TEKNISKA HOGSKOLAN I JONKOPING AB

Their core work

The School of Engineering at Jönköping University is a Swedish higher education institution specialising in materials engineering, with a clear focus on corrosion protection and surface coating technologies. Their H2020 participation places them at the intersection of academic materials science and industrial application — contributing expertise in electrodeposition, thermal spraying, and long-term corrosion behaviour to international research consortia. They bring engineering rigour to problems that matter to manufacturers: how to make metal surfaces last longer under aggressive conditions. Their participation in both an Innovation Action and a Marie Skłodowska-Curie training network suggests they operate across the full spectrum from applied industrial research to doctoral-level training.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 projects ran in an overlapping window (2016–2021), so a clear temporal shift is difficult to establish from this dataset alone. What can be inferred is a progression within the same domain: PROCETS (starting 2016) focused on developing coating processes as engineering solutions, while mCBEEs (starting 2017) zoomed in on understanding corrosion mechanisms at a finer scientific level. This suggests a trajectory from applied process development toward deeper mechanistic understanding of corrosion — a natural maturation pattern for an engineering research group. No keyword data was available to verify or refine this reading.

Their trajectory points toward deeper mechanistic corrosion science alongside industrial process expertise — making them a credible partner for projects needing both laboratory understanding and engineering application in surface protection.

How they like to work

Jönköping Engineering has participated exclusively as a consortium member — never as coordinator — across both projects, suggesting a preference or current capacity for specialist contribution rather than project leadership. Despite this, they have accumulated 32 distinct consortium partners across 15 countries, which is a broad network for just two projects and indicates they join large, well-connected European consortia. This pattern is typical of an engineering school building international visibility through targeted thematic contributions rather than driving full projects independently.

With 32 unique consortium partners spread across 15 countries from only two projects, Jönköping Engineering has a surprisingly broad European footprint for a small portfolio. Their network is pan-European rather than regionally concentrated, consistent with the large multi-partner consortia typical of IA and MSCA-ITN-ETN funding schemes.

What sets them apart

Jönköping University's engineering school occupies a focused niche that few Swedish HES institutions cover with this specificity: the combination of coating process engineering (electrodeposition, thermal spraying) and corrosion durability science. For consortium builders, this means a partner who can bridge process know-how and materials characterisation without needing a separate industrial subcontractor. Their participation in an MSCA training network also signals openness to researcher mobility and early-career training components, which broadens their appeal to consortia with a human capital development dimension.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PROCETS
  The largest-funded project in their portfolio (EUR 593,000, Innovation Action) targeting industrial-grade protective coatings via two distinct deposition technologies — representing their closest link to manufacturing industry uptake.
• mCBEEs
  A Marie Skłodowska-Curie training network addressing corrosion beyond the micro-scale over a four-year span (2017–2021), demonstrating their engagement in European doctoral training and long-horizon corrosion research.