Words from our senior management

DEAR COLLEAGUES! 2024-12-13
I want to start by thanking all of your for doing such a fantastic job throughout the past year. It is a great privilege to work with you – together we make a difference every day.

WHY DO WE NEED AN IT COUNCIL? 2024-12-02
As of this year, the university’s former IT purchase council (”it-beställarrådet”, IT-BR) has moved towards a broader and more strategic mission under a new name, the IT Council. 

TOGETHER FOR CHANGE – HOW COLLABORATION CAN STRENGTHEN RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SOCIETY 2024-10-31
During the spring, I had the benefit of working with a national evaluation for the Swedish Higher Education Authority, with a focus on collaboration between higher education institutions (HEIs) and the surrounding community. 

NEW PLAYING FIELD AND NEW POSSIBILITIES 2024-09-23
This year, a commission led by Peter Honeth – former state secretary at the Ministry of Education and Research – has been working on behalf of the government to develop a series of proposals to improve teacher education.

PROTESTERS ON CAMPUS 2024-05-17
The pro-Palestinian protests that are taking place at universities and university colleges around the world have now also reached Karlstad. 

ALL THESE MEETINGS... 2024-05-08
The next board meeting is coming up soon. As usual, we compile a report for the board with the latest updates. One thing hits me.

OUR JOURNEY WITH GENERATIVE AI 2024-03-27
My post in January 2023 was about the launch of ChatGPT which attracted a lot of attention when it premiered a few months earlier. Now a year later, our journey with generative AI has begun.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SKILLS SUPPLY 2024-02-14
In the last ten years, relatively large groups have entered the labour market. At the same time, most societal sectors have expressed a clear skills shortage. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2023-12-18
I want to start by thanking all of you for doing such a fantastic job throughout the year. I hope you will have the opportunity to relax, recharge your batteries and enjoy some well-earned time off.

FROM VISION TO REALITY 2023-11-23
Our physical environment – the way it looks and functions both inside and outside – matters a lot for the university to attract students and employees.

A STRONG TEAM SETS GOALS TOGETHER 2023-09-06
I would like to start by saying thank you for the warm welcome I have received during my first weeks at Karlstad University. I have already met several of you and I look forward to more meetings in the day-to-day operations.