Sunday, January 06, 2019

It's Sunday Night

Meet Sophia Larsen.(click here)

Örebro University (click here) is investing in strengthening collaboration with the surrounding society. Therefore, a new department for communication and collaboration will be established, which will be led by Sofia Larsen.

Sofia Larsen is currently the head of the independent school company AcadeMedia's primary and secondary school activities. Prior to that, she was a business developer and information manager at Örebro University until 2014, and before that she was a Member of Parliament for the Center Party between 1998 and 2010, including with the assignment as chairman of the Education Committee. Sofia Larsen is also chairman of the Jusek Academy Association.

"With her broad experience of education issues and with her commitment to the university's importance to society, Sofia Larsen will be an important addition to the continued development of Örebro University," says University Director Louise Pålsson.

- Örebro University is a strong and forward-looking university. For me, it is very exciting and inspiring to be involved in the continued development and work on strengthening the collaboration assignment, ”says Sofia Larsen.

It was interesting finding a woman to represent Switzerland. I wanted to bring a younger and more current face to this page, but, she had a fairly significant lean into anti-semitism. Hopefully, this choice is more contemporary.