Sustainable Welfare Systems (SWS) is a profiling initiative funded by the Academy of Finland (2020-2023).

The aim of the program is to:

  • Strengthen University’s research profile on health and welfare systems research
  • Provide an arena in which all three focal areas of Tampere University (health, society and technology) are integrated producing high scientific quality and policy-relevant research
  • Develop new ways of working across disciplinary and organizational boundaries
  • Expand beyond the academia by reaching out to the society
  • Collaborate with the key stakeholders in the field