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Life as a student at Karolinska Institutet

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5 things that are different at KI

Hi everyone! There are a few things I always have to explain when I talk with friends that don’t study at Karolinska Institutet. Some of these were also new to […]

Posted by Linnea - Toxicology

26 December, 2025

My favourite parts of the December Jul period in Stockholm

I previously wrote a post about my favorites parts of summer, so it only felt right to make one about winter (specifically the December (Jul = Christmas in Swedish) period). […]

Posted by Camila - Translational Physiology and Pharmacology

Life in Sweden

24 December, 2025

Santa Run starting banner on a cloudy winter day

Running as a Santa in Stockholm

HO HO HO!! It is I, Santa Kai-Lin! This past month I had the privilege to don a Santa beard, hat and baggy Santa suit and be amongst hundreds of […]

Posted by Kai-Lin - Molecular Techniques in Life Sciences

22 December, 2025

Thinking beyond graduation: career support at KI

If you’re like me—anxious and a chronic planner—then your search for the perfect master does not stop at “is this programme right for me?” but at “what can I do […]

Posted by Luis - Global Health

Okategoriserade

22 December, 2025

From the horizons part 3: an interview with alumn Ajdin Jakupovic

For the last part of this series I had the honor to interview Ajdin. He graduated from the program in 2020 and has co-founded HOYA, an advanced therapy consultancy company. […]

Posted by Wendy - Bioentrepreneurship

Bioentrepreneurship

18 December, 2025

8 reasons why I chose to study at KI

I remember very well how stressful it was applying to different universities, programs, and then getting back acceptances and having absolutely no clue which options is the “best.” How could […]

Posted by Julia - Biomedicine (BSc)

15 December, 2025

Q&A: Internship opportunities at KI as a biomedicine bachelor’s student

One of the main reasons I dreamt of being accepted to KI, was that I had heard it was quite easy to (as a bachelor’s student!) get an internship in […]

Posted by Julia - Biomedicine (BSc)

15 December, 2025

Light projections onto Stockholm city hall

The Nobel experience as a student at KI

As you might have heard, Karolinska Institutet hosts the Nobel Assembly where the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is selected every year. It feels special to be so close […]

Posted by Linnea - Toxicology

14 December, 2025

From the horizons part 2: an interview with alumni Marc Dominguez

Meet the next alumni Marc Dominguez. He graduated from the Bioentrepreneurship program in 2024 and is now doing a graduate program at Novo Nordisk. In this blog you will learn […]