SweDev’s Parliamentary Seminar Called for Action to Protect Swedish International Development Research

March 6, 2026

SweDev participated in a conference on evidence-based aid 

On 19 February, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) arranged a one-day conference on the role of evidence in promoting effective development cooperation. Benjamin Dousa, Minister for Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, opened the conference, which was followed by featured presentations and panel discussions by international experts and scholars.

February 27, 2026

Call for Abstracts: 2026 SANORD Conference 

September 22-25, 2026, the University of Namibia (UNAM) will host the annual scientific conference of the Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD) in Windhoek, Namibia. SANORD invites scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students to submit abstracts for paper and poster presentations that align with the conference themes. Abstracts must be submitted no later than 10 April 2026.

February 20, 2026

New OP-ED: “Made in Sweden” risks becoming an empty slogan without investment in global research

Anna Mia Ekström, Chair of SweDev, recently co-authored an op-ed in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri together with leading representatives from academia and the business sector. The authors warn that recent cuts to Sweden’s funding for global development research risk undermining the country’s long-standing leadership in innovation, global partnerships, and sustainable economic growth.

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