Interest in careers within the European Union is growing, yet Swedish graduates remain underrepresented in EU institutions. To help bridge that gap, Therese Hartman Liungman and Lovisa Areskoug Eriksson, both second-year students in the Bachelor in Business & Economics program, work as EU career student ambassadors.

Rising tensions between the US and China are changing how companies design global supply chains in strategic industries such as semiconductors and rare earths. New research shows firms are no longer just reacting to trade rules – they are proactively redesigning supply chains to reduce political risk and secure access to critical technologies.

Uyen Vu has successfully defended her PhD dissertation at the Stockholm School of Economics. Her research sheds new light on how digitally driven small and medium-sized enterprises can succeed internationally by balancing efficiency with innovation in their marketing practices.

The United States’ new sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil are reshaping global energy flows and testing Europe’s political unity. This new policy brief analysis by Maria Perrotta Berlin (SITE) and Chloé Le Coq (CRED) explains why these measures matter and how they could redefine the future of EU sanctions.

As CIVICA Ambassadors, Estrid Kaarme and Simon Warne aim to create engagement among students for current European civic issues: "AI and its impact on democracies is a particularly important matter right now."

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.

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.

Anna Breman, who holds a PhD in Economics from SSE, becomes the first ever female Governor of the New Zealand Reserve Bank.

When the Nobel Prizes are announced in October, all eyes turn to Stockholm. To celebrate – and understand – this year’s Nobel Prizes, Nobel Calling Stockholm invites the public to explore how research shapes society and everyday life. Join us for ten days of lectures, talks and activities across the city that inspire, enlighten and open new perspectives.

On June 18, 2025, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), supported by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, hosted a high-level public seminar exploring the evolving landscape of international sanctions on Russia. This seminar also marked the official launch of SITE’s new Sanctions Web Portal—an open-access platform offering data, analysis, and resources for policymakers, journalists, and researchers. The full recording is now available on SITE’s YouTube channel.