It is responsible to the government for ensuring that Linköping University, LiU, meets its objectives. The board takes decisions regarding budget, annual report, LiU's organisation, etc. It also appoints deputy vice-chancellors (“prorektorer” in Swedish), and proposes to the government whom it should appoint as vice-chancellor.
The University Board includes representatives of the general public (companies, organisations, etc.) and operations (academic staff and students).
Members of the University Board
Chair: Lena Sommestad Photo credit Peter Holgersson AB
- Lena Sommestad, professor, former Governor of Halland County (photo)
Vice-Chancellor:
- Jan-Ingvar Jönsson, professor
General representatives
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Jonas Bjelfvenstam, Director General, Swedish Transport Agency
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Dan Jangblad, Senior Vice President, Saab AB
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Ulrika Unell, Head of Strategy, Affairs and Public Relations at Tekniska Verken
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Susanne Thedéen, County museum director
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Staffan Sarbäck,Senior Advisor, Luleå University of Technology
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Stig Slørdahl, Managing Director
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Dilsa Demirbag Sten, Secretary General Berättarministeriet
Academic staff representatives
- Mats Fahlman, professor, Department of Science and Technology
- Markus Heilig, professor, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
- Elin Wihlborg, professor, Department of Management and Engineering
Student representatives
- Beatrice Ronsten, Chair, LinTek (Union of Technology and Science Students)
- August Goldhahn, Chair, StuFF (Union for students at Educational Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Sciences)
- Filip Thuvander, Chair, Consensus (Union for students at Medicine and Health Sciences)
- Tobias Karlsson, PhD student, IBL, suppleant
