Billions in state dividends undermine research and education
High premises costs must not continue to divert resources away from research and education. This is the message from the presidents of Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm University in Dagens Industri.
Annika Östman Wernerson, President of Karolinska Institutet, Anders Söderholm, President of KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Hans Adolfsson, President of Stockholm University.
Universities in attractive, knowledge-intensive regions are facing increasingly high premises costs, the presidents note, calling on policymakers to reform Akademiska Hus’s rent model and compensate universities whose geographic location and public mission result in high premises costs.
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