10 Mar 2025 9:30 AM3:00 PM

The Bridge conference 2025

We invite you to a day of inspiration and connection with colleagues and partners in our partnership. With the signing of a new agreement, we’ll draw inspiration from ongoing research and education, and together we explore the expanded possibilities to further collaboration and joint projects.

During the conference, the first project call will officially open, marking a key change in the new agreement that enables more participants to apply for funding through The Bridge.

We look forward to seeing you there and shaping the future of our collaboration together!

For question, please contact the conference working group: Maria Engelbrektson, Linnaeus University, Linda Wilkens, IKEA and Torbjörn Carlsson, Södra.

Programme

Registration opens and coffee is served from 9.30

10.00 - Welcome to the Bridge Conference 2025

10.20 - 2024 in retrospect – highlights and lessons learned

10.30 - Meet our students

10.45 - A new agreement – What does it mean in practice?

11.00 - Presentation and examples of current research and challenges within the new thematic areas:

Sustainability and climate change
Renewable resources and fossil-free production
Balancing ecosystem services
Forests and society

12.00 - Call for proposals #1 officially opens

12.15 - LUNCH

13.00 - Workshop – Possible ideas for future projects

14.45 - Closing remarks

Coffee will be served after the remarks – welcome to hang around and chat with your new friends!

Registration

The registration is closed.

Preparation

Everyone a bit extra curious can prepare for the conference by having a glance at the ongoing projects within The Bridge - Projects_thebridge.pdf

The list is long, 75 projects, but maybe you find something that interest you!

See you at the conference!

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.