Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.

Our teaching and research cover a broad spectrum of fields from economics and management to technology and design. We are a department that sees innovation, development and innovation as fundamentally necessary to strengthen a sustainable society. Collaboration and dialogue permeate our operations, making positive and productive relationships with companies and other organisations possible. This in turn helps to make our students highly sought-after, and ensures that research can be used to increase competitiveness and sustainability.

The Department of Management and Engineering has more than 500 co-workers and 19 divisions. More than 9,000 students take our courses and programmes every year.

Our co-workers are the driving force for our unceasing improvement.

By creating a feeling of ‘togetherness’, we create the conditions required for all to flourish and grow – and this in turn contributes to genuine commitment.

Head of Department, IEI

News

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29 April 2026

Jeanne Cilliers is LiU’s Professor of Economic History

"Almost everything we experience today has historical parallels," says Jeanne Cilliers, new professor of economic history at LiU. She is interested in demographic processes such as marriage, fertility and mortality.

Kvinna vid skrivbord med böcker.

28 April 2026

New fuels may have an impact on the entire transport system

People, relationships and organisational culture can be decisive when new biofuels are introduced to the market. Switching to biogas affects entire networks of actors that are involved in freight transport in different ways.

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27 April 2026

Medical scientists apply the strictest ethics – at least in theory

Medical scientists are stricter while natural, social and humanities scientists are more permissive. The attitude to ethically problematic ways of conducting research differs clearly between disciplines, according to a study from LiU.

En kvinna med glasögon står framför en vägg.

22 April 2026

Five minutes with Xinyi Zhao

Meet Xinyi Zhao, a researcher that investigates how globalization and digital transformation reshape social inequalities, with a particular focus on gender, mobility, family life, and knowledge production.

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21 April 2026

LiU researchers study how a ‘hidden resource’ in household waste can generate more biogas

With a new, top modern facility, Tekniska verken in Linköping can extract more organic material from household waste. LiU researcher Niclas Svensson leads the study on producing biogas from mechanically sorted organic material.

A couple of planes flying over a body of water.

16 April 2026

New centre for research on drone swarms

Linköping University will host a new research centre that, in collaboration with Lund University and Örebro University, will develop technologies for autonomous swarms of drones.

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Research

Extensive research in many fields is carried out at IEI, ranging from the social sciences to technology. Central fields are sustainability, the circular and behaviour-based economy, management, goods and services production, digitalisation, technical systems and processes, and the development of operations, products and services.

Much of the research is carried out in close collaboration with the society around us, with the expressed goal of translation and utilisation. Research is often multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, and is characterised by creative collaboration in which researchers from different disciplines work together. The methods used in IEI research are distinguished by the diversity and breadth of analysis methods and types of data.

Explore our research – you’ll be stimulated.

Mats Abrahamsson

Collaboration and system perspective in IEI’s research

Collaboration with society, multidisciplinary and applied research. Diversity and width – and a great potential to contribute to the shift towards a sustainable society. That is a few things that characterises the research at IEI.

Research projects

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Biogas Solutions Research Center

BSRC is a national competence center for biogas research administered by the LiU. It's base for the development of innovative and resource-efficient biogas solutions often with positive local and regional effects on the environment and the economy.

STILFOLD process

Optimized Digitalization for Environmentally Neutral Industrialization - ODEN-AI

The ODEN-AI project focuses on mobility and sustainability, raising the maturity level of AI within the mobility sector. It also develops AI tools for modeling and optimizing material behavior.

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The Role of Waste-based Combined Heat and Power in Future Local Energy Systems

The project analyses the role of waste-based combined heat and power (CHP) in future local energy systems and how it can contribute to climate neutrality, resilience and a circular economy.

Education

A department with a broad spectrum of its education – from economics and management to technology and design.

IEI offers courses at both basic and advanced (master’s) levels.

Teaching in the department is characterised by deep knowledge of the subject and high quality, in close collaboration with industry and organisations in the region. Our students have ample opportunities to apply their theoretical knowledge to practical work in our modern workshops and laboratories.

Are you interested in gaining new expertise? Take one of our 200 single-subject courses. We also offer tailored commissioned education. Contact the relevant division for more information.

International master's programmes

Business Administration - Strategy and Management in International Organisations, Master's Programme, 120 credits

Aims to equip future leaders with good judgement and an ability to make well-balanced decisions. Combines fundamental thinking, reasoning and skills to prepare students to go beyond applying known solutions to known problems.  International focus.

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International and European Relations, Master's Programme, 120 credits

European relations in the international society and global governance, with focus on Europe’s role in world affairs. Topics include international law and security, European institutions and external relations, research design and methodology.

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Mechanical Engineering, Master's Programme, 120 credits

This programme covers the entire product development cycle, from idea to the final product. With five specialisations and close industry collaborations, you will be qualified for work in any field of development, engineering or manufacturing.

Research Education

Doctoral studies, also referred to as research education, are demanding and consist of courses, independent studies, research, and, in many cases, teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. To thrive as a doctoral student, you need to be independent, driven, and capable of formulating and analysing scientific problems.

At the Department of Management and Engineering, there are approximately 250 teachers and researchers, along with over 100 doctoral students across two faculties. Research is conducted in a wide range of fields, from economics and management to technology and design.

Welcome to learn more about our doctoral studies!

Articles about research education and life as doctoral student

Articles about research education and life as doctoral student

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From painter to PhD student

Family life came early for PhD student Petter Alsén. Shortly after finishing upper secondary school, he became a father, and he began working as an apprentice painter in the construction industry. Nine years later, he called his boss.

Anan Ashrabi Ananno during Google Cloud's AI Hackaton

PhD student wins Sweden’s largest AI hackathon — alone

Anan Ashrabi Ananno, a PhD student at Linköping University (LiU), won Google Cloud's Hack with AI on Manufacturing Challenge, working entirely on his own. The event was part of Google Cloud’s launch of a new data center in Sweden.

Portrait of Vlatko Milic.

"Solving a technical challenge is what drives me"

Uppsala or Linköping? Vlatko Milic chose LiU 14 years ago. Staying on after his studies, doing a PhD and being employed as a researcher was not an obvious path. Now, he has started a research project that could increase Swedish resilience.

Collaboration at IEI

Collaboration with companies and organisations outside of the university is an important part of operations at IEI, and has been since the department was formed. Collaboration allows IEI researchers to contribute to the development of companies and society, while at the same time obtaining valuable knowledge and experience. In other words – a win-win situation.

Collaborate with IEI – you’ll benefit from it!

Olof Hjelm, Industriell miljöteknik (tvåa från vänster) tillsammans med Johan Rydberg, Cleantech Östergötland, Nathali Vivas, Energifabriken AB och Teodor Hovenberg, Envista AB.

Collaboration at IEI

IEI’s collaboration with the business world, public organisations and society in general translates knowledge into utilisation. Productive collaboration benefits both you and us at IEI.

Latest about collaboration

kvinna som sitter ute på campus valla.

Jeanne Cilliers is LiU’s Professor of Economic History

"Almost everything we experience today has historical parallels," says Jeanne Cilliers, new professor of economic history at LiU. She is interested in demographic processes such as marriage, fertility and mortality.

SeGRID

SeGRID is a part of the Swedish Institute Summer Academy for Young Professionals. The course welcomes participants from the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe.  The course is currently paused.

A couple of planes flying over a body of water.

New centre for research on drone swarms

Linköping University will host a new research centre that, in collaboration with Lund University and Örebro University, will develop technologies for autonomous swarms of drones.

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Linköping, Sweden

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Linköping University
Department of Management and Engineering
SE-581 83 Linköping
Sweden

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