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King Carl XVI Gustaf will participate in the celebration of LiU´s 50th birthday. Photographer: Clément Morin/Kungl. Hovstaterna
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LiU:s Birthday celebration

Join us for the celebration of Linköping University´s 50th birthday on the stage outside Studenthuset at Campus Valla. The guest of honour, the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, and LiU's Vice-Chancellor Jan-Ingvar Jönsson will give speeches. The Linköping University Women's Choir and the Linköping University Male Voice Choir will perform. The celebration is open to the public.

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The Swedish king and queen in a carriage

HM The King to celebrate 50 years of innovation with LiU

Linköping University is celebrating its 50th birthday, and in May there will be an intensive party week with lectures, a festival and a birthday reception. King Carl XVI Gustaf, who inaugurated the university in 1975, is the guest of honour.
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LiU 50 Years

Once upon a time, Linköping University was just an idea. Today, we stand as living proof of what courage, curiosity and free thoughts can achieve. We celebrate that throughout 2025!