• Academics
• 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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• Application and admission
• Bioentrepreneurship
• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

Admitted to Masters in Bioentrepreneurship? Congratulations!

Posted by Tina Sayari - Bioentrepreneurship

Welcome to Karolinska Institutet and most importantly, welcome to the Bioentrepreneurship family! You are joining a masters where you will study courses that bridges your previous science background with business […]

30 March, 2020

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• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival
• Scholarships

12 essential links for newly admitted students

Posted by Ines Rivero - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

If you reading this have just been admitted to KI… congratulations! I remember I was super excited when I read my acceptance letter, but also a bit overwhelmed by the […]

29 March, 2020

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• Toxicology

The 3R’s at Karolinska Institutet

Posted by Aline Colonnello - Toxicology

The 3R’s are a concept that was established by Russell and Burch. It encompasses different aspects regarding the use of laboratory animals (rodents and rabbits) in biomedical and toxicological research. […]

12 February, 2020

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• Life in Sweden

Migrant depression. Why me?

Posted by Aleksandra Kanina - Public Health Science (Epidemiology)

About one year ago I found myself beginning to enjoy living my new life in Stockholm. But… I expected to love it from the very first day! So, what happened […]

12 February, 2020

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• Pre-arrival

All you need to know about the student cards

Posted by Ines Rivero - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

Who doesn’t like student discounts? To get advantage of the discounts offered by restaurants, shops and Stockholm’s public transport you’ll need to have a Mercenat student card which proves that […]

27 August, 2019

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• Accommodation
• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival
• Travelling

#throwback to being a newbie at KI: some REASSURING TIPS for the nervous freshmen✌️

Posted by Dasha Shvaikovskaya - Nutrition Science (MSc)

Hello everyone! The summer is slowly, but steadily coming to an end (so make sure to make the most of the remaining part of it! ;). Yet, the most interesting […]

12 August, 2019

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• Pre-arrival

3 places that you should visit immediately after arrival

Posted by Winner Ng - Health Informatics

Usually, when we first arrive at a new place, we brought with us the tourist mindset. Maybe we already had some plans, itineraries on which destinations to visit. Museums, palaces, […]

7 August, 2019

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• Pre-arrival

Four tips on how to not be overwhelmed with pre-arrival information

Posted by Winner Ng - Health Informatics

Your departure day is imminent and soon you will start your new life here in Stockholm. You start making plans and checklists. In doing that, you gathered pre-arrival information, more […]

17 July, 2019

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• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

International students with family series – eps.2 : How to enrol your children into the daycare?

Posted by Winner Ng - Health Informatics

Suppose that you have accepted your place, done with the tuition fee payment, finished dealing with the residence permit application steps, and applied for a place through KI Housing. Then […]

21 May, 2019

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