For students attending the Master’s Programme in Public Health Sciences Information for newly admitted students on the Master's Programme in Public Health Sciences 2026
Welcome to the Master's Programme in Public Health Sciences 2026. Here you can find important information regarding introduction, registration and the start of the programme.
As a new student on the programme, you need to follow the steps below before the start of the autumn semester.
To be able to start your studies at Karolinska Institutet (KI), you must first activate your student account and then register for the first course in the programme that you are admitted to.
1. Activate your student account
First time KI students
If this is your first time studying at Karolinska Institutet, you must activate your student account. Follow the instructions under the headline Activate your student account on the page about the Student Account. You can activate your student account from 31 July 2026.
An activation code will be sent to your email in June 2026 (to the same email address that you used when you applied for the programme), so check your spam/promotion folder if you have not received it. If you cannot find your activation code, contact studentit@ki.se for guidance. If you already have a Swedish National personal identity number, you can see more options at the Student Account web page.
Previous KI student
If you have previously studied at KI, you will continue to use the same student account as before.
2. Register for courses
Once you have activated your student account, you must register for the first course of the programme by following these two steps:
- Log in to Ladok between 17 August and 2 September (23:59 hrs) 2026 with your activated student account.
- Register for the course Public Health Sciences - Concepts and Theories.
If you fail to register for the course during the specified dates, your study place is considered declined and offered to a waitlisted applicant. You can always go back and check your registration when you log in to Ladok
Once you are registered, you are officially considered a student and can participate in course activities and teaching. Note that you must also participate in the mandatory roll call on the first day, please see below.
3. Attend mandatory roll call at programme start
Date: 31 August 2026
Place: TBD
Time: TBD
If you are unable to attend, contact educational administration: gu-adm.gph@ki.se, or you will risk losing your study place.
Please note that attendance is compulsory on the first day 31 August 2026. If you do not attend the mandatory roll call, KI can decide to revoke the decision to admit you to the programme, in the same manner as if you do not register on time.
Contact educational administration: gu-adm.gph@ki.se
Contact course leader: Janne Agerholm; janne.agerholm@ki.se.
Declining your study place
If you need to decline your study place, follow these three steps:
- Log in to universityadmissions.se or antagning.se (where you applied).
- Go to My pages and decline your study place.
- The registration period starts on the 17 August 2026. If the registration period has already started when you decline your study place, you also need to contact the programme officer.
Introduction for new international students
All new students on the KI Global Master's and Bachelor's Programmes are invited to introduction activities which will take place during the week prior to the study start.
More information for the introduction for 2026 will be provided on the page for New student. Here you will also find the pre-arrival guide with information that you need prior to your arrival in Sweden as well as the introduction activities.
General information for new students at KI
Ladok
In Ladok you can register to your courses, print out study certificates and apply for certificate for completed education.
Information about the student administration system LADOK and registration for coming courses.
For information on how KI processes your personal data see here.
Go to New student for general information for new students at KI.