Strategy 2030
With Strategy 2030 as a base, KI can meet the outside world and the future in a more effective, robust and considered way. Now the work of turning the strategy into practical action begins.
- Diary number: 1-928/2017
- Decision date:
- Validity period: Tillsvidare
- Decision: Rektor
- Document type: Strategy
- Handled by department/unit: GVS Gemensamt verksamhetsstöd
- Preparation with: Operations
Summary of the strategy
The Karolinska Institutet University Board (Konsistoriet) adopted Strategy 2030 on 15 April 2019. The strategy was developed through a broad-based process both within KI and in dialogue with our partners. Strategy 2030 builds upon the university’s strategic plan from 2014-2018.
The necessity of looking ahead to 2030
The time horizon 2019-2030 was chosen with great care. Many of the challenges and opportunities facing our university and society at large become more apparent when considered over a longer time perspective. Research has a long time horizon, and changes we make today in our educational programmes will have their greatest impact on society in a decade or more. The time horizon also coincides with the United Nations’ Agenda 2030. It is incumbent on us as a university to help realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but we should also allow ourselves to be inspired by them. The SDGs view medicine and health in the broadest of contexts. If we are to achieve our vision of better health for all, we must do the same.
Clear priorities set a new path forward
KI’s priorities are described here as strategic themes. They specify the areas on which we have chosen to focus in order to progress towards our vision and realise our overarching objectives. They also signal a reorientation. As we adjust our focus, we will build on the many strengths we have today. The fundamental conditions that need to be in place and our common values complement these thematic choices. We have expressed our ambitions within five objectives, all of which should be achieved by 2030. The strategic themes and prerequisites for success are in turn broken down into action areas, which provide an overall picture of the steps that must be taken to realise our vision.
Implementation
Strategy 2030 forms the platform for KI’s upcoming Action Plan in which the strategy will be operationalised through resource allocation, planning, and the delegation of responsibility. The President is responsible for ensuring that the strategy is implemented in a resource-efficient way and that it creates a solid foundation for KI’s development through 2030 and beyond.
Review and revision
The strategy is in effect for just over a decade, which means that periodic reviews and revisions will be essential. The board will therefore formally review the strategy every three-to-four years based on input from a group of international experts.