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Meet the Alum of the year - Agnes Larsson
Enjoyment and creativity – key words for Agnes Larsson
With over 100 million users each month, the Swedish game Minecraft is the world’s best-selling computer game. Agnes Larsson, Linköping University Alum of the Year, is the creative director of the ever popular and imaginative world-building game.
She studied Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering (“Y programme”) at Linköping University.
- I chose the ‘Y programme’ because I like maths, and I liked that everyone said it was the hardest programme. In some areas, I like things that are difficult, Agnes says.
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