Chalmers will continue to discuss the role of technical universities for the society of the future with various actors when it arranges a seminar and two roundtable discussions in Almedalen later in June.
“It’s a little different from, for example, an opinion piece when we put forward our own message, argue and want others to join our view,” says Ingrid Claesson, Head of Communications at Chalmers. “Here, we rather invite to conversations so that different actors can give their views and then we see where we can meet.”
An example of such a conversation is Chalmers’ open seminar on the theme Teknikens roll: vår undergång eller räddning? (The role of technology: our downfall or salvation?) Here, Chalmers’ President, Martin Nilsson Jacobi, and the Foundation’s CEO Sara Wallin, among others, meet Spotify’s Head of Sweden Katarina Berg and Johan Paccamonti, planeringschef (Head of Planning at the Ministry of Finance).
The seminar is public, but in addition to that, Chalmers also arranges a couple of roundtable discussions for invited guests. The importance of a national agenda for deep tech will be discussed, as well as what is required for Swedish Universities of Technology to reach the international top level. Participants include KTH’s President Anders Söderholm, Social Democratic politician Daniel Vencu Velasquez Castro, the Swedish Research Council’s Director General Katarina Bjelke and Svenskt Näringslivs (Confederation of Swedish Enterprises) expert on higher education policy Ulrika Wallén. From Chalmers, Deputy Presidents Maria Elmquist and Susanne Aalto and Vice Presidents Anders Palmqvist and Mats Lundqvist participate.
“The most important thing here is that Chalmers should be part of important discussions about Sweden’s future,” says Vice-Chancellor Martin Nilsson Jacobi. “We have a clear picture of how we want Chalmers to develop, but the benefits of that development are largely determined in collaboration with the society around us. In addition, the conditions for Chalmers’ journey can of course be significantly improved if the political conditions are adjusted in various ways, but this of course requires that there is broad support for the idea that technical universities at international top level are of great importance for the competitiveness and welfare of the entire country.”
FACTS
Also in these Almedalen events, people from Chalmers participate:
Tuesday 25 June
- Dags för nya excellenssatsningar?
Host: Entreprenörskapsforum
Participant from Chalmers: Martin Nilsson Jacobi, President - Hur säkerställer vi att Sverige inte blir utan personal inom de maritima näringarna?
Host: Maritimt Forum
Participant from Chalmers: Fredrik Olindersson, Head of division, Maritime studies - Nya förutsättningar för den gröna omställningen efter 2030
Host: Social Venture Network Sweden
Participant from Chalmers: Filip Johnsson, Professor
Wednesday 26 June
- Kan det finnas en framtid utan humaniora?
Host: Södertörns högskola, Humtank
Participant from Chalmers: Joakim Forsemalm, ethnologist and RnD responsible, CMB - Co-opetition between Sweden and Finland in Higher Education and Research
Host: Hanaholmen - kulturcentrum för Sverige och Finland, Aalto-universitetet
Participant from Chalmers: Martin Nilsson Jacobi - Framtidens råvaror för förnybara drivmedel – vilka är de och kommer de räcka till?
Host: Preem
Participant from Chalmers: Tomas Kåberger, Professor - Bio-CCS eller Bio-CCU - hur används skogens gröna kolatomer bäst?
Host: Skogsindustrierna, Stora-Enso
Participant from Chalmers: Filip Johnsson - Hur blir svensk tillverkningsindustri klimatneutral?
Arrangör: Impact Innovation, Vinnova, Energimyndigheten, Formas
Medverkande från Chalmers: Björn Johansson, Professor Sustainable Production
Thursday 27 June
- Sjukhusvård i hemmet - så snabbt går utvecklingen
Host: Medtech4Health, Sahlgrenska Universitetsjukhuset, Chalmers
Chalmers is co-hosting. - Har svensk industri rätt förutsättningar för att ställa om till industriell symbios?
Host: Business Region Örebro, Region Örebro län, Swedish Network Industrial and Urban Symbiosis (SNIUS)
Participant from Chalmers: Tomas Kåberger - Världens energimöjligheter
Host: Stiftelsen Byggekologi
Participant from Chalmers: Tomas Kåberger - Framtida elanvändning i Sverige
Host: Stiftelsen Byggekologi
Participant from Chalmers: Tomas Kåberger
Friday 28 June
- Är Almedalsveckan hållbar?
Host: Green Mind AB, Live Green, All Things Live, Chalmers Industriteknik
Participant from Chalmers: Klas Hedwall, Circular Economy Group, Chalmers Industriteknik