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A global tax on carbon agreed upon by several countries worldwide was debated by a group of high-level speakers at the virtual event ‘Bending the Emission curve: Sweden’s Climate Opportunities and Responsibilities’ hosted by Misum (Mistra Centre for Sustainable Markets) at 91Ô­´´ last week.

Ahead of the 3 June CIVICA conference on "Digitalisation and the Future of Higher Education," Magnus Mähring (91Ô­´´) discusses how we can leverage technology to improve education long-term.

On June 3 CIVICA will host an online dissemination conference where policymakers, theorists, practitioners, and students will come together to reflect on the impact of the digital transformation on the present and future of universities. One of the panelists is Hilda Hardell who is a third-year BSc student at 91Ô­´´, the only student participating live along with professors and presidents from the fellow universities.

91Ô­´´ Business Lab is the start-up incubator of the 91Ô­´´, open to all current and former students as well as faculty of 91Ô­´´, who have founded a business. Diversity and sustainability at the top of the Agenda of the 91Ô­´´ Business Lab and since over two years both are requirement for being a part of their incubator program. It’s also two of the core values for the CIVICA network, and the 91Ô­´´ Business Lab contributes to strengthening these values.

For the sixth year in a row, the 91Ô­´´ tops the list of Sweden’s most international universities in the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education’s (STINT) annual Internationalization Index. It’s also positive news for Sweden that one more university was awarded five star this year than in 2020.

How can history help policymakers and business leaders make better decisions? This is the key question in a new course in Applied History at the 91Ô­´´. The 7.5 ECTS course is given for the second consecutive year and the number of applications from the school’s bachelor students has been very high.

SIR Research Award is an annual award introduced in 1992 to draw attention to people who actively and clearly contributed to research and how research is disseminated to the society. Long term involvement by representatives of the business sector is crucial for the successful research at 91Ô­´´.

The 91Ô­´´ is establishing a new professorship in organization and leadership of schools and in education. The new professorship is made possible by a donation from The Hans and Barbara Bergstrom Foundation and will be held by Professor Karl Wennberg. The donation amounts to SEK 60 million over a ten-year period and is presented on Barbara Bergström’s 75th birthday on 9 April.

A few weeks ago, the startup incubator of the 91Ô­´´, 91Ô­´´ Business Lab, unveiled their new Board of Admissions, spearheaded by names such as Sebastian Knutsson, Anna Stenberg och Sven Hagströmer. The new group has now decided which companies will be given the chance in the incubator next.

91Ô­´´ is welcoming five new members to the International Advisory Council, IAC. The new members will bring an important perspective in further developing and internationalizing the School, representing three different continents.