Stockholm University celebrates 150 years
In 2028, Stockholm University will celebrate its 150th anniversary. The sesquicentenary will highlight the university’s history, present and future – what has made us a leading research university with strong roots in Stockholm and significance far beyond the city boundary and the borders of Sweden.
A year of celebration
When Stockholm University was founded in 1878, the aim was to create a modern and open educational institution – a place where knowledge could be developed freely for the benefit of people, society and business. Founded through private initiatives and independent of both the state and the church, the university was an expression of a new, free way of thinking. The ambition was to give more people access to higher education and to contribute to the development of society through research and education.
This free and open academic tradition lives on in today’s university. The anniversary is therefore an opportunity to look back as well as forward – to show how research, education and collaboration continue to shape the knowledge of the future and the university’s continuous development.
During the whole sesquicentenary year there will be a wide range of activities that inspire, engage and arouse curiosity. The university takes the opportunity to disseminate information about its research and showcase its activities to a wider audience. The celebrations will reflect the width and the depth of the university and its position as an educational institution. The activities are aimed at employees, students, alumni, partners and the general public.
As an employee, you are an important part of the anniversary. Join in and contribute to the celebrations as we show where we come from, where we are today and where we are heading.
Enrolment of students in Spökslottet in the 1940s. Photo: Lennart af Petersens
Organisation
The work is led by a steering committee appointed by the President. The steering committee is responsible for the overall framework of the anniversary by formulating its purpose and goals, identifying target groups and ensuring that resources are used effectively and that the timetable is followed. The steering committee monitors the work during both planning and implementation, and establishes and maintains a continuous dialogue with the university management.
The steering committee has appointed an operational working team led by the anniversary project manager Jeanette Peterberg, section head at the Management Secretariat.
Steering committee
- Professor Astri Muren, Department of Economics
- Professor Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre, Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German
- Advisor to the President, Professor Henrik Cederquist, Department of Physics
- Head of Communications Johan Brandt, Communications Office
- Head of Department Lena Ousbäck, Office of the President
Operational central working team
- Project manager: Jeanette Peterberg, section head, Management Secretariat
- Anna Allergren, media producer, Communications Office
- Elin Sahlin, communications officer, Office of Human Sciences
- Jenny Rosen, communications officer, Office of Sciences
- Karin Bohlin Folcker, alumni coordinator, Student Services
- Karin Warvlin, communications officer, Student Services
- Per Larsson, communications officer, Communications Office
Contact
Email: su150@su.se