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COLLABORATIONS
Saab collaborates with around 50 schools, institutes of technology and uni-
versities. The aim is to promote education and technology among children
and young people, drive research projects and demonstrate that Saab is
an attractive, stimulating employer.
Collaborations to promote education and technology
Examples include:
t Saab Technical High School, which was established in 2009 to strength-
en interest in engineering and the natural sciences among children and
young people in Arboga and the surrounding area.
t Cooperation with Arabyskolan in Växjö, where Saab is involved in the
engineering and science curriculum.
t The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ science and technology
programme for preschool and primary school students.
t Venture Cup
t Kunskapsskolan
t Female Engineer of the Year
t Swedish Championship in Technology and “Technology Days” events
t Åke Svensson’s research grant at Linköping University
t Long-term sponsorship agreement with the electrotechnology depart-
ment at Chalmers.
t Cooperation with First Lego League and Upptech to promote technol-
ogy among young people.
t A number of educational projects in South Africa, where we supply the
materials and other equipment, participate in lectures and take our own
teaching initiatives.
t iLab Classroom, where we sponsor mobile computer labs that can easily
be transported to schools where children today lack access to comput-
ers and IT.
Saab is engaged in a wide array of technological collaborations with Swed-
ish and foreign universities, research institutes and companies, contributing
to a number of research programmes and centres of excellence. In 2011,
this included eight EU projects, four ETAP projects and 24 NFFP projects.
Examples include:
t Together with Linné University and Chalmers University of Technology, a
doctoral project is under way on dynamic forecasting models. The aim
is to measure aircraft vibrations and compare them with how aircraft
perform in reality.
t Saab is represented on the Governing Board of Clean Sky, one of the
EU’s largest research projects ever. Learn more on page 46.
t Saab is a partner in Neuron, Europe’s largest multinational military
demonstrator project.
t Saab is a partner in MidCAS, the European Defence Agency’s (EDA)
largest research project ever.
t Saab is the lead partner in FAS4Europe, the first joint study of the future
of European military aerospace.
t Saab is one of the founding companies behind Compraser. Created in
2011, Compraser is a Swedish research centre for fiber composites,
where member companies are cooperatively trying to find better, more
efficient ways to produce, test and validate their products, mainly carbon
fiber composites.
t Several adjunct professors are dividing their time between Saab and
their universities as a way to develop knowledge collaboratively.
development, specically with regard to energy and the environ-
ment. e centre will bring together stakeholders from the public,
academia and industry and give them the opportunity, using
technology, to tackle important challenges in society. Learn more
on page 30.
Structured assistance
Natural and man-made disasters have increased in number in the
last 20 years. e demand for humanitarian aid in the aermath of
such catastrophes is high, especially in terms of shelters, potable
water, medical assistance and food. To meet this need, Saab has es-
tablished Project Relief, through which it supplies technical exper-
tise and experience to save lives in aected areas. With its resources,
Saab can help to meet basic human needs and reduce suering in
the wake of disasters. As an example, we might donate material and
provide organisational assistance with water treatment, cartography
and technical support.