Student blogs

Studying foreign languages in Stockholm: what if you want to learn something other than Swedish?

If you google something similar to “language courses in Stockolm”, you’ll notice that the absolute majority of search results will refer to Swedish language courses for foreigners. While living in […]

Posted by Isabella Pepe - Global Health

• Academics

16 January, 2020

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What do Bioentrepreneurship students do after graduation?

Probably work? If yes, in which field? How easy is it to get a job in your field of interest after you graduate? How many have a job at graduation? […]

Posted by Tina Sayari - Bioentrepreneurship

• Academics
• Application and admission
• Bioentrepreneurship
• Career

15 January, 2020

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Recap 2019: Attending a Nobel Lecture!

In December 2019, I had the pleasure of ticking off an item off my bucket list: attending a Nobel Lecture. The lectures by William Kaelin Jr., Gregg L. Semenza, and […]

Posted by Inika Prasad — Biomedicine BSc

• General
• Life in Sweden
• Stockholm activities

15 January, 2020

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How is it different to study at Karolinska Institutet?

Education at Karolinska is different. That’s a fact. It doesn’t matter where you come from (except probably from other Nordic countries), the education in Sweden has some particular features that […]

Posted by Julio Sosa - Health Economics, Policy and Management

• Academics
• Health Economics, Policy and Management (HEPM)

14 January, 2020

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A reflexion about my first semester at the Toxicology programme

Welcome back to my blog! First of all I want to wish you all a happy 2020 and I hope that 2019 had been a very nice and productive year. […]

Posted by Aline Colonnello - Toxicology

• Academics
• Orientation
• Toxicology

9 January, 2020

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Overcoming the KI application process

I remember the feeling during the application process last year. I was anxious, full of stress, my head was all over the place. At some point I just started to […]

Posted by Julio Sosa - Health Economics, Policy and Management

• Application and admission
• General
• Health Economics, Policy and Management (HEPM)

8 January, 2020

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What to expect from the infamous Biostatistics 1 course

Introduction Biostatistics is the kind of course people often strongly like or dislike. However, majoring in Public Health, Biostatistics is a fundamental part of our program and future career. Biostatistics […]

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

• Academics
• course review
• Public Health Sciences Health Promotion and Prevention

6 January, 2020

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10 things to keep in mind when choosing a Master’s Programme

What to do after the Bachelor’s? I know that many students – me included – struggle a lot with this question. Even if you have a rather clear idea of […]

Posted by Ines Rivero - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

• Application and admission
• General

3 January, 2020

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Are we ready for 2020? – Year in review

Some say we are entering a new decade, while others argue that the decade will start in 2021. Well, what matters is that we try to focus on our well being, make positive impacts, and surround ourselves with good people and positive vibes. It may sound straightforward, but it’s not something that quickly falls into… Read More Are we ready for 2020? – Year in review

Posted by Sara Abu Ajamieh – Biomedicine (MSc)

• General
• Life in Sweden
• Stockholm activities
• Travelling

31 December, 2019

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When Python becomes more than a snake type

Nowadays the use of computational methods and the production of biological big data is more and more common in the everyday activities of any research lab, and it is very […]

Posted by Ines Rivero - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

• Academics
• course review
• Molecular Techniques in Life Science

28 December, 2019

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