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Claes Tisell is responsible for several courses, including machine components and product development.
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More control and time for your schedule
Want better
control over your course schedule?
Claes
Tisell, Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering Design, shares why he
enters his course scheduling data directly in TimeEdit Preferences – and the
benefits of doing so. "Now
I have full control and a much better overview,” he says.
Smarter schedule request
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| Pernilla Ulfvengren, Deputy Head of First and Second Cycle Education at ITM. | |
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The importance of an engineering mindset In this blog post, Pernilla Ulfvengren reflects on engineering mindset and CDIO in the context of long-term educational governance. “I
sometimes encounter criticism when I argue for strengthening the focus on
engineering mindset. To me, this feels like a straw man argument.”
Pernilla Ulfvengren's blog post | |
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| | What’s happening in Service? |
My colleagues and I are involved in the huge project
of coordinating services across KTH. Within the Everyday Services
subproject, where I am involved, there is strong momentum around defining common processes and
exploring how coordination can work in practice.
Within Neighbourhood Services, an area map has
been completed, outlining how tasks will be organised going forward, with the
intention of working more flexibly across boundaries at the whole KTH. In Event Services,
the work is at an advanced stage, and a proposal to the University Director is
reported to be close to completion.
Alongside this, the ITM School Office is gradually
moving into Teams, and since 4 May, internal chat has shifted from Zoom
and Slack."
/Annika Lilja,
Group Manager for ITM Service Center and Education Support | | | | |
The method is all about bringing maths to life. | Conversations boost pupils’ maths skills
At Ribbyberg School, pupils work together to tackle various maths problems from every angle. The method has been developed thanks to K-ULF, a close collaboration between Haninge municipality and the Learning department, where Eva Hartell is an affiliated researcher.
Conversations boost pupils’ maths skills | | | | | |
KTH's gift to the King puts light on green transition. | | | King receives Royal Jubilee professorship in green transition
KTH, through Climate Action Centre, is launching a Royal Jubilee Professorship to drive the green transition in Sweden and around the world. The initiative was a gift to King Carl XVI Gustaf for his 80th birthday.
“This is a collaboration and a fantastic initiative that will make a difference,” says King Carl XVI Gustaf.
King receives Royal Jubilee professorship
KTH's president comments the gift
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Welcome, new colleagues!
- Enrico Bergamaschi, Doctoral student at the Hultgren Laboratory, MSE.
- Laia Ortiz Membrado, Postdoc at the Hultgren Laboratory, MSE.
- Xin Geng, Postdoc at the Hultgren Laboratory, MSE.
- Gustav Sten, Postdoc at the unit of Mechatronics, MMK.
- Rika Safrina, Doctoral student at the unit of Sustainability, Ind. Dynamics and Entrepreneurship
- Qingxin Xu, Doctoral student at the unit of Processes.
- Vilja Schnell Melander, Industrial doctoral student at the unit of Mechatronics.
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Public defences of doctoral thesis | Photo: Hilda Weges, Adobe Stock | | | | | Request to save vacation days
15 May is the last day to request to save vacation days. You must take at least 20 vacation days per year but you may save any remaining days, up to a maximum of 30 saved days in total. This applies if you have vacation by the form method. Request to save vacation days | | | | | | |
Teach
confidently in the AI era – apply now!
The new course
“Generative AI for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education” (3 hp) equips university teachers to
navigate generative AI in education. You will develop AI literacy skills, to make informed and ethical decisions about how and when to use AI tools in your teaching, e.g. to make your students use them in a way which is beneficial for their learning. Evelyn
Otero Sola, assoc. prof. in aeronautical engineering at KTH, is taking the
course this spring semester – the first round. Why? – One can
gain new ideas and inspiration for fostering deep learning in ways not
previously considered, opening the mind to new paths within ethical boundaries. Apply for the autumn course by 31 May | | | | |
AI and digital competence in schools
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Welcome to the first webinar in a free training series on AI, digitalisation and the future of learning, organised by KTH and the Swedish Internet Foundation.
In this first session, you will meet researchers, teachers and experts who take a closer look at questions related to AI and source criticism. You will gain insights into how students actually use AI today, as well as concrete examples of how you can work with these issues in the classroom.
The webinar will be held in Swedish.
| | | | | | Fika Chat ahead of the Quarneval paradeIn what ways do student-led activities such as Quarnevalen promote learning for future engineers at KTH? Podcast host Marcus Lithander meets parade teams on the construction site and discuss afterwards live in the Maxistudio KTHB with Quarneval staff "PRatare" Iris Callerholm and Gustav Heldt ahead of the Quarneval parade on 16 May 2026. Join live Fika chat #79, 13 May at 15:00
| | | | | Recorded webinar: KTH Survey on Assessment in the Age of AI How do KTH students and teachers use AI in their studies and teaching, and what questions does this raise about cheating, legal certainty, and
pedagogy? In this recorded webinar, research findings are presented that
provide a unique insight into how AI is used at KTH and how generative
AI is already changing assessment, teaching, and ways of working. Assessment in the Age of AI: Teachers Adapt, Students React - A KTH survey
| | | | | Register for the Storträffen Meetup |
Storträffen Meetup spring 2026 is on 19 May, 12:00-16:45 in the Q building. The main theme is A Decade of Storträffen Meetups - Lessons for the Future.
The registration form is now open Sign up for the discussions you wish to take part in. The discussion topics with the highest number of votes will be included in the Storträffen Meetup programme. Please register by Thursday 5 May so that your votes are counted. At the Spring Storträffen Meetup, English is spoken in the plenary sessions. The language for each activity will be stated in the program. | | | | | | Lunch 'n' Learn: Course evaluation and Course analysis – one year with the new systemJoin a lunch seminar at 12.15–13.00 on course evaluation and course analysis, which got a new IT system support around a year ago. Course evaluation and course development
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Meet colleagues within education and get insights into current educational issues. Welcome, all ITM colleagues involved in education, for refreshments, presentations and discussions! Read more and sign up | | | | | | Publish in Open Research EuropeFrom autumn 2026 publishing in Open Research Europe (ORE) is open for all Swedish researchers. Up to now it has been open only for research funded by EU. Please contact KTH Library if you have any questions. Read more about the news Publish in ORE | | | | | Book discussion about Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Welcome to KTH Library’s book discussion on Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë – a novel about love and passion on the British moors. Wednesday 20 May, 16:15–17:30 | | | | |
Save Your Spot: Webinar on Wildfire PreventionEvery year,
forestry machines cause hundreds of ignitions in Sweden. Climate change is
making it worse. The FIRE project is developing AI-powered sensors that assess
ignition risk in real time, on forestry machines. Join us for the latest findings and an open discussion. When: 13 May, 12:00–13:00 Where: Online
Register by May 12
| | | | | “Illiberal threats to academic freedom and international collaboration”This webinar will describe the growing threats to academic activities posed by illiberal actors, policies, and other factors and discuss the role of university staff and institutions in recognising these threats and ideas on how to protect academic freedom. Keynote:
Andrea Pető, professor at the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University, Vienna, Austria. Arranged by the SAR Sweden network and the CASI-project. When: 11 June, 12:00–13:00 Where: Online Read more and register | | | | | |
Barbeque at the terrace is a tradition for the department. | Open House at Engineering Design
| The Department of Engineering Design is opening its doors, and hopes to see you there! Explore the labs,
meet the people behind the work, try some experiments, and taste our research results. "Expect equal parts curiosity, conversation, and the occasional so that's what they do over there moment", says Head of the department Martin Edin Grimheden. "Weather permitting, we will round off the afternoon with a light mingle on the rooftop terrace." When: 3 June, 15:00–16:00 Where: Brinellvägen 83 Who: All KTH departments, administrative staff, and colleagues – everyone is welcome! | | | | | | Next newsletterSubmit your tips on Tuesday at 13.00, the same week.
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