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Alumni of the Year Award

Luleå University of Technology holds an Alumni of the Year event every year to celebrate the achievements of our former students.

Liv Sandberg and Philip Engström are Alumni of the Year 2019

Facebook's Head of Agency Liv Sandberg and Philip Engström, who has a successful career at the company Important Looking Pirates, have been named Alumni of the Year at Luleå University of Technology.

Awards to alumni and innovators

– Studying space engineering at Luleå University of Technology is the best thing I have done. Dare to follow your dreams and your heart!, said a proud Ella Carlsson Sjöberg when she accepted the award Alumni of the year at Luleå University of Technology, a title she shares with Jonas Gustavsson.

CEO and ”Space doctor” new Alumni of the year

They are former students at Luleå University of Technology, with careers as "space doctor" and CEO at a global engineering and design company. Now, Ella Carlsson Sjöberg and Jonas Gustavsson have been appointed alumni of the year at their Alma mater.

Appreciated lecture by Fredrik Larsson

Fredrik Larsson, this years alumn, held a long-awaited lecture for physiotherapist students at Luleå University of Technology. About 80 students came to listen to his trip from Luleå University of Technology to his role as a physiotherapist for IFK Göteborg and the Swedish national team in football.

Gala draws attention to inspiring work efforts

During the academic week, a number of prices are awarded from Luleå University of Technology. During Tuesday evening, prizes were awarded to the Year's Alumni, the Innovator of the Year and the Collaboration Prize for the Year at the Vetenskapens hus.

Alumnus 2016

Over 100 people came to congratulate the Alumni of the Year at Luleå University of Technology. The festive ceremony celebrated award winners, Maria Ågren, Director General of the Swedish Transport Agency, and Olov Renberg, one of the founder of BehavioSec. Both received a prize and congratulations at Vetenskapens hus (House of Science).

Alumnus 2015

The 2015 award winners are: Peter Carlsson, purchasing and logistics manager at Tesla, Rickard Kjellgren, a high school teacher in Luleå and Grete Solvang Stoltz, HR Director at LKAB.

Alumni of the Year 2014

The prizes for the 2014 Alumni of the Year were awarded to Catrin Fransson, CEO of Swedish government export credit, Markus Gustafsson, president and CEO of telecommunications company Prime and Mikael Fall, World Harmonica Champion.

Alumni of the Year 2013

The winners of this year

Alumni of the Year 2012

This year's alumni of the year awards went to Lars-Erik Wessman, who started Pizza.nu, Katarina Willig, who works at Procter & Gamble, and Jan Ove Östensen, President of Volvo Technology (VTEC).

Alumni of the Year 2013

Commemorative alumni 2011

Published:7 September 2015
Updated: 27 March 2020
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