Faculty Board
Fakultetsstyrelsen
LUSEM is led by a board responsible for the entire operation. The board acts as a decision-making and preparatory body for undergraduate education, research, and doctoral education within the scope of LUSEM. Additionally, it is responsible for the administrative tasks related to finance, organization, employment, personnel, and outreach activities in the field.
Members are appointed for a term of three years, except for student representatives, who are appointed for one year.
The current term for representatives from the organisation and external members is from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026.
Chair
Lena Henningsson, CEO StableTable Scandinavia AB
Members
Alexander Tale, doctoral student, EDR
Andreas Inghammar, Deputy Dean, Associate professor
Anna Glenngård, Associate professor, Department of Business administration
Anna Marciniak, Administrative manager, Department of Economics
Anna Tegunimataka, Associate professor, Department of Economic history
Anneli Carlsson, Lecturer, Department of Business Law
Annika Winsth, Chief Economist, Nordea
Erik Green, Associate professor, Department of Economic history
Joakim Gullstrand, Dean, professor
Jonas Wallin, Associate professor, Department of Statistics
Maria Gårdängen, Senior lecturer, Department of Business administration
Nicklas Holmberg, Senior lecturer, Department of Informatics
Richard Gullstrand, Deputy Director of Development, Region Skåne
Tova Mark, student representative
Gillis Leander, student representative
Reserve
Pelle Almgren, doctoral student, EDR
Secretary of the board
Margareta Dackehag, Quality assurance coordinator, Dean's office
Others
Adam Brenthel, SACO-S
Alf Rosenbäck, Head of Dean's office
Göran Anderson, ST/S
Therése Ljungdahl, Head of Finance
Ulrika Wennersten, Vice Dean Education, Associate Professor
Minutes in brief
- Recruitment initiatives. This primarily concerns associate senior lecturers and visiting professors, and LUSEM is part of this initiative. In addition, the School has been successful in securing university-wide funding for further international appointments at the professor level.
- Pedagogical qualification. An initiative based on a mandate from Lund University, but also aimed at ensuring quality in education in a more structured way, highlighting pedagogical competence, and offering a clear career path for teachers.
Decisions:
- The Faculty Board, on 18 June 2024 appointed those responsible for programs at an advanced level for a period of three years. After certain changes, there is a need to replace some of the positions. The Board has decided to confirm the program managers for programs at an advanced level.
- The Board has decided to establish Guidelines for doctoral education at the School of Economics.
- At the School of Economics, there have been discussions about the need for a more broadened doctoral subject. The Board has decided to approve the establishment of a new doctoral subject in Applied Economic Management, as well as the general study plan.
- The Board has decided to approve the LUSEM crisis plan
- The Board has decided to approve the establishment of Lund University Tax Research Centre
- The latest Research Proposition necessitates some form of strategic response from the Faculty. It emphasizes strategic focus areas, connected to competitive funding. The Faculty must in turn highlight the key values of research excellence, innovation, internationalization, sustainability and societal outreach.
- LUSEM has signed a strategic cooperation accord with Region Skåne, SUS, Medicon Village and Astra Zeneca about establishing an innovative platform for further cooperation.
Decisions:
- The Board resolves to adopt the decision on the Assessment Criteria for employment as Professor, Adjunct Professor, and Visiting Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Lund University.
- The Board resolves to adopt the decision on the Assessment Criteria for promotion to Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Lund University.
The board resolves to approve the evaluation of the doctoral subject Economic History.
The doctoral education in Economic History was evaluated during the autumn of 2024. It was a constructive process with valuable recommendations from the external evaluators, as well as well-considered responses from the department.
- LUSEM has reached an agreement on student exchange with Bayes Business School (UK) and also with Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).
- External research funds count for 45-50 percent of the faculty’s total research funds.
Decisions:
- The Board resolves to adopt the Guidelines for the preparation of promotion cases prior to the Faculty Board’s decision on the assessment of promotion to professor.
- New member of the council for gender equality equal opportunities and diversity has been appointed for the period of 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026. The new member is Timo Vilkas.
- New member of the EFL board has been appointed for the period of 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. The new member is Fredrik NG Andersson.
Faculty Board meetings 2025
Always 13:00–16:00 in EC3:318
- 4 March
- 22 April (strategy meeting)
- 17 June
- 14 October
- 16 December
Minutes and Decisions
– lu.app.box.com
Faculty Board contact
Margareta Dackehag
Secretary
karin [dot] wander [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (margareta[dot]dackehag[at]ehl[dot]lu[dot]se)
Phone: +46 46 222 34 14