Internationalisation Board

Internationalisation is of strategic, operational and financial importance for KI's research and education, and its importance is constantly growing. According to Strategy 2030, one of three strategic choices is that KI should be a global university. The President has established the Internationalisation board to work for this.

KI may have specialised units or bodies established by decision of the government, the board of KI or the President. For example, KI has an internationalisation Board established by decision of the President.

The mission

The Internationalisation board is an advisory, preparatory and in certain matters decision-making body regarding internationalisation.

The board:

supports the development of internationalisation at KI in accordance with current goals and strategies,
works with issues linked to university-wide international collaborations, networks and strategic partnerships,
prepares documentation for decisions by the president or the faculty board within the area of responsibility,
prepares budget documents within the area of responsibility and decides on the use of resources within the set budget framework,
appoints representatives with assignments within university-wide international collaborations, networks and strategic partnerships.

Strategic priorities for a global university

In order to implement Karolinska Institutet's goal of being a global university, according to KI's strategy, an activity plan for internationalisation with four priority areas has been developed by the Internationalisation Board and adopted by the President for the next two years. The internationalisation efforts at KI shall be responsible, global, visible and integrated.

Previous projects

Based on Strategy 2030, several projects/assignments have been initiated and implemented that are about strengthening KI as a global university and these projects have in many cases reported to the Internationalisation Board.

Members of the Internationalisation Board

Martin Bergö, Vice President, Chair
Jonas Sundbäck, Committee for Higher Education
Vladana Vukojevic, Committee for Doctoral Education
Marie Arsenian-Henriksson, Academic Vice President for research, Committee for Research
Anna Mia Ekström, Professor
Randall Johnson, Professor
Erika Dabhilkar, Head of Unit International Relations Office
Yousef Sabih/Israa Fadhil, student representatives OF
Manojj Dhinakaran, student representative MF
Sara Abu Ajamieh, student representative MF