Overview

The aim of Strategic Sustainable Development research at Blekinge Institute of Technology is to provide support for strategic sustainability thinking early in the innovation process. It is in the early phases the opportunities are the greatest to create solutions that contribute to sustainable development of society and strengthen the organization.

About the programme

In these phases it is important to be able to model, simulate, and in a coordinated way take into account, for example, technical, business economic and socio-ecological consequences of different solutions. Based on this, the organization can find the best options from a strategic sustainability perspective and develop these further in later phases of the innovation process.

The research group sustainability-driven innovation develops decision support methodology for companies, municipalities and other organizations that want to work strategically with sustainable development, namely to contribute to the transition towards sustainability for society as a whole in a way that strengthens the organizations.

Programme Structure

Examples of current sub-areas of research are:

social sustainability
methodology for sustainable product- and service development
sustainable procurement and value-chain management
sustainable energy- and transport system development
sustainable municipal- and regional development
sustainable food system development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Karlskrona, Sweden

Disciplines

Sustainable Development View 4 other PhDs in Sustainable Development in Sweden

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed master’s degree from a Swedish university or at least 240 higher education credits including at least 60 at the master’s level, or the corresponding international equivalents.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

Free
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Free

Additional Details

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Living costs

Karlskrona

Sweden

6700 - 10170 SEK / month

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