Student blogs

Stockholm accommodation: life in Östermalm

Hello hello! This is a series that we KI Ambassadors are doing where we write about different areas of Stockholm. Since I am living in Östermalm, it makes sense for […]

Posted by Tina Sayari - Bioentrepreneurship

• Accommodation
• Life in Sweden

29 April, 2021

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A guide for your next road trip to the Swedish west coast

Sweden is a beautiful country and as its other Scandinavian neighbors, it has quite scenic landscapes and towns that are found nowhere else in the world. As part of my […]

Posted by Julio Sosa - Health Economics, Policy and Management

• Life in Sweden
• Travelling

29 April, 2021

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Welcome to all admitted Toxicology students! What is next?

First of all, I want to congratulate all newly admitted students on their acceptance to the Toxicology programme at Karolinska Institutet!!!! It is a great honor and pleasure for me, […]

Posted by Aline Colonnello - Toxicology

• Application and admission
• Toxicology

29 April, 2021

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Course Evaluations: User Needs, Requirements Engineering and Evaluation; and Standardisation within Health Informatics

The new semester came with new courses: User Needs, Requirements Engineering and Evaluation & Standardisation within Health Informatics. It’ll be the first time the aspiring health informaticians will have 2 […]

Posted by Helen Nguyen - Health Informatics

• course review
• Health Informatics

29 April, 2021

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Your tissue and you : a biomedicine course review

Welcome to the course review on Tissue Biology, a 2nd-year course in the Bachelor’s Programme in Biomedicine. This short and intense course comes right after Biostatistics (read the course review), […]

Posted by Inika Prasad — Biomedicine BSc

• Academics
• Biomedicine (BSc)

28 April, 2021

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My top 10 favourite patios in Södermalm

With the warm weather approaching, I am always in search of a patio! Here are my top 10 places in Sodermalm, all serving food and drinks and ranging in prices.  […]

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

• Life in Sweden
• Stockholm activities

28 April, 2021

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A day in the life of a biomedicine student

You’ve just been accepted to the Bachelor’s Programme in Biomedicine, but there’s something on your mind – what will you be getting yourself into if you accept? What will the […]

Posted by Inika Prasad — Biomedicine BSc

• Academics
• Biomedicine (BSc)

23 April, 2021

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Life in Södermalm

Hey everyone!I would like to introduce you to the neighbourhood I live in, Södermalm!Södermalm (also sometimes called Söder) is an island located south of the centre of Stockholm, but it […]

Posted by Katie Rennie - Global Health

• Accommodation
• Life in Sweden

23 April, 2021

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An overview of KI Housing locations

Finding student accommodation in Stockholm can be challenging. Luckily, Karolinska Institutet offers housing services for first year students in order to facilitate the process of moving to Sweden. KI Housing […]

Posted by Julio Sosa - Health Economics, Policy and Management

• Accommodation
• Pre-arrival

23 April, 2021

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Are there any opportunities to have a part-time job while studying at KI?

Congratulations on being accepted to KI! I remember getting accepted and starting to plan and prepare for my move to Sweden and one of the main things I started to […]

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

• Life in Sweden
• Living costs

19 April, 2021

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