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What happens after graduation?

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.

Engineering and Computer Sciences

Sarath Sreekumar Nair, alumn

“Keep an open mind and be willing to learn from different people and experiences”

Sarath Sreekumar Nair graduated from MSc Sustainability Engineering and Management in 2024. Today he works as a Material Impact Analyst at Inter IKEA, helping stakeholders understand and reduce the environmental impact of materials.
Erik Fagerberg, alumn

"It was a perfect match for my future career as well as my own aspirations"

Erik Fagerberg works as a consultant within product development at Sigma Industry Development. After completing the Master's Programme in Sustainability Engineering and Management in 2023, he began his career in sustainable product development.
Abdulhamid Aliahmad, alumn

“Linköping remains one of the coziest and most welcoming places I've lived”

As an Expert at the Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL), Abdulhamid Aliahmad works with environmental sustainability and research. He graduated from the Master's Programme in Sustainability Engineering and Management in 2020.
Aisiri Mohan, alumna

"Sweden lives what it preaches"

Aisiri Mohan graduated from MSc in Sustainability Engineering and Management in 2021. She most recently worked as Group ESG and GHG Manager at Emaar Properties in Dubai, leading sustainability, emissions reduction and energy transition initiatives.
Rajan Murugesan, alumn

“It is exciting to work at the intersection of sustainability, business, and collaboration"

After graduating from the MSc in Sustainability Engineering and Management at Linköping University in 2023, Rajan Murugesan joined Munters AB, where he now works as a Climate Change and Product Sustainability Engineer.
Lucía LLaneza-Iglesias, alumna

“The learning goes far beyond the classroom”

Lucía LLaneza-Iglesias graduated from the MSc in Sustainability Engineering and Management at Linköping University in 2025. Today, she works at Hitachi Energy in Switzerland as Project Interface Manager and Sustainability Manager.

Social Sciences and Humanities

A woman standing in front of a body of water.

Turning migration studies into practice – and back to research

From refugee housing and emergency response in Germany to academic research: Hanna Reichelt turned migration studies into practice and back again and is now pursuing a PhD in Political Science after gaining hands-on leadership experience.
Dela Bäckström, alumn from the Master's Programme in Child Studies

Delia - part of a global community

My role, as a pediatric occupational therapist, is to support children and families individually as well as developing evidence-based group programmes to help develop their skills and help them participate in society as the wish to do.
Emily Plank, alumn from the Master's Programme in Child Studies

Book research led to a master's degree

My consulting work led me to write a book that studied childhood as its own culture, and in the course of researching for that book, I discovered the field of Child Studies.

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.
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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.

Design

Man works with wood

The Malmstens programme changed Sebastián's life

People around me said it was impossible. And my portfolio has to be the ugliest they'd seen. But I was accepted into the Malmstens cabinetmaking programme, on Lidingö.

Education

En man i labbrock som står framför en vit vägg.

The chemistry teacher who loves experiments

As an upper secondary school teacher, Jesper Svartz is enthusiastic and highly organised. His students compete in chemistry at both national and international level.  He has now been named one of the Alumni of the Year 2026.
Daniel Hermansson

Podcast turned the history teacher into a popular educator

Daniel Hermansson is an upper secondary school teacher who has become a great educator. Whether in podcast, TV or book form, the Alum of the Year tells us about our history in a way that is as entertaining as it is well-informed.

Medicine and Health Sciences

Victor Silvestre Soto

From LiU to AstraZeneca: Victor’s Life Science Journey

Ever wondered how a master’s in Experimental and Medical Biosciences can launch a global career? Meet Victor Silvestre Soto, now Validation Lead at AstraZeneca. In this video, he reveals what made the programme unique, how it shaped his journey, and why graduating from Linköping University is something to be proud of.

After graduation

Student with laptop and backpack sitting on a staircase.

After graduation

As a LiU student, you will have an exciting career ahead of you. A degree from LiU makes you a highly sought after employee and you can end up at the top in terms of pay and make major contributions to society.