Vision and Strategy

BTH is globally relevant and recogniced through dual excellence, where academic excellence and societal benefits are combined in strong educational and research environments.

We are nationally and internationally recogniced for our contribution to data- and technology-driven competitiveness, resilient and sustainable societies and marine applications. Through long-term and trusting partnerships, we create concrete change for science and society.

Our mission

BTH strives for dual excellence, where academic excellence and societal benefits are mutually reinforcing. We work for an integrated development of our university that safeguards excellence in the interaction between academic excellence and societal benefit.

We believe that human capabilities combined with the possibilities of technology can create a better future. Our students develop the knowledge, skills and courage to challenge, change and build sustainable solutions that make a difference over time. We equip the next generation of leaders and problem solvers with critical thinking, initiative, and the ability to understand and change complex contexts. We explore and apply new technologies and knowledge in education and research. Through collaboration with business, the public sector and international networks, we develop knowledge, expertise and solutions that strengthen science and society.

We develop ways of working that encourage:

• Strategic collaboration internally and externally.

• Innovative development for a high level of utilisation, entrepreneurship and value creation in all our operations.
• Responsible academia where excellence, equal treatment, sustainability, ethics and responsibility permeate our activities.

Our heritage and context

At BTH, experience meets future. Our strategy, our future collaborations and our role as a driving force for a competitive, resilient and sustainable society rest on our heritage and our context.

BTH operates in a unique environment with a long tradition of engineering, technical development and community building. Here, innovation and knowledge emerge in synergy with business, defence and civil society, in a unique ecosystem of collaborations shaped by curiosity, innovation and societal benefit.

Strategic shifts towards Dual Excellence

Focus

Our education and research are based on the principle of dual excellence by uniting academic excellence with societal relevance. We focus on areas where technology and society meet, and create knowledge that both maintains a high scientific quality and contributes to solutions to complex societal challenges.

• Data- and technology-driven competitiveness: in software-intensive product and service development, we lead the development of knowledge, methods and solutions that drive technical and organizational renewal. We promote competitiveness and sustainable social development.

• Resilient and sustainable societies: we strengthen society's ability to shape the future, address complex challenges and drive the transition to a resilient and sustainable society with the needs of people and organisations at its core. We contribute to the ability to prevent as well as manage future crises.

• Marine applications: Based on our unique marine environment and innovation ecosystem, we contribute to strengthening Sweden's ability to handle current and future challenges associated with systems and operations in marine environments. We develop technology, knowledge and solutions in collaboration with companies, organisations and authorities that operate in marine environments, or that develop products, services or systems for marine environments.

Capacity and resources

We are building a robust and long-term foundation for dual excellence where education and research are of high international quality by ensuring the university's access to the right skills and resources.

Strategic funding: We create a stable and predictable financial framework that enables strategic investments, continuity and the development of strong and dually excellent academic environments.

Strategic recruitment and skills supply: We recruit and develop skills that strengthen academic quality, innovation capacity and international competitiveness.

Commitment and entrepreneurship

We promote collaborative engagement, international engagement, innovative power and entrepreneurship that guarantee dual excellence.

Strategic collaboration as a capacity builder: We develop long-term and mutually value-creating strategic collaborations with societal actors, the business community and other higher education institutions, which strengthen the quality, relevance and impact of education and research.

Strategic and responsible internationalisation: We integrate international perspectives into education and research in a way that combines openness with security, quality and responsibility.

Utilisation through entrepreneurship: We promote technology-based entrepreneurship and create structures for the benefit of ideas, research and knowledge to benefit society.

Campus and community

We create a coherent and inspiring context for dual excellence in our physical and digital environments where students, employees and partners can meet, develop and create added value.

Attractive and vibrant campus environment: We develop the campus into an experience-oriented, sustainable and inclusive meeting place that strengthens our presence in society as well as our identity and creativity.

Modern infrastructure for research and education: We develop digital and physical environments adapted to the focus and needs of the organisation, and which are attractive to teachers, students, staff and the surrounding society.