Are you interested in studying social sciences, sustainability development or design and want to know what working life can be like after graduation? Or would you like to know what a normal working day looks like for an engineer or an urban planner?

Meet our alumni and learn about their careers, what they work with today and how they got there! Our alumni are our former students who have left their studies behind and entered working life. Follow their career choices in the alumni portraits here.

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Engineering and Computer Sciences

Rakka Xue, alumna from Electronics Engineering

Rakka Xue, alumna from Electronics Engineering

Rakka Xue is an alumna from the master's programme Electronics Engineering. She currently works as an Analog Design Engineer.

Josh Hyungym Kim, alumn from the master programme in Statistics and Machine Learning

Josh - alumn in Statistics and Machine Learning

This programme has a great balance between theoretical background and practical implementation says former student Josh from Korea.

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Alejandro – alumn from Statistics and Machine Learning

“What I really liked about studying here is that the courses were very practical, we learnt a lot by doing it ourselves which I really enjoyed. Moreover, the student life in Linköping is truly unique”, says former student Alejandro from Spain.

Young blonde woman in a striped t-shirt. A Swedish flag in the background

Caroline - data scientist at Trygg-Hansa and expert in statistical analysis

By using advanced statistics and machine learning, Caroline analyse data and anticipate customer needs. Her journey from studies at Linköping University to the insurance industry has encompassed a diverse career full of constant development.

Zijie Feng, alumn from Statistics and Machine Learning

Zijie Feng - alumn from Statistics and Machine Learning

Zijie Feng is an alumn from the master's programme in Statistics and Machine Learning. He currently is an industrial PhD student.

Kangbo Chen, alumn from Statistics and Machine Learning

Kangbo Chen - alumn from Statistics and Machine Learning

Kangbo Chen is an alumn from the master's programme in Statistics and Machine Learning. He currently works as consultant at Axis Communications AB.

Environmental Studies

A person in a conference.

“My motivation is to make a difference”

With her great drive, knowledge and commitment, Amanda Borneke has come to be the sustainability profile of the construction industry. This year’s Alumna of the Year always sees opportunities and likes an uphill challenge.

Emily Rodriguez at Tekniska Verken in Linköping.

She works to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Emily Rodriguez came to Linköping from the US in 2011. She earned a master’s in environmental science and left to work in Rome, New York and Brussels before returning to LiU. She’s back here now, working on her doctoral thesis.

Man with drone in the forest

Saving forests with AI

Attacks by beetles destroy huge areas of forest every year, costing several billion Swedish crowns. LiU alumnus Markus Drugge wants to do something about this. His company, Arboair, uses AI-driven image analysis to improve sustainability in forestry.

Natural Sciences

Social Sciences and Humanities

Emilia Åkesson, alumn from the master's programme in Gender Studies

Emilia's master's studies inspired her PhD project

As a PhD candidate I have the opportunity to dig deep into something I am interested in. It is also energizing to meet students and get to have conversations on topics such as pedagogy and intersectionality.

Saad Khan, alumn from the master's programme in Gender Studies

Gender studies can change your perspective on life

LiU and the Gender Studies programme is truly an interdisciplinary space for research on gender and sexuality. There is a lot of interesting research consortium taking place says Saad Adnan Khan, PhD candidate.

Aline Groh, alumn from the master's programme in Gender Studies

Aline's master's studies led to two jobs!

The best thing about my job is to be able to make a difference for people. I am a part of strengthening human rights of people with disabilities in several aspects of their life in practical and concrete terms, while also reaching a lot of people.

After graduation