The Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies

Recently, board members Mats Hellström and Caroline Edelstam were invited to the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies – a research institute at Stockholm University. Present for the meeting was Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano, Professor at the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies and Thaïs Machado Borges, Director of the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies. …

Brainpod at Engineering Day: Perspectives of the Engineer’s role in the climate transition

Listen to the pod session at Engineering Day/Ingenjörsdagen on November 23rd, exploring perspectives of the engineer’s role in the climate transition. Hosted by Caroline Edelstam, Secretary General of EWB-SWE and Vice Chairperson of Norden International, with prominent guests from the European Commission, Norden International, KTH, STING, and Womengineer. Guests in this pod session were: Erik …

Op-ed: “Engineering crisis threatens Sweden’s future”

Our Board Members Mats Hellström and Caroline Edelstam has co-signed a op-ed that addresses the current shortage of engineers in Sweden and its potential threat to the country’s technological advancements and global competitiveness. They identify slow bureaucracy in education and workforce immigration, along with gender imbalance in the tech sector, as key issues. Proposed solutions …

From the Seminar “Combat Violence Against Women” 

September 14th, we organized a seminar together with SKEN, the Swedish Women’s European Network and the European Commission regarding EU strategy for Gender Equality, focusing on the Istanbul Convention. The seminar was held at Europahuset in Stockholm and included the launch of the important book “Combat Violence against Women: Baltic-Nordic Women’s Civil Society Cooperation,” authored …

SEMINAR 14th November: COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 

14th November Norden Internationals chairperson Mats Hellström will attend a seminar regarding the new book Combat Violence Against Women. COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, EU Strategy for Gender Equality and the Istanbul Convention. A new book with authors from Civil Society in Sweden, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania demand legislation to Combat Violence against Women.   “The violence against …