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  • MMTC researchers won best paper award at International Symposium on Media Innovations


    PhD candidate Joaquin Cestino and Professor Leona Achtenhagen at MMTC, won the 2016 Best Paper Award at the International Symposium on Media Innovations, which was held at Oslo, Norway in October 2016.

  • New dissertation shows relationships between founding conditions and survival of new firms


    How do different conditions at the time of founding impact survival of new firms? This question interested Giuseppe Criaco, who decided to find some answers in his doctoral thesis.

  • Shame a common cause for male violence


    Violence feeds shame. Shame feeds violence. How to break the violent circle? In a new PhD thesis from The School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Peter Jansson introduces a new research perspective in Sweden.

  • Stress affects the immune system


    In a new PhD thesis from the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University, Emma Carlsson examines how both psychological stress and physical activity affects young people's immune systems.

  • Entrepreneurship an important accelerator for integration


    Entrepreneurship and self-employment is an alternative way for immigrants to integrate into the Swedish society. In a new PhD thesis from Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Quang Evansluong examines how immigrants create entrepreneurial opportunities.
    “Entrepreneurship accelerates the integration process. Simultaneously, integration influences the entrepreneur’s business concept.”