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2016-06-10

Hello there Jörg Lenhard!

News » 2016-06-10
Welcome to Karlstad University! You newly started your employment here as a postdoc in computer science. What and where have you studied before you started here in May? In the spring I earned my doctor’s degree in computer science with a specialization in distributed systems at the University in Bamberg, Germany, where I also earned my Bachelor and Master degrees. But this is not my first time in Sweden.
2016-06-10

Hello there Jörg Lenhard!

News » 2016-06-10
Welcome to Karlstad University! You newly started your employment here as a postdoc in computer science. What and where have you studied before you started here in May? In the spring I earned my doctor’s degree in computer science with a specialization in distributed systems at the University in Bamberg, Germany, where I also earned my Bachelor and Master degrees. But this is not my first time in Sweden.
2016-06-10

Rearrangement of bookshelves

News » 2016-06-10
We are working on a project to improve the study environment in the library During summer we have rearranged books and journals in the library. The goal is to make space for better study environments,including more group study places, lounge areas and new technology.
2016-06-10

Rearrangement of bookshelves

News » 2016-06-10
We are working on a project to improve the study environment in the library During summer we have rearranged books and journals in the library. The goal is to make space for better study environments,including more group study places, lounge areas and new technology.
2016-06-09
Hedmark University of Applied Sciences visited Karlstad University and, among else, had a guided tour in Karlstad university's usability lab. Hedmark University of Applied Sciences (HUAS) visited Karlstad University (KAU) during two days, 9-10 June. HUAS has many projects together with KAU. HUAS is one of the project partners in the ongoing project, CriseIT, together with KAU.
2016-06-09
Hedmark University of Applied Sciences visited Karlstad University and, among else, had a guided tour in Karlstad university's usability lab. Hedmark University of Applied Sciences (HUAS) visited Karlstad University (KAU) during two days, 9-10 June. HUAS has many projects together with KAU. HUAS is one of the project partners in the ongoing project, CriseIT, together with KAU.
2016-06-08
Marie-Therese Christiansson, Information Systems, Karlstad University is recognised by the university for outstanding outreach activites. Karlstad University awards on an annual basis one person or group of persons who have excelled for several years in outreach activities. At the Business School, Marie-Therese Christiansson has for many years engaged professional to join her courses in process orientation for organisational development.
2016-06-03
Students from the upper secondary school Brogårdgymnasiet in Kristinehamn visited Karlstad University During friday the June 3rd second- and third year students from the Technology programme and Electricity programme at the upper secondary school Brogårdsgymnasiet visited us at the Information System department.
2016-06-03
Students from the upper secondary school Brogårdgymnasiet in Kristinehamn visited Karlstad University During friday the June 3rd second- and third year students from the Technology programme and Electricity programme at the upper secondary school Brogårdsgymnasiet visited us at the Information System department.
2016-06-03
Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer technology that allows the creation of virtual environments and simulation of the user's physical presence within these environments. It is also possible for the user to interact with the created virtual reality.
2016-06-01
Lucia Casap, presently PhD student at Academy of Economic Sciences of Moldova, and about to start as Operations Officer at the World Bank in Moldova, will speak about the educational support by World Bank in her country, and about her research on the development of an Educational Management Information System. June 1: Lucia has continued her studies on EMIS and has also continued her interviews here in Sweden.
2016-05-25
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Stuttgart (Duale Hochschule Baden Württemberg in German and DHBW for short) visited us during a couple of days to discuss future Erasmus exchanges for our students studying ERP and Economy and Webb and Multimedia. On the 24th and 25th of May professors Kai Holzweißig and Thomas Kessel from DHBW visited the Information System department to get acquainted with the department before future Erasmus exchanges.
2016-05-24

New licentiate Tonje Grahn

News » 2016-05-24
The 13 May licentiate Tonje Grahn sucessfully defended her thesis in Risk- and environmental studies titled "A Nordic perspective on data availability for quantification of losses due to natural hazards". As opponent acted professor Kurt Petersen, Safety Analysis and Risk Management, at Lund University. Link to Tonjes licentiate thesis in DiVA
2016-05-24

New licentiate Tonje Grahn

News » 2016-05-24
The 13 May licentiate Tonje Grahn sucessfully defended her thesis in Risk- and environmental studies titled "A Nordic perspective on data availability for quantification of losses due to natural hazards". As opponent acted professor Kurt Petersen, Safety Analysis and Risk Management, at Lund University. Link to Tonjes licentiate thesis in DiVA
2016-05-24
You need to move your references to another program Karlstad University Library is cancelling its subscription to RefWorks for financial reasons effective January 1 2017.  No new accounts can be set up in RefWorks as of June 1 2016. Refworks user  today Please notice!
2016-05-24
You need to move your references to another program Karlstad University Library is cancelling its subscription to RefWorks for financial reasons effective January 1 2017.  No new accounts can be set up in RefWorks as of June 1 2016. Refworks user  today Please notice!
2016-05-23
On the 10 May Monika Rydstedt Nyman successfully defended her licentiate thesis titled "Learning and knowledge sharing from management of extreme weather induced impacts on the Swedish transport infrastructure - Case study of the Swedish Transport Administration". As opponent acted professor Peter Söderholm, Quality Technology and Management, Luleå University of Technology (to the right in the image) and as examinator professor Ragnar Andersson, Risk Man
2016-05-23
On the 10 May Monika Rydstedt Nyman successfully defended her licentiate thesis titled "Learning and knowledge sharing from management of extreme weather induced impacts on the Swedish transport infrastructure - Case study of the Swedish Transport Administration". As opponent acted professor Peter Söderholm, Quality Technology and Management, Luleå University of Technology (to the right in the image) and as examinator professor Ragnar Andersson, Risk Man
2016-05-06

Trial period - Web of Science

News » 2016-05-06
Extended access to Web Of Science. Until August 31 the library has trial access to seven databases. BIOSIS Citation Index Current Contents Data Citation Index(SM) Derwent Innovations Index Medline Web of Science(TM) Core Collection som innefattar Conference Proceedings Zoological Records You'll reach the databases by going to Web of Science, click on "All databases" Web of Science