The 20th February was a special day: we submitted KTH’s annual report for 2023 and the budget for 2025-2027.
The annual report is a fantastic collaboration between all departments that goes on for several months. All to try to give as accurate and clear a picture as possible of KTH’s activities. Although the focus is on the things that we, as a government agency, are obliged to report, the annual report provides a fantastic overview of KTH’s fascinating activities. In 2023, for example, we can be pleased that the number of doctoral students is increasing again, that our researchers have attracted more funding from the Swedish Research Council than ever before, and that we are starting up the unique national initiative Cybercampus Sweden.
In the budget document, we provide a forecast of our activities for the coming year. We are in a tough financial situation right now, but through the efforts of the entire organisation, we will be able to reverse the trend within a few years.
The budget submission also provides an opportunity to give input to the government on strategically important issues. We highlight the need for higher remuneration for our education and show that KTH can contribute a great deal to the government’s investments in education in technology and science.We also emphasise the importance of increased basic appropriations for research and the need for various investments in research infrastructures. But our most important issue is the galloping costs of premises and the need for the government to change the system of market rents, which hits KTH so much harder because of Stockholm’s high rent levels.
If you want a good picture of what KTH is today and important strategic issues for KTH: read the annual report and the budget document!
Fredrik Oldsjö, Head of the Management Office and Deputy University Director.