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The pre-summer workshop at the University of St Andrews brought together 30 scholars from across Europe for a full day of engaging presentations and lively academic exchange. Hosted in collaboration with the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ, the event fostered new connections and thoughtful discussion across management and education policy tracks.

How can Sweden build a stronger defense faster – and smarter? A new professorship at the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ will explore how public and private actors can better manage rapid growth in total defense through effective control systems. Professor Kalle Kraus will be the holder of the Saab Chair in Business Administration.

Dr. German Bender, affiliated researcher at the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP) and Harvard University, has had his article "Challenging the Hypothesis of Neoliberal Convergence in Industrial Relations: The Swedish Conundrum" published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations.

Last week, 25 fellows from 21 countries came together at Kämpasten, outside Sigtuna, for the 2025 Masterclass of the International Politics and Diplomacy for Health Executive Program - a joint initiative by the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ and Karolinska Institutet. The focus: how to put health at the center of political agendas.

On Tuesday 10 June, the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ and the House of Governance and Public Policy hosted a delegation of hospital directors from Ukraine. The visit, in collaboration with Swecare, provided a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and explore strategies for strengthening health care institutions in challenging conditions.

On June 10, the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ hosted the launch of the new Center for Security and Resilience - an interdisciplinary research center created to strengthen Sweden's long-term preparedness and societal resilience through research, dialogue, and cross-sector collaboration.

Turns out, how you ban phones matters - a lot. A new master's student thesis from ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ shows big differences in how school smartphone rules affect students focus, friendships and sense of safety.

Yesterday, the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ hosted this year's MTC-dagen - an annual event focused on current and important topics in procurement. This year's theme was highly relevant: how procurement is affected by today's new security challenges.

Yesterday at Skolriksdagen 2025, Ema Demir and Stefan Arora-Jonsson from the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP) at the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ presented new research on how to improve academic outcomes in schools with persistently low performance.

On April 24, the Center for Security and Resilience and the Academic Officer Society hosted a lunch lecture with General Michael Claesson, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, at the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ.