Let’s Go West

hen this issue reaches pigeonholes and inboxes, a university delegation will be on their way to the western United States, a trip that has been long in the planning but which was postponed because of the pandemic. Comprising representatives from the School of Business, Economics and Law, the Faculty of Science and the IT Faculty we will spend one week visiting no fewer than five potential partner universities in California. We will also have time to meet students at our existing partner university in Sacramento, organise an alumni event and meet with Barbro Osher, Sweden’s Consul General in San Francisco, who was also appointed honorary doctor at the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts in 2006.

We are hoping that the trip will lead to new joint university partnership agreements for student exchanges, new contacts at faculty level and that we establish “key contacts” among alumni, thus extending out networking opportunities. The U.S. continues to be a popular destination amongst our students, and exchanges of various types are being prioritised by several faculties. Fingers crossed that we will be able to make way for new agreements.

In this issue of the GU Journal you will also meet my intended successor, Malin Broberg. Summer and July 1 still currently feel a long way away, but that is when I will be handing over the reins to Malin. She is a solid and driven leader who feels tremendous humility about the task at hand, and who has shown great commitment to university-wide issues. But there are still several months remaining with me at the helm!

Rektor EVA WIBERG

News 04–13

04 Change of election procedure is underway, says Peter Larsson.

05 Election facts and figures.

06 Small chance reaching climate goals.

08 Few in leading position with foreign background.

10 How to cooperate with China.

12 Responsible internationalization.

13 No surprises in University’s budget..

Profile 14–17

14 Malin Broberg at the helm of the University.

Report 18–21

18 Europe – united and divided.

20 Wikipedia – soon in your own language.

People 22–25

22 Blinking droplets as molecular models.

24 Searching for seafarers’ origins