News
News published on the website of the Swedish Defence University.
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The SEDU's Academic Ceremony06 Dec 2024On 22 November, the Swedish Defence University's academic ceremony was held for the first time in Stockholm City Hall, where Vice-Chancellor Robert Egnell began...
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Research school for war and defence established at the Swedish Defence University25 Nov 2024To enhance doctoral education in areas such as warfare, military organisation, military leadership, and defence planning, the Swedish Defence University is esta...
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This year's Hugo Raab Prize to Simon Hollis21 Nov 2024Simon Hollis, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at the Swedish Defence University, is awarded the 2024 Hugo Raab Prize for the book Re...
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Wilhelm Agrell, Mykhailo Koval and Stefan Ring appointed first honorary doctors of the Swedish Defence University06 Nov 2024Wilhelm Agrell, Professor Emeritus of Intelligence Analysis; Stefan Ring, former head teacher of military strategy, and Mykhailo Koval, Colonel General and Rect...
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They are awarded the Swedish Defence University's first medals of merit05 Nov 2024Peter Egardt, Claes Tornberg, Christina Malm and Joakim Paasikivi are the first to receive the Swedish Defence University's Medal of Merit. The medalists are ho...
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8 million to research project on women and political violence05 Nov 2024The Norwegian Research Council has awarded an 8 million NOK Early Career Scientists’ grant jointly to Norwegian researcher Jenny Lorentzen (PI), from the Norweg...
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Is Sweden safe now? Perspectives on NATO and Swedish security policy31 Oct 2024In a newly published popular science anthology, 21 researchers in security studies and international politics contribute their perspectives on Sweden's changed...
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Focus on external actors' military strategies27 Oct 2024To understand how military interventions affect the dynamics of civil war, intervention strategy needs to be studied in particular, according to a new thesis fr...
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Lieutenant General Dennis Gyllensporre new Chairman of NATO Diana's Board27 Sep 2024Dennis Gyllensporre, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Swedish Defence University, was elected on 26 September as the new Chairman of NATO DIANA's...
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Systems Science for Defence and Security participates in NATO project to future-proof global internet traffic25 Sep 2024The future-proofing of global internet traffic is a hybrid solution aimed at seamlessly redirecting internet traffic from underwater cables to satellite systems...
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The Swedish Defence University hosts international defence conference24 Sep 2024The war in Ukraine, the management of hybrid threats, and the impact of AI on the defence domain were some of the themes at this year's edition of the Internati...
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Government decision on external members of the University Board23 Sep 2024The Chairman of the Swedish Defence University, County Governor Carl Fredrik Graf, and six other external members will be reappointed to the University's Board....
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Government investing SEK 30 million in ‘Campus Total Defence’19 Sep 2024The Government is investing SEK 30 million in Campus Total Defence – an initiative by the Swedish Defence University, Luleå University of Technology and Örebro...
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EU funding for research on urban crisis preparedness18 Sep 2024Researchers at the Swedish Defence University will receive 4 million SEK over a three-year period as a grant for the research project Sonar-Cities, which focuse...
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Article on Russian military thinking published in Defence Studies17 Sep 2024Markus Balázs Göransson, senior lecturer at the Swedish Defence University, has recently had his article "Russia's view on new wars and its full-scale invasi...
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Employee no longer suspected of crime against national security04 Sep 2024The employee who was arrested in the autumn of 2023 on suspicion of gross unauthorised handling of secret information is no longer suspected of any crime.
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New academic year – new students03 Sep 2024On September 2, the Swedish Defence University welcomed all new students with an introduction day that offered a Vice-Chancellor's speech, panel discussions wit...
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Crown Princess Victoria begins officer training together with the Officers Programme.26 Aug 2024The new cadets in the Officers' Programme (OP) were welcomed by the programme management on 16 August. It is also particularly pleasing that Crown Princess Vict...
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163 new participants started the Joint Advanced Command and Staff Programme (HOP)26 Aug 2024On Monday 5 August, the Swedish Defence University welcomed 163 new students to the Joint Advanced Command and Staff Programme (HOP).
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New employees in July04 Jul 2024A warm welcome to the Swedish Defence University
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Kerstin Hesselgren and Olof Palme visiting professorships to the Swedish Defence University14 Jun 2024Victoria Basham and Roland Bleiker will be the holders of the Kerstin Hesselgren and Olof Palme visiting professorships, respectively, in 2026. They will be bas...
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NATO top participated in NATO Youth Summit in Stockholm14 May 2024On May 13, the fourth NATO Youth Summit was held simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic - as well as in Brussels - where NATO Secretary General Jens Stolt...
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Research on feminist peace in Myanmar awarded17 Apr 2024Jenny Hedström, Associate Professor of War Studies, along with Elisabeth Olivius and Zin Mar Phyo, receives the European Journal of Politics and Gender 's awa...
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New centre for wargaming at the Swedish Defence University10 Apr 2024On 15 March, the Centre for Wargaming was established at the Swedish Defence University. The virtual centre will coordinate and develop the wargaming-related ac...
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The Swedish Defence University now has a postgraduate program in leadership and command & control02 Apr 2024On 21 February, leadership and command & control was established as a third-cycle subject at the Swedish Defence University.
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Dennis Gyllensporre receives the Order of the Sword for his leadership skills22 Mar 2024Lieutenant General Dennis Gyllensporre, associate professor and researcher at the Department of Political Science at the Swedish Defence University, has been aw...
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Linda Ahlerup and Magnus Ranstorp receive award for report on influence campaign21 Mar 2024In connection with Source Criticism Day on March 13, the Swedish Internet Foundation and the Swedish Source Criticism Bureau awarded the prize "The Golden Magni...
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Astronaut Marcus Wandt visited the Swedish Defence University21 Feb 2024On Monday 19 February, Sweden's third astronaut Marcus Wandt visited the Swedish Defence University for a discussion on threats and opportunities in the space d...
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Record-breaking interest in Cyber Challenge02 Feb 2024On 1 February, Cyber Challenge 2024 took place and the interest was greater than ever. A number of actors in the field of cyber security and students from highe...
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The President of France visited the Swedish Defence University31 Jan 2024Talks on European security policy were on the agenda when President Emmanuel Macron visited the Swedish Defence University and Karlberg castle, where he spoke t...
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Vice-Chancellor Robert Egnell receives a medal from H.M the King29 Jan 2024The King of Sweden has decided to award the Vice-Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University, Robert Egnell, H.M. The King's Medal of the 12th size with a brig...
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The King and The Crown Princess visited the Swedish Defence University17 Jan 2024War games and roundtable discussions were on the agenda as the university leadership, along with a prominent group of researchers, experts and officers, receive...