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Internship for young people - watch the new movie from IVA's project Teknikspranget.
Competence is crucial for the competitiveness of Sweden. Teknikspranget ("Technology leap") make more young people choose a higher technical education, by offering them an internship as an enginerr.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA, was founded in 1919. In 2019 IVA is celebrating its 100th anniversary by hosting several national conferences on sustainability, innovation, entrepreneurship and engineering, with a perspective of the next 100 years. IVA West and IVA’s Division III Built Environment will arrange a full day of activities, seminars and high-level discussions about the transformation of Gothenburg from 1919 to 2019, as well as the next 100 years under the heading: Gothenburg – Sustainable Society in Transition.
In recent years the Chinese research and development output has increased immensely. This is especially noticeable in the hard sciences such as physics, chemistry and maths. The priority sectors for research and development included in the 13th five-year plan (2016-2020) emphasises the role of technological innovation in the innovation-driven development strategy. Therefore, the need to invest in basic research and develop key technologies has become a priority.
The Wallenberg Foundations and the Erling-Persson Family Foundation are the largest of numerous donors as the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) kicks off its 100th anniversary celebration. The Academy’s programmes for the future are now under way and aim to strengthen Sweden as a knowledge nation with a competitive and innovative business sector.
IVA is turning 100 in 2019 and our anniversary celebration will focus on the future.
IVA is the world’s oldest academy of engineering sciences and will turn 100 in 2019. Thoughout these 100 years we have been making a difference. We have impacted societal development, provided a pool of knowledge and offered a meetingplace for representatives from academia, the private sector and the political sphere. IVA is an independent academy whose mission is to promote the engineering and economic sciences and the advancement of business and industry for the benefit of society.
