Last week, the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) welcomed 48 participants from 15 prestigious Executive MBA programs worldwide for the Nordic Entrepreneurship course. We had representatives from AIM, Berkeley Haas, EGADE, ESMT, FGV EAESP, Fudan, IE University, IMD, NUS, Oxford Saïd, Strathmore, UNSW, Yale, SSE Riga, and SSE.

Research on school improvement shows multiple factors aid turnarounds at underperforming schools. Using qualitative comparative analysis of 77 Swedish schools over 12 years, no single solution was found. Instead, different factor combinations work, depending on the local context. This has implications for school improvement research and education policy.

A paper published in The Economic Journal shows how student learning in a fragile and low-income context can be helped by more intensive use of existing textbooks for home study.

With the goal of inspiring youth and broadening recruitment to academia as well as the business world, F1RST Stockholm School of Economics, in collaboration with the municipal housing company MKB, is launching a summer school initiative in Rosengård – Summer Camp. The program provides youths with summer jobs, role models, and tools to become future leaders.

Efter sexton år på H&M Group, varav flera år som hållbarhetsstrateg med fokus på cirkulärekonomi, transparens och hållbara affärsmodeller, kände sig Nina Shariati redo för att utvecklas professionellt genom att gå en Executive MBA-utbildning på Handelshögskolan i Stockholm. För Ninas del var SSE MBA Carl Silfvén-stipendiet en viktig möjliggörare för att hon skulle kunna gå utbildningen som både bidragit med ny kompetens, inspiration, kontakter och extra mod.

On 6th of February, 2024, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and Friends of KSE initiative hosted an event in collaboration with the Nordic Ukraine Forum, to explore and support the critical cause of higher education in Ukraine.

Milda Tylaite, Assistant Professor at the Department of Accounting and Deputy Director for the MSc program in Accounting, Valuation & Financial Management, never intended to pursue an academic career. But her passion for teaching and research, coupled with her willingness to speak up, made it an irresistible path for her.

Welcome to an event hosted by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) in collaboration with the Nordic Ukraine Forum. Join us on 6th of February, 2024, to explore and support the critical cause of higher education in Ukraine. Don't miss this meaningful discussion and mingle with Ukrainian music and art exhibition!

As of January 15, 2024, the application deadline for our Master programs ended, marking a new milestone for SSE. In the most recent application cycle, we received a total of 2592 applications – a remarkable 25% increase compared to the previous year.

Friends of KSE, a Swedish non-profit organization, and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) sincerely thanks each and every one of you for the donations that have helped Ukraine through education. Your support has been instrumental in assisting Ukrainian academics, faculty, staff, and students at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE).