Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institutet (KI) is a medical university in Sweden, founded in 1810 by King Karl XIII. It was the first Swedish university to focus exclusively on medicine. According to the university, it accounts for the single largest share of academic medical research in Sweden and offers the country's broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.

KI teaches professional degree programmes in Swedish as well as a range of programmes and courses in English:

• Professional programmes in Swedish, such as medicine (Läkarprogrammet), nursing, dentistry, psychology, midwifery and physiotherapy
• Bachelor's Programme in Biomedicine (in English)
• Master's programmes in English, including Biomedicine, Biostatistics and Data Science, Global Health, Public Health Sciences, Toxicology and Health Economics, Policy and Management
• Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Public Health in Disasters
• Freestanding courses and executive and professional education courses

Research results are put to use through international collaborations, innovation initiatives and close cooperation with healthcare and industry; KI's largest single partner is Region Stockholm. KI also holds an extensive collection of medical literature dating back to the 16th century, and has its own University Library (KIB).