• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

A guide to navigating health insurance as a dual citizen

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

If you are a Dual Citizen (or more!) and are coming to Karolinska Institutet on your European Union passport, but do not currently reside in Europe, this blog is for […]

6 April, 2020

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• General
• Life in Sweden
• Orientation
• 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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• Academics
• General

7 things that may convince you to accept your study place at KI

Posted by Resthie Putri - Nutrition Science

You got your selection result and KI had decided to offer you a place. What are you going to do? Now, it is your turn to decide whether you would […]

25 March, 2020

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• General

How to beat homesickness when studying abroad

Posted by Resthie Putri - Nutrition Science

Moving to Sweden was an exciting yet a scary experience for me. Formerly I had never set foot in Europe, never felt the cold and dark winter, and never imagined […]

20 March, 2020

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• Health and fitness
• Life in Sweden

5 tips to navigating Stockholm’s healthcare services

Posted by Lauren Wiebe- Health Promotion and Prevention

Sweden is famous for its strong public health and the universal healthcare system; However, when moving to a new place, it can be hard to navigate services.  KI health services […]

11 March, 2020

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• Health and fitness
• 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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• Health Informatics

Thesis topics in Health Informatics – A summary of previous master theses at Karolinska Institutet

Posted by Anne Flint - Health Informatics (M.Sc.)

Our thesis semester has just started and my fellow classmates and I are in the midst of reading literature and analyzing data (ok, and also sometimes stressing about everything, but […]

12 February, 2020

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

Overcoming the KI application process

Posted by Julio Sosa - Health Economics, Policy and Management

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 […]

8 January, 2020

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• Academics
• Application and admission
• Biomedicine
• Biomedicine (BSc)

Why should you pick KI Biomedicine?

Posted by Inika Prasad — Biomedicine BSc

More open tabs than you care to count, a furious torrent of essay writing, CV making, programme selection, and transcript sending for any prospective student — the sweet signs of […]

26 December, 2019

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• Academics
• Biomedicine (BSc)
• General

Labs and Pipettes Part 1: Research at KI for Bachelor’s Students

Posted by Inika Prasad — Biomedicine BSc

Research at KI for bachelor’s students!

30 November, 2019

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