With a growing sense of surprise and despair, I read a report that once again shows the pay gap between male and female engineers. But then I became angry. This is absolutely not OK in Sweden in the year 2021. KTH has for many years sought to systematically encourage both women and men to study … Continue reading “When the salary reflects old-fashioned thinking”
Is being a university teacher a misssion or a lifestyle? According to a recent report from the Swedish Association of University Teachers and Researchers, SULF, this can seem to be the case. Far too many university teachers work far more than they are supposed to. The report, Nu får det vara nog (In Swedish), is … Continue reading “Racing against the clock”
The government budget proposal for 2022 does not include any major reforms and has more an air of carry on as normal. However, there are a few things to be pleased about from KTH’s perspective. The increase in basic funding that was included in the spring budget amendment voted through in parliament last spring, is … Continue reading “A proposal without major reforms”
We have been working systematically for many years to increase the proportion of women on KTH engineering courses. This is because we feel that many more women are interested in those areas that are covered by KTH courses, and not least, what you can do with a KTH degree. Each year, we can see how … Continue reading “How can we attract more talents?”
Education at KTH is going to change for ever. Based on the lessons we have learned from the pandemic period, a mix of physical and online learning will be the future. However, we may need to pay a bit more attention to those students arriving this autumn who may well have spent half their upper … Continue reading “Blended learning is the new normal”
