The Department Board
The Department Board has an overall responsibility and is the highest decision-making body at the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism. The Board deals with issues concerning syllabi, course literature, organization of teaching, admission of doctoral students, personnel issues, budget and requests from students.
The Department Board has been appointed 9 September 2024 – 31 December 2026.
Members of the Board
The Department Board consists of Head of Department and the Vice Head of Department, six Teacher Representatives, one Technical and Administrative Staff Representantive and three Student Representatives (one Doctoral student and two at Basic level).
Chairman and Vice Chairman
Chairman
- Head of Department, Associate Professor Karolina Wirdenäs. (Please see Contact below.)
Vice Chairman
- Deputy Vice Head of Department, Lecturer Vendela Blomström (Please see Contact below.)
Teacher representantives
Ordinary
- Magnus Dahnberg
- Elisabeth Geiger Poignant
- Anna Karlsson
- Catharina Nyström Höög
- Susan Sayehli
- Jeanna Wennerberg
Substitutes
- José Alemán Bañón
- Goran Maljan
- Jonatan Pettersson
- Malin Tesfazion
Administrative staff representantives
Ordinary
- Lena Eriksson
- Cathrine Ottosson
Substitute
- Maria Åkesson
Student representantives
Ordinary
- Student [name will follow]
- PhD student Thomas Thomsen
Substitutes
- Student [name will follow]
- PhD student Rebecca Borg
- PhD student Helena Textorius
Keeper of the minutes (not member of the board)
- Camilla Löwsahl
See Contact below.
Contact

- Visiting address
Building D, Södra huset
Room D 674, floor 6
Universitetsvägen 10D
- Department Board and Management
Chairman of the Department Board and the Management Team at the Department.

- Visiting address
Building D, Södra huset
Room D 534, floor 5
Universitetsvägen 10D
- Department Board and Management
Vice Chairman of the Department Board and the Management Team at the Department.

- Visiting address
Building D, Södra huset
Room D 664, floor 6
Universitetsvägen 10 D
Last updated: January 23, 2025
Source: Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism (Svefler)