29 Feb 2024 9:30 AM3:00 PM

The Bridge conference

Please join us in a day of getting to know colleagues with the collaboration from IKEA, Södra and Linnaeus University. We will be inspired by the research, education and collaboration that takes places within The Bridge and explore how we can make our collaboration even stronger.

Programme

9.30 - Check in and coffee/tea.

10.00 - Welcome and introduction to the day and the people.

10.15 - What is our story and how can we share it?

In this session we will engage with a new communication material of The Bridge and meet key people within the collaboration.

10.45 Short break.

11.00 What is happening within The Bridge – sharing from 12 researchers working with forest and wood, sustainability and innovation. Pecha kucha style presentations clustered in themes with group discussions in between. A chance for us all to learn more, to find connections, and to imagine new projects.

12.00-12.45 Lunch. Eat, meet and enjoy being together.

12.45 What is happening within The Bridge – presentations and conversations continued.

13.30 Future projects within The Bridge. Group discussions exploring connections between research areas, needs of companies, university and society.

14.30 Reflections and next steps.

15.00 END and chance to continue mingling.

For question, please contact The Bridge working group for collaboration: Mathilda Tham, Linnéuniversitet, Linda Wilkens, IKEA and Torbjörn Carlsson, Södra

Registration

The registration is open, please use the following link:

https://axacoair.se/go?416PTEKd

Travel to and within Växjö

Travel to Växjö

There are a number of different ways to travel to Växjö. You can either take the train to Växjö Central or travel by air to Växjö Småland Airport.

If you travel by train to Växjö you will reach Växjö Central located in the city centre. Travelling by train from Stockholm Central to Växjö Central takes roughly 3.5 hours.

If you instead choose to travel by air, you can choose to travel either from Bromma Stockholm Airport or Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Växjö Småland Airport. You can also reach Växjö via flight to Copenhagen Airport/Kastrup and connecting direct train to Växjö Central (roughly 2.5 hours).

Travel in Växjö
For travel from Växjö Central or Växjö Småland Airport to Linnaeus University we recommend either bus or taxi.

By bus
When travelling by bus from Växjö Central to Linnaeus University, bus number 3, direction “Universitetet”, is the best option. However, there are also other bus routes that pass by one of the university’s bus stops or bus stops nearby, for instance, route number 1 and 5, which take you to Teleborg Centrum, some 8–10 minutes’ walk from the university’s campus.

Bus number 4 will take you from Växjö Småland Airport to Växjö Central where you can change to bus to get to Linnaeus University.

Bus tickets are purchased either on the bus with a debit card or you can download the travel app “Länstrafiken Kronoberg” and purchase your ticket in the app, which will give you a 10% discount on your ticket. You use your debit card to pay in the app.

Click here to perform a search on Länstrafiken Kronoberg:
https://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/en

By bicycle
In case you prefer a bicycle, many hotels can offer this. It takes roughly 20 minutes with a bicycle from the city centre to Linnaeus University’s campus.

By taxi
Most taxi companies start from Södra Bantorget at World Trade Center which means you can find available taxis here.

By car
There is a relative shortage of parking spaces on campus and all are subject to a charge. Parking spaces are marked on the map below.

Here you will find a map of Linnaeus University in Växjö: https://lnu.se/en/meet-linnaeus-university/contact-and-visit-us/

About Linnaeus University

Linnaeus University is a creative and international knowledge environment that promotes curiosity, creativity, companionship and utility. More than 44,000 students are registered at Linnaeus University.

Linnaeus University is located in Växjö and Kalmar and offers 150 degree programmes and 1,300 single-subject courses. Linnaeus University was established in 2010 through a merger between Växjö University and Kalmar University College.

With some 2,100 employees and 44,000 students it is a modern university with Småland as its base and the world as its arena. Studying and working at Linnaeus University involves being part of an environment that is characterised by knowledge and development. Students acquire new knowledge and learn to have a critical approach. Researchers make new discoveries that can bring change to our society. Employees share stories of a workplace with both challenges and opportunities. Linnaeus University is a university where people can reach their full potential.

Learn more about Linnaeus University.

A sustainable event

This conference is a sustainability-assured meeting in accordance with Linnaeus University’s guidelines for sustainable events. These guidelines are linked to the 17 global goals in Agenda 2030 and comprise the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, the social, and the environmental. Learn more about Linnaeus University’s sustainable events here.