Stockholm School of Economics

Introducing Dialogues on Digital 2026: The Future of Food 🌱

How do we feed a growing population within planetary boundaries, prepare food systems for an uncertain world, and use innovation to shape a future of food that supports both individual well-being and public health?

On Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, House of Innovation ’s flagship event, Dialogues on Digital, brings together leaders and experts from business, academia, and entrepreneurship to explore the future of food across three sessions: sustainability, resilience, and health.

Three speakers have already been confirmed: Elin Jäger, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Novo Nordisk; Marika King, Head of PINC \(Paulig Incubator\); and Victor E. Friedberg, Founder and Chairman of FoodShot Global. More speakers will be announced over the coming weeks – follow along here on LinkedIn for updates!

New this year: The Future Food Fair, arranged in collaboration with Sweden Foodtech. Here, you can explore, taste, and discuss emerging food innovations with speakers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and fellow attendees – connecting the day’s discussions with the solutions shaping tomorrow’s food systems.

Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/dJP7puAf

What does success really look like, and how should organizations measure it?

Fortnox is committing SEK 50 million over ten years to the Stockholm School of Economics to advance research into what makes Swedish organizations successful.

The collaboration funds a new professorship and establishes the Center for Responsible Performance Measurement. The center will explore how targets, dashboards, rankings and key performance indicators shape decisions, priorities and behavior, as well as how organizations can balance financial, environmental and social goals.

“We are deeply grateful to Fortnox for this generous contribution and for their confidence in the Stockholm School of Economics. Their support gives us the opportunity to build long-term knowledge in an important field,” says SSE President Lars Strannegård.

💡Want to learn more? Follow the link below.

Fortnox and SSE join forces to unlock the secrets of sustainable success Fortnox commits SEK 50 million over ten years to the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) to drive research that accelerates Swedish organizational success. The collaboration funds a new professorship and creates the Center for Responsible Performance Measurement to shape the future of management and...

Competition is often introduced to improve public services. But what happens when preparing to compete starts changing the organization itself?

This is the focus of a new study co-authored by Stefan Arora-Jonsson, affiliated researcher at the Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence (CELE).

Following a Swedish school over two decades, the researchers show how the expectation of competition changed leadership, priorities, and relationships with students - years before the anticipated private competitors arrived.

The findings raise an important question for education and public policy: when we introduce competition into public services, what else changes along the way?

The open-access article is authored by Maria Blomgren, Stefan Arora-Jonsson, and Jakob Westergren and available here: https://lnkd.in/drMYDtZM

🌹 When large flower farms arrived in rural Kenya, they didn't just create jobs.

Villages grew into small towns. Household wealth increased. And women became far more likely to hold stable wage jobs.

A new study by Menna Bishop, University of Warwick, Niclas Moneke, University of Oxford, and Celine Zipfel, Stockholm School of Economics and House of Sustainable Society affiliate, shows how a single large employer can reshape an entire local economy.

Using census data and satellite imagery, they find that the effects extended well beyond the farm gate, from population growth to changes in women's employment and fertility.

The findings suggest that stable wage employment in rural areas can be a powerful driver of long-term development, while highlighting the transformative potential of expanding economic opportunities for women.

🔗 Read the full article linked below.

Interested in joining the SSE MBA Executive Format or the SSE Nordic Defense MBA this fall/winter? Now is the time to apply!

🗓️ Next application deadline: August 10, 2026
🎓 Admission offers are also being sent out this month

Don’t miss the opportunity to take the next step in your leadership journey. Submit your application as soon as possible and secure your chance to join the upcoming cohort.

Read more about the SSE MBA Executive Format:
https://www.hhs.se/mba

Read more about the SSE Nordic Defense MBA:
https://www.hhs.se/education/mba/nordic-defense/

Did you know that our building has a soundtrack? 🎶

To mark 100 years of our iconic home at Sveavägen 65, last year composer Andrea Tarrodi gave SSE its own musical voice – the first movement in a suite inspired by architect Ivar Tengbom.

Created with the Stockholm Concert Hall (, the new work Ars longa, vita brevis (art is long, life is short, if your Latin is a bit rusty) now joins our ceremonial life at the School. This project is a natural continuation of the School’s cultural profile, where visual art and literature already play a strong role.

Listen in and read the story (links below) – and hear how everyday life at SSE becomes music.

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/05RZOmAf5z3wslg6Mt8Hwt?si=_S9K_Hn6SFem_We4egV_qg&nd=1&dlsi=7295b4ca64e44e69

Read: https://www.hhs.se/en/about-us/news/sse/2025/stockholm-school-of-economics-and-concert-hall-launch-new-musical-tradition/

What makes Sweden one of the world's most innovative countries?

This spring, students from universities across the United States and Singapore joined SSE for two weeks to explore exactly that through our Short Program, Driving Innovation in Society – The Swedish Context.

Through a combination of classroom discussions and company visits to organizations including Volvo Cars, Scania, Ericsson, Electrolux, and Karolinska University Hospital, participants explored innovation from multiple perspectives. Ranging from entrepreneurship and AI to healthcare, sustainability, and business transformation.

A big thank you to our faculty, guest speakers, company partners, and students for making this year's Short Program such a rewarding international learning experience.

We look forward to welcoming the next cohort in 2027.

We love seeing our alumni build careers while also pursuing the passions that inspire them, or finding ways to combine the two!

BSc alum Johanna Sommarlund works in Investor Relations at Coeli while also competing in sailing. For Johanna, the two worlds have more in common than you might think.

"Sailing constantly reminds you that not everything can be controlled. Conditions shift, and decisions often have to be made with incomplete information. Learning to adapt and accept uncertainty has been valuable professionally as well."

At SSE, we know that education extends beyond the classroom. Through our Sport Initiative, we encourage our community to explore how sport, leadership, and personal development can complement academic and professional life. Field trips, activities, speaker series and forums are just a few examples of how we integrate sport on campus.

🔗 Read more about Johanna's experience at SSE here:
https://www.hhs.se/community/alumni/highlighting-alumni/johanna-sommarlund/

🔗 Read more about the Sport Initiative at SSE here:
https://www.hhs.se/initiatives/sport/

🎨📚 A classroom can be more than a place to learn – it can also challenge how we think about knowledge itself.

In April 2026, artist Mark Dion transformed Room 138 at the Stockholm School of Economics into the School's ninth art classroom.

Inspired by twentieth-century school blackboards, educational charts, and diagrams, Dion created a site-specific installation that invites students to question how knowledge is created, organized, and communicated.

Running around the upper walls, a newly created frieze of drawings and collages is joined by a mural of the Midgard Serpent, painted directly onto wooden panels. Winding through the room as a timeline, it connects references to art, literature, economics, the social sciences, film, and major historical events, suggesting the interconnectedness of different forms of knowledge.

Throughout his career, Dion has explored how museums, universities, and other institutions shape our understanding of history, knowledge, and the natural world. A classroom within an academic institution is therefore a fitting setting for his work – one that encourages students to question, connect, and reflect.

While functioning as a regular teaching space, Room 138 is also a permanent work of art and part of the SSE Permanent Collection.

The project was made possible through the generous support of Helene Broms and Håkan Roos.

Mark Dion is represented by Saskia Neuman Gallery.
📸 Photos: Mikael Olsson

Summer is in full swing, and we're already preparing for the start of the SSE Nordic Defense MBA on October 19, 2026. There are two application deadlines remaining for this year's intake:

🗓️ Application deadline: August 10, 2026
🗓️ Application deadline: September 7, 2026

If you (or anyone in your network) are interested in starting the program in October 2026, please complete our CV review form as soon as possible.

CV review form: https://sse.fullfabric.com/f/69d9025c3b5d00d6597d9f59

If considered qualified to apply by our Program Advisors and Admissions Team, you will be notified and can proceed with finalizing your application.

Want to learn even more about the modules, courses, application process, tuition fees and the network you'll be a part of? Then make sure to attend the next webinar on August 19, 2026!

Sign up for the webinar: https://sse.fullfabric.com/e/6a43a06e6ab72839defb8c7c