You might think that KTH closes down for the summer, but certain departments remain extremely busy throughout. The Education Office is one of them, with selection and admission for our major autumn term intake in July and August.
There is a far-reaching collaboration between Sweden’s universities and higher education institutions and the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) in assessment of grades and other qualifications.
This is a good example of what I like to call ‘together work’: we deal with the task efficiently, alongside all admissions staff in Sweden, and draw benefit from the collective overall expertise, wherever in the country we live and work.
This was an important part of our risk management during the pandemic: when Stockholm was under severe pressure from the coronavirus, colleagues from across Sweden got in touch to help out. This was certainly reassuring at the time, but it is also something we carry with us into our new support services organisation. How can we work more together, while still retaining our local connection to students and faculty?
Another good example of together work at KTH is when we welcome our new students in the autumn. On Monday, the 14th of August, over 3,500 students were taken in at Borggården by university admin staff, in collaboration with THS – the student union at KTH, and the chapters. Together we perform a huge task in an efficient manner, under pleasant collaborative conditions. The following weekend, we welcomed our international students. And in the autumn, we are taking new steps for further positive together work!
I hope that, like me, you are enjoying the students’ arrival on campus. We’re up and running again!
Katarina Jonson Berglund, Head of Education Office