Stockholm: the University Capital
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STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL Education, research and innovation in collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University. STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL Content 6 Welcome 8 Stockholm: The university capital 12 Research 14 Education Graphic design and production: Done by Friends 16 Karolinska Institutet Print: Universitetsservice US-AB 18 KTH Royal Institute of Technology Illustration: Caroline Castoriano Gade (p. 4–5) 20 Stockholm University Photographs: Ola Ericson (cover) / imagebank.sweden.se, Anne Sofie Eriksson (p. 3), Eva Dalin (p 6), Melker Dahlstrand (p. 3, 22) / Image bank Sweden, Henrik Trygg (p. 8, 10–11), Cecilia Larsson Lantz (p. 12, 14, 17) / Image bank Sweden, Niklas Björling (p. 19), Jann Lipka (p. 21) 2019 2 3 STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL Scandinavia Sweden Stockholm Stockholm Norra Djurgården Vasastan Karolinska KTH Royal Stockholm University Institutet Institute AlbaNova of Technolgy Östermalm Kungsholmen The three public universities are located in the Swedish capital Norrmalm Stockholm. Djurgården Karolinska Institutet Gamla stan Campus Solna and Campus Flemingsberg and throughout the regional healthcare system. Södermalm Stockholm University: Frescati – Albano, Kista and City. KTH has the following campus areas: KTH Campus, KTH Flemingsberg, KTH Kista, KTH Solna, KTH Södertälje. 4 5 STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL Welcome Collaboration, cooperation and Stockholm. Sweden’s capital is a hub for research, education and innovation. he three public universities lo cooperation, an interdisciplinary cated in Stockholm – Karolinska perspective is in focus when our T Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of universities work across university Technology and Stockholm University – borders in a series of exciting and complement, reinforce and challenge socially important projects. each other in terms of education and Õ Ole Petter Ottersen research. Subject areas range from We offer research and education in President, medicine, humanities and social areas such as the environment and Karolinska Institutet sciences to science, technology and sustainable development, health of the Ó Sigbritt Karlsson engineering. Together, we form a future, advanced basic research and President, comprehensive university environment artificial intelligence – to name a few KTH Royal Institute in the Stockholm region. expansive areas our universities work of Technology with in collaboration with industry, the Ñ Astrid Söderbergh Widding The fact that the main campuses of the surrounding society and international President, three universities are in the vicinity of partners. Stockholm University each other enables cooperation even more. Competence, curiosity and A warm welcome to Stockholm! innovation are at the core of our work. Ole Petter Ottersen, President, For the student or researcher who Karolinska Institutet comes to Stockholm to learn, develop Sigbritt Karlsson, President, and explore, there is a Swedish KTH Royal Institute of Technology smorgasbord of opportunities and Astrid Söderbergh Widding, disciplines available. Through close President, Stockholm University 7 STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL Stockholm: The university capital The largest public sector universities in Stockholm – Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University – complement each other and offer outstanding education and research environ ments, strengthening the capital region and playing a central role in development at national and international level. n collaboration we offer a comprehen The capital is recognised worldwide for sive university environment for its commitment to sustainability. In I research and education in the capital 2010, Stockholm became the first city of Sweden. More than 4,000 researchers to receive the European Green Capital and 47,000 students across all scientific award from the EU Commission. fields have chosen one of the three renowned institutions. The Nordic region’s largest city and an economic centre of northern Europe, The universities in Stockholm have at Stockholm is one of the fastest growing their disposal 40 percent of the country’s metropolitan areas in Europe and academic research capacity and play boasts many multinational corpora a vital role in the development not just tions. Strong industries combined with of Stockholm but of Sweden. The joint worldclass research make Stockholm turnover is 17.3 billion SEK per year one of the most knowledgeintensive and the universities are significant and innovative regions in the world. employers with a combined staff of Significant investments are made in 15,000. research infrastructure in the region. The capital region Status and recognition Stockholm is a cosmopolitan city and Among the cities across the world with the majority of Swedes speak English. the highest number of Times Higher The capital region Stockholm stretches Education World University concentra over 14 islands on the Baltic Sea coast, tion of elite universities, Stockholm offering forests and beaches as well as comes in fourth – the list ranks cities an urban pulse. Some 1.4 million people with the highest concentration of call the Stockholm region home, with an highprofile universities. innercity population of 900,000. 8 9 STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL Sweden, home to the Nobel Prize, Innovation through A selection of collaborative efforts in Stockholm in which the three universities take part: has a long tradition and strategy of collaborative projects • The University of Tokyo and the three Stockholm • Stockholm Mathematics Centre (SMC) is a investing in advanced research. The The Stockholm region has presented institutions – Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal collaboration between Stockholm University and Institute of Technology and Stockholm University KTH where education and research in mathematics is pursuit continues. Through investments a strategy to become the world’s most – are cooperating within a strategic partnership to coordinated between the mathematical departments in research and the stimulation of innovationdriven economy by 2025. achieve mutual benefits from academic exchange at the respective departments. innovation, the goal is to further Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal and collaboration in research and education. • AlbaNova University Center, the Stockholm Center develop a firstclass research infra Institute of Technology and Stockholm • SciLifeLab, a national centre for molecular biosciences for Physics, Astronomy and Biotechnology combines with a focus on health and environmental research. teaching and research in physics, astronomy and structure through tying academia closely University are part of this innovation • Open Lab, a challenge-driven innovation community biotechnology, at Stockholm University and KTH. to industry within a wide array of sectors. initiative. providing courses for professionals and master’s • Centre for Health Equity Studies (CHESS) was The aim is to accelerate the development students, co-working space, and a conference centre. created in 2000 jointly by Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet to stimulate and coordinate of research and collaboration within Sweden ranks second on the Global • Stockholm Science City works to strengthen the attractive environment for life sciences in Stockholm national and international research on health many areas, for instance life sciences, Innovation Index, which ranks factors and to promote cooperation between industry, inequalities. healthcare, environment, communi such as research and development, universities and healthcare. • The Stockholm Stress Center, an interdisciplinary cation, technology and chemistry among manufacturing, productivity, hightech • Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship, a global centre of excellence for research on work-related stress and health, is a collaboration between other areas. density, tertiary efficiency, research platform for inter disciplinary studies that provides free courses, experiences and incubation for students Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet. concentration and patent activity. and alumni of the following universities in Stockholm: • Aging Research Centre, ARc, established in 2000 Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology by Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University and Stockholm University, the University College of conducts research, educates the next generation of Arts, Crafts and Design, and the Stockholm School of aging researchers, and spreads information about Economics. results within and outside the scientific world. 10 11 STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL STOCKHOLM: THE UNIVERSITY CAPITAL Research Sweden has a strong strategy of investing in academic research. In the capital Stockholm, the three public universities complement, reinforce and challenge each other within research. Together, they work across almost all academic fields and form a creative hub for innovation and development. iversity and depth characterise which is carried out in close the three public universities’ collaboration with industry, public D research, with its dual focus authorities, organisations and other on basic and applied sciences. An centres of research and education interdisciplinary approach as well as around the world. Greater collaboration collaboration with partners are is significant for the knowledge transfer important parts of