Strategy
According to its statutes, the Foundation is supposed to promote the development of strong research settings of the highest international standard and of importance for Sweden’s future competitiveness.
The Foundation has defined strategic research as research that will be of benefit to Sweden in the long term. Benefit can be assessed based on one or more of the following aspects:
- research, the results of which may serve as a basis for the development of existing or new companies
- well-educated graduates, who through broadened and improved graduate training are attractive for employment primarily in industry and society, but also in universities and research institutes
- the ability of internationally high-class research environments to attract uniquely qualified researchers and international investments to Sweden
- research that serves as a focus for international cooperation, whereby knowledge of interest to Swedish industry can be accumulated
All of this also contributes to a higher quality of life via more employment opportunities, improved working conditions and better health, as well as to a more sustainable society.