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English version below<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Den 1 februari var utbildningsminister Mats Persson p\u00e5 bes\u00f6k p\u00e5 KI. Bland annat presenterade vi Precisionsmedicinskt Centrum Karolinska (som vi driver gemensamt med Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset), KI:s Centrum f\u00f6r h\u00e4lsokriser och v\u00e5rt arbete med ansvarsfull internationalisering. Statsr\u00e5det fick ocks\u00e5 m\u00f6jlighet att diskutera utbildningsfr\u00e5gor med studenter och doktorander. Bes\u00f6ket avslutades med en mycket konstruktiv diskussion om hinder och f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar f\u00f6r excellent forskning och utbildning. Jag lovade att f\u00f6lja upp med en sammanfattning och n\u00e5gra reflektioner. D\u00e4rf\u00f6r utformas den h\u00e4r bloggen som ett \u00f6ppet brev till statsr\u00e5det.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texten \u00e4r inspirerad av flera diskussioner i KI:s fakultetsr\u00e5d, senast vid m\u00f6tet 13 februari. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uppdatering 22 februari: <\/strong>Under rubriken “Hinder 3” skriver jag om den \u00e4ndrade f\u00f6rordningen n\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller l\u00e4ros\u00e4tens m\u00f6jligheter att tillhandah\u00e5lla bost\u00e4der. Mer information om detta finns i en artikel som \u00e4r publicerad p\u00e5 KI:s webbplats<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ett f\u00f6rtydligande: F\u00f6rordnings\u00e4ndringen kan p\u00e5verka rekryteringen av studenter till internationella program d\u00e5 studenter fr\u00e5n EU\/EES-l\u00e4nder samt Schweiz som blivit antagna till ett bachelor (kandidat)- eller masterprogram p\u00e5 KI inte l\u00e4ngre kan erbjudas bostad. Betalande programstudenter, studenter som kommer inom mobilitetsprogram, PhD-studenter, doktorander och forskare med flera kommer fortsatt kunna erbjudas bostad men i vissa fall m\u00e5ste nya kriterier uppfyllas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Till utbildningsminister Mats Persson<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Hej,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00e5t mig f\u00f6rst och fr\u00e4mst tacka f\u00f6r ditt bes\u00f6k vid Karolinska Institutet den 1 februari. Jag kan f\u00f6rs\u00e4kra dig om att det blev mycket uppskattat fr\u00e5n v\u00e5r sida och jag uppfattade det som att \u00e4ven du var n\u00f6jd \u00f6ver de m\u00f6ten och samtal vi fick till st\u00e5nd h\u00e4r p\u00e5 KI:s campus nord. I v\u00e5r avslutande diskussion lovade jag att skicka dig en sammanst\u00e4llning av de, i mitt tycke, viktigaste hindren mot och f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningarna f\u00f6r excellent forskning och utbildning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00e4r kommer min lista, i formen av ett \u00f6ppet brev som jag ocks\u00e5 publicerar p\u00e5 min blogg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fyra hinder och en f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pandemin har tydlig- och synliggjort vilken betydelse f\u00f6r samh\u00e4llet ett universitet kan ha n\u00e4r vi tvingas genomlida en global h\u00e4lsokris. F\u00f6rutom att kontinuerligt fortsatt utbilda medicinsk personal \u2013 en absolut f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning f\u00f6r att kunna hantera en s\u00e5dan kris \u2013 har KI bidragit genom att ta fram utbildningspaket f\u00f6r personal inom hemtj\u00e4nst och \u00e4ldreomsorg, genom att st\u00e4lla om laboratorier f\u00f6r att analysera stora antal covid-prover och, inte minst, genom att dela med oss av kunskap och expertis inom infektionsmedicin, vacciner, l\u00e4kemedel och behandling. Sannolikt har KI:s forskare aldrig tidigare varit s\u00e5 frekvent medverkande i radio, TV och tidningar som under de g\u00e5ngna \u00e5ren. Vi har funnits p\u00e5 plats f\u00f6r att f\u00f6rklara och s\u00e4tta i sammanhang \u2013 men ocks\u00e5 f\u00f6r att f\u00f6rs\u00f6ka skapa en f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r hur forskning fungerar och hur vi kan hantera os\u00e4kerhet under en osedvanligt snabb kunskapsutveckling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Att m\u00f6ta och hantera ett virus som v\u00e4rlden aldrig tidigare st\u00f6tt p\u00e5 kr\u00e4ver insatser ut\u00f6ver det vanliga. S\u00e5 h\u00e4r l\u00e5ngt har KI-forskare publicerat mer \u00e4n 1 400 artiklar om covid-19 \u2013 m\u00e5nga av dem i samarbete med Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset och andra sjukhus i Region Stockholm. Jag tycker KI har best\u00e5tt provet och med r\u00e5ge uppfyllt de krav som kan st\u00e4llas p\u00e5 ett medicinskt universitet i samband med en omfattande global h\u00e4lsokris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Det vi erfarit och genomlevt sedan b\u00f6rjan av 2020 har tydliggjort en rad hinder som m\u00e5ste undanr\u00f6jas f\u00f6r att vi ska uppr\u00e4tth\u00e5lla excellent forskning och utbildning vid KI och andra l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten. H\u00e4r \u00e4r min lista:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hinder 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forskningsfinansieringen<\/em>. Det finns strukturella problem inom finansieringen som m\u00e5ste l\u00f6sas. Ett av dessa handlar om medfinansiering<\/em>. I dag bedrivs mycket av forskningen med en finansieringsmodell som kr\u00e4ver medfinansiering fr\u00e5n l\u00e4ros\u00e4tet. Det inneb\u00e4r i praktiken att en stor del av basanslagen till forskning \u2013 det som h\u00f6gskolor och l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten sj\u00e4lva kan f\u00f6rdela utifr\u00e5n den allm\u00e4nna principen om akademins och forskningens frihet \u2013 knyts upp till specificerade forskningsprioriteringar. F\u00f6rutom att det strider mot tanken om institutionell autonomi, s\u00e5 inverkar det negativt p\u00e5 l\u00e5ngsiktig forskning som plattform f\u00f6r genombrottsforskning. Grundforskning \u2013 som ofta \u00e4r \u201dslow science\u201d, med l\u00e5ng tidshorisont \u2013 \u00e4r en f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning f\u00f6r kunskapsutveckling. De genombrott vi sett under pandemin bygger p\u00e5 \u00e5rtionden av just l\u00e5ngsiktig grundforskning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi kan inte leva med ett medfinansieringskrav som \u00e4r s\u00e5 omfattande att det \u00e4r betalningsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och inte excellens som avg\u00f6r om man uppn\u00e5r finansiering. Vi kan inte heller leva med ett finansieringssystem som saknar den l\u00e5ngsiktigheten som kr\u00e4vs f\u00f6r rej\u00e4l genombrottsforskning. Det handlar om hur man ska utveckla och st\u00e4rka kunskapsnationen Sverige. Nu p\u00e5g\u00e5r en statlig utredning av forskningsfinansieringen, under ledning av Ingrid Pettersson. Jag har stora f\u00f6rhoppningar till denna.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hinder 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tillg\u00e5ng till data, infrastruktur och arenor f\u00f6r utbildning.<\/em> Sverige har sedan m\u00e5nga \u00e5r omfattande och v\u00e4l fungerande registerverksamhet, statistikf\u00f6ring och system f\u00f6r \u00e4rendehantering. Det ger unika m\u00f6jligheter f\u00f6r forskning j\u00e4mf\u00f6rt med de flesta andra l\u00e4nder. Samtidigt \u00e4r den h\u00e4r tillg\u00e5ngen delvis en chim\u00e4r, bland annat p\u00e5 grund av lagstiftning som inte h\u00e4nger med i teknik- och forskningsutveckling och olika datasystem som inte \u00e4r kompatibla med varandra. Det sistn\u00e4mnda ser vi inte minst kring medicinsk forskning, d\u00e4r varierande journalsystem g\u00f6r att aggregerad forskning i n\u00e4rtid blir v\u00e4ldigt sv\u00e5rt att utf\u00f6ra i praktiken. H\u00e4r beh\u00f6ver Sverige skapa strukturer som g\u00f6r att vi p\u00e5 ett b\u00e4ttre s\u00e4tt kan anv\u00e4nda och utnyttja de tydliga f\u00f6rdelar som vilar potentiellt i v\u00e5ra register och system. \u00c4ven h\u00e4r finns det positiva tecken, bland annat via utredningen om sekund\u00e4ranv\u00e4ndning av h\u00e4lsodata som leds av Katarina Nystr\u00f6m.  Det beh\u00f6vs nu en kraftsamling f\u00f6r att den unika potentialen som ligger i svenska h\u00e4lsodata oms\u00e4tts i unik och v\u00e4rldsledande forskning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller infrastruktur<\/em> har vi identifierat en brist n\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller finansieringen av \u201dmedeldyra\u201d infrastrukturer; infrastrukturer som inte finns i nationella satsningar och som \u00e4r f\u00f6r dyra till att de kan finansieras av enskilda l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten. Statliga forskningsfinansi\u00e4rer m\u00e5ste ta sig an den h\u00e4r utmaningen f\u00f6r att vi ska kunna uppr\u00e4tth\u00e5lla excellent forskning inom alla omr\u00e5den som \u00e4r beroende av toppmodern utrustning. Inte minst g\u00e4ller detta klinisk forskning och experimentell medicinsk forskning.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Att s\u00e4kra tillg\u00e5ngen till arenor f\u00f6r klinisk utbildning och forskning<\/em> \u00e4r helt avg\u00f6rande f\u00f6r universitetens m\u00f6jlighet att bidra till kompetensf\u00f6rs\u00f6rjning och kompetensutveckling f\u00f6r samh\u00e4llets behov. H\u00e4r beh\u00f6vs en nationell strategi och tydligare initiativ f\u00f6r att s\u00e4kerst\u00e4lla f\u00f6rekomsten av s\u00e5dana arenor.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hinder 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Migrationsfr\u00e5gor<\/em>. Under senare \u00e5r har jag blivit alltmer uppbragt och stundtals faktiskt f\u00f6rtvivlad \u00f6ver stelbenthet, f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrad lagstiftning och tolkning av regelverk som g\u00f6r att internationella studenter, doktorander och forskare n\u00e4stintill bjuds in med armb\u00e5gen till Sverige. Under \u00e5ren som rektor har jag st\u00f6tt p\u00e5 ett antal fall relaterade till KI som i praktiken lett till att vi mist m\u00f6jligheten att rekrytera och beh\u00e5lla talanger och kompetenser med internationell toppkapacitet. Bara det senaste halv\u00e5ret har vi haft \u00e4renden d\u00e4r h\u00f6gt kvalificerade personer valt l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten i andra l\u00e4nder framf\u00f6r KI p\u00e5 grund av l\u00e5nga och omst\u00e4ndliga processer, os\u00e4kerhet om utfall och beslut, mer eller mindre omotiverade avslag och en del direkta misstag i hanteringen. Jag har framh\u00e5llit detta i intervjuer, debattartiklar och p\u00e5 min blogg ett flertal g\u00e5nger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Det h\u00e4r handlar ocks\u00e5 om den allm\u00e4nna bilden av Sverige som ett inbjudande, v\u00e4lkomnande och \u00f6ppet land. Den senaste av regeringen lanserade internationella informationskampanjen, med det uttalade syftet att f\u00e5 f\u00e4rre att s\u00f6ka sig till Sverige, leder knappast till en f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttrad bild av Sverige i det h\u00e4nseendet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00e4r vill jag dock betona att du, Mats Persson, flera g\u00e5nger uttalat dig starkt f\u00f6r att den situationen m\u00e5ste f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttras. Det \u00e4r ett bra tecken. Sverige m\u00e5ste framst\u00e5 som ett attraktivt land att s\u00f6ka sig till f\u00f6r talanger och kompetens \u2013 annars kommer vi ovillkorligen hamna p\u00e5 efterk\u00e4lken n\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller v\u00e5r roll som framst\u00e5ende kunskapsnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I den h\u00e4r sammanhangen vill jag g\u00e4rna ocks\u00e5 understryka behovet f\u00f6r att ut\u00f6ka antalet studentbost\u00e4der f\u00f6r att s\u00e4kerst\u00e4lla rekrytering. Den f\u00f6rordnings\u00e4ndring som genomf\u00f6rdes vid \u00e5rsskiftet om m\u00f6jlighet f\u00f6r universitet och h\u00f6gskolor att tillhandah\u00e5lla bost\u00e4der (SFS 2022:1515), inneb\u00e4r att vi kan hyra ut bost\u00e4der f\u00f6r att erbjuda dem i andra hand endast till studenter inom utbytesavtal eller studieavgiftsskyldiga studenter. Detta kan p\u00e5verka rekryteringen av studenter till internationella program d\u00e5 EU-medborgare inte l\u00e4ngre kan erbjudas bostad. Det h\u00e4r ber\u00f6r \u00e4ven doktorander och g\u00e4stforskare. Gruppen som nu, enligt f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringen i f\u00f6rordningen, inte l\u00e4ngre accepteras motsvarar omkring 30 procent av KI:s hyresg\u00e4ster p\u00e5 \u00e5rsbasis, historiskt sett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hinder 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00f6ga kostnader<\/em>. F\u00f6r att st\u00e4rka Sverige som forskningsnation m\u00e5ste vi ha tillg\u00e5ng till bra lokaler till rimliga kostnader. I dag hyr de flesta l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten sina lokaler av det statliga bolaget Akademiska Hus. Bolaget har till uppgift att tillhandah\u00e5lla lokaler som uppfyller de krav och behov som akademin har n\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller b\u00e5de utbildning och forskning. Samarbetet mellan Akademiska Hus och KI har under mina \u00e5r som rektor fungerat alldeles utm\u00e4rkt. Det \u00e4r en lyh\u00f6rd, kreativ och flexibel partner som verkligen lagt sig vinn om att skapa b\u00e4sta t\u00e4nkbara villkor f\u00f6r v\u00e5r verksamhet. Problemet \u00e4r dock att Akademiska Hus \u00e4r belagt med ett avkastningskrav, det vill s\u00e4ga att bolaget i praktiken ska s\u00e4tta marknadsm\u00e4ssiga hyror. Det h\u00e4r inneb\u00e4r att en icke ringa del av de statliga medel som g\u00e5r till forskning i sj\u00e4lva verket g\u00e5r tillbaka till staten via hyror till Akademiska Hus. Det \u00e4r en sm\u00e5tt absurd konsekvens av en struktur vars egentliga syfte borde vara att m\u00f6jligg\u00f6ra och underl\u00e4tta f\u00f6r forskningens m\u00f6jligheter \u2013 inte att f\u00f6rs\u00e4mra och f\u00f6rdyra den. Att se p\u00e5 Akademiska Hus verksamhet som en allm\u00e4nt tillg\u00e4nglig nyttighet skulle inneb\u00e4ra en avsev\u00e4rd f\u00f6rdel i ambitionen att st\u00e4rka forskningen och utbildningen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grundl\u00e4ggande f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Som en bakomliggande fond f\u00f6r svensk forsknings framtida framg\u00e5ngar ligger en central f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning: akademisk frihet och institutionell autonomi. H\u00e4r vet jag att du har ett starkt engagemang och jag uppfattar att du verkligen drivs av den \u00e4rliga och djupt k\u00e4nda uppfattningen att forskning och akademi m\u00e5ste garanteras n\u00f6dv\u00e4ndig frihet. Den fr\u00e5gan \u00e4r synnerligen angel\u00e4gen och aktuell i dessa dagar, n\u00e4r vi ser hur akademisk frihet, demokratiska v\u00e4rderingar och m\u00e4nskliga r\u00e4ttigheter trycks tillbaka runt om i v\u00e5r omv\u00e4rld. \u00c4ven detta \u00e4r ett omr\u00e5de jag \u00e5terkommit till m\u00e5nga g\u00e5nger under min tid som rektor vid KI, l\u00e4s till exempel g\u00e4rna de inl\u00e4gg jag gjort p\u00e5 min blogg.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00e4r finns ocks\u00e5 den viktiga aspekten som handlar om forskarnas s\u00e4kerhet och m\u00f6jlighet att verka utan att uts\u00e4ttas f\u00f6r hot, trakasserier och v\u00e5ld. D\u00e4rf\u00f6r \u00e4r den av regeringen nyligen beslutade uppdraget till Universitetskanslers\u00e4mbetet om akademisk frihet s\u00e5 viktigt. H\u00e4r \u00e4r det avg\u00f6rande att uppdraget inte endast tittar p\u00e5 den s\u00e5 kallade cancelkulturen inom akademin, utan belyser fr\u00e5gan ur ett bredare perspektiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lycka till!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jag \u00f6nskar dig ett varmt lycka till med ditt viktiga uppdrag som svensk utbildningsminister. Det gl\u00e4der mig att dina ambitioner \u00e4r h\u00f6ga och jag delar din uppfattning att Sverige har potential f\u00f6r att utvecklas till en v\u00e4rldsledande kunskapsnation. Men f\u00f6r att detta ska kunna ske m\u00e5ste hinder undanr\u00f6jas och en f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning m\u00e5ste vara p\u00e5 plats: akademisk frihet och institutionell autonomi. Jag har n\u00e4mnt fyra hinder, men kunde ha n\u00e4mnd flera. Det finns ocks\u00e5 flera f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar, men jag har n\u00e4mnt den viktigaste; L\u00e5ta l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten ta ansvaret f\u00f6r sin verksamhet, utan politisk detaljstyrning. Vi har sett under pandemin hur viktigt det \u00e4r att vi har akademisk frihet och institutionell autonomi.  Utan detta vore en snabb omst\u00e4llning om\u00f6jlig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sj\u00e4lv avslutar jag snart mitt n\u00e4stan sex \u00e5r l\u00e5nga f\u00f6rordnade som rektor vid KI. Tre av de h\u00e4r \u00e5ren har varit pr\u00e4glat av pandemin som ju har varit en tragedi och p\u00e5frestning f\u00f6r s\u00e5 m\u00e5nga. Nu har vi samlat v\u00e5ra erfarenheter i en rapport<\/a> d\u00e4r vi g\u00f6r det ett universitet alltid ska och b\u00f6r g\u00f6ra: \u00f6dmjukt fundera \u00f6ver hur vi kan bli \u00e4nnu b\u00e4ttre p\u00e5 att leverera forskning och utbildning p\u00e5 allra h\u00f6gsta niv\u00e5 \u2013 b\u00e5de under en kris och mer l\u00e5ngsiktigt \u2013 f\u00f6r samh\u00e4llets fortsatta utveckling.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Med v\u00e4nliga h\u00e4lsningar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ole Petter Ottersen, rektor vid Karolinska Institutet till och med den 28 februari 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open letter to Education Minister Mats Persson: Four obstacles and a precondition<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Minister for Education Mats Persson visited KI on 1 February. Included on the agenda was a presentation of the Precision Medicine Centre Karolinska (which we run jointly with Karolinska University Hospital), the KI Centre for Health Crises, and the initiatives we have taken to promote responsible internationalisation. The Minister was also afforded an opportunity to discuss education-related issues with students. The visit concluded with a very constructive discussion on obstacles that have to be removed and preconditions that have to be in place to safeguard excellent research and education. I promised to follow up with a summary and some personal reflections. This blog is therefore written as an open letter to the Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The text is inspired by discussions in the KI Faculty Council, most recently at the meeting of 13 February.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update and clarification <\/strong>Under the heading “Obstacle 3” I am writing about the changed regulation regarding the possibilities of higher education institutions to provide housing. More information about this can be found in an article published on KI’s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that the regulation change may affect the recruitment of students to international programs as students from EU\/EEA countries and Switzerland who have been accepted to a bachelor’s or master’s program at KI can no longer be offered housing. Paying program students, students who come in mobility programs, doctoral students and researchers etc. will still be able to be offered housing, but in some cases new criteria must be met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To the Minister for Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dear Mats Persson,<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First of all, let me thank you for your visit to Karolinska Institutet on 1 February. I can assure you it was very much appreciated on our part and I took it that you too were pleased with the meetings and discussions we had here on KI campus north. As we parted company, I promised to send you a list of what are, in my opinion, the most important obstacles to excellent research and education and the most important prerequisite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am now presenting to you my list in the form of an open letter, which I am also publishing on my blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four obstacles and a precondition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic has made it all too clear how important a university can be to society when we are forced to endure a global health crisis. While continuing to train medical personnel \u2013 which is essential in any crisis \u2013 KI produced educational packages for people working with home assistance and elderly care, turned its laboratories over to analysing large volumes of covid samples and, not least, shared knowledge and expertise in the fields of infection medicine, vaccines, drugs and treatment. KI\u2019s researchers have likely never featured so frequently on radio, on TV and in newspapers as in the past few years. KI has helped clarify and contextualise,  explained how research works, and showed how uncertainty can be handled in a period of exceptionally rapid knowledge development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tackling a virus that the world has never encountered before requires extraordinary efforts. To date, KI researchers have published over 1,400 articles on COVID-19, many in collaboration with Karolinska University Hospital and other hospitals in Region Stockholm. The competence embedded in a medical university is in high demand and of crucial importance when a crisis hits. I think we can safely say that KI has passed the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experiences we have gained since early 2020 have exposed a number of obstacles that must be removed if we are to uphold  excellent research and education here at KI and at other academic institutions. Here is my list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obstacle 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research funding<\/em>. There are structural problems in research funding that must be resolved. One such is co-financing<\/em>. These days, much research is done with a funding model that requires co-financing from the university. This means, in effect, that much of the basic funding \u2013 the money that universities and educational institutions can distribute on the basis of autonomy and academic freedom \u2013 is tied to the research priorities of the government and funding bodies. This runs counter to the idea of institutional autonomy and weakens long-term research as a platform for breakthrough science. Basic research, which is often \u201cslow science\u201d with a long time horizon, is essential to knowledge development. The breakthroughs we have seen during the pandemic are founded upon decades of long-term basic research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We cannot live with a co-financing requirement that is so burdensome that success becomes dependent on the ability to pay rather than on scientific excellence. Nor can we live with a financing system that lacks the far-sightedness that is needed for genuine breakthrough research. This is all about how we are to develop and strengthen Sweden as a knowledge nation. A government commission led by Ingrid Pettersson is now looking into the system for research funding in Sweden and I have high hopes for the outcome.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obstacle 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access to data, infrastructure and arenas for education.<\/em> For many years now, Sweden has maintained large and effective registries and case-management systems, which provide opportunities for research not found in most other countries. However, the potential of these resources cannot be fully exploited. Legislation is not keeping up with technical and scientific developments while incompatible data systems hinder access and use. The incompatibility of data systems is particularly evident in medical research, where varying systems for medical records make aggregated research in the near term almost impossible to achieve in practice. Thus, Sweden needs to create structures that will enable us to use and exploit our registries and systems more effectively. Here too there are some positive signs, such as the investigation into secondary use of health data led by Katarina Nystr\u00f6m. We now need to muster our energy to ensure that the unique potential inherent to Swedish health data is translated into unique, world-leading research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As regards infrastructure<\/em>, we have identified a shortcoming in the financing of \u201cmedium-cost\u201d infrastructures, i.e., those that are not part of a national initiative and too expensive to be financed by individual universities. If we are to maintain excellent research in areas that depend on state-of-the-art equipment there is a need to take on this challenge, not least when it comes to clinical and experimental medical research. The government and current funding bodies should take notice and see how to fill this void.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensuring access to arenas for clinical education and research <\/em>is essential to the ability of universities to contribute to the skills supply and development from which society benefits. A national strategy is needed as well as a plan for guaranteeing the availability of such arenas.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obstacle 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Migration<\/em>. In the past few years, I\u2019ve grown increasingly exasperated and, at times, truly disconsolate at the inflexibility, new laws and regulatory interpretations that complicate the recruitment of international students and researchers to Sweden. During my presidency I have come across a number of cases related to KI where we have in effect lost the opportunity to attract and retain talented and skilled people of top international capacity. In the past six months alone, we have seen cases of highly qualified people choosing universities in other countries in preference to KI due to long, complicated processes, uncertainty about outcomes and decisions, more or less unwarranted rejections and some outright administrative mistakes. More than a few times have I raised this issue in interviews and op-ed articles and on my blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is at stake is the general reputation of Sweden as an inviting, welcoming, open country. The government\u2019s latest international information campaign, designed explicitly to discourage people from coming to Sweden, has hardly helped to improve Sweden\u2019s image in this respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, I would like to point out that you, Mr Persson, have often expressed your opinion that the situation must improve. This is a good sign. Sweden must present itself as an attractive country for talented and skilled people from other countries \u2013 otherwise we will inevitably be left behind as regards our role as an outstanding knowledge nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, I\u2019d like to stress the need to increase the supply of student accommodations. The regulatory amendment made in the new year concerning the ability for universities and university colleges to provide accommodation (SFS 2022:1515) means that we can rent properties for sub-letting only to students on exchange agreements or to fee-paying students. This can affect the recruitment of students to international programmes, as EU citizens can no longer be offered accommodation. This also applies to doctoral students and visiting researchers. The group that is no longer accepted on account of this amendment amounts to around 30 per cent of KI\u2019s past annual tenants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obstacle 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High costs<\/em>. If we are to strengthen Sweden as a research nation, we must have access to good, reasonably priced premises. Most universities today lease their premises from the state-run Akademiska Hus, which is required to provide premises that meet a university\u2019s requirements and needs. During my years as President, KI\u2019s relationship with Akademiska Hus has been excellent. It is a creative and flexible partner that takes pains to create the best possible conditions for our activities. The problem is, however, that Akademiska Hus has to return a profit, which in effect means that it has to lease its properties at market rates. Consequently, a not insignificant part of government research funding is returned to the state in the form of rent to Akademiska Hus. This is a slightly absurd consequence of a structure whose actual purpose should be to enable and facilitate research, not to subvert it and make it more expensive. Seeing the Akademiska Hus\u2019s business as a public utility would help us realize our ambitions in the realms of research and education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fundamental precondition:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing as a backdrop to the future success of Swedish research is a cardinal precondition: academic freedom and institutional autonomy. I know that you are devoted to this and that you are driven by a genuine and deeply held belief in the idea that research and academia must be guaranteed the freedom they need. This issue is particularly urgent and topical now when we are witnessing the suppression of academic freedom, democratic values and human rights in many parts of the world. This is another theme I have often returned to in my time as KI president; please read, for instance, my many blog posts on the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here we also find the important matter of the safety of researchers and their ability to work without being subjected to threats, harassment, and violence. This is why we welcome the assignment that the government recently gave to the Swedish Higher Education Authority regarding academic freedom. It is important that any analysis of academic freedom addresses this issue from a broad perspective and not just with a focus on \u201ccancel culture\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good luck!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish you the best of luck in your important role as Swedish Minister for Education. I am pleased to see that you have high ambitions and I share your belief that Sweden has the potential to become a world-leading knowledge nation. But for this to happen, obstacles must be removed and a precondition put in place: academic freedom and institutional autonomy. I have mentioned four obstacles but could easily have mentioned more. There are also more preconditions, but here I point to the most important of all: to let universities take responsibility for their own activities, free from political micro-management. We have seen during the pandemic how important it is to have academic freedom and institutional autonomy, without which a prompt transition to COVID-19 related research would have been impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My almost six-year long tenure as KI president will soon be drawing to a close. Three of these years have been marked by the pandemic, which has been a tragedy and trial for so many. We have now gathered our experiences in a report, in which we do what a university shall always do for the sake of societal development: stay away from complacency and critically and openly reflect on how we can be better at delivering research and education of the highest possible standard\u2013 both during a crisis and in the long term.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yours sincerely<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ole Petter Ottersen, President of Karolinska Institutet until 28 February 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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