It is spanning several faculties at Lund University and Blekinge Institute of Technology.

The activities cover the field of innovation, entrepreneurship, knowledge creation and economic growth.

CIRCLE was initiated in July 2004 with long-term funding by VINNOVA (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems), Lund University and Blekinge Institute of Technology.

[1] It has established connections with renowned research environments in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth.

They are:[2] The research focus lies on the socioeconomic and policy aspects of three kinds of learning:[1]