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Saab and Örebro University in New Strategic Partnership
Saab and Örebro University have entered into a strategic partnership to promote research and education. The collaboration aims to strengthen competitiveness and develop new solutions.
Earlier this week, Görgen Johansson, head of Saab Dynamics, and Johan Schnürer, rector of Örebro University, met to sign a partnership agreement. This is the fourth agreement the university has entered into with an external party, one of which was previously with the engineering company Epiroc. The aim is to increase competitiveness and attractiveness for both Saab and the university.
"Saab is one of Sweden's most high-tech corporations. I look forward to the collaboration, which I believe will develop both our research and education. That they have chosen us as a partner is a measure of the quality of our research and education," says Johan Schnürer in the university's press release.
The collaboration agreement covers both research and innovation as well as education. In education, the work includes student recruitment, the development of new forms of learning, and dialogue about new educational programmes.
"This agreement is important for us to maintain our competitiveness and continue to be number one in our field," says Görgen Johansson, head of Saab Dynamics.
Regarding research and innovation, it will encompass both technical and social science research and innovation. The collaboration will also include strategic priorities for the university. The company and the university are not strangers to each other, having collaborated on various projects over the past ten years. For example, these have involved underwater robots and robots that can communicate with each other. The agreement itself will form the framework for all future collaborations.
The parties will now begin work on developing more concrete plans, projects, and activities.
"The expertise at the university in AI, robotics, and 3D printing will be an important part of the collaboration. But we need to develop our skills in a range of areas, and much of the new knowledge is born within the university and will come to the industry as well. Hopefully, we can also recruit some students along the way. I am very much looking forward to this," says Görgen Johansson.