Mission and objectives
The mission of the ITM school is to lead the transition an adaptable industry for a sustainable society, characterized by new product and service designs, new materials, new business models, sustainable energy systems, recycling, reuse and remanufacture.
IRIS worked with digitalization, innovation and entrepreneurship, and focused on four strategic areas for research, education and impact:
- Industrial transformation through sustainable digitalization
- Integrated mechanics, components and materials design, including additive manufacturing
- Sustainable energy systems, infrastructure and business
- Innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems and infrastructure
Specific goals of the initiative
IRIS provided a unique opportunity to proactively establish the ITM school at the forefront in addressing research on sustainable industry and society.
Specific goal were to:
- Create strong research environments at the ITM school that are focused on achieving the mission. This entailed to:
- Stimulate and create new cross-department collaborations within and across the four areas
- Leverage existing efforts (e.g. centers) and align with other new initiatives (e.g. Sustainability, Circular Economy, Techlab and the KTH platforms) in order to create synergies where relevant
- Enhance the visibility and impact of KTH in these areas – internally and externally – drastically improving the communication.