Karolinska Instituet

Karolinska Institutet in brief Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s foremost medical universities. Our vision is to advance knowledge about life and strive towards better health for all. Missing ALT text. As a university, KI is Sweden’s single largest centre of medical academic research and offers the country’s widest range of medical courses and programmes. Since 1901 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has selected the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine. Karolinska Institutet was founded by King Karl XIII in 1810 as an "academy for the training of skilled army surgeons". Today, Karolinska Institutet is a modern medical university and one of the foremost in the world. With our close relationship to the clinical milieu, a well established infrastructure and a stable financial situation, Karolinska Institutet has excellent prerequisites for sustaining high quality research and education. Education Karolinska Institutet offers the widest range of medical education under one roof in Sweden. Several of the programmes include clinical training or other training within the healthcare system. The close proximity of the Karolinska University Hospital and other teaching hospitals in the Stockholm area thus plays an important role during the education. Approximately 6,000 full-time students are taking educational and single subject courses at Bachelor and Master levels at Karolinska Institutet. Teachers at Karolinska Institutet often carry out research in parallel with teaching. This ensures that students are involved in the latest advances within the medical field. Ambitious students, teachers and researchers together create an interesting and stimulating environment. We also offer good opportunities for international exchange, which gives students the chance to work abroad for a period of time. Bachelor's and Master's education In 2019 there were 6,290 full-time students at KI. KI also offers several Master's one-year and Master's two-year programmes and single-subject courses. Most of the programmes lead to a professional degree, and several offer degrees at a Bachelor's or Master's level. Most of the programmes leads to a professional exam. Several of the programmes also leads to a general degree. In 2019, 2,426 degrees were issued to 1,759 individuals. Master programmes taught in English Bioentrepreneurship Biomedicine Global Health Health Informatics Health Economics, Policy and Management Molecular Techniques in Life Science Nutrition Science Public Health Sciences Toxicology Exchange programmes Most of Karolinska Institutet's programmes have established student exchange networks. KI uses the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) when converting qualifications for overseas studies. Study abroad Research Research at Karolinska Institutet spans the entire medical field, from basic experimental research to patient-oriented and nursing research. Karolinska Institutet is Sweden’s single largest centre of medical academic research and offers the country’s widest range of medical courses and programmes. Research areas Cancer and Haematology Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology Circulation and Respiration Developmental Biology, Stem Cells, Reproductive, Regenerative and Reparative Medicine Endocrinology and Metabolism Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences Health Care Sciences Immunology, Infection, Inflammation and Microbiology Neuroscience More about research areas at KI Translational research Research at Karolinska Institutet is conducted in 22 departments, most of which are situated or adjacent to Stockholm's teaching hospitals. This creates ample opportunities for translational research in which new experimental results are rapidly implemented for patient benefit, and where clinical observations provide a basis for new research ideas. Doctoral/third-cycle education Karolinska Institutet carries out 12% of Swedish doctoral/third cycle education at universities or university colleges. Over 330 students take their PhD degree each year at Karolinska Institutet, after studies corresponding to four years of full-time study. Many of Karolinska Institutet´s doctoral students have taken their first-cycle education abroad. In 2019, 2,043 individuals were active doctoral students where of 60 percent were women. 355 doctoral degrees were issued. KI's doctoral students have backgrounds in all academic areas, and a large proportion comes from other countries. Doctoral studies at KI takes place in an international environment and usually within international collaborations, either informal between research groups or formal collaborations between the two universities. Read more about Doctoral/third cycle education at Karolinska Institutet External collaboration Karolinska Institutet has collaboration agreements in research and education with a large number of universities the world over, with companies in the biomed and biotech sectors and also with individual countries. Read more about international collaboration Region Stockholm As a medical university, it is essential for Karolinska Institutet to work in concert with the healthcare services, in particular with the Stockholm County Council (SLL). In recent years, the partnership between Karolinska Institutet and SLL has intensified considerably and continues to expand. The common goal of Karolinska Institutet and SLL is to conduct research and education that is of the highest international quality, and of benefit to today's and tomorrow's patients. This is being achieved through developing the skills and knowledge of healthcare personell, implementing research results, and - together with the industry - developing and testing pharmaceutical and medical products. Read more about collaboration with health and medical care Company collaboration Karolinska Institutet has a long experience of many different and fruitful collaborations with industry. These collaborations create many opportunities for developing new services, products and knowledge to benefit human health.rovide complementary competences and services so as to optimally utilize ideas arising from research. Personnel Karolinska Institutet strives to operate at all times in a spirit of professionalism, equality and diversity. In 2019, Karolinska Institutet had 5,088 full time employees. In addition to this a large number of people without formal employment, especially visiting scientists, fellows and unpaid docents were active at KI. Economy Karolinska Institutet's turnover in 2019 was SEK 7,120 million. Karolinska Institutet financial reports