KTH Royal Institute of Technology is Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world dedicated to advancing knowledge. Our educational programmes foster a new generation of engineers, architects, teachers and undergraduate engineers. We focus on research and education for a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. We assess the impact of our efforts in society and contribute with the intellectual resources of our students and researchers to create new approaches to some of the most critical challenges of our times.
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This course is taught in Swedish. For small and medium-sized businesses: learn how to develop a sustainable business and how to implement sustainability in your workplace. Do you want to learn how to use different methods to identify improvement potential for sustainability? Do you know how to smoothly integrate environmental improvement into your daily work? Do you want to learn tools to introduce new ways of working in your organisation and how to engage your employees? This practical course will give you knowledge on how to support your business to become more sustainable. Today we have less than seven years to meet the 1.5 degree target based on the carbon budget calculated by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. New technologies and new environmental investments are an important part of the societal transformation that is underway. It is equally important that we change the way we work and behave in our daily lives as well as in the workplace to reduce our environmental impact. Who can apply? The course is suitable for those in management positions who want to build and develop a sustainable business. For example, you may be a production manager, team leader, project manager, sustainability manager, environmental manager, or learning coordinator. Please note that the course is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, with 10-249 employees, related to the automotive industry and the electrification transition. Course outline The course is structured around a running assignment and has four main themes: Identifying waste to avoid risk of harm to people and the environment. Use improvement methodology for environmental and resource efficiency improvements. Analyse and develop sustainable processes. Work on visions and goals for long-term sustainable development. See all courses that KTH Leancentrum offers
This course is taught in Swedish. How are you a good leader in times of rapid change? And what can good leadership contribute? In this web-based course you will have the opportunity to work on these questions, discuss them and be inspired. What will you know after the course and what difference can the knowledge make to your organisation? Understand and reason about Lean leadership models Describe how leadership, improvement and sustainability interact and influence the success of organisations and leaders Translate models and methods to your own situation and business, and be able to concretise these in an action plan Course outline The course is web-based (Zoom) and we meet 12 times of 2 hours each. The examination is 3 hours. The lecturers are both researchers and practitioners, partly from KTH and partly from the private sector. We think that dialogue is important during both lectures and group work. The meetings normally also include a presentation of the assignment from the previous session. Great importance is attached to dialogue during both lectures and group work, including those linked to homework assignments. The book LedarStegen by Bengt Savén (ISBN: 9789187817434) is used to link theory parts and exercises. Course literature is paid for by the participant. The course is examined with a diploma through a report and oral presentation. Attendance is required for at least 9 out of 12 sessions. Maximum number of participants is 20. Target group Those in a managerial position (managers, project and improvement leaders), in both the private and public sectors. You are expected to have a basic knowledge of lean and be experienced in the role of a leader. See all courses that KTH Leancentrum offers
During this free course, you will learn the basics of AI, machine learning and Neural Networks. You will learn about important concepts such as Gradient Descent, Backpropagation and Activation Functions. Common metrics are presented as well as problems such as overfitting and underfitting. Among other topics, we go in-depth on: What are Neural Networks and how are they trained? How do Neural Networks analyze images and text? How important is data? See all free online courses that KTH offers