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Vacancy: Director - Campus Kämpasten to SSE Executive Education
09 January 2026
SSE Executive Education is seeking an experienced and commercially driven leader to take on the role of Director, Campus Kämpasten.
Fredrik Lange awarded the SSE Corporate Partners' Pedagogical Award 2025
17 December 2025
Assistant Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness, Fredrik Lange, has been awarded the SSE Corporate Partners' Pedagogical Award 2025 for his exceptional and long-standing contributions to the Retail Management program. His dedication to curriculum development, commitment to student learning, and generous support to colleagues have made a lasting impact on a generation of SSE students.
Vacancies: Three Postdoctoral Fellowships in Statecraft and Strategic Communication
16 December 2025
The Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication (CSSC), located at the Department for Marketing and Strategy at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), is pleased to announce fellowships for three two-year postdoctoral fellows wishing to pursue historically informed research about strategic communication in statecraft.
Nobel laureates discuss creative destruction and the future of growth at SSE
15 December 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize discussion at the Stockholm School of Economics brought together the three economics laureates Joel Mokyr, Peter Howitt and Philippe Aghion to explore how creative destruction shapes economic growth in an era of rapid technological change. From the lessons of history to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, the conversation highlighted both opportunities and risks in a conversation moderated by Professor Richard Friberg.
Clarification regarding media reporting on Ehnbom and Epstein
11 December 2025
In recent weeks, media have once again reported that Barbro Ehnbom, an alumna of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), has had connections to Jeffrey Epstein. We would therefore once again like to clarify what has happened from the SSE’s perspective. As soon as the leadership of SSE became aware in 2015 that there was a connection between Ehnbom and Epstein, we ended our collaboration with Ehnbom. We are appalled by these reports and strongly distance ourselves from everything that has come to light.
When climate risk hits home, people listen: Study reveals key to engagement
08 December 2025
A subtle change in how climate risk is communicated—mentioning a person’s local area—can significantly increase attention to disaster preparedness messages, according to a new study by researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics and Harvard University, published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings offer a practical, low-cost strategy for governments, insurers and local authorities seeking to boost climate resilience in vulnerable communities.
Vacancy: Research Advisor
04 December 2025
As Research Advisor, you will play a central role in strengthening the school’s ability to secure external research funding, particularly from the EU Framework Programmes. You will work closely with faculty to identify opportunities, develop competitive proposals, and build strong international collaborations
SSE ranked among Europe’s top 20 business schools by Financial Times
01 December 2025
The Financial Times has ranked the Stockholm School of Economics among Europe’s top 20 business schools in 2025. SSE is the highest-ranked institution in the Scandinavian region and the only Nordic school to make the top 20.
Op ed: The Stockholm School of Economics takes a stand for meritocracy
28 November 2025
Our attempt to use the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test as a selection tool did not work as intended. There is no doubt that we missed out on talented students this application round, writes Lars Strannegård, president of the Stockholm School of Economics, in an op ed published in Svenska Dagbladet today.
SSE president Lars Strannegård on the revised admissions requirement
26 November 2025
The Stockholm School of Economics has removed the Swedish SAT (Högskoleprovet) requirement for national applicants to our bachelor programs. This has raised many questions. President Lars Strannegård clarifies the situation and explains what the requirement led to, and why we have now chosen to change course.