Newsmail #19, 2022-03-02

Dear all,

At MMK, we have colleagues from all parts of the world. Including Ukraine. It is impossible to put ourselves in the situation of these colleagues, being in Sweden and having family, relatives and friends back in Ukraine. 

Our core values at KTH are based on democracy, the equal value of human beings, human rights and freedom and free and open discussion. Our activities are based on the conviction that education and research can and should contribute to improved living conditions and to the development of society which fulfils requirements regarding ecological, social and economic sustainability. As a university of technology, KTH has a particular responsibility for developing and sharing knowledge that is required in order to promote such sustainable development.

In my role as a member of our University, I know that I can contribute to this long-term development, towards a sustainable future, but I find it difficult to see how I can contribute here and now in the current situation. I do feel that we, as a community, need to support those among us that needs support, that we need to respect each other, regardless of where we are from. We have members from Russia, from Belarus and other parts of the world as well, everyone at MMK deserves our respect and our support in this situation.

Best,

Martin