Karolinska Insitutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm): A Medical University
 Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Their mission is to contribute to the improvement of human health through research and education.
Research at Karolinska Institutet
Research at Karolinska Institutet is world renowned and spans the entire medical field, from basic experimental research to patient-oriented and nursing research.
The research fields in which Karolinska Institutet is particularly strong are the following:
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular disease
- Immunology, infection and inflammation
- Endocrinology and metabolism
- Public health
- Care sciences
- Neuroscience
Karolinska Institutet today accounts for more than 40 per cent of all academic medical research in Sweden. The university receives a large share of the Swedish government´s strategic investments in advanced research, and external funding from the private sector is also on the increase. The economic conditions for successful research at Karolinska Institutet are thus strong and will continue to grow in the coming years.
Since 1901, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has selected the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.
Eight Swedes have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and five of them were from Karolinska Institutet:
- Hugo Theorell 1955 - "for his discoveries concerning the nature and mode of action of oxidation enzymes"
- Ragnar Granit 1967 - shared prize, "for their discoveries concerning the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye"
- Ulf von Euler 1970 - shared prize, "for their discoveries concerning the humoral transmittors in the nerve terminals and the mechanism for their storage, release and inactivation"
- Sune Bergström and Bengt Samuelsson 1982 - "for their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances"
Study at Karolinska Institutet
Karolinska Institutet offers seven Global Master’s Programmes in the health sciences field, with an international focus and taught entirely in English:
- Bioentrepreneurship
- Biomedicine
- Global Health
- Health Informatics
- Medical Education
- Public Health Sciences
- Toxicology
There are also freestanding courses taught in English available for international students.
A multitude of programmes and courses in the medicine and life sciences field taught in Swedish are also available. To apply to a study programme or course with Swedish as the language of instruction you need documented proficiency in the Swedish language.
Karolinska Institutet has a number of partner institutions around the world, giving students a wide choice of exchange opportunities for studies and research. We strive for an international atmosphere throughout the university and internationalisation is a high priority. The aim is that students and staff, regardless of nationality, will feel part of a close-knit community that significantly contributes to world health. Studying at Karolinska Institutet will open doors to a global career.
Swedish language courses
All international students staying in Sweden for more than three months will be offered a Swedish course while studying at Karolinska Institutet.
After completion of a course the student is awarded a certificate if they have attended 75% of the lessons. This course does not, however, give university credits.
For questions about university credits, please contact malin.ahlen@ki.se.
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden - Practical Information
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