Sweden Korea Research Collaboration Conference, November 17, 2025, at Korea University

Held as part of SKERIC Week, this high-level conference brings together senior researchers, academic leaders, and early-career scholars from Korea and Sweden to initiate long-term, high-impact research partnerships and institutional collaboration. The conference is a strategic platform for advancing joint research, securing international funding, and enhancing institutional collaboration between leading universities in both countries.

Why Attend?

  • Establish direct academic links with reserachers from Sweden’s top universities

  • Gain strategic insight into the SKERIC network, featuring ongoing Sweden–Korea collaborations

  • Explore opportunities to engage in Horizon Europe, the European Union’s flagship research and innovation programme

  • Identify institutional funding instruments available to Korean researchers to support research visits and longer mobilities to Sweden

  • Enhance your capacity for sustained international research engagement through curated workshops and structured academic networking

Registration

SKERIC participants: Register via SKERIC Week 2025 form

Other participants: Information about registration will be distributed at Korea University, Seoul National Unviersity and Pohang University of Science and Technology

Time: November 17, 2025, at 13-16.30 pm

Conference programme

13-13.30, Conference introduction, SK Future Hall

Welcome and introduction

Sweden-Korea Research Collaboration Stories of Impact: Session spotlights real-world success stories from Sweden–Korea research collaborations that have made meaningful impact.

Funding Opportunities: Session will introduce key funding opportunities available to support Sweden–Korea research collaboration

13.30-14.30, Poster session, Outside Chey Jong-hyon Hall

This interactive poster session is a key networking highlight of the day, offering SKERIC participants a chance to share ideas, showcase work, and connect across disciplines and institutions.
All participants and mentors from Work Package 1 and 2 are warmly invited to present a poster—whether it features your current research, a collaborative project, or a new idea you'd like to explore.

Presenters must be available to stand next to their posters during the full session to engage with fellow researchers, answer questions, and spark new collaborations in an informal “meet and mingle” atmosphere.

Whether you're presenting or just browsing, this session is an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues and future collaborators from across and beyond the SKERIC network.

Additional information about the poster session and how to submit your poster will be added within short.

14.30-16.30, Parallell sessions

1.Horizon Europe workshop (EU’s Research and Innovation Programme), CJ Creator Library

Target Audience:  Senior researchers including SKERIC WP2 participants and WP1 mentors
Led by: Kerstin Gidlöf, Research Services, Lund University

Designed for senior researchers, the session will provide essential insights to expand your international collaborations and succeed in EU-funded projects.

This two-hour workshop will introduce the program and guide you through practical steps for participation. Working through the key pillars and application process, you'll:

🔍 Gain a detailed overview of the Horizon Europe program and its funding structure

✍️ Learn how to write a competitive application for Pillar II collaborative projects

🤝 Discover how to identify funding opportunities and build an ideal consortium

🏛️ Understand the evaluation process for proposals and the timeline for your application

2.Design thinking workshop, Chey Jong-hyon Hall

Design thinking is a human-centered, creative approach to solving complex problems. In this 2-hour hands-on workshop, participants will explore real-world challenges through the first three phases of design thinking: Empathize, Define, and Ideate.

Target Audience: Anyone interested

Led by: Professor Helen Shin, Korea University

Working in small interdisciplinary teams, you'll:

💡 Identify key problems within SKERIC themes (e.g., climate change, precision health, energy innovation, sustainable society, AI)

🧠 Brainstorm innovative solutions

🤝 Collaborate across institutions and disciplines

🌍 Develop actionable ideas for future research or projects

Each team will create and present a project proposal that addresses global or local issues, while learning a creative process that emphasizes empathy, experimentation, and collaboration.

Ready to co-create the future? Join us and start designing meaningful change!

3.Matchmaking with researchers from Korea University

Meetings are set up individually. Demands may be added through the SKERIC week 2025 registration form for SKERIC participants.