CV form instructions

You need to fill out a CV form for the programme you are applying for at KI.

• Bioentrepreneurship
• Biomedicine
• Global Health
• Health Economics, Policy and Management
• Health Informatics
• Nutrition Science
• Public Health Sciences
• Translational Physiology and Pharmacology
• Toxicology

You have to fill out the CV form in Adobe Acrobate Reader. If you fill-out the CV form in any other PDF readers, the CV form may become illegible after it has been uploaded to your account at universityadmissions.se.

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In the CV form you are asked to state any previous experience you may have and write a statement of intent to motivate your interest in studying your programme of choice. 

If you are lacking experiences in any area, it is fine to leave the area blank. If you have a lot of experience and can't fit it all into the CV form, prioritise and choose the most relevant ones. 

Do not include the same experience under several categories, you need to decide where it is most appropriate.

Be sure to:

• Read the CV form instructions carefully. Different programmes may be asking for different experiences. 
• Open the CV form in Adobe Acrobat Reader before you start to fill-out the CV form. 
• Don't make the font size of the CV form smaller to fit more text.
• Check that all your text is visible within the text fields of the CV form. If you can't fit all your text you need to edit something out.

Certify your experiences according to the instructions in the CV form.

General instructions:

• You do not need to submit multiple copies of certifying documents if you are applying for more than one programme.
• If you have applied before you need to submit a new CV form. You do not need to re-submit previously submitted certifying documents if the documents meet the current documentation requirements. 
• Recommendations are not taken into account in the selection process, but a letter of recommendation can be used to document a relevant experience if you are not able to obtain other certification. It still needs to include the details asked for in the CV form instructions.
• If you need to prove work experience from working in your own company, you can do so by submitting proof that you have a registered company.

If your certifying documents have been issued in another language than Swedish or English then you must also enclose an official translation.

Official means that your translation must be completed by a translation company or a person who works as a translator.

Your CV form(s) must have been uploaded to your account on universityadmissions.se by the documentation deadline. Do not submit any documents directly to Karolinska Institutet.

Do not create a file using PDF portfolio. This is where you add multiple files to one individual PDF file. This creates a complex file that the admissions system can’t read.

The CV form should be uploaded as an educational document at universityadmissions.se.

How to upload your documents on universityadmissions.se

If you receive an error message while uploading

If you receive an error message about uploading a PDF portfolio, go to “Print” and then select Adobe PDF as a printer (or other installed PDF printers) before saving and uploading again. 

In case Adobe PDF or other PDF printers are not installed among your printers, here are instructions on how to install the Adobe PDF printer.

Please contact the KI admissions office if you do not manage to upload the KI CV form after following these instructions.