Leadership courses

Karolinska Institutet offers development opportunities for managers and leaders on all levels in the form of training courses and programs.

Illustration of our management training and leadership courses.
Overview of our management training and leadership courses. Illustration: Julia Linder.

Compulsory courses

Working environment issues are linked to the manager´s responsibility

Training in "Working enivornment issues linked to the manager´s responsibility" consists of a series of three modules. The courses are mandatory for managers and employees who have received/will receive a delegation of work environment. 

Module 1: Systematic Work Environment Management (SWEM) training program for managers and leaders.

Read more and register for Module 1: Systematic Work Environment Management (SWEM)

Module 2: Organisational and social work environment 

Read more and register for Module 2: Organisational and Social Work Environment

Module 3: Laboratory safety 

Read more and register for Module 3: Laboratory Safety

To work environment training

Employee interview linked to the manager's responsibilities 

Performance management dialouge 1 (MS1) 

Digital course in Performance management dialogue 1 at KI. 

Salary formation and Performance Management Dialogue 2 (MS2) 

The purpose of this course is to increase the knowledge about the salary setting process and how to conduct MS2 at KI. This course is both for managers with employees who gets a new salary in the dialogue between the manager and the employee, and for the managers with employees who gets a new salary in negotiations with the union. 

Read more and sign up for Salary Formation and Performance Management Dialogue 2.  

New as Manager at KI

The program is aimed at all new managers at KI with delegated, or shortly to be delegated, managerial responsibility. The program is hosted by the University Administration and the authority-specific themes like law, finance, purchasing etc. are offered in a mixture of psychical modules and webinars, both in Swedish and in English. 

Read more and sign up for New as Manager at KI. 

Competence-based recruitment (online course) 

After this course, you should be able to recruit new employees to KI. You will learn everything from how to create a requirement profile, what rules we have to follow when recruiting within the state, our recruitment process at KI, and much more. 

The course is divided into 6 parts, so you can take each part when you have time.  

Sign up for Competence-based recruitment.

KI Internal research-oriented management and leadership training courses 

The program is given in English and aims to support our promising research group leaders in their development to become successful research group leaders who can lead colleagues towards a competitive research vision. 

Internal Management and Leadership Programs

The programs are given in “Swenglish.” Meaning that participants need to understand Swedish (governmental language) but can communicate in English.

KI:s Higher Leadership Program (KIHLP)

The President at KI hosts KIHLP, which is a recurring and mandatory program for prefects, pro-prefects, administrative heads, department heads at UF and operational managers. This program is organized by KI's leadership and organizational development function, LOD. 

Future Academic Leaders (FAL) In-house program

One or more Departments together can organize FAL for their academic managers and teachers. The aim is to identify, support and develop academic leaders for the own department and for KI-wide assignments. The target group is academic managers and leaders within the host institution(s). This program is organized in partnership with KI's leadership and organizational development function, LOD. 

Middle Management Program, MCP

The university director hosts MCP, which is a recurring program for middle managers at UF, KM, KIB, UoL, Core Facility and Lab Managers as well as middle managers of administrative functions at the Departments. This program is organized in partnership with KI:s leadership and organizational development function, LOD. 

Contact for more information

Sandra Helminen, leadership specialist

Selection of recommended external courses

In Swedish only: 

Sandra Helminen

Leadership specialist

Julia Linder

HR-specialist | Principal coordinator of HR's central training programmes for KI:s management, managers and HR.
JL
Content reviewer:
15-09-2023