AIMday Sustainable future

AIMday Sustainable future – the road to new solutions

The goal of AIMday is to inspire and create opportunity for collaboration that meets important company- and societal development needs, in an informal setting. Companies and other organisations ask our researchers questions relating to their challenges. It´s an engaged and efficient exchange of knowledge and idéas focusing on finding possible solutions together. 

This is the first AIMday at Dalarna University, but the concept is used with various themes by universities across the globe and was created by Uppsala University 15 years ago.

Sustainable future

With our theme, Sustainable future, we aim to focus on Region Dalarnas
prioritised areas of knowledge. 

• Smart energy systems 

Aim: Dalarna contributes to the development of sustainable and efficient energy systems in the world. sustainable energy production, energy transfer, energy use, smart energy steering, smart energy storage, flexibility

• Green Circular industry and manufacturing

Aim: Dalarna aims to create a world-leading industrial region that is inclusive, circular, innovative and internationally competitive. Sustainable production processes, logistics, digital transformation, production system, competence of workforce, sustainable materials (steel and metal), aimed at globalization of value chains.

• Sustainable creative experiences

Aim: Dalarna is a destination for sustainable active, creative and cultural experiences for residents and visitors, quality of life, tourism industry, sports, culture, accessibility, cross-industry cooperation.

• Sustainable health-promoting construction and housing

Aim: Dalarna aims towards sustainable and health-promoting buildings and welfare services for lifelong living and work, welfare technology, digital health service, sustainable buildings, energy efficiency, accessibility, etc.

• Innovative and sustainable bio-economy

Aim: Dalarna accelerates the development of innovative goods and services within the bio-economy, biomass, bio-based waste, cellulose-based products, bio-plastics, carbon fibre, bio-composite, food-processing.

These are areas in which Dalarna is considered to have good development potential, and the ideas is that these areas will form platforms om which to base collaboration and innovation. These are also areas in which Dalarna University engages in research and education. We welcome questions connected to any of the above areas.

Questions – Workshops

The questions that we receive form the base of AIMday workshops – it´s not a traditional conference with lectures and seminars, instead the questions from companies and other organisations are at the core of each discussion. Societal challenges, formulated into one or several questions, will set the agenda for workshops in which researchers and organisation meets.

In short, send us the question, or questions, that you´d like to discuss with an expert by filling out the form at the bottom of the page “Organisations – info and registration” and we´ll try to match you with a couple of experts that can be a sounding board and exchange ideas based on their specific area of expertise. This leads to exciting interdisciplinary discussions on the road to solutions, and new relationships are formed.

We welcome questions from all external organisations, companies, public bodies, not for profit.

Example questions from other AIMday events

Time and place

AIMday Sustainable future will take place at Dalarna University Falun Campus, Högskolegatan 2 on 18 October 2023

The event will start around 10.00 and includes lunch for all attendees. The final programme will be set based on the number of workshops required (i.e. how many questions we receive). All workshops will be in person.

AIMday will take place during Dalarna Science Park. Innovation week:
Innovationsveckan i Dalarna.

It is free to particpate in AIMday.

Important dates:

Organisations submit questions: 17 May-7 September 

Researchers register to attend 4 September-29 September

AIMday Sustainable future: 18 Oktober 2023

Contacts:

Klara Holdstock – AIMday Coordinator, Högskolan Dalarna
email: khd@du.se
Telephone: 073-8033918