Monthly Archives: January 2013

The KTH Student Union, or Tekniska Högskolans Studentkår (THS) in Swedish, turned 111 years old yesterday and to celebrate, the officers were handing out Fika (a Swedish tradition of afternoon coffee and snacks), something that caught us by surprise after lunch. … Continue reading →

Since I’ve made a few posts about Sweden in space, I think I’ll post here something I wrote at my last job that’ll hopefully explain my interest in the subject.  The original can be found here and  if you’re interested, other posts … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in an earlier post, last December I was given the incredible opportunity to be team lead for the Photo/Film team at Nobel NightCap 2012, the student celebration after the Nobel Prize ceremony. Our team had the amazing … Continue reading →

All foreign students staying at KTH for a year or more are given the opportunity to take a course in Swedish language and culture. The first semester focuses on the basics of Swedish language while the second semester focuses on … Continue reading →

Sweden is a huge country geographically, it’s the third largest in the EU. However, it only has a population of around 9.5 million, out of which, about 1.4 million live in Stockholm. Compare that with 63 million in Britain (8.1 million in … Continue reading →

For those of you who have applied to one of the Erasmus Mundus programs KTH offers, you may have to wait a couple months on the final admission and scholarship results. I found this out myself when I applied. The … Continue reading →

Those who were on the metro last Sunday afternoon might have been left wondering why an alarming number of people were not wearing pants. No, it was not a new avant-garde fashion trend, rather last  Sunday was Stockholm’s 4th annual no pants … Continue reading →

Now that the application deadlines for programs have passed, it’s time for those who have submitted their applications and sent in the supporting documents to sit back and relax, knowing full well that you have put your best foot forward. … Continue reading →

Earlier I posted about KTH alumni Christer Fuglesang and his involvement in the construction of the ISS. In this post, I’d like to bring attention to some other ways Sweden has been involved in space exploration. Deep in the far north, … Continue reading →

After exams are over and assignments have been handed in, it’s time to relax, at least for a short while. Many people go home for the holidays, some take trips to other cities to celebrate New Year’s Eve, but after that, there are … Continue reading →