Perspectives and Insights
STINT index both measures and enhances internationalisation
STINT index both measures and enhances internationalisation A way of both understanding and explaining the...
Focus on geopolitical tensions and global challenges at STINT’s AIEA conference panel in Washington
On 18 February 2020, STINT organised a panel at the AIEA conference in Washington, DC. The panel focused on...
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...
A message from STINT’s Executive Director
May 2020
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
A message from STINT’s Executive Director February 2020
Over the years, STINT has increasingly developed into a knowledge resource for internationalisation and our expertise and networks can contribute...
A message from STINT’s Executive Director December 2019
I am delighted to report that STINT is continuing to expand its overseas activities. A little over a month ago we established a presence in North...
A message from STINT’s Executive Director, October 2019
STINT was established 25 years ago with our sister foundations: The Knowledge Foundation, The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental...
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 Symposium on Research...