Knowledge exchange and learning in strategic interaction

Purpose and goal

The KLOSS-project has achieved its main objective to develop HEI´s organization and management with respect to strategic collaboration. Nine HEI´s with different academic profile, culture and tradition have worked together and developed learning about strategic collaboration. The KLOSS project has created opportunities for discussion and analysis of more comprehensive, long-term oriented issues and strengthened the legitimacy of efforts to develop strategic collaboration.

Results and expected effects

Knowledge sharing and learning has taken place in two groupings: 1) the persons directly engaged in the project, 2) a broader group of stakeholders who participated in contexts in which the project results have been presented and discussed. The latter has been done by including two major conferences, ´the Conference´ October 22, 2014 and the final conference 9 November 2015. The results are documented in the final report, which consists of a synthesis together with writings authored in the various sub-projects. www.kth.se/samverkan/kloss

Approach and implementation

The KLOSS-project has been conducted in two main tracks - 1) to create incentives and eliminate obstacles to cooperation and 2) creating arenas for cooperation. Six sub-projects have been carried out by teams composed of university boundaries led by selected project managers. The work of the six sub-projects have been conducted in groups of three to four units per subproject. A joint project office for the coordination and joint activities were established at KTH and the steering group has recurring gathered to give feedback on performance.