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Business development at Almi, many years in the university world and research on innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises. Erika Lind brings a broad background when she starts as development manager at Skellefteå Universities Alliance in December. Here she will help bring companies and academia closer together.
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Skills needs are changing fast, and the range of education on offer needs to keep pace. Now Campus Connect is getting under way – a three-year project in which business, education and research will work together to find solutions to the skills challenge.
International perspectives, local experience and concrete questions about the future. These defined Thursday’s Think Tank: Accessible Education for Sustainable Impact, a collaboration between Skellefteå Universities Alliance and MIT Open Learning.
Last Thursday we held our first education council at Campus Skellefteå. A fairly simple but important initiative. Because a lot is happening here: more programmes, more stakeholders, more initiatives.
How can we use accessible education to build a sustainable world? On 21 May, Skellefteå Universities Alliance, in partnership with MIT Open Learning, brings together leaders and experts at Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå for an exclusive think tank on how accessible education can drive sustainable regional and global change.
What will count as knowledge in the future? Will degrees be needed in the same way as today? And if learning happens everywhere, why should people gather on campus? These are some of the questions we explore in this workshop.
With a background as a social analyst and experience from organisations such as Gapminder and companies such as Novus, Olof Gränström is joining Skellefteå Universities Alliance. His focus is clear: to put facts in context, break down persistent myths and make the learning of the future genuinely useful.
How do we create organisations that can learn, adapt and grow when skills requirements are changing faster than ever? In June, we are hosting a solutions workshop on the future of learning, where leaders and decision-makers will explore together how people, technology and AI can truly work in concert.
He started out as a secondary school teacher, but went on to become a pioneer of digital experiences for world-famous brands such as Disney, Google, Adidas and Lego. His driving force has always been the same: using technology to explain and simplify. As development manager at SUA, David Eriksson now wants to take learning into its next era.
When students get to work on real business challenges, the results can be ground-breaking. This summer, two engineering students have developed a plan that could make Skellefteå Droneport one of the first in Europe with hydrogen-powered drones – while demonstrating the value of collaboration between academia and industry.
EdTech is growing at an incredible pace. New tools launch every week, investments are rising, and expectations are high. On September 10, vision will meet practice. SUA’s CEO Peter Mandalh will moderate a panel of Nordic experts on how the sector can turn innovation into real solutions that create lasting impact.
She has researched the restaurant as a social arena, served as director of studies at Lund University and lived most of her life in Skåne. Now Anna Burstedt is back in Skellefteå. In her new role as innovation lead, she brings both a researcher’s eye and a strong focus on students.
A new distance-learning programme in land surveying in Skellefteå has already attracted many applicants – not least from northern Sweden. A three-year programme is now starting at Campus Skellefteå to meet the growing skills shortage in the region.
She calls herself versatile. Not a narrow specialist, but a multitasker with a broad range of strengths that allow her to deliver results across many different areas. With roots in rhetoric and communication, and a talent for finding what truly captures an audience, Ingela Hällsten is now taking charge of communications at SUA.
Traditional study methods may soon face competition from engaging podcasts. A new American study from Drexel University and Google shows that AI-generated podcasts clearly improve both learning and motivation – especially those tailored to listeners’ own interests and backgrounds.
The climate crisis, AI and remote working are turning the labour market upside down. Forget Excel and PowerPoint: three new basic requirements are now emerging for anyone who wants to thrive in a changing working life – carbon intelligence, virtual intelligence and AI literacy. They are no longer seen as a bonus, and may soon become the new normal.
We have a new star on board. Susan Blessing has stepped in as innovation lead with a focus on business. With a background at LEGO, Pandora, L’Oréal and If Insurance, she knows how to make innovation happen in practice.
The ability to reskill people and develop their skills further is a key success factor for future regional and national competitiveness. The Skellefteå Universities Alliance foundation (SUA) aims to find smart solutions to meet tomorrow’s skills needs, and has now recruited Peter Mandalh as CEO.
At the turn of the year, the Skellefteå Universities Alliance foundation (SUA) was established. With a clear focus on securing future skills needs and creating a testbed for the learning of the future, SUA will be an innovative force in meeting the growing challenges facing both business and society.
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