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The Swedish Embassy celebrates the 14th edition of Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week
Published December 7, 2021
– Focus on gender, innovation and sustainability –
Mumbai: Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week (SINMW), which is now in its 14th edition, is an annual event organized by the Swedish Embassy, the Swedish Consulate General in Mumbai and other Team Sweden actors including Swedish companies operating in India. Although the actual week is from 6-10 December 2021, events under the Nobel Umbrella have started in November and will run until 15 December.
This is the second year that the event takes place practically due to the pandemic.
Ambassador Klas Molin said:
We are pleased to present the 14th edition of Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week, one of the embassy’s true flagship events. It pays tribute to Alfred Nobel and his deep legacy in the fields of science, research, innovation and art. Here in India, it is a reminder of the long-term commitment of Sweden and Swedish companies, our sponsors.
Our countries have very strong bilateral ties in so many sectors, with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, which together with gender equality are the underlying themes for this year’s Nobel Memorial Week. With COVID protocols in mind, we have tried to cure a small number of secure events for this year. When we look forward to 2022, we hope to be able to come back with at least one hybrid Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week!
The highlights of Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week 2021 (SINMW2021) are:
She STEM: After the astonishing success of last year’s launch, She STEM is back in a little new avatar for the Instagram generation! She STEM is a joint initiative between the Swedish Embassy in India and the Atal Innovation Mission, which emphasizes the importance of STEM education for young girls and women. For 2021, She STEM was launched with an Insta reels challenge for 13-17 year old students who were invited to apply their creative side to scientific solutions for a competition that asks them to “fast forward to 2040”. Students were expected to come up with Insta rolls on how to make this world a better place to live as a STEM leader (Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics).
A jury will select the winners. The award ceremony will take place together with a panel discussion among leading female voices on leading STEM & sustainability on December 6 at 14:30.
The online event is open to everyone. Register at https://t.co/hpJo32bDEH
MoU / LoI with IIT Delhi, IIT Madras & IIT Bombay
1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Business Sweden-The Swedish Trade and Invest Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the field of clean air and green energy.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by V Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi, and Cecilia Oskarsson, Trade Commissioner for Sweden to India, and aims to identify mutual cooperation opportunities, introduce innovative solutions for industry and academia, given the continuity of India Sweden Innovations Accelerator Program. and Sustainability by Sweden Showroom and Platform in India. The aim is also to promote collaboration at university level by linking IIT Delhi with leading research universities and institutes in Sweden, especially during upcoming research and innovation calls between India and Sweden. The Memorandum of Understanding involves the exchange of skills between India and Sweden through discussion forums and faculty exchanges.
2. IIT Madras and IIT-Bombay
In an effort to co-create innovative and sustainable clean water solutions, Business Sweden India and the Swedish Energy Agency have also signed a letter of intent with the Indian Institute of Technology – Madras (IIT Madras) and the International Center for Clean Water (ICCW).
Similarly, another LoI will be signed next week with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) for collaboration in the field of smart grids and e-mobility. With these agreements, these institutes have an academic and research partner for the ecosystem Sustainability by Sweden and showroom in India, which is a joint initiative of the Swedish Energy Agency and Team Sweden.
These collaborations are important milestones in creating a strong ecosystem of Swedish and Indian units that will continuously work to build a climate-neutral future for both countries.
Mahindra Group Sustainability is no longer about doing less damage, it is about doing more good. On behalf of the ecosystem Sustainability by Sweden, Business Sweden will sign a LoI with the leading Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group and will include them as an industry partner.
Nobel Prize Teacher Summit: As part of Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week 2021, the Swedish Consulate General, Mumbai will organize a “Nobel Prize Teacher Summit” on December 7, 2021 in collaboration with a local partner Idobro Impact Solutions. ‘Nobel Prize Teacher Summit’ is an international teachers’ conference of the Nobel Prize Museum with the support of the Swedish Institute. The theme of this year’s Summit is “In the River of Facts” to provide teachers with teaching strategies for navigating knowledge between scientific facts, personal values and conspiracy theories. The Nobel teachers materials will be disseminated physically and digitally with teachers present. Teachers are expected to use this material in their classrooms to spread knowledge about the Nobel Prize, the summit and the purpose of the theme among children. So start conversations on the ground about disinformation and share ways to curb it before it ends up harming communities.
Innovation lecture series on goals for sustainable development: Sweden Alumni Network India, Bengaluru Chapter – in collaboration with a local partner Acharya Institute – organizes the Innovation Lecture Series alongside SINMW2021.
SANI (Sweden Alumni Network India) Awards Night: The Swedish Institute Alumni Network includes more than 15,000 talented individuals from over 140 countries. These are people who have studied or researched at a Swedish university, have participated in one of the Swedish Institute’s leadership programs or participated in Sida’s (Swedish)
development cooperation) International training programs. This year, Sweden Alumni Network India (all its branches in Bengaluru, Kerala, Maharashtra and Goa, New Delhi, Mumbai and Tamil Nadu) is awarded the title of Alumni Network of the Year 2021.
The reason for the award is encapsulated in the motivation, which quotes: “Sweden’s alumni network India and its six chapters actively contribute to a fair and sustainable global development by arranging alumni activities – spread geographically – that strategically position SDG from several different angles. and broader perspective. The alumni activities involve not only SI and Sweden’s alumni, but also municipalities, companies, school children and the general public who emphasize the importance of how we achieve our common goals. Cooperation, co-creation, reciprocity and community characterize the network board’s joint efforts. ‘
SINMW2022 hopes to be back in a physical or hybrid also in 2022