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SafeParasport, a web-based platform created to increase knowledge about safe exercise and health for para-athletes, has been launched. Thanks to five software engineering students at BTH, the unique platform is now accessible to all para-athletes. Although there are many exercise prevention programmes available for different sports today, most are not adapted or accessible to para-athletes. […]

The students from BTH’s distance Master’s programme in Software Engineering celebrated their graduation last Friday. It was the first time the graduation ceremony was held both digitally and on campus.   The graduating students from the distance Master’s programme in Software Engineering gathered to celebrate their graduation on campus for the first time. Around ten […]

More than 200 international students gathered in Multisalen on campus Karlskrona to listen to Vice-Chancellor Mats Viberg, who welcomed the students to BTH.   During the interactive meeting, Vice-Chancellor Mats Viberg held a speech in which he welcomed the international students to BTH and talked about the university and life in Karlskrona. Many of the students […]

Blekinge Institute of Technology and Associate Professor Henrik Ny have recently been appointed to organize the 26th International Conference on Magnetically Levitated Systems and Linear Drives, Maglev2024, to be held September 2024 in the cities of Malmö and Copenhagen. The International Conference on Magnetically Levitated Systems and Linear Drives is the world’s most prestigious academic […]

BTH are happy to announce that two new collaboration agreements have been signed by BTH’s Vice-Chancellor Mats Viberg. One with the National Technological University in Argentina and one with Chang Gung University in Taiwan. The agreements open up for future student exchange and teacher mobility as well as collaborative research projects between BTH and the […]

Lindéngruppen extends its cooperation with Blekinge Institute of Technology on sustainable development. The collaboration with BTH began with Lindéngruppen’s founder Ulf G Lindén – born in Karlskrona, Blekinge – who had an important role in the establishment and early development of BTH. Long-term strategic collaboration on sustainability More recently, Lindéngruppen has cooperated with BTH on […]

BTH was honoured to welcome the Vice-Chancellor of Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Dr. Erold Naomab, and the Advisor of the Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Klemens/Awarab. During their visit to BTH, they met with Vice-Chancellor Mats Viberg to discuss the future relationship between the two universities.  The Vice-Chancellor of NUST, Dr. Erold Naomab and the […]

Blekinge Business Incubator together with BTH provides a great opportunity to kick-start your Deep Tech idea. Deep Tech Challenge is a competition for students, staff, and researchers with a connection to BTH. The goal is to fund and support your idea with the mission to create a successful deep tech company in Blekinge! Take the […]

A group of researchers, including Markus Fiedler at Blekinge Institute of Technology, BTH, has studied the phenomenon of video conference fatigue, or “Zoom fatigue” and concluded that both age, gender and personality play a role in how tired you get. For example, they note that young, introvert women are affected more than others. However, there […]

The Health and Sports Technology Initiative, a project linked to BTH, is one of only two Swedish initiatives mentioned in the European Sportstech report 2022. The project’s global relationship manager Stina Lundgren Högbom’s engagement was also highlighted. The Health and Sports Technology Initiative project aims to make the county of Blekinge a hub for technological […]