Moving to Sweden to study? 5 apps all students should have!

Thinking of moving to Sweden, and specifically to the Karolinska Institutet, to study? Great choice! Here are 5 apps that I’ve found to be super useful for living in Sweden, […]

Posted by Emily - Global Health

• Life in Sweden
• Living costs

4 December, 2023

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Health economics policy and management: my master’s reflections at KI – part 2

Welcome to Part Two of my health economics policy and management master’s reflection journey at KI! If Part One took you on a journey through the harmonious realm of teaching […]

Posted by Yohannes - Health Economics Policy and Management

• Academics
• course review
• Health Economics, Policy and Management (HEPM)
• Life in Sweden

30 November, 2023

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Practical tips for Swedish winters

No, I’m not going to tell you to dress warm (you’ll do it if you have even half a functional brain-cell). As an international student in Sweden, who comes from […]

Posted by Naomi- Biomedicine (MSc)

• Humans of KI
• Life in Sweden

29 November, 2023

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Stockholm’s winter wonderland: A student’s guide to affordable ice skating adventures

Sweden’s got this reputation for seriously cold and dark winters. As a person who witnessed one winter here, I can assure you the rumours about Swedish winter is true. But […]

Posted by Yagmur - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

• Cultural events
• General
• Life in Sweden

27 November, 2023

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Embracing Fika culture in Stockholm City Hall & Nobel Prize Museum

In my first blog, I mentioned the beginning of my journey as a Swedish rookie. If you haven’t read it yet, you can find it here. Today, I want to […]

Posted by Martin - Health Informatics

• Cultural events
• General
• Health Informatics
• Life in Sweden

16 November, 2023

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A (not so typical) week in the life of a toxicology master’s student

With the Global Master’s applications now open, you might be curious about a week in the life of the students at KI. After experiencing a particularly busy and eventful week, […]

Posted by Mina - Toxicology

• Life in Sweden
• Toxicology

13 November, 2023

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Travelling as a student: 48 hours in Gothenburg

Something that I’m really keen to do whilst living in Sweden is to travel around Scandinavia and other neighbouring countries. However, I also want to enjoy all that Sweden has […]

Posted by Emily - Global Health

• Life in Sweden
• Travelling

6 November, 2023

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Halloween as a student at KI

Before coming to Sweden, my exposure to Halloween was limited to content I saw online and a few costume parties here and there. Now that I am here, not much […]

Posted by Naomi- Biomedicine (MSc)

• Humans of KI
• Life in Sweden
• Stockholm activities

31 October, 2023

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3 MOST HAUNTED PLACES IN SWEDEN PART 2

Ghostly greetings to all my paranormal addicts! Did you really think that I would disappoint you and not release a sequel to my first MUST-READ blog post in which I […]

Posted by Vlad – Biomedicine (BSc)

• Biomedicine (BSc)
• Life in Sweden

31 October, 2023

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My reasons for choosing KI and how the expectations have held up after a year

Now that I’ve been in Sweden and at Karolinska Institutet (KI) just a little over a year, I’ve had a chance to reflect on my overall experience here, both the […]

Posted by Karolina - Translational Physiology and Pharmacology

• Academics
• Application and admission
• Life in Sweden

31 October, 2023

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