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Our consumption is the crucial question for a sustainable society, according to the Environmental researcher Karin Bradley (Photo: Håkan Lindgren)

The right parents smooth the path to success

Half of the students who start a Master of Science in Engineering degree, drop out. More would succeed with their studies if they understood the codes for how to study, a KTH survey reveals.

"Important to feel secure"

Software researcher wants to see more transparency

Castor, a research center for software development at KTH, has been inaugurated. Managing director Benoit Baudry wants to see an increased exchange between researchers and companies. He hopes that open source software-based research can spread to industrial production environments.

"The work feels challenging"

Organisational change for operational support

A decision has now been made. At the end of the year, KTH administration is being reorganised with the aim of creating a clearer common operational support structure at KTH. The changes will be implemented in two stages, starting with central administration.

"Simplify cooperation"

"Give more consideration to pedagogics"

There should be anonymous examinations and a greater focus on the educational merits of teachers, according to Emma Ingo, president of the students’ union since summer.

“Learning becomes far more enjoyable"

Open online courses reach thousands

Threat or opportunity for Sweden’s universities? When the first MOOCs, open online courses, started at KTH two years ago, opinion was divided.
“Today we emphasise the opportunities. We have reached more than 28,000 course participants from 150 countries and we see MOOCs as a tool in KTH’s necessary digital transformation,” says Linda Barman, project manager of KTH MOOC.

"See this as the future"