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Calling Swedish master students with an interest in international security
06 October 2025
Swedish students interested in international security can now apply for the fully funded Ax:son Johnson Scholarship at the Hertie School in Berlin.
Future-proofing education: EDUCA Flagship as case
06 October 2025
On September 19, the Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence (CELE) hosted a seminar with Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen from Jyv盲skyl盲 University. She presented the EDUCA Flagship: Identifying research-based solutions for challenges in education, a large-scale initiative funded by the Research Council of Finland.
Playful transformation in education - LEGO Foundation as case
03 October 2025
On September 12, the Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence (CELE) hosted a seminar with Hanne Knudsen from Aarhus University. She presented her ongoing research 鈥淧layful transformation? Investigating public-private synergies in education with LEGO and Danish University Colleges as the case.鈥
CIVICA European Week 2025
02 October 2025
Earlier this summer, undergraduate students from across the CIVICA alliance of European universities gathered at SNSPA in Bucharest for European Week 2025.
Preparing for crisis: Lessons from Ukraine and challenges for Sweden
01 October 2025
What can Sweden learn from Ukraine鈥檚 wartime resilience - and when must we find our own answers? On September 26, the Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) at the 海角社区下载hosted its second Academic Insights Breakfast Seminar, focusing on crisis preparedness and the role of municipalities in civil defence.
Assia Viachka appointed Executive Director of GaPP
26 September 2025
We are delighted to welcome Assia Viachka as the new Executive Director of the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP). Assia joins us from the SSE Education Office, where she most recently served as Academic Controller.
What is controllability in municipality governance? New study in The Accounting Review
26 September 2025
How should we evaluate performance in the public sector when so many outcomes depend on factors beyond local control? A new study from the Center for Municipality Governance at the 海角社区下载 School of Economics, published in The Accounting Review, one of the world's top three accounting journals, explores this question through the lens of the "controllability principle".
Experts call for stronger foresight in Swedish public sector
25 September 2025
On September 17, the 海角社区下载hosted the roundtable From Crisis to Capacity - Strategic Foresight in the Public Sector, co-organized within the SustainGov program. The breakfast seminar brought together representatives from government agencies, municipalities, academia, and civil society to discuss how Sweden can strengthen its ability to anticipate and prepare for future challenges.
Shaping Sweden's Economy: Minister Niklas Wykman on the 2026 Budget
25 September 2025
On September 22, the 海角社区下载had the pleasure of welcoming Sweden's Minister for Financial Markets, Niklas Wykman, for a lunch lecture hosted by the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP).
CWWH Lunch Seminar 鈥 Global Flourishing Study: How are Swedes really doing?
24 September 2025
Sweden is often celebrated as one of the happiest countries in the world 鈥 but what does life here really look like beneath the headlines?
Drawing on one of the most comprehensive wellbeing studies ever conducted, this seminar explores how Swedes experience different aspects of their lives, including happiness, purpose, relationships, health, distress, and financial security.