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"Unleashing society's innovation capacity"
“Sweden's economy is characterized by successful entrepreneurship and innovation. This is thanks to a reform agenda that has been gradually rolled out since the mid-1980s. The Swedish experience provides useful lessons for other nations, but now we need political measures to attract more talent,” says economics professor Pontus Braunerhjelm. Published Dec 11, 2023Keeping the entrepreneurial spirit in society requires new thinking in politics and business. So says KTH professor Pontus Braunerhjelm, who, with co-author Magnus Henrekson, has published a new book ...
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Henrik Henriksson's visions form course at KTH
Henrik Henriksson. Published Dec 06, 2023In 2021, former Scania CEO Henrik Henriksson initiated a course at KTH in Sustainable Industry. Following the success of the course in the spring of 2023, which featured influential business leaders a...
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Researchers at INDEK granted SEK 5.9 million for project on circular economy
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INDEK shines at the ScAIEM annual conference
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Money to digitize the industry
Published Nov 29, 2023Vinnova grants KTH and three other universities SEK 25 million for ADAPT – a new business model for industrial skills development.
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Researchers are granted 2.6 million SEK for project on recycling systems for solar panels
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INDEK starts a debate forum on research and education
Published Nov 06, 2023Weak performance and a skewed distribution of Swedish professors' societal impact, according to a recent study. Listen as Fredrik Sjöholm debates the topic with KTH's Deputy President Mikael Lindströ...
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MULTICLIMACT: A European initiative to protect built environment against natural and climate threats
Published Nov 01, 202325th of October 2023 marks the unveiling of an ambitious and innovative European project, MULTICLIMACT, designed to revolutionize the protection of the built environment against locally relevant natur...
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INDEK and EGI launch new PhD course on sustainable energy transitions
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Climate change on equal terms?
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Christian Thomann debates in SVD about government support for industrial restructuring
Published Oct 12, 2023Government support crucial for industrial transformation. Christian Thomann from INDEK debates in Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SVD)
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KTH hosts the R&D Management Conference 2024
Mats Magnusson and Mats Engwall arrange the conference in 2024. Published Oct 11, 2023A conference that can strengthen our ties across departments and disciplines at KTH and attract the cream of innovation management. Next year, KTH will host the R&D Management Conference, Europe's pre...
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INDEK doctor transforming economy
Published Oct 10, 2023Ruth Brännwall is a former doctoral student att INDEK. Now she co-authored a research handbook based on the work she started during her doctoral studies.
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Success for Terrence Browns journal
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Frauke Urban at INDEK promoted to Professor
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AI focus at WASP-HS Summer School
Doctoral students working at the assignment of WASP-HS Summer School 2023, at KTH. Photo: WASP-HS Published Sep 05, 2023The WASP-HS Summer School, hosted by INDEK in August, brought together more than 70 doctoral students for a dynamic exchange of ideas. This year’s focus was on the transformative influence of artifici...
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INDEK’s oral exams enhance learning
What had previously hindered Andreas Feldmann from conducting oral exams was that managing these courses with many students is tough. Photo: Anna Gullers Published Aug 29, 2023The idea of examining an entire course using oral exams is not new to INDEK. However, a reorganization of the master's courses was needed before it could become a reality. A contented team of teachers...
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Resistance to noise threats new types of drones
It may sound exciting to have personal drones over our cities, but when it comes down to it, people are not so willing to change their immediate surroundings. Photo: Joby Aviations Published May 31, 2023Flying cars above the Globe Arena and drones for cargo transport taking off and landing from Stockholm rooftops. Is this a realistic future scenario, and how do we get there? One thing that threatens ...
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INDEK releases a yearbook for 2022
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The actions that prevent sex trade in hotels
Image: Stina Wirsén Published Apr 12, 2023Most people know that both prostitution and human trafficking take place in Swedish hotels. Few, though, think about how this affects the hotel staff and their attitude toward the workplace. And how c...
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