The Centre for Research on Economic Relations (CER) is a research centre based at the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Sundsvall campus, with a focus on business, economics and educational science.
The centre was established based on the initiative of a network of companies that set out to strengthen the cluster within banking, insurance and pensions in the Sundsvall region. When CER was formed in August 2008, two other vital industries for the region joined: real estate and accounting/auditing. CER’s work is based on the above-mentioned industries, which collectively create the unique character of the business community in the region. It is only natural that the origin story of the centre has left its mark on both the research conducted at CER and the general character of its activities.
Ever since the centre was established, CER has set out to be a research centre in the truest sense – i.e. something more than a traditional research centre – and to study economic relations while constantly striving for improvement in relevant areas. In addition to conducting near-industry research and publishing results in international scientific journals, CER strives to share research results with the surrounding community and contribute to regional growth. The centre’s mission also includes the development of close collaborations with strategic partners (inside and outside academia) regionally, nationally and internationally.
Friday 12 September 2025
Peter Öhman, centre director, and Hanan Shaban, trainee at CER during July and August, spent part of the summer transforming research articles written in English and published in international journals into popular science reports in Swedish.
Friday 12 September 2025
Friday 12 September 2025
On 1 September, Mikaela Backlund started as a CER doctoral student with five-year funding from the Knowledge Foundation.
Friday 12 September 2025
Tuesday 9 September 2025
With the takeover of parts of KPMG's operations, Azets establishes itself in Sundsvall and joins the CER network at the same time.
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Wednesday 9 July 2025
During the summer, CER has had the opportunity to strengthen its accounting and auditing area with the civil engineering student Hanan Shaban, who will be involved in two projects within the prioritized research area "Accounting and auditing transformation".
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Wednesday 2 July 2025
During May and June, CER's activities in the accounting and auditing area have been temporarily reinforced by the international exchange student Alisha Alisha.
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Monday 16 June 2025
Business student Lovisa Nilsson completed her internship at Handelsbanken’s office in Sundsvall—a familiar workplace, as she has also worked part-time at the bank during her studies.
Monday 16 June 2025
The page was updated 6/16/2025