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My Swedish Career: 'I saw a glaring gap, so I set up my own 3D-printing business'

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:34:37 +0100

Aeroplanes, racing cars, and kitchen taps have something in common: they are all examples of how aerodynamics are used in everyday life.

Scandi design in Pyongyang? North Korea keen on Swedish architecture

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:45:22 +0100

A top architecture university in Stockholm has been contacted by unlikely admirers in the form of North Korea, whose embassy in Sweden has registered their interest in learning from the Swedish school's expertise.

Sweden: Where cash will never be king

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:21:19 +0200

Could Sweden become one of the first cashless societies in the world? Probably, says a researcher at the Royal Institute of Technology. Here's how, and why.

Swedish pop star pushes for more girls in tech

Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:06:59 +0100

One of Sweden's most famous pop exports, Robyn, is launching a brand new festival, designed to get more Swedish school girls interested in technology.

'Ageing Sweden needs foreign students to stay'

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:56:00 +0100

When foreign students in Sweden finish their studies, they face a race against the clock - ten days - to find work and get employment visas. Almost four in five want to stay and work but just 17 percent succeed, reports AFP.

Foreign PhD students tell KTH: Pay promised cash

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:24:00 +0100

The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) will look into potential employment solutions for PhD students on scholarships, many of them foreigners, after a trade union slammed the lauded college for not keeping its promises.

New deterioration scare for Sweden's Vasa

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:57:00 +0200

Sweden's famed 17th century Vasa warship, housed in a Stockholm museum, is deteriorating faster than previously believed despite renewed preservation efforts, researchers have warned.

'Give foreign PhDs a clear path to residency in Sweden'

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:03:00 +0200

Sweden needs to change rules that strip foreign doctoral candidates of the same rights as other tax-paying migrant workers seeking permanent residency in Sweden, argue a group of doctoral candidates from the Royal Institute for Technology (KTH).

KTH students charged for money laundering

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:21:00 +0200

Two students enrolled at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) were among several Stockholm residents charged on Thursday for their role in a massive swindling operation involving 100 million kronor ($16 million) in laundered money.

Massive fire leaves KTH student body reeling

Thu, 05 May 2011 12:18:00 +0200

The fire that raged though the School of Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm on Wednesday have left the student body in the lurch with the loss of vital workshops.

Fire destroys buildings at Stockholm's KTH

Wed, 04 May 2011 16:53:00 +0200

A fire broke out in the auditorium of the School of Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm on Wednesday, destroying a number of buildings.

Thinking about Sweden's nuclear future

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:56:00 +0100

Swedish nuclear safety expert Frigyes Reisch from the Royal Institute of Technology speaks with The Local's Gabriel Stein about how the situation in Japan may impact the nuclear energy development in Sweden.

Containers proposed as student housing solution

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:57:00 +0100

Officials in Stockholm have come up with a novel solution to address the student housing shortage afflicting university towns across the country: converting cargo containers into student residences.

University massacre threat suspect released

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:51:00 +0100

The 33-year-old student held on suspicion of the massacre threat at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm on Monday has been released. He remains suspected of making illegal threats.

Student expresses regret over massacre threat

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:23:00 +0100

A 33-year-old man arrested in connection with a massacre threat at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm on Monday has expressed "deep regret" over his actions.

Man held over university massacre threat

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:40:00 +0100

A 33-year-old man has been arrested for threatening a student massacre at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm.

Swedish companies shun foreign ownership

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:36:00 +0100

At a time when Sweden's largest automakers, Saab and Volvo – both owned by American companies – are up for grabs, Swedish companies remain sceptical about foreign ownership.

Skype founder awarded top Swedish tech prize

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:55:00 +0200

The Swedish founder of internet telephony software company Skype, Niklas Zennström, has been named the recipient of a prestigious prize awarded by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm.

Swedish study traces origins of man's best friend

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:13:00 +0200

A team of Swedish and Chinese researchers has discovered that the first ever dogs emerged in an area south of the Yangtze River in China some 16,000 years ago.

Nobel corruption probe dropped

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:09:00 +0200

An investigation into the alleged corruption of several members of the Nobel prize science committee will be laid down, a Swedish prosecutor announced Friday. The inquiry was launched at the end of last year after members of the medicine, physics and chemistry committees visited China on a trip paid for by Chinese authorities.