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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">The </span><a href="http://www.scdi.se/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Swedish Center for Digital Innovation</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"> offers
a 7,5 credit PhD course on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://scdi.se/frontiers-in-digital-innovation-research/" title="https://scdi.se/frontiers-in-digital-innovation-research/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Frontiers
in Digital Innovation Research</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">. The course is designed for PhD students engaged in digital innovation research or closely related fields but should interest broader audiences. To deliver varied, relevant,
and contemporary content, we engage approximately 20 senior faculty members and affiliated researchers </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">who are active at our three founding member institutions in </span><span style="font-size: 14.666667px;">Umeå, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gothenburg,
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">The course is given in spring 2025 (mid-March to mid-May) and includes a 5-day retreat in Riksgränsen,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>an internationally renowned ski resort in the very northern parts of
Sweden, combined with online sessions. This year, we offer the retreat free of charge.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">For more information and to apply, see: </span><a href="https://www.scdi.se/frontiers-in-digital-innovation-research/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.scdi.se/frontiers-in-digital-innovation-research/</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">application<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is open until December 15<sup>th</sup> 2024. We will reach out
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Johan Sandberg (</span><a href="mailto:johan.sandberg@umu.se" title="mailto:johan.sandberg@informatik.umu.se" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">johan.sandberg@umu.se</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">),
Umeå University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Johan Magnusson (</span><a href="mailto:johan.magnusson@ait.gu.se" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">johan.magnusson@ait.gu.se</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">), University
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Anna Essén and Stefan Haefliger, Stockholm School of Economics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>Johan Sandberg</div>
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Umeå University<br>
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