• Accommodation

How to find accommodation: for couples

Posted by Sakura Sakakibara - Public Health (Epidemiology)

Finding accommodation in Stockholm is not easy, especially if you want to move here with your partner. I want to share my experience of moving to Sweden with my partner. […]

16 March, 2021

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• Academics
• Toxicology

Q&A: Toxicology programme (1/2)

Posted by Aline Colonnello - Toxicology

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! This time I want to share with all of you some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the Toxicology programme. Given […]

3 March, 2021

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• Cultural events
• Life in Sweden
• Orientation
• Stockholm activities

How to make friends in Sweden

Posted by Francisca Leonardo - Molecular Techniques and Life Sciences

Approximately a year ago, I was eagerly awaiting reply from Karolinska Institutet on the status of my application. The truth is that I wasn’t feeling very confident that even if […]

28 February, 2021

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• Health and fitness
• Stockholm activities

Running routes in Stockholm

Posted by Katie Rennie - Global Health

With the gyms being closed and many of us working and studying at home, it is important to make sure you are staying active and getting outside! The routes here […]

21 January, 2021

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• Accommodation

Life at Jägargatan

Posted by Callum Regan- Nutrition Science

Karolinska Institutet (KI) Housing- Moving to Stockholm can be a challenge for many and finding places to live is not particularly easy in this city, with many accommodations being snatched […]

16 November, 2020

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• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival
• Public Health Sciences Health Promotion and Prevention
• Stockholm activities

Top tips from the second year public health students

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

With the semester starting, I have gathered some “top tips” that the second year public health students wished they knew when they were starting their first semester in this program, […]

31 August, 2020

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• Academics
• Molecular Techniques in Life Science

5 questions that usually don’t get answered: Molecular Techniques in Life Science edition

Posted by Ines Rivero - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

After two years answering Molecular Techniques in Life Science (MTLS) prospective student emails I have realised that, as good and informative as the MTLS webpage is, there are some questions […]

14 July, 2020

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• Academics
• Public Health Sciences Health Promotion and Prevention

5 reflections after completing year 1 of the HPP program

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

Year one has come and gone, and within the last few weeks I have been reflecting on my first year in the Health Promotion and Prevention (HPP) program and things […]

30 June, 2020

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• Accommodation
• Living costs

How to decorate your student room on a budget

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

Moving away from your home can be hard as you leave behind all your things and your space. Especially if you are moving into student accommodation which often can be […]

25 June, 2020

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• Academics
• General
• Life in Sweden
• Living costs
• Pre-arrival

6 essential living costs to consider before moving to Sweden

Posted by Sara Abu Ajamieh – Biomedicine (MSc)

Congratulations! You’ve received an offer to study your master programme at Karolinska Institutet. Before you can start, there are some vital things you need to consider. EXPENSES!! Sweden isn’t actually […]

8 April, 2020

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