Skellefteå Universities Alliance & MIT Open Learning host think tank day on accessible education for sustainable impact
“This collaboration between Skellefteå Universities Alliance and MIT Open Learning empowers a global community to pull the lever of open education to accelerate action for a more sustainable climate — and to shape the future of how open education serves the world.”
How can we leverage accessible education to build a sustainable world?
On May 21, Skellefteå Universities Alliance, in collaboration with MIT Open Learning, will convene leaders and experts at Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå for an exclusive think tank day focused on how accessible education can drive sustainable regional and global impact.
Under the theme “From knowledge to sustainable capability,” the day will explore how knowledge can move beyond awareness and be transformed into real-world capability and action supporting social, environmental, and economic sustainability.
“Accessible education is no longer only about access to knowledge, it is about building the capability to act,” says Peter Mandalh, CEO, Skellefteå Universities Alliance. “Together with MIT Open Learning, we are creating a space where insight turns into real, sustainable capacity for change.”
A curated forum for meaningful dialogue
This is not a traditional conference. The think tank day is designed as a focused, high-level, interactive forum bringing together 40 invited leaders from academia, industry, the public sector, and the edtech ecosystem.
Co-hosted by Skellefteå Universities Alliance and MIT Open Learning and supported by the MIT Open Learning AI + Open Education Initiative the event aims to lay the foundation for long term collaboration and strengthened capability in a time of rapid change.
“Open education is most powerful when it allows individuals and organizations to catalyze change,” says Sarah Hansen, assistant director for open education innovation at MIT Open Learning. “This collaboration between Skelleftea Universities Alliance and MIT Open Learning empowers a global community to pull the lever of open education to accelerate action for a more sustainable climate — and to shape the future of how open education serves the world.”
Skellefteå Universities Alliance & MIT Open Learning host think tank day on accessible education for sustainable impact
How can we leverage accessible education to build a sustainable world?
On May 21, Skellefteå Universities Alliance, in collaboration with MIT Open Learning, will convene leaders and experts at Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå for an exclusive think tank day focused on how accessible education can drive sustainable regional and global impact.
Under the theme “From knowledge to sustainable capability,” the day will explore how knowledge can move beyond awareness and be transformed into real-world capability and action supporting social, environmental, and economic sustainability.
“Accessible education is no longer only about access to knowledge, it is about building the capability to act,” says Peter Mandalh, CEO, Skellefteå Universities Alliance. “Together with MIT Open Learning, we are creating a space where insight turns into real, sustainable capacity for change.”
A curated forum for meaningful dialogue
This is not a traditional conference. The think tank day is designed as a focused, high-level, interactive forum bringing together 40 invited leaders from academia, industry, the public sector, and the edtech ecosystem.
Co-hosted by Skellefteå Universities Alliance and MIT Open Learning and supported by the MIT Open Learning AI + Open Education Initiative the event aims to lay the foundation for long term collaboration and strengthened capability in a time of rapid change.
“Open education is most powerful when it allows individuals and organizations to catalyze change,” says Sarah Hansen, assistant director for open education innovation at MIT Open Learning. “This collaboration between Skelleftea Universities Alliance and MIT Open Learning empowers a global community to pull the lever of open education to accelerate action for a more sustainable climate — and to shape the future of how open education serves the world.”
“This collaboration between Skellefteå Universities Alliance and MIT Open Learning empowers a global community to pull the lever of open education to accelerate action for a more sustainable climate — and to shape the future of how open education serves the world.”
Three collaborative roundtable tracks
The day is structured around three thematic tracks designed to bridge the gap between “knowing” and “doing”:
1. AI as an enabler for a sustainable world
Focus: AI as a capability amplifier that supports insight and decision-making at scale, while maintaining human judgment and ethical responsibility.
Key question: How do we build the capability to act with AI, not just understand it?
2. Open education as an enabler for a sustainable world
Focus: Moving beyond content delivery toward open learning models that ensure equity, collective learning, and coordinated action.
Key question: How do we ensure that knowledge is not only open, but usable and actionable?
3. Learning systems for continuous adaptation and action
Focus: Transitioning from episodic training to organizational structures where people, processes, and technology interact to support ongoing, real-work learning.
Key question: How do organizations continuously turn insight into action when change is constant?
Four open seats – apply to participate!
In addition to invited participants, we are offering four exclusive seats for:
Students
PhD candidates
Startups
This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with cross-sector leaders shaping the future of AI, open education, and sustainable development.
Selection will be based on motivation and the potential to contribute to the dialogue and future collaboration.
Date: Thursday, May 21
Location: Sara Kulturhus, Skellefteå
Apply for one of the open seats here
We look forward to co-creating a foundation for sustainable capability and lasting impact in Skellefteå and beyond.
Three collaborative roundtable tracks
The day is structured around three thematic tracks designed to bridge the gap between “knowing” and “doing”:
1. AI as an enabler for a sustainable world
Focus: AI as a capability amplifier that supports insight and decision-making at scale, while maintaining human judgment and ethical responsibility.
Key question: How do we build the capability to act with AI, not just understand it?
2. Open education as an enabler for a sustainable world
Focus: Moving beyond content delivery toward open learning models that ensure equity, collective learning, and coordinated action.
Key question: How do we ensure that knowledge is not only open, but usable and actionable?
3. Learning systems for continuous adaptation and action
Focus: Transitioning from episodic training to organizational structures where people, processes, and technology interact to support ongoing, real-work learning.
Key question: How do organizations continuously turn insight into action when change is constant?
Four open seats – apply to participate!
In addition to invited participants, we are offering four exclusive seats for:
Students
PhD candidates
Startups
This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with cross-sector leaders shaping the future of AI, open education, and sustainable development.
Selection will be based on motivation and the potential to contribute to the dialogue and future collaboration.
Date: Thursday, May 21
Location: Sara Kulturhus, Skellefteå
Apply for one of the open seats here
We look forward to co-creating a foundation for sustainable capability and lasting impact in Skellefteå and beyond.
