Yesterday evening, the Center for Sports and Business at SSE arranged a lecture with Croatia's former President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. She spoke about global leadership and her experiences from the International Olympic Committee, politics, and NATO. It was an exciting evening for the over 280 persons in the audience at the Aula at SSE.

To the students currently enrolled at SSE, or to the students who have been enrolled a couple of years, it might appear that the President of the Student Association (SASSE) has almost always, besides for a couple of exceptions, been a woman. Since 2017, four out of five SASSE Presidents have been female. And this December, yet another woman was elected to carry the utmost responsibility of this association consisting of 2,000 members with an annual turnover of 15 MSEK, writes SASSE President Tindra Hedlund.

Professor Laurence Romani at the Stockholm School of Economics is aiming to make a difference in society with her research. She investigates the social responsibilities of organizations, in particular, in their management and inclusion of diversity.

CIVICA – The European University of Social Sciences stands in solidarity with Ukraine and supports all those affected by the terrible military aggression.

Erik Enger Karlson (b. 2000) from Stockholm has been awarded Anders Wall's scholarship to students at the Stockholm School of Economics. Erik, who is studying business administration, is the first recipient of the newly established scholarship of SEK 200,000, which aims to support young talents who have excelled in entrepreneurship and creative thinking.

A group of SSE students have come together to create a care package drive to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

The Stockholm School of Economics has been conducting educational programs in Russia since 1997. We should stand up for the basic academic values and persevere with its research and science-based teaching. Therefore, teaching in Russia is put on hold as long as Russian aggression continues.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a serious violation of international law and has created a very uncertain geopolitical situation. The human suffering that the war entails will be extensive. It is my great hope that the Russian troops will be withdrawn and that the attacks will end soon.

Through journalism efforts in preparation for, among other things, a podcast to be released shortly, new details have emerged regarding the connections between Jeffrey Epstein and the Female Economist of the Year scholarship.

The blog Ekonomistas was founded by six researchers in economics in 2008. The blog writes about economics and economic policy for researchers who are passionate about factual public debate and economic research. Several of the researchers behind the blog have been affiliated with SSE at some point.