• Academics

5 fun ways to learn Swedish, other than Swedish course

Posted by Resthie Putri - Nutrition Science

Swedish course is the most common way to learn Swedish. However, it is actually not the one and only way to improve Swedish language skill. In this blog, I will […]

19 August, 2020

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• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

Learning Swedish: A beginner’s guide

Posted by Inika Prasad — Biomedicine BSc

No matter where you are, it’s always an enriching experience to learn the local language. So whether you’re new in Sweden or have been around for a while, maybe you’re […]

11 August, 2020

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• Okategoriserade

How much necessary is it to learn Swedish?

Posted by Resthie Putri - Nutrition Science

That was my question when I was about to move to Sweden to study. More than 90% of Swedes are indeed able to speak English. As an international student, you […]

9 August, 2020

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• Life in Sweden

All about the personnummer and Swedish ID

Posted by Ines Rivero - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

All students that are staying in Sweden for more than 12 months have the right to apply for a personal identity number, or personnumer as is it called in Swedish.  […]

27 September, 2019

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• Life in Sweden
• Stockholm activities

SFI – Swedish for idiots?

Posted by Aleksandra Kanina - Public Health Science (Epidemiology)

At least, that’s how my classmates from SFI (“Swedish for immigrants”) joke but mostly because we are unsatisfied with our own progress. If you learn slow, that’s not necessarily the […]

25 May, 2019

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• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

How I accelerate my Swedish!

Posted by Winner Ng - Health Informatics

Six months in Stockholm. 75% of the population in the house have started speaking Swedish, except me. Logic though, I’m a full-time master student, in an English language master programme. […]

27 February, 2019

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• Life in Sweden
• Stockholm activities

The time I went to the theater and saw Hamlet … in Swedish!

Posted by Ines Rivero - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

How much of a theater play can you get without understanding the lines of the actors? For my birhtday I got tickets for the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm, and […]

25 February, 2019

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• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

Post-arrival guide: What now?

Posted by Fausta - Bioentrepreneurship

At this point you are probably wondering: what now? You have applied to the university, you have been admitted to your program, you have booked your tickets to Sweden. Congratulations!? […]

23 August, 2023

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• Life in Sweden
• Stockholm activities
• Travelling

History’s Sunken Treasure: A visit to the Vasa Museum

Posted by Naw Hlaing Oo- Health Economics, Policy and Management

The Vasa Museum stands as a testament to one of history’s most extraordinary maritime discoveries. It is the home to the once famous warship “Vasa”. This captivating museum takes the […]

31 July, 2023

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

My thoughts after getting admitted to KI

Posted by Anna Kroker - Health Informatics

The results of the recruitment were announced earlier this month. I congratulate immeasurably all who got in. Your new adventure is just beginning! To all of you who didn’t make […]

30 April, 2023

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