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 [no name in public]
PhD student Camilla Nilsson

Substitutes

Student [vacant]
PhD student Giada Brighi
PhD student Annika Thorsager Høeg

Keeper of the minutes

Not a member of the board.

Felicia Sandberg

See heading Contact below.

Contact

Head of Department

Karolina Wirdenäs

karolina.wirdenas@su.se

Keeper of the minutes (not member), the Department Board

Felicia Sandberg

felicia.sandberg@su.se

Last updated: 2026-01-09

Source: Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism (Svefler)