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Pär Jönsson where he thrives – among plants. |
A song for the perfect summer's day
Which song from 1982 gives Head of School Pär Jönsson that special summer buzz? In his blog post he wishes his staff a happy summer and offers a sneak peek at what’s in store for the autumn. Crazy in love - Pär Jönsson's blog post
| | | | | Maintenance work at the "Machine quarter"Maintenance work will be carried out at Brinellvägen 66, 68, 83 and 85 over the summer. Further information and a Q&A will be available on the intranet shortly.
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Welcome, dear colleagues! The ITM school has several new employees:
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Qingxin Xu, Doctoral student at the Unit of Processes.
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Vilja Schnell Melander, Industry doctoral student at the Unit of Mechatronics.
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Miguel Sainz Mañas, Postdoc at the Unit of Heat and Power Technology.
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Nelson Sierra Sierra, Doctoral student at the Unit of
Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration
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Ewa Vilhelmsson, vikarierande studievägledare
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Malin Almqvist, vikarierande handläggare för lärartillsättningar.
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Erik Lindström, Doctoral student at the Hultgren laboratory.
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KTH ready for AlmedalenIn his latest blog post, President Anders Söderholm shares his thoughts on the upcoming Almedalen Week and presents his participation as well as KTH's participation as a university. A week filled with public debates, discussions and meetings involving thousands of people and organisations is expected. | | | | Vetenskapens Hus needs help with furnishingVetenskapens Hus' new premises and labs in Kista are to be furnished with the ambition to encourage exploration. Anyone who has models, equipment or similar that can be used to attract students from grade 4 to high school into science and technology should contact Johan Lundberg.
The premises will be inaugurated on August 31. | | | | | Mikael Lindström. Photo: Magnus Glans | | KTH in several partnerships...Telia, KTH and Brookfield have
signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic partnership for
the joint development of sovereign AI services and applications in
Sweden. Read more.
KTH and Volvo Cars
have launched a strategic partnership to strengthen their collaboration
in research, education, and innovation. Read more
| | | | ...and forms quantum center with five other universities...In a joint initiative, six Swedish universities are now joining forces to form the Swedish Centre for Quantum Technology, a national center for research, innovation, education and capacity building in quantum technology.
The initiative will strengthen Swedish competitiveness in the field and be a driver for the development and application of the technology. |
Opening hours during the summer
Access card office's opening hours during summer
The access card office will move from Drottning Kristinas väg 48 to Brinellvägen 8 during week 25 (June 15-21). During that week, response times may be slightly longer. After the move, contractors will collect cards and/or keys from the reception at Brinellvägen 8 (employees and students will go to KTH Entré as usual). The access card office is closed during weeks 29-30 (July 13-July 24). Opening hours within support
Support functions have adjusted opening hours and reduced staffing during summer. Please use common mail boxes such as service@itm.kth.se, kommunikation-itm@kth.se and
persadm@itm.kth.se. Deadlines and more on intra.kth.se/itm Opening hours at KTH Campus during summer 2026See the opening hours of the key support services on the KTH Campus during summer 2026. | | | New language policySince 5 May 2026 KTH has a new Language Policy for KTH ( Swedish version), which entered into force on 1 June 2026. It replaces the previous Guidelines for Language Use at KTH. Work is currently underway by the KTH Language Committee to develop new Guidelines for Language and Language Use. More information.
| | | Secure bike storage - here's howThere are several bike cages on campus for safer storage. Access to the cages is now managed by Smart Parkering. Subscriptions are purchased by emailing info@smartp.se. Remember to mention KTH as the subject. The fee covers operating and administrative costs. You can find the cages here. | | | | Preparing for autumn elections to the Faculty Boards Preparations for the autumn elections of new teacher representatives to the schools’ Faculty Boards have now begun. More information about the nomination process and the elections will be provided later, but this is already a good time to start considering suitable candidates. | | | Fika chat from the Järva week on broadened recruitmentWhat does KTH do, and with whom is KTH collaborating, to broaden recruitment in line with Sweden’s STEM strategy? Fika chat podcast visited this year’s Järva Week and met representatives from KTH, the business community and other partners. Check out bonus Fika chat #82, 17 June at 15:00
| | | | | | | Apply for STINT Teaching Sabbatical This programme offers researchers and teachers to spend the autumn semester of 2027 at one of STINT's thirteen partner campuses in Botswana, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the USA. Learn more and apply before 28 August | | | | Library services during the summer
KTH Library has limited opening hours and services during the summer holidays, but our digital support is open on weekdays all summer. From the 27th of May you can borrow books until the 17th of August.
Read more about summer services | | | | Doctoral student: Improve your productivity with less stressDo you want to improve your academic
productivity, writing and sustainable working methods? Welcome to join a series
of workshops this autumn! You will be a group that meet on three occasions to
acquire tools in these areas, while sharing experiences of academic life with
each other.
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17 September: From
efficiency to effectiveness
(9:00-12:00, with get-to-know-each other
lunch 12:00-13:00)
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13 October: From
perfectionism and procrastination to flow (9:00-12:00)
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11 November: Sustainable
work methods (9:00-12:00)
Read
more and register
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The party will be at Restaurant Brazilia on Brinellvägen 64A. | Welcome to ITM's Summer Party!
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In order to start up the autumn term in
the best way we would like to invite you to ITM's employees
summer mingle!
The buffet is served from 4:30-7:00 pm, you are welcome to join when it
suits you. When: 19 August, 4:00-10:00 pm
Where: Restaurant Brazilia
Who: All ITM departments and administrative staff. With warm greetings from the school management
| | | | | | Walk with pride All employees, students and alumni are welcome to join KTH in the Stockholm Pride parade within the Academic Pride network. The parade will depart August 1st from Norr Mälarstrand starting at 1:00 PM. Everyone is also welcome to register for a pre-parade starting at 10:00 AM at Karolinska Institutet. More about the event and how to register. | | | |
Book dicussion The Bell Jar
Welcome to KTH Library's summer discussion on The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. It tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a young, ambitious, future writer, and her journey through love stories and depression.
Thursday 9 July at 15:00–16:00 | | | | Next newsletterSubmit your tips on Tuesday at 13.00, the same week.
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