CASE organized a conference in Stockholm on 21-22 May with the title “Universities advancing towards Excellence – Fundraising and Development for European Rectors/Presidents“. Some 30 delegates attended, primarily Rectors / Vice-Chancellors at universities from all over Europe. The conference was sponsored by Brakeley Ltd and Mira Network.
Privata gåvor till norsk forskning
Artikeln är visserligen ett par månader gammal, men här är en intressant artikel från E24.no om privata gåvor till forskning i Norge. “Men Norges velstående har tradisjonelt donert lite til grunnforskning, og slik er det fortsatt. Sterke forskningsnasjoner som USA, Japan og Sverige har alle store innslag av privat forskningsfinansiering, ikke bare fra næringslivet, men også med betydelige innslag fra … Read More
Stockholm School of Economics receives large donation
Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) has received a large donation of 180 million SEK from Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse, according to Svenska Dagbladet. The donation is a part of their ongoing fundraising campaign where they hope to raise 800 million SEK until 2009.
Karolinska Institutet Fundraising Campaign launched
Karolinska Institutet published a press release yesterday announcing that they have raised 580 million SEK (about 62 million EUR) in its fundraising campaign “Breakthroughs for life”. The largest single donation – 350 million SEK comes from the Erling-Persson Family Foundation. Other donors that have contributed to the campaign include the Jochnick Foundation, AFA Insurance, the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg foundations … Read More
Umeå University receives large donation
Just before Christmas, the owner of Balticgruppen (The Baltic Group), a real estate company based in Umeå, donated 100 million Swedish crowns (approx. € 10.5 million) to Umeå University. Read about the donation here
TKK Fundraising Campaign launched
On February 4, TKK (Helsinki University of Technology) launched its ‘Technology for Life’ campaign with the aim of raising a minimum of 20 million euros in donations from companies and communities. Among the large gifts they have raised so far, The Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation has donated 10 million euros, Fortum Oyj 3 million euros, and Nokia Oyj … Read More
Veckans Affärer skriver om fundraising
Dagens nummer av Veckans Affärer skriver om filantropi och kopplingen till fundraising vid Lunds universitet, Uppsala universitet, Karolinska Institutet, Chalmers och Linköpings universitet. Läs artiklarna här:http://www.ekonominyheterna.se/va/magasin/2007/25/de-nya-valgorarnahttp://www.ekonominyheterna.se/va/magasin/2007/25/en-helt-ny-yrkeskar