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How do schools and municipalities create conditions that ensure equal opportunities for all students, regardless of background? This is the core question driving the research of Ema Demir, Affiliated Researcher at the Stockholm School of Economics and part of the Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence (CELE).

On September 19, the Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence (CELE) hosted a seminar with Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen from Jyväskylä University. She presented the EDUCA Flagship: Identifying research-based solutions for challenges in education, a large-scale initiative funded by the Research Council of Finland.

Our doctoral student, Mara Bălașa, has recently published an article in Engelsberg Ideas, offering a nuanced exploration of Romania’s cultural identity and its long-standing orientation towards the West.

This week, the Stockholm School of Economics and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) launched the new Utvecklingskommuner (Innovation Municipalities) initiative in Nykvarn, one of four municipalities selected as pilot partners.

As a first step towards Wellbeing Growth in Stockholm we have created and measured a Wellbeing Index among people living in Stockholm. The results are presented in our newly released Stockholm Wellbeing Index Report. There we also present the WEC (Wellbeing Equality Coefficient) and the Coffee Indicator, two unique metrics that indicate the state and potential of the people in our city.

What does it take for organizations to stay one step ahead of cyber threats? At the Stockholm School of Economics, researchers and practitioners gathered for the very first Academic Insights Breakfast Seminar on September 3 to discuss the challenges to cyber situation awareness and how it can be improved.

The Stockholm School of Economics Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) has appointed Klara Palmberg Broryd as an affiliated researcher. With senior leadership experience in the public sector and a research focus on complexity, she will contribute to strengthening Sweden's total defense.

On Tuesday, September 2, the Stockholm School of Economics hosted the launch of Byråkratpoesi (Bureaucrat Poetry) - a unique collection of poems written by senior public servants. The evening combined poetry readings, panel discussions, and reflections on how creative expression can reveal the human side of bureaucracy.

Louise Bringselius, affiliated researcher at the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP) at SSE, highlighted in an opinion piece in Dagens Nyheter last Friday the importance of strengthening the role of experts in public administration. She points out how the marginalization of professionals risks weakening both institutions and trust in society.

On August 18, 2025, the Karl-Adam Bonnier Center of Governance at the House of Governance and Public Policy hosted a roundtable dinner to discuss the need for a Master of Public Policy (MPP) program in Sweden. The conversation highlighted both the urgency and opportunity of investing in the next generation of societal leaders.