It has now been decided which innovators will represent Värmland at the national SKAPA Award ceremony in Stockholm in November. Birgitta Persdotter, a researcher in social work and creator of Vaves®, has been named the winner of the 2026 SKAPA Award Värmland.
Many companies in Sweden and Norway are already testing circular solutions such as take-back systems, repair and reuse, but few succeed in scaling them up. A new project at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University will help companies move from pilot initiatives to viable business models.
– What is missing today is not technology, but workable business arrangements around it.
Many companies in Sweden and Norway are already testing circular solutions such as take-back systems, repair and reuse, but few succeed in scaling them up. A new project at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University will help companies move from pilot initiatives to viable business models.
– What is missing today is not technology, but workable business arrangements around it.
Many companies in Sweden and Norway are already testing circular solutions such as take-back systems, repair and reuse, but few succeed in scaling them up. A new project at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University will help companies move from pilot initiatives to viable business models.
– What is missing today is not technology, but workable business arrangements around it.
Many companies in Sweden and Norway are already testing circular solutions such as take-back systems, repair and reuse, but few succeed in scaling them up. A new project at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University will help companies move from pilot initiatives to viable business models.
– What is missing today is not technology, but workable business arrangements around it.
Many companies in Sweden and Norway are already testing circular solutions such as take-back systems, repair and reuse, but few succeed in scaling them up. A new project at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University will help companies move from pilot initiatives to viable business models.
– What is missing today is not technology, but workable business arrangements around it.
How does theory become real competence? During a teaching assignment in China, the classroom was transformed into an engaging and participatory learning environment. Through prototyping and active collaboration, students developed both knowledge and confidence.
– At Karlstad Business School we put the same approach at the centre of learning.
How does theory become real competence? During a teaching assignment in China, the classroom was transformed into an engaging and participatory learning environment. Through prototyping and active collaboration, students developed both knowledge and confidence.
– At Karlstad Business School we put the same approach at the centre of learning.
Japan attracts doctoral students from around the world, both as a host country and as a hub for international exchange. For Dide Dijkers from Karlstad University and Alireza Niknam Khajepasha from Hiroshima University, academic mobility has meant exposure to new research environments and striking cultural contrasts.
Dide Dijkers is currently undertaking a five-month exchange at Tohoku University in Sendai.
Japan attracts doctoral students from around the world, both as a host country and as a hub for international exchange. For Dide Dijkers from Karlstad University and Alireza Niknam Khajepasha from Hiroshima University, academic mobility has meant exposure to new research environments and striking cultural contrasts.
Dide Dijkers is currently undertaking a five-month exchange at Tohoku University in Sendai.
Japan attracts doctoral students from around the world, both as a host country and as a hub for international exchange. For Dide Dijkers from Karlstad University and Alireza Niknam Khajepasha from Hiroshima University, academic mobility has meant exposure to new research environments and striking cultural contrasts.
Dide Dijkers is currently undertaking a five-month exchange at Tohoku University in Sendai.
