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The first Midsommar in Sweden.

Posted by Alexandra Vaina - Global Health

Glad Midsommar everyone! The more characteristic Swedish tradition is taking place in June and it’s called Midsommar. The biggest celebration is on the Eve of the Midsummer when Swedes are […]

26 June, 2022

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• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

“Should I bring my family?”: a personal reflection

Posted by Sepriani Limbong - Nutrition Science

If you read my previous blog posts, you might find some hints that I’ve moved and lived in Sweden with my husband and our kids. I assumed that there might […]

14 June, 2022

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• Life in Sweden
• Travelling

Exploring Sweden’s Western Coast

Posted by Alexandra Vaina - Global Health

Hey everyone! The last weeks were quite busy. Finalising the thesis, submitting, thesis defence etc. However, we also had an amazing getaway weekend road trip on the Swedish western coast, […]

31 May, 2022

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• Academics
• Career

Peep into extracurricular activities for students at Karolinska Institutet

Posted by Naw Hlaing Oo- Health Economics, Policy and Management

We, students, sign up the University course primarily to do the study. However, it is always better to broaden our practical knowledge by doing extracurricular activities during the course. This […]

29 May, 2022

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• Life in Sweden
• Travelling

Easy visit from Stockholm to Venice

Posted by Naw Hlaing Oo- Health Economics, Policy and Management

Venice, also called as the floating city of Italy, has always been one of the top place to visit in my wish bucket. Whist I am studying in Sweden, many […]

28 May, 2022

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• Campus guides and events
• Cultural events

Becoming TEDxKI’s executive producer

Posted by Francisca Leonardo - Molecular Techniques and Life Sciences

Whenever I have a call with prospective or incoming students, as part of my duties as a KI digital ambassador, many of you ask me what’s the best part of […]

19 May, 2022

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• Living costs
• Molecular Techniques in Life Science

Student jobs in Stockholm – Part II

Posted by Francisca Leonardo - Molecular Techniques and Life Sciences

This blog is a continuation of the blog “Student jobs in Stockholm – Part I”, whereby I attempt to share with you what kind of jobs I’ve had since arriving […]

11 May, 2022

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• Life in Sweden
• Living costs

Student jobs in Stockholm – Part I

Posted by Francisca Leonardo - Molecular Techniques and Life Sciences

If there is one thing most people know about me is that I’m a workaholic. I don’t mean to brag about it because I don’t necessarily take pride in it, […]

11 May, 2022

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• Health and fitness
• Life in Sweden

My experience being hospitalized in Sweden

Posted by Francisca Leonardo - Molecular Techniques and Life Sciences

It’s been a while folks! From the title of this blog, you can tell it hasn’t been all rainbows and unicorns… It’s true, I was hospitalized for a while in […]

9 May, 2022

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• Bioentrepreneurship
• Career

Breakfast with the Boston Consulting Group

Posted by Umar Adegoke - Bioentrepreneurship

In early April, students of the Master’s Programme in Bioentrepreneurship (MBE) had a breakfast meeting with some staff of the Sweden offices of Boston Consulting Group (BCG). For some readers […]

1 May, 2022

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