Christer
Fuglesang meets Queen Mary of Denmark. Photo: Magnus Glans
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A royal visit with space focusSpace was the focus area when
the Swedish and Danish royal couple visited KTH on Monday. Around 60 people
visited the campus where security measures were rigorous.
"It was particularly
nice that we could show and demonstrate both research environments and concrete
innovations in the field," said president Anders Söderholm, who welcomed the guests to the "KTH - factory of the
future". A royal visit to KTH
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As we advance with the SCI School's reform agenda for 2024-2026, an integral part of KTH's broader initiatives, Head of School Sandra Di Rocco will hare a series of blog posts explaining the content and rationale behind the school's plans, to be published before the summer. In this first post, she aims to focus on research.
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Mathematician believes in teamwork
Make a difference. This is the driving force for Svante Linusson, a maths professor who has also had a political career alongside his academic one. “The best thing is to teach, to have contact with students, to explain and to realise that they are learning. Many students at KTH are very skilled, which makes it extra fun,” he says.
Interview with Svante Linusson | | | Lüders band before their show at the SCI School Party 2023 | | Lüders Band rocks the School Party
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Meet the band that started as a group of music-loving doctoral students and quickly evolved into an energetic rock ensemble. With a unique blend of original songs and covers, they have taken the SCI School's parties by storm. Interview with founder Armin Halilović
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SCI School Party fully booked
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We have reached the maximum number of participants for the SCI School Party and the registration form is now closed. If you would like to be put on the reserve list, please send an email to info@sci.kth.se and we will get back to you.
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What is the SCI Faculty Board up to?
| The SCI Faculty Board is the school's body for collegial influence and decision-making and meets eight times a year. Keep you updated about their upcoming agendas and meeting minutes. Information from the SCI Faculty Board | | | | | Scholarship for young, entrepreneurial students
A new scholarship by KTH Innovation
and the Grosshandelssocieteten foundation within Stockholm's Borgerskap will
support and promote young, entrepreneurial individuals from KTH. Read more about the scholarship
| | | | | Selina Noe and Barbora Havelcová. | A successful collision promoting mental health
A spontaneous meeting and a common
interest in promoting mental health among young people was the start for Selina Noe and Barbora Havelcová. They met at the event KTH Innovation Collide.
Now they are developing an app together.
An AI friend for improved mental health
| | | | | Get ready for the flagship call
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
(SSF) visits KTH for a seminar to introduce their call for the flagship program
to foster and advance future research leaders. The call, (application
deadline 26 August) is only made every three
years. Time: 10.00–12.00. Place: KTH Library.
| | | | | | Fika Chat with Lars Strannegård on changes to admission rulesLars is the President of Stockholm School of Economics and joins the podcast to talk about their new admission rules. Listen to live podcast 22 May at 15:30 | | | | | Fika Chat with Asif, awarded KTH Pedagogical prize 2023Farazee
Asif, who was awarded the KTH Pedagogical prize 2023, joined the latest podcast episode. Latest episode of Fika Chat
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Photo: Kampus Production/Pexels
| | | | | Photo: Vanessa Garcia/Unsplash | Learn how to create professional lecture materialWatch this recorded Lunch 'n' Learn webinar and learn practical tips and tools to create professional lecture material and increase the effectiveness of your presentations. Create professional lecture material | | | | | QSCI Lunch Meeting
QSCI will arrange an engaging lunch meeting with Professor Amie Wilkinson, who will be sharing
her experiences and career path as a female scientist in the field of
mathematics. Amie Wilkinson is a Professor of Mathematics at the
University of Chicago, where she has contributed extensively to the areas of
smooth dynamical systems and ergodic theory. | | | | | | | | The application period has started for the courses in the fall (period 1 and 2). We offer courses on the A1, A2, B1, B2 and B2/C1 levels and a new course called "Swedish for Teaching in Higher Education" (minimum B2-level).
The last day to apply is June 16.
Swedish for employees at KTH | | | | | | Public defences of doctoral theses, licenciate seminars and docent lectures
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Rami
Mansour (Engineering mechanics) has been appointed as docent in Solid
Mechanics.
Raffaello
Mariani (Engineering mechanics) has been appointed as docent in Aerospace
Engineering.
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Enough is enough!There is a need for an emergency commission to develop sustainable alternatives for the provision of university premises, KTH President Anders Söderholm writes in his blog. At many universities around the country, major changes are now taking place in the use of premises as a result of sharply increased rents. But enough is enough. Rent increases of 20 per cent in two years cannot be compensated for by reduced use of premises. Read the whole post here
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Administration's premises are reviewed To contribute to a balanced economy a large parts of the premises where the University Administration (UA) staff work is now being reviewed. The employees who will be affected in the first phase are those who currently have their offices at Brinellvägen 8, Teknikringen 1, Drottning Kristinas Väg 2-8 and 48, Osquars Backe 2 and 31 and Valhallavägen 79, which in total concerns 19,000 square metres in these different buildings
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KTH's Alum of the Year 2024 Tanmoy Bari is the co-creator of a digital platform developed to give private households full control over their energy consumption. The vision is to connect electricity consumers to a virtual power plant for all of Europe. He has been named the KTH Alum of the Year 2024. Read more | | | | |
From waste to resource
KTH can save money and reduce its climate footprint if everyone sorts their waste correctly and starts to see waste as a resource that in many cases can be recycled, say Conny Sandbrink Fält and Sabine Micksäter.
Smart waste management at KTH saves money
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Protesting campers in the courtyard
Around 30 students have set up camp in KTH's courtyard in protest against the war in Gaza. "Our mission and focus is education and research. As a university, KTH does not take a political stance and is therefore not the sender of the protests, even if they take place on our campus," says KTH President Anders Söderholm. Read more
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