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IIIEE in 2023: Key Figures

2023 was a year with impressively many IIIEE activities. The IIIEE participated in many, many, many collaborative processes, events, presentations, conferences, applications etc, leading to new research and many conclusion on how to advance a transformative change in society. Many articles were produced, new proposals granted, student reports written, an alumni conference organised and examinations successfully finalised. The IIIEE research proved its excellence by receiving extremely high citation index when our research the past 10 years was evaluated. 

The year was also characterized by the renovation of the building, which led to some complications with online solutions and that the education moved to other buildings during the spring.  During the autumn everything was however almost back to normal. In sum, both student and staff have performed exceptionally well and the administration has contributed with their excellent skills and support which has paved way for success in both research and education. Many thanks to all of you! 

Thanks to all students and staff for your efforts and to all our partners, companies and organizations for creative and constructive collaboration in 2023.

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Jenny Palm, IIIEE Director    

IIIEE Research

Our research spans over a number of highly relevant topics of governance and management to advance strategies for sustainable solutions. We conduct research in close collaboration with business, public authorities and other societal partners.

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Research themes

Our research spans over a number of highly relevant topics of governance and management to advance strategies for sustainable solutions. 

Read more about our research themes here.

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Research Projects

IIIEE is proud of its strong project track record.

  • 46 ongoing research projects

  • 21% sucess rate for submitted proposals

  • 8 research projects funding granted

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Research Impact

  • 1st position for Lund University in global ranking of sustainability universities, with a big contribution from IIIEE

  • 2.49 citations on average per publication, compared to 1.75 for Lund University overall

  • 45 new publications 

IIIEE Education

The Master’s programmes at the IIIEE continue to add value by their interdisciplinary and international nature, being international in scope, and emphasising collaboration with society. 

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Master's programs

We are devoted to our two international top class Master's programs.

  • EMP - Environmental Policy and Management

  • MESPOM - Erasmus Mundus Master's Course in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management (hosted by a  consortium of four universities) 

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Additional courses

We have been teaching more than in our own Masters programs.

  • 2 courses to the Faculty of Natural science

  • 1 course to the Faculty of Engineering

  • 2 SASI-courses to exchange students

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Attractive education

We have witnessed record high numbers of applicants to our Master's programs.

  • 770 applicants for the EMP program (23 applicants per spot)

  • 2165 applicants for MESPOM program (135 applicants per spot)

IIIEE MOOCs

The IIIEE MOOCs have each been running since 2015 and have so far attracted participants from 212 countries and regions. The majority of participants are in the age of 25-34, 65% are full time employed or unemployed and the majority have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. Most are individuals with personal/career motives and approx. 15% are joining the courses coming from or representing organizations.

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New MOOC projects

The IIIEE continues to be the most MOOC-productive unit at Lund University.

  • 2 new MOOCs were launced

  • 2  new MOOCs projects were initiated

  • 1 new grant was received for a MOOC course 

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MOOC reach

The IIIEE MOOC reach is wide and growing.

  • 86 000 new visitors in the courses (now a total of 1.05 million) 
  • 15 000 new enrolled course participants (now a total of 250 000) 
  • 11 000  active course participants (now a total of 140 000
  • 4 200 new completed course participant (now total of 30 500)
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Added value from MOOCs

The digital course material developed for MOOCs has proven even more useful.

  • 2 short courses are building on MOOC materials (SASI-courses) 
  • 4.7 out of 5 is the average quality rating given from our MOOC-participants

IIIEE Organization

Individual capacity and thriving team work is the essence of the IIIEE. We are a dynamic organization and continue to adjust our structure and functions according to best fit our vision.

 

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Dedicated staff

We are 44 staff members.

  • 20 senior researchers and teachers

  • 7 professors

  • 5 administration and adjuncts

  • 6 PhD students

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Agile organization

We keep strengthening our organisation and build capacity where needed.

  • 9 recruitments

  • 2 staff meetings

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Active student groups

Our building houses a rich and diverse range of dedicated students.

  • 148 Master's students in total and over the whole year

  • 120 undergraduate students

IIIEE Communication

More so than ever, staff members at the IIIEE have contributed information about events, deliverables and projects, allowing for more transparency and dialogues around the many IIIEE activities.

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Facebook

We keep in touch with an ever-growing crowd on Facebook.

  • 4352 followers in the IIIEE group

  • 776 members in the alumni group

  • 5900 followers in the IIIEE MOOC group
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LinkedIn

We are increasingly active on LinkedIn.

  • 7493 followers in the IIIEE group

  • 1258 members in the IIIEE MOOCs group
  • 2 region-specific IIIEE alumni groups (Canada and Germany) with 84 members
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Podcasts

Our popular Podcast series are increasingly supporting our research dissemination and expert insights.

  • 4 podcast series managed by staff  (1 new)

  • 1 podcast series managed by students

  • 81 podcast episodes in total (24 new in 2025)

Alumni Engagements

You can leave but you never check out... our alumni network is more active than ever, with an Executive Committee, a dedicated platform, exchange of job posts and project resources, regional subgroups and a regular conference for IRL meetings.

 

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Graduates 2025

The students graduating was a more diverse group than ever.

  • 30 EMP graduates
  • 16 MESPOM graduates 
  • 34 countries represented
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Alumni Network

Our alumni network is growing, thriving and still interacting with IIIEE.

  • 1100+ alumni in the network
  • 35 alumni involved in teaching in the Master's courses at IIIEE
  • 91% signed up on the alumni platform 
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Alumni Conference

A record number of alumni reunited at the Network Conference.

  • 22+ themes and workshops 
  • 250+ participants
  • 25+ batches represented

Photo credits: Håkan Rodhe, Charlotte Leire, Johan Persson, Pixabay and Shutterstock (Creative Commons).