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  • The Knowledge Foundation invests in JU projects


    This year the Knowledge Foundation (KK-stiftelsen) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. In connection with this anniversary, the foundation is investing SEK 170 million to support the next generation of researchers. Two projects selected to receive support come from the School of Engineering and the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University.

  • Jönköping - Sweden's 'southern Europe'?


    A study by Lucia Naldi, Professor of Business Administration at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University, shows that many Swedish students in medium-sized towns like Jönköping, Växjö, Kalmar, Örebro, and Karlstad choose to remain living at home during their university years. The research challenges the notion that young Swedes always move out early – contrasting with southern Europe, where young people often stay with their parents well into adulthood.

  • How Swedes want to take their pensions


    Four out of ten 65-year-olds use the Withdrawal Planner service on the Swedish pension webpage “minPension” to plan their pension. People with higher education and income are more likely to use the tool and most opt out of having their occupational pension paid out for life. This is according to a new report from researchers at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University.