International academic networks and organisations

WHS Academic Alliance (formerly M8 Alliance)

The WHS Academic Alliance is the academic network of the World Health Summit. It currently consists of 30 members (including KI) worldwide, including the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) represents the national academies of medicine and science in more than countries.

Magna Charta

KI signed the Magna Charta Universitatum which contains principles of academic freedom and institutional autonomy as a guideline for good governance and self-understanding of universities in the future.

Network Medicine Alliance

Harvard University, KI and other European universities established the Network Medicine Alliance. The multidisciplinary expertise within this network facilitates joint progress by using network theory to measure on a microscopic scale the relation between genes, proteins, endogenous and exogenous metabolites and diseases. On a larger scale the framework of multilevel networks will measure the likelihood and possible strength of side effects in patient treatment. Finally, on a macroscopic scale, data analysts can use network theory to assess quantitatively risky patient behavior. All these approaches are a powerful pillar in establishing diagnosis, risk prediction and treatment on an individual basis.

Current activities include:

• exchange of faculty and staff members, graduate and undergraduate students
• joint grant applications
• joint implementation of research projects

NorDoc - Nordic Doctoral Training

KI is a member of a Nordic Doctoral Training in Health Sciences (NorDoc) that provides free access to doctoral courses for students of NorDoc partner universities. Admission and selection is handled according to the local rules of each NorDoc partner. Courses within NorDoc

Scholars at Risk

KI is a member of Scholars at Risk Network (SAR) - an international network of higher education institutions dedicated to protecting threatened scholars, preventing attacks on higher education communities and promoting academic freedom worldwide.

EUHA, the European University Hospital Alliance

EUHA, the European University Hospital Alliance, is an organization of leading European university hospitals working together to develop and improve university hospital care with a focus on care, education and research. Karolinska Institutet is involved through Karolinska University Hospital's membership in EUHA.

Academic organisations

Karolinska Institutet is, at the central level, a paying member of the following organisations. As part of this membership, you have access to a variety of services, including newsletters (which you can subscribe to), calls, conferences, and events, sometimes at a reduced fee.

European University Association - EUA 

EUA is a community of over 900 members and affiliates. It represents universities and national rectors’ conferences in 48 European countries, as well as affiliated organisations and networks based both in and beyond Europe. Karolinska Institutet is a member in EUA and also in the EUA Council for Doctoral Education (EUA CDC).

International Association of Universities - IAU

IAU is an independent, bilingual (English and French), non-governmental, membership organization. IAU membership is open to higher education institutions (HEIs) and organisations. As a global forum for leaders of institutions and associations, IAU convenes and connects almost 600 Members from more than 130 countries to identify, reflect and act on common priorities. 

Consortium for Universities for Global Health - CUGH

CUGH is a Washington, DC based organization of over 190 academic institutions and other organizations from around the world engaged in addressing global health challenges. CUGH was established in 2008 with generous funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation.

Orpheus

The Organisation for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System, or ORPHEUS, was founded in 2004. ORPHEUS aims to safeguard the PhD as a research degree by supporting graduate schools, faculties and departments, research students and their supervisors, through quality assurance mechanisms, and advocating best practices, professional development and training.