Stockholm trio presidents on a joint trip to Brussels

The delegation from Stockholm met, among others, Clara de la Torre (in beige), Deputy Director General at the European Commission's Directorate General for Climate Action.

On February 5–7, the presidents of Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet and KTH, as well as the heads of the respective departments for research support, visited Brussels. Together, the three universities form the university alliance Stockholm trio*, which in Brussels shares an office with the Stockholm Region EU office. The purpose of the trip was to give a better insight into the work in Brussels and its opportunities for the universities, and also to put the Stockholm trio more clearly on the map.

Full program for the presidents

President Astrid Söderbergh Widding participated in a panel discussion during the annual conference of the Science Business network.

The representatives of the Stockholm trio had a full program in Brussels. They met central actors within the EU Commission, such as Clara de la Torre, Deputy Director General at the European Commission's Directorate General for Climate Action. They also met the European University Association and a Swedish member of the EU Parliament. Furthermore, Astrid Söderbergh Widding, president of Stockholm University, participated in an all-day meeting with EUA's new Research and Innovation Strategy Group, where she met, among others, the director of ERA (European Research Area), Anna Panagopoulou.

The three Presidents within the Stockholm trio also participated in a panel each during the annual conference of the Science Business network, where all three universities are members. The theme was Sustainable horizons: Does our future depend on science?

Read the blog by president Astrid Söderbergh Widding: Stockholm trio in Brussels

* The university alliance Stockholm trio is a collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm University formed in 2019. The aim is to develop and highlight the internationally prominent research and education environment that the three universities form in the Stockholm region.