After six years as Vice President for Global Relations, it is worth reflecting on KTH’s position, both nationally and internationally. Without going into KTH’s research in too much depth, I believe that today we are generally more visible and far more successful. So why is that? Obviously it is a combination of different aspects, and … Continue reading “Is KTH an international university or a public authority?”
Writing a strategy for something as comprehensive as the development of universities in the EU is not an enviable task. But the EU Commission has now made an attempt. The strategy is comprehensive in terms of subjects and the feeling is that most things have been covered. However, you may therefore ask yourself how inclusive … Continue reading “The European university strategy, focus or dilution?”
With increasing turbulence due to rising geographic tensions around the world and a pandemic tend to lead to greater protectionism. It also effects academic collaboration . Here, networks provide a strengthening and stabilising force, not least when it comes to Nordic Five Tech. This Nordic network consists of KTH, as chair in 2021/22, the Technical … Continue reading “Nordic collaboration is world-class”
The pandemic has drastically changed the playing field for universities in many respects. We have all familiarised ourselves with various software apps for teaching, meetings and conferences online. This has worked well in many respects even though the enthusiasm that long prevailed has somewhat dissipated amidst an increased longing for in person meetings. When it … Continue reading “International student exchanges just as important after the pandemic”
One always relevant question is what is a university with a high reputation measured on. Research and education are the main tasks of a university and naturally the first things that are compared. Collaboration is something we like to talk about here in Sweden, not least from a political direction. One very common assertion is … Continue reading “Innovation an even greater focus when universities are compared internationally”
In late 2020, the first two doctoral students studying for joint degrees from KTH and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, successfully graduated. KTH was the home university of one of the students, which is why the procedure was mainly in line with KTH regulations. NTU was the home university of the other doctoral student … Continue reading “A double or joint degree opens many doors”
