Economy

Target audience

Mainly those who work with planning processes and economy, in particular personnel categories with an operational responsibility for these functions and processes.

Focus areas 

  • How do we plan for long-term change? Long-term forecasts, scenarios for development etc.
  • What are we measuring and why? How much do we measure and are we able to tell when achieving our goals?
  • Strategic work and planning processes at the university level in relation to the faculty and department level.
  • How does our processes contribute to efficiency and how to make the most out of available resources?
  • Benchmarking in these areas at different levels of our organisations.

Activities last year:

  • Online meetings for group members each month during semesters
  • One physical meeting each semester
    • (Reykjavik August 2025, Borås April 2026)
  • Physical conference 21-23 May 2025 in Helsinki –”Adjusting to New Demands”, 60 participants

Plans for 2026-27

  • Online and physical meeting for group members
    • Developed with themes for knowledge and experience sharing
  • 2 sessions at NUAS Forum in August 2026
  • Plans for events in 2027 will be announced

Group leader

Dan Guttke

Deputy University Director
Karlstad University

E-mail: dan.guttke@kau.se