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Digitalization and compliance: what the financial sector needs to know
12 November 2025
Digitalization and compliance are no longer separate conversations. Together, they are reshaping how financial firms navigate regulation, manage risk, and drive innovation. At this joint event hosted by the House of Innovation and the House of Governance and Public Policy, researchers and industry leaders came together to explore how governance, technology, and regulation intersect in today’s financial sector.
Entrepreneurship has become an industry of its own, new study shows
07 November 2025
Entrepreneurship is no longer just about startups - it's now a global industry selling the dream of being an entrepreneur. A new international study reveals how the “entrepreneurship industry” not only supports entrepreneurs but actively shapes who becomes an entrepreneur, what ventures are legitimized, and how success is defined.
Economics for the social good: Meet researcher Patrick Agte
26 October 2025
Meet Patrick Agte in the second part of GaPP's new Research Portrait series, where we meet our researchers who bring fresh perspectives to major societal challenges.
When missions miss the local mark: How innovation arenas overlook regional solutions
21 October 2025
Mission-driven innovation projects are meant to solve society's biggest challenges. But new research from the Stockholm School of Economics shows that the way these projects are organised risks directing attention away from local and regional needs - limiting their potential for real-world impact.
How public and private sectors build big ideas - and how you could too
16 October 2025
What do new hospitals, universities, and transport networks have in common? They often exist thanks to partnerships between the public and private sectors. At GaPP's Lunch & Learn on October 8, students got a behind-the-scenes look at how these collaborations, and the people behind them, make large-scale public projects happen.
Exploring EU careers and studies: Inspiring afternoon with the College of Europe
15 October 2025
How do you build a career at the heart of Europe? Yesterday's event at the Stockholm School of Economics brought together students, experts, and EU professionals to explore that very question.
From classroom to campus: Meet researcher Ema Demir
09 October 2025
How do schools and municipalities create conditions that ensure equal opportunities for all students, regardless of background? This is the core question driving the research of Ema Demir, Affiliated Researcher at the Stockholm School of Economics and part of the Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence (CELE).
Vaccines for all: Health, security, growth
07 October 2025
On October 1, Karolinska Institutet and the Center for Resilient Health at the Stockholm School of Economics co-hosted a high-level discussion on the global role of vaccines in health, security, and economic growth. The event took place at Forskaren in Stockholm, a hub for collaboration between healthcare, academia, research, and business, and brought together around 70 participants from government, academia, civil society, and the private sector.
Balancing green regulation and competition in Europe
06 October 2025
On October 3, the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP) and the Swedish House of Finance (SHoF) co-hosted a seminar on Europe's green industrial transformation.
Future-proofing education: EDUCA Flagship as case
06 October 2025
On September 19, the Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence (CELE) hosted a seminar with Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen from Jyväskylä University. She presented the EDUCA Flagship: Identifying research-based solutions for challenges in education, a large-scale initiative funded by the Research Council of Finland.