Sweden Korea Education, Research, and Innovation Collaboration (SKERIC).

Sweden-Korea Education, Research, and Innovation Collaboration (SKERIC) is a collaborative project involving eight Swedish and Korean universities. The project addresses some of the greatest challenges facing democratic societies today, with the aim of equipping some of the most prominent early-career researchers and innovators from Sweden and Korea with the tools, skills, and networks required to become academic leaders as well as outstanding researchers and innovators—capable of tackling the world’s most pressing challenges while also advancing democracy and academic freedom. With its focus on the next generation of academics and innovators in Korea and Sweden, SKERIC introduces joint platforms and models that combine both digital and physical components for international and interdisciplinary career development programmes, international programmes in academic leadership, and matchmaking events for representatives from research-based startups and spin-offs.

HERO’s role in the project falls within the “Quality assurance” work package. The aim is to study the project as a case study of international research projects and to examine the impact the project has had on participants’ careers. The results will be published in reports and scientific articles.