It is very well-known that Stockholm is a real nightmare when you are looking for housing, especially if you are international student. For this reason, during this blogpost I will talk about another great Karolinska Institutet Housing alternative: The Larsberg Residence in Lidingö. In my blog I will provide with everything you need to know… Read More KI Housing: Larsberg/Lidingö
Karolinska Institutet offers accomodation services through KI Housing. This is a very convenient opportunity for every new-coming student since finding a place to live in Stockholm might get tricky sometimes. On this blogpost you will read everything you need to know about moving to KI Residence Flemingsberg, which is part of the Nobelus building complex.… Read More KI Housing: Flemingsberg
Finding student accommodation in Stockholm can be difficult most of the times. For this reason, Karolinska Institutet offers housing services for first year students in order to facilitate the process of moving to Sweden. KI Housing has several options that vary depending on their features. I created an overall comparison of the most popular accommodation… Read More KI Housing options compared
At this point, all bachelor’s and master’s programmes at KI have been imparted on distance learning longer than a month! And therefore, many questions have risen. For example, how this new dynamic has worked out for students? Why does this education mode is challenging? How this modality can be advantageous and convenient? Well… To clarify… Read More How online learning has worked out fine for me
This time I will discuss about one of the longest, most amazing and interesting courses from the whole Toxicology programme: Applications of methods in toxicological research. Given that many of you have already asked me questions about the laboratory part of the programme, during this blog I will provide with a very detailed discussion on… Read More Course review: Applications of methods in toxicological research
If you are a Dual Citizen (or more!) and are coming to Karolinska Institutet on your European Union passport, but do not currently reside in Europe, this blog is for you. Although having an EU passport is awesome and will make your transition much easier, there also are a few challenges to consider. I came… Read More A guide to navigating health insurance as a dual citizen
OMG, you got a place in Karolinska Institutet! Congratulations!!! When I was at your place I didn’t believe my happiness and just started giggling thinking that’s it’s Aprils fools =D Well, the reaction can differ! So, what’s next? There’s a long way between receiving the acceptance letter and starting a school year. Check the syllabus… Read More You got admitted to KI!
If you reading this have just been admitted to KI… congratulations! I remember I was super excited when I read my acceptance letter, but also a bit overwhelmed by the amount of things to prepare and do before arriving to Sweden. I know that it can be hard to know what resources are the most… Read More 12 essential links for newly admitted students
Karolinska Institutet provides different individual services in order to make the life of its students easier. Here you will read about the ones I find more useful: Academic writing: Karolinska Institutet Library affords individualized guidance service to help you improve your academic writing and oral presentation skills. You can make an appointment in person or… Read More 4 individual services for students at Karolinska Institutet
On this blogpost you will find out how to get to Stockholm’s city center from the two smaller airports serving the metropolitan area: Bromma and Skavsta Airports. [To read my previous blogpost about how to get to/from Arlanda International Airport click here]. Bromma Airport (BMA): Stockholm’s Bromma Airport is the closest commercial airport to the… Read More Stockholm’s airports 2/2: Bromma (BMA) and Skavsta (NYO)
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