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Organisation

The Department of Child and Youth Studies has about 120 employees and is organised in three sections and one centre.

Department Management

The department is led by the department board, which per delegation of the faculty board decides on employment and promotion matters of researchers, the department's organization, education at undergraduate and advanced level as well as education at researcher level and research.

The department board consists of representatives of students, doctoral students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff. The department board may delegate matters to the head of department or special committee/body. 

The head of department receives decision-making power per delegation from the Dean (chairman of the Faculty Board) and in some cases from the Department board. The head of department has employer responsibility and responsibility for the department's finances as well as premises and security. To his/hers aid, the head of department has an assistant head of department with responsibility for student affairs and a deputy head of department who takes over in the absence of the head of department.

Head of Department: Anna Westberg Broström
Deputy Head of Department: Rickard Jonsson
Assistant Head of Department: Helena Bergström

The department is organised into three sections and one centre:

  • The Section for Child and Youth Studies
  • The Section for Early Childhood Education
  • Centre for the Studies of Children´s Culture
  • The Technical-Administrative Section

The sections and centre are headed by:

Superintendent of the Section for Child and Youth Studies

Superintendent of the Section for Early Childhood Education

Head of the Centre for the Studies of Children's Culture

Head of Administration: (takes office January 1, 2026)

The Superintendent of sections, on behalf of the Department Board, is responsible for coordinating, planning and following up issues concerning education at the undergraduate and advanced level, as well as certain student and personnel matters.

The Technical-Administrative Section handles the administration of all education, study guidance, communication, finance and archiving.

If you have general questions about our educations, you are welcome to contact the Student office via e-mail: studentxpedition@buv.su.se.

For more specific questions about courses and registration, certificates, etc., please contact the course administrator.

Last updated: 2025-10-14

Source: Department of Child and Youth Studies