[2 Dec 2021] The Sweden-East Africa University Network (SWEAFUN) is a new strategic joint initiative between Chalmers University of Technology and partner universities in East Africa led by Global Sustainable Futures. SWEAFUN has received 2 million SEK in funding from STINT, The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education. The initiative, that focuses on different aspect of sustainable development, is now starting up and will continue through 2024.
[22 Nov 2021] The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed global inequalities in many ways. Despite the world-wide spread, vaccines have mainly been distributed in high-income countries. The need to reconnect and rethink priorities in research and higher education was the topic of the Global Sustainable Futures (GSF) annual online conference on 16 November.
[16 Sep 2021] The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has raised serious concerns in the academic world about the prospects for scientists and their work in the country. "Afghan researchers fear for their security - and the future of science," the renowned Science magazine wrote in its 20 August issue.
