News and updates from the University Management
The latest information from and about the University Management of Karolinska Institutet: President, Vice President and University Director
Latest updates from the President
Intense, inspirational and impressive - Annika Östman Wernerson about her time so far as the President of KI
The initial time as the president of KI has been intense, exciting and occasionally slightly overwhelming. What has struck me as truly impressive is the range and quality of activities at our university. I also felt especially proud to be the president of KI on International Women’s Day, when I had the great honour to receive the newly instituted EU “Gender Equality Champion” award in Brussels.
Vice-President Martin Bergö and I have now begun to work with our prioritised issues. One essential goal is to pull KI closer together and create “one KI”. As a first step we are planning for internal dialogue meetings with the staff of KI.
KI's new president - the kidney specialist with a passion for education
KI's president is Annika Östman Wernerson, a professor of kidney and transplant science who is equally passionate about pedagogy research. KI’s internal culture, strengthening the dialogue between management, departments, staff and students, is one of her strongest driving forces.
KI’s new vice-president – the cancer researcher with the empirical mindset
KI’s vice-president is Martin Bergö, a professor of molecular medicine whose most significant discovery to date is that antioxidants can accelerate tumour growth. He aims for a research-inspired leadership, and will start by tuning into the voice of the university and channelling the collective wealth of ideas to make KI even better.
Veronika Sundström to become KI's new university director
Veronika Sundström is due to become KI’s new university director on April 17, 2023. She currently holds the corresponding office at Luleå University of Technology.
The installation of the new President
Employees and students are invited to attend the installation of Annika Östman Wernerson as the new president of KI. The ceremony will take place on Thursday 23 March from 5:00–6:00 pm in Aula Medica on KI Campus Solna. Register here.
Ole Petter Ottersen in his last blog post: "A big thank you"
Former president, Ole Petter Ottersen, worked his last day at KI on Feb. 28, 2023. During his five and half years at the helm, he diligently blogged about university happenings, new ideas, and challenges facing our world today. "I’d like to close by thanking all of you who have, in one way or another, helped to make my time as president of KI an extraordinary one."
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