Alumni of the Year celebrated

On Thursday 3 October, there was a celebration for the five former students from Jönköping University (JU) who received the title Alumni of the Year 2024.. What they all have in common is that they have made significant contributions in their professional fields or have distinguished themselves through their deeds as individuals worthy of recognition.

For the fourth year in a row, the Alumni of the Year award has been presented by JU. The School of Health and Welfare, School of Education and Communication, School of Engineering, Jönköping International Business School and Jönköping University Enterprise have each agreed on an alumnus, and now each alumnus has received their award (see slideshow below).

Salem Seifeddine, Executive Vice Presidentat of JU, welcomed everyone and talked about the importance of JU's alumni, that they are fantastic ambassadors and a bridge between JU and our surrounding community. According to Salem, the Alumni of the Year event is a good way to recognise talented former students.

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Award ceremony and panel discussion

At the awards ceremony, the deans of each school said a few words, read out the justification for the award and made the presentationto their alumnus.

After the award ceremony, Andreas Torén, Head of Educational Support, held an inspiring panel discussion with the award winners. One of the questions was about what the alumni thought was the most important thing they had learnt during their studies at JU.

Niklas Sigvardsson says he learnt to meet people who were at different stages of life, who had different temperaments and personal situations, and totreat them equally. He brought this with him to his job as a teacher and further into politics. Annika Cederfeldt, who changed careers later in life, discovered during her time at JU that she can learn more than she thought. Equally, the importance of collaboration became clear when she studied at JTH. Christian Farman, who was himself a kidney patient with three kidney transplants behind him before he started studying to become a nurse, found it important and meaningful to learn everything in the programme, especially how to treat different patients in healthcare.

Andreas also asked what they miss most from their time here at the university. Frida Grundström, who studied Business and Economics, missed the international atmosphere and learning from her international fellow students. Tina Tajlik studied Pathway Year at JUE and said she misses the social aspect and trying out different Swedish dishes.