November 17th 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Stockholm University joins SIREUS, a collaboration project between SACC-USA and 13 Swedish universities.
SIREUS, a three-year-long collaboration project between SACC-USA and, what has grown to be 13 Swedish universities, will focus on knowledge exchange in innovation, science, and entrepreneurship and increased talent mobility for students and researchers between Sweden and the US.
Washington, D.C., November 17, 2022 – The Swedish American Chambers of Commerce of the USA (SACC-USA) is thrilled to announce that Stockholm University joins the SIREUS project. The SIREUS project launched in February 2022 as a three-year-long collaborative project between SACC-USA and initially 12 Swedish universities. The project is supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC, and the Swedish Institute, and will establish and operate a structured platform for increased talent mobility and knowledge exchange between Sweden and the US in the areas of innovation, research, and entrepreneurship.
“Stockholm University is very happy to join the SIREUS project. We are convinced that international collaboration for attracting, developing, and retaining talent is absolutely crucial for us as universities, in order to fulfill our mission to advance research frontiers and transmit scientific knowledge to new generations of students," says Astrid Söderbergh Widding, President of Stockholm University.
The focus of the SIREUS project is to strengthen the quality of higher education and research by:
• Increasing the number of students, trainees, and researchers participating in exchange programs between Sweden and the US
• Increasing knowledge exchange through collaborative research and innovation projects
• Strengthening the attractiveness of Sweden as a destination for studies, research, and internships

The project will increase collaboration between universities in Sweden and the US, facilitate bilateral innovation- and research projects, and increase talent mobility between Sweden and the US. SIREUS will ultimately help universities and the business communities in both countries secure the competence needs of tomorrow and promote Sweden as a nation of knowledge.
“We are currently facing a global competition for competence and talent. International triple helix partnerships, such as SIREUS, are essential to secure access to relevant competencies to fully explore and take advantage of the new emerging technologies. The SIREUS project has shown some extraordinary progress during the first 9 months and the addition of Stockholm University will further strengthen the cooperation. Recently we have launched the SIREUS Affiliation of American Universities, as a complement to our Swedish University Members. The plan is to launch a similar affiliation for research-intensive companies during 2023, thereby reaching the complete transatlantic triple helix partnerships as we think are essential for the future,” says Signhild Arnegård Hansen, Chairperson of SACC-USA.
Participating Swedish member universities are Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Jönköping University, Karolinska Institute, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Linköping University, Linnaeus University, Luleå University of Technology, Lund University, Mid Sweden University, Mälardalen University, Stockholm University, and Uppsala University. The project is managed by the Swedish American Chambers of Commerce - SACC-USA with a network of 19 regional chambers; a bilateral business and talent network, 2,500 members, and around 300 events per year around the US.
Sincerely,
Christer Bergman
Program Director at SIREUS
+1 (703) 405 8255