Sweden — Akademiska Hus is investing SEK 3 billion (€323M) in the continued development of the Albano campus. The area will become a scientific hub connecting the university capital of Stockholm, forming a sustainable campus with education environments for more than 15,000 students and researchers. Approximately 1,000 student housing units and premises for commercial services will also be built here.

Sweden — The Land and Environment Court of Appeal (Mark- och miljööverdomstolen) approved in a judgment the new local plan for the planned Albano university campus in Stockholm. The verdict cannot be overruled and Akademiska Hus plans the construction start to 2016. A 13 year long planning process for the area, which is calculated to encompass 100,000 sqm university facilities and 1,000 student and researcher residences (50,000 sqm), is hereby completed.