On Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 15.00, the book The First and Last Bank: Currency, Climate Change, and a New Carbon Commons will be presented by Gustav Peebles, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. After the presentation Score will offer refreshments and music. A warm welcome!

Stockholm School of Economics is proud to congratulate Assistant Professor Diogo Mendes for being awarded for his exceptional contribution to the Corporate Finance course within the MSc in International Business program at SSE.

Kristina Tamm Hallström's ongoing research on small shops and businesses in Stockholm has been receiving attention in the magazines "Market" and "Fastighetsägaren".

Sweden has shifted its climate policy from carbon taxes to big investments in nuclear energy, but this new approach may create financial and environmental risks. A new SITE policy brief analysis explores why carbon pricing and green industrial policy should work together—not separately.

Universities can play a big role in inspiring students to start their own businesses. A new study published in The Journal of Technology Transfer by House of Innovation researcher Maria Cecilia Flores suggests that when universities actively communicate about entrepreneurship programs and provide education on starting businesses, students become more aware of opportunities and perceive their environment as more supportive of entrepreneurship. Yet, universities need to go beyond awareness to drive real startup creation - including measures such as mentorship, networking, and financial support.

On April 24, the Center for Security and Resilience and the Academic Officer Society hosted a lunch lecture with General Michael Claesson, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, at the Stockholm School of Economics.

The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) strengthens its leadership in the intersection of art, business, and innovation with the appointment of Roberto Verganti as the first Josefsson Family Chair in Art and Innovation. The position, made possible by the Josefsson family, will advance research on how art fosters innovation and leadership in a rapidly evolving world.

The second-year students in the Entrepreneurship & Family Business Retail Club participated in a Career Module focused on entrepreneurship together with the online gallery Cay Collective.

Retail Management students in H&M's Retail Club had a workshop at H&M's Head Office in central Stockholm, focused on the future of circular business models within fashion retail.

Associate Professor Filip Wijkström has been interviewed for an article for Vi Lärare on the changing role of the Swedish ”Folkhögskolor”, institutions of adult education that have previously been important in educating leaders within popular movements to able to influence society at large.