Newly admitted doctoral students

KTH Relocation is a service for international academic staff coming from abroad to KTH. As part of the relocation services KTH Housing offer accommodation for international academic staff, including doctoral students, coming from abroad to KTH.

KTH Housing

KTH Relocation

Depending on your form of funding, you can turn to different instances.

Externally employed doctoral student:
Contact the occupational health care that is connected to the company that funds your employment

Employed at KTH

Scholarship

Find information about your doctoral studies at KTH, including steering documents, individual study plans and qualifications.

Doctoral student at KTH

Registration on doctoral thesis

Find information about employment conditions and benefits. You can also read about the student card from Mecenat.

Information for employees

Mecenat

To thrive, develop and grow, employees have access to introduction, staff collaboration, career planning and competence development.

Staff training

Career support

Best of KTH

The student union THS has a doctoral students network and a Doctoral Student Advisor who can offer you help and support. 

THS

Doctoral students network

Doctoral Student Advisor

As a doctoral student or researcher at KTH you can get support all through your doctoral education and work life.

Research support by KTH Library

At KTH Innovation, we support students, researchers and employees at KTH who want to develop an idea or create impact from your research.

KTH Innovation

You and your partner and children under 18 are insured by KTH during your contract period at KTH. Please notice that the insurance is only valid in Sweden. Once your contract with KTH or your residence permit expires, the insurance is no longer valid.

Differences in being a visiting PhD compared to an enrolled PhD