In English

The city of Kalmar hosts Sweden's sixth-largest university, Linnaeus University, located in the central city center. We are a university city where the business community, public sector, civil society, and university have many opportunities for collaboration for innovation and growth.

On these websites, with the help of Google translate, you can explore all the exciting things that the university city has to offer – From major investments in research & innovation to concrete opportunities for residents, students, researchers, teachers, businesses, and organizations.

Collaborate with Kalmar Municipality

Kalmar Municipality welcomes collaborations with students and researchers from colleges and universities. These collaborations enrich the municipality in several ways. It can involve partnerships where students or researchers contribute to solving municipal challenges, but also in terms of skills development and future recruitment.

Feel free to get in touch if you, as a teacher or researcher, would like to connect with a department within Kalmar Municipality. If you know which department, or area of expertise, at the municipality you're looking for, you can contact the municipality’s contact center Länk till annan webbplats., which will guide you in the right direction.

If you wish to discuss collaboration and seek contact and dialogue with the municipality, businesses, organizations, or civil society, you can also contact the Growth & Business unit at the municipality. Contact information can be found here. Länk till annan webbplats.

For example, there is a University Strategist at the unit who serves as a link between the university and the municipality. The unit also has business navigators and a relocation navigator who can be helpful.

The Department of External Relations at Linneaus University

The Department of External Relations is a unit within the university's operational support that gathers expertise in external funding, innovation, internationalization, and collaboration. Here, Linnaeus University's collaboration advisors serves as internal support for collaboration issues and also supports the development of contacts for collaborations between the business sector/society and the university's students and researchers. More information about external relations at Linneaus University can be found here. Länk till annan webbplats.