Aalto University's open-to-all meeting place Marsio will open in September
Opening exhibitions present the Aalto community’s solutions for shaping a sustainable future
Co-opetition between Sweden and Finland in higher education and research
What are the barriers and opportunities for intensified collaboration between Sweden and Finland in higher education and research?
Discussion on the balance between collaboration and competition – and the concept of coopetition.
What are the barriers and opportunities for intensified collaboration between Sweden and Finland in higher education and research? How can we increase mobility between Sweden and Finland in higher education and research? How can we collaborate to have greater influence in European university alliances? How can we collaborate to obtain more European research funding for Sweden and Finland?
We are organising the event together with Hanaholmen - cultural centre for Sweden and Finland.
The event is organised together with Hanaholmen – cultural centre for Sweden and Finland, and it will merge attendance between Almedalsveckan in Visby and Suomi Areena in Pori.
Panel calling in from Pori:
Nicola Clase, Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki
Ilkka Niemelä, President, Aalto University
Panel present in Visby:
Maimo Henriksson, Ambassador, Embassy of Finland in Stockholm
Martin Nilsson Jacobi, President, Chalmers University
Moderator in Visby:
Gunvor Kronman, CEO of Hanaholmen
RSVP Please sign up to the event by June 25, 2024.
At Almedalsveckan join as also for the Radical Creatives Sweden film premiere on Tuesday 25 at 11:30-13:00.
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