STINT invests SEK 8.4 million in research cooperation between Swedish and foreign universities within the Mobility Grants for Internationalisation programme. Foreign research groups will fund their participation on a corresponding level.
After expert review, assessment and decision meeting, the following projects were selected:
Name | Department | Univ. | Name | University | Country / Region | Project title |
Simone Schwank | CLINTEC | KI | Liping Zhu | Tongji University | China | The impact of COVID-19 on global mental health |
Joseph Siegel | English | SU | Masako Kumazawa | J.F. Oberlin University | Japan | English medium instruction in academic lectures |
Haining Tan | Chemistry | UU | Chung Dae Sung | Pohang University of Sci. & Tech. | South Korea | Emulsion polymerization of donor-acceptor copolymer for high efficiency photocatalyst |
Mathias Wallin | Construction Sciences | LU | Gil Ho Yoon | Hanyang University | South Korea | Structural engineering optimization for buckling induced soft robotics |
Evgeny Osipov | Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering | LTU | Daswin De Silva | La Trobe University | Australia | LTU2: Brain-like computing for faster AI |
Yvonne Nygård | Biology and Biological Engineering | CTH | Jung Rae Kim | Pusan National University | South Korea | Bio-electrosynthetic CO2 valorization for value-added chemical production |
Lili Jiang | Computing Science | UMU | Sharma Chakravarthy | The University of Texas at Arlington | USA | Analysis and prediction via multilayer graph-based learning and inferences with a focus on pandemics |
Maliheh Mehrshad | Aquatic Sciences and Assessment | SLU | Jang-Cheon Choe | Inha University | South Korea | Cultural mutuality: Elucidating the adaptation strategies of freshwater microbes to eutrophication by combining high throughput cultivation and omics analyses |
Sofia Backåberg | Health and Caring Sciences | LNU | Lorraine Venturato | University of Calgary | Canada | Using an interactive technology platform to improve learning and confidence, with a focus on mobility in physical activities of daily living amongst older adults |
Frank Lipnizki | Chemical Engineering | LU | Takeo Yamaguchi | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | Novel anti-fouling membranes for lignocellulosic biorefineries |
Carsten Mim | Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems | KTH | Jihoo Yoo | Chung-Ang University | South Korea | Sweden (KTH) – Korea (CAU) collaborative structural biology program for structural analysis of membrane proteins |
Alyssa Joyce | Marine Sciences | GU | Sergio Sanudo-Wilhelm | University of Southern California | USA | International networks and training opportunities in sustainable seafood production |
Eva Billstedt | Neuroscience and Physiology | GU | Amy Slogrove | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | ESSENCE in South Africa: Towards a feasible neurodevelopmental screen for young children |
Johan Ankarklev | Molecular Biosciences | SU | Nilmar Moretti | Federal University of Sao Paulo | Brazil | Single-cell transcriptomics and genome editing to study vector competence related the vector-borne diseases: Leishmania and malaria |
Mélaine Despeisse | Industrial and Materials Science | CTH | Yusuke Kishita | University of Tokyo | Japan | Engineering education and gamification for sustainable development |
Teresa Olsen Ekerhult | Clinical Sciences | GU | Anthony Atala | Wake Forest University | USA | 3D bioprinting a urethra used in an animal model |
Emma Björk | Physics, Chemistry and Biology | LIU | Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki | Nagoya University | Japan | Nanoporous membranes for cleaning of wastewater from nuclear power plants |
Thomas Breslin | Clinical Sciences | LU | Michael Lerch | University of Wollongong | Australia | FLASH vs MRT: Novel radiotherapy head to head |
Nicholas Wiltsher | Philosophy | UU | James Shelley | Auburn University | USA | Aesthetics across the Atlantic |
Lars Österlund | Materials Science and Engineering | UU | Pung Keun Song | Pusan National University | South Korea | Nano-templated chromic materials |