters It began with a text message in the early hours of the morning. A few hours later he was on a plane to Morocco, reading the first reports and trying to start a secondary data analysis of the situation. Within the 48 hours after the earthquake, he was in the most affected region. He had barely gotten back from that mission, when he was asked to go to Libya and to do the same thing all over again, this time in a heavily flooded town. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:58:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/kis-only-erasmus-mundus-master-programme-will-continue-to-teach-students-public-health-in-disasters KI’s only Erasmus Mundus Master programme, the Master programme Public Health in Disasters, will continue, following a renewed agreement between the three collaborating partners; KI, Universidad de Oviedo and the University of Nicosia. Course leaders look forward to continuing to provide students with the latest tools to work with public health in disasters and advance research in the field. And the new format of the programme allows for all students to come to KI. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:43:20 +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/samer-yammine-best-male-entrepreneurship-educator-of-the-year Congratulations to Samer Yammine at the Department of learning, informatics, management and ethics (LIME), who received the award "Male entrepreneurship educator of the year", an award included in The Triple E Awards! Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:47:48 +0200 https://news.ki.se/admission-letters-for-kis-global-masters-programmes-are-out Congratulations to all our newly admitted master students at KI. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:55:21 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ube-member-samer-yammine-among-top-five-for-international-teaching-award Samer Yammine at the Department of learning, informatics, management and ethics, LIME, is one of the top five finalists for the award 'Male entrepreneurship educator of the year' by Triple E Awards. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:18:13 +0100 https://news.ki.se/say-hello-to-this-springs-exchange-bloggers Are you interested to know what it's like to study abroad? Then you should check out the Study Abroad blog, where KI students share their lives as exchange students. New Zealand, London, and Spain are some of the places where the current KI students are spending this spring semester. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:00:44 +0100 https://news.ki.se/bahaa-is-enjoying-the-public-health-in-disasters-programme The autumn semester of 2022 saw a new cohort of students arriving at KI to study the part of the Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme Public Health in Disasters, which is conducted by the Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters. One of the students who came to Stockholm is Bahaa, who is really enjoying his time at KI and in Stockholm. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:51:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/global-masters-scholarship-ceremony-2022 Eleven Non-European Master’s students received Karolinska Institutet’s Global Masters scholarship at an annual ceremony in Aula Medica. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:06:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/nine-masters-degree-candidates-successfully-defended-their-thesis-for-a-masters-degree-in-odontology In 2022, nine candidates successfully defended their thesis and passed the examination. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:13:48 +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/meet-the-erasmus-mundus-students-of-20212022 The students in the 2021/2022 year of the Erasmus Mundus Master programme Public Health in Disasters are about to complete their time in Sweden and move on. We spoke to Rickkye Gan and Collins Santhanasamy about what made them interested in the programme, what they have learnt and what they will take with them from their time in Sweden. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:12:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-new-global-masters-programmes-at-ki KI's education is in constant development. The international program offering is now expanding, and two additional master’s programmes have been added to the catalogue. It is The Master's Programme in Translational Physiology and Pharmacology and The Master's Program in Nutrition Science that will start during the autumn of 2022. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:38:44 +0100 https://news.ki.se/board-certification-in-clinical-informatics-to-health-informatics-alumni Alumni from Health Informatics Centre (HIC) at Karolinska Institutet receives Board Certification in Clinical Informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM). Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:27:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/six-successful-master-candidates-in-odontology-odontological-prophylaxis-and-dental-technology In June six master candidates successfully defended their thesis and passed the examination. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:33:30 +0200 https://news.ki.se/masters-students-at-ki-at-risk-of-deportation Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:46:38 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-silvia-doctors-graduated Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:28:50 +0100