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

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
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.
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.
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
Selection of recommended external courses
- Project Leadership:
Online: APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (direct procurement)
In Swedish only:
- Partsrådets e-utbildningar och webbmaterial
- Leda utan att vara chef i offentlig sektor, fysiskt eller online
- Att leda utvecklande utan att vara chef, distansutbildning
- Utbildning inom coaching för chefer och HR-specialister:
Leapfrog AB, Coaching för chefer och HR-specialister (direct procurement),
Tuff ledarskap, (direct procurement) - UGL (Utveckling av grupp och ledare. Grundkurs ledarskap. Grupputveckling och ökad självkännedom som chef för en grupp/team:
Gällöfsta Perlan (direct procurement)
Försvarshögskolan - UL, Utvecklande ledarskap, grundkurs.
- Klart Ledarskap. Kommunikation för chefer (direct procurement)