University Board
Under the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance, the University of Gävle has a board with the overall responsibility for the activities of the University
Structure and Assignment of the Board
Acting under the authority of the University Board, the Vice-Chancellor exercises operational leadership. The University Board and the Vice-Chancellor together constitute the highest management of the University – the higher education management.
Apart from the Vice-Chancellor, the University Board consists of
- eight external members appointed by the Swedish government
- three representatives appointed by the academic staff at the University of Gävle
- three student representatives appointed by Gefle Student Union.
Members
Vice-Chancellor
Ylva Fältholm
Vice-Chancellor, professor
University of Gävle
Members appointed by the Swedish Government
Chair
Stephen Hwang
Former Vice-Chancellor, Linnaeus University
Vice-chair
Susanna Stymne Airey
Head of business area prevent, AFA försäkringar
Pierre Aggarwal
Mill Director Gävle at BillerudKorsnäs
Susanna Axelsson
Docent and former director general SBU
Samuel Bengmark
Assistant professor, Chalmers
Björn Halleröd
Professor
Hanna Meuser
Manager Recruitment & Employer Branding, Sandvik
Katrien Vanhaverbeke
Regional Development Director
Members appointed by members of Lecturers
Silvia Edling
Professor
University of Gävle
Lars Löfqvist
Lecturer University of Gävle
Annika Nilsson
Professor University of Gävle
Members appointed by Gefle Student Union
Nikolai Kronmann
Chair of Gefle Student Union
Joel Öman Adsjö
Vice Chair of Gefle Student Union
Åsa Hedlund
PhD student
Board meetings
2023
16 February
20 April
14–15 June
11 October
13 December
2024
15 February
18 April
13 June
16–17 October
12 December
Contact
Secretary
Iza Ullmark
Telephone: +46 26-64 87 21
E-mail: hogskolestyrelsen@hig.se