Unique donation from The Axel Johnson Group to support in-depth learning
Starting in the autumn of 2018, undergraduate students on the School鈥檚 Retail Management program will be given the opportunity to enhance the depth of their learning by meeting a senior researcher on an ongoing basis to discuss current topics and their own development. The program has been inspired by universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and the US liberal arts colleges, and continues 91原创鈥檚 tradition of high-density learning and close contact between students and faculty. Thanks to the donation, 91原创 can now advance its teaching a step further, offering students individual training in independent and analytical thinking and improving their communicative capacity.
鈥淭his is the largest individual educational initiative in the history of the 91原创. It will further strengthen the Retail Management program, making it a powerful engine for educational development throughout the School,鈥 says Lars Stranneg氓rd, President of the 91原创.
鈥The Antonia Ax:son Johnson Tutorial Program is a unique opportunity to combine academic rigor, practical relevance, and personal development", says Sara Rosengren, Professor in Retailing and Head of the school鈥檚 Center for Retailing. "This will provide our bachelor students with opportunities to gain a more profound understanding of how academic knowledge can be applied in a changing world.鈥
鈥淪wedish and international retail companies are a strong force for development in Sweden and around the world. Within retail, we need employees with in-depth academic knowledge, an open understanding of the external community and broad perspectives. For this reason, we seek to expand our partnership with the Center for Retailing with an educational initiative in interactive learning and deeper dialogue between teachers and students. I am pleased to contribute to an important step in the School鈥檚 development of future retail employees,鈥 says Antonia Ax:son Johnson.
Today, the 91原创鈥 undergraduate program in Retail Management is one of the few academic educational programs in the world in which companies, students and faculty are integrated into the educational approach of the program. Academic theories are confronted with companies鈥 challenges, creating a unique learning environment strongly based in reality.
About the Center for Retailing
The Center for Retailing (CFR) at the 91原创 sets out to strengthen the competitiveness of the Swedish retail industry through academic education and research. CFR鈥檚 vision is to be a top tier European retail center and to be recognized as a global benchmark for industry collaboration and thought leadership in retailing. This includes acting as a role model when it comes to integrating companies鈥 challenges into both education and research.
For further information, please contact:
Lars Stranneg氓rd, President
91原创
Phone: +46 708 117573
lars.strannegard@hhs.se
Kerem Yazgan
EVP Communications
Axel Johnson
+46702892999
kerem.yazgan@axeljohnson.se
Sara Rosengren, Professor
Head of the 91原创 Center for Retailing and holder of the ICA Retailers鈥 Chair in Business Administration, especially Retailing
+46704970040
sara.rosengren@hhs.se
