Student and doctoral student ombudspersons

The ombudspersons act as a support for students and doctoral students at Karolinska Institutet (KI).

Medicinska Föreningen’s student and doctoral student ombudspersons are independent instances whom you as a student can turn to with questions regarding KI’s rules, or as support in conflicts and other situations that can arise during your time at KI. Matters are treated confidentially, it’s always free of charge and is available for all students, regardless of membership in the student union.

What can the ombudspersons do?

What can’t the ombudspersons do?
  • Be a neutral and independent instance between you and Karolinska Institutet (KI) in a possible conflict
  • Help you understand your own rights and obligations
  • Help you with complaints
  • Investigate whether KI follows the rules in handling your cases and protects your rights
  • Take sides in the matter
  • Decide on the matter
  • Instruct or get instructed by units or decision-making bodies at KI
  • Be an appeal body for issues already addressed and dealt with by other entities or decision-making bodies at KI

Reports

In the reports below you can find statistics on matters handled by the ombudspersons.

Report students & doctoral students 2025 SWE
Report students & doctoral students 2025 ENG

Report doctoral students 2023-2024 SWE
Report students 2023-2024 SWE

Rapport studenter 2019-2020 SWE
Report doctoral students 2020 SWE
Report docotral students 2020 ENG

Report nursing students 2015-2019 SWE
Report doctoral students 2019 SWE
Report doctoral students 2019 ENG

Report doctoral students 2018 SWE
Report doctoral students 2018 ENG

The ombudspersons on social media

The ombudspersons have a Facebook page and an Instagram page where they post news that affect students and doctoral students. Follow them to keep updated!

Contact the ombudspersons

Student- and doctoralombuden Alexandra & Ingrid!

Above Alexandra Kambler and below Ingrid Öberg.

Never hesitate to contact the ombudspersons, as the work entails supporting individual students as well as improving the environment for everyone at KI. Contact the ombudspersons via the form for student matter or doctoral student matter below.

Student

Contact form

Doktorand

Contact form