Perspectives and Insights
STINT’s Chairperson on her role as a member of the National Innovation Council
Meet Prof. Sylvia Schwaag Serger, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Lund University, a new member of the National Innovation...
STINT and NSFC’s symposium stimulated dialogue between Chinese and Nordic funding bodies on future research policy
On 29 and 30 May, STINT and the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) organised in Beijing the Sino–Nordic Policy...
Convincing Results from Projects Funded by STINT and NRF in South Africa
On Monday the 6th of May 2019, STINT and the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) arranged a well-attended...
Seminar on student recruitment from China
On 26 April, STINT and the Swedish Institute jointly organised a seminar on student recruitment from China. Chinese...
A message from STINT’s Executive Director
December, 2019
Andreas Göthenberg writes about STINT’s initiative in North America, which complements the overseas office in China, and reflects on the importance of trend analysis and strategic relationship building.
He also informs about STINT’s input on the Swedish government’s upcoming research bill, a new report and a panel session at the annual AIEA conference in February.
Strategic grants develop university collaborations
Eva Åkesson is the Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University, a university that has been granted funding through the programme Strategic Grants for Internationalisation several times. Among others, a collaboration between South African and Swedish universities through the South Africa – Sweden University Forum has been initiated.
Something that is particularly exciting right now, Eva Åkesson says, is that Swedish institutions have started to collaborate more, together with international partners. The interview is in Swedish.
Great benefits of double degree programmes
A few years ago, the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) at Lund University received funding from STINT for a double degree programme.
“Launching such a programme takes a lot of planning, but there are great benefits to the university and the students,” says Per Warfvinge, professor at LTH.
Commentary Archive
Seminar on academic collaborations with Chinese higher education institutions
On 16 April 2019, STINT and the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions’ expert group on internationalisation hosted a seminar on...
More information on the ‘Branch Campuses and International Higher Education in China’ seminar
On Friday the 7th of December 2018, STINT held a seminar in Shanghai on the topic of ‘Branch Campuses and International Higher Education in...
Summer school led to new knowledge and partnerships
In the autumn of 2017, STINT and Nanyang Technological University offered the STINT Summer School: Linking Education and Research. The summer...
Report to the government on how Sweden should cooperate with China
Sylvia Schwaag Serger was tasked by the Swedish Government Offices with investigating how Sweden should cooperate with China in the areas of...