The students had the opportunity to try out recent demos created by researchers and practitioners in the field.
– Since the course is science literature based, this practical experience was well received with students expressing interest in more hands-on workshops where they could develop their own demos in the future, says Ala Sarah Alaqra.

Ala Sarah Alaqra, course coordinator of ISAD19 and program director of SAINF at Karlstad Business School, the guest lectures - what did they show and how did they benefit Karlstad Business School and our students?

– They covered artistic expressions, multiplayer gaming and applications in health systems. Students gained hands-on experience trying out demos and insights into current research enhancing their knowledge and career opportunities in XR fields. We plan to continue inviting experts to provide students with insights into the latest XR-research and applications.

How can business models extend the lifespan of trucks and make them circular? What requirements do different stakeholders have, and how are business models, service design, and product design affected? These questions are the focus of the research project Re:Value – a collaboration between industry and academia.

For future circular offerings to be accepted in the transport industry, they must meet the industry's challenges and expectations. Within the framework of Re:Value, researchers at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University will develop new knowledge about future customers' and users' needs and requirements in the field.

The first course round has now finished and the students Maria Oliva and Thibault Vainer are very pleased.
– I will definitely benefit from this course in my future career, says student Maria Oliva.

– We based the course on the idea that students need to practise their communication skills in a variety of situations that they will encounter in life, says John Johansson. And it has been well-received by the students, who appreciated the combination of theory and practical exercises.

– The course concludes with a relatively open assignment where the students present how they have improved their communication skills, says Lena Lif Falkman. We have seen examples of videos, podcasts and oral presentations of high standard.

Bruksort 2.0 (Industrial town 2.0) is an innovative project that aims to strengthen Hagfors through social development, citizen participation and focus on mobility. The subjects of Business Administration and Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University are part of the project.

Hagfors in Värmland is a town characterised by the steelworks Uddeholm AB – an industry founded in the 17th century that has contributed to the municipality’s development and community, providing job opportunities and attracting more people to live there. Uddeholm AB has been the lifeblood of Hagfors for a long time. However, a declining population, along with high demands on skills supply, are big challenges for the community of Hagfors today.

For the past 15 years, the Service Research Center (CTF), with funding from the Knowledge Foundation, has generated world-class research on service innovation, servitisation and customer experiences. Lars Witell, professor of business administration, is the editor of a new book titled Service Innovation and Management.

– We have also had the opportunity to develop ISE – a competence development programme for professionals in these areas, says Lars Witell, professor of business administration at CTF and Karlstad Business School. In the book, we have tried to create knowledge that is tailored for professional development training.

You are a PhD student at the University of Santiago de Compostela and a teacher at the University of Vigo in Spain. You have been teaching law at Karlstad Business School as a part of the Erasmus+ program.

– I was invited by the coordinator of the Law Program at Karlstad University to teach in the course International and European Union Law as part of the Erasmus+ program, says Natalia Seco. I have had the opportunity to teach students about the main legal advances in the fight against violence against women, as well as to conduct a comparative study on this situation in Sweden and Spain.