Organisation
The head of department leads the daily work at the Department of Swedish, and is assisted by the senior management committee and the department council, which act as advisory bodies. In addition, there are several drafting committees for (e.g.) research, education and research studies.
Senior Management Committee
- Head of department: Susanna Karlsson
- Deputy Head of Department: Julia Prentice
- Associate Head of Department for Education: Yvonne Adesam
- Associate Head of Department for Research: Stina Ericsson
- Associate Head of Department for Doctoral Studies: Julia Prentice
- Director Språkbanken Text: Markus Forsberg
- Administrative Manager: Helén Sandström
- Finance officer: Albulena Hoti and Christina Wanner
Department Council
The department council is an advisory body that assists the department head in strategic issues concerning the work of the department. Minutes are taken at all meetings.
Head of Department, Chair:
Susanna Karlsson
Teachers and Researchers:
Carl Engwall
Inga-Lill Grahn
Benjamin Lyngfelt
Marie Rydenvald
Elena Volodina
Administrative Employees:
Elisabeth Andersson
Jonatan Uppström
Members with Presence and Speech Rights:
Sofie Johansson
Drafting Committee
Drafting Committee for Educational Issues
Responsible: Head of Education.
The group handles various strategic educational issues such as course offerings, staff training, quality assurance processes and marketing issues for the program.
Research Committee
Responsible: Vice Head of Research.
The committee coordinates the planning of faculty-funded international visiting researchers, manages researchers' applications for internal travel funds and deals with other research-related issues such as evaluations, referrals, etc. Minutes are taken at the meetings.
Research Studies Committee
Responsible: Vice Head of Department for Postgraduate Education.
The committee prepares and deals with admission to third-cycle education and handles other issues related to third-cycle education such as evaluations, referrals, etc.
Supervisor Committee
Responsible: Vice Head of Department for Postgraduate Education.
The committee prepares and deals with admission to third-cycle education and handles other issues related to third-cycle education such as evaluations, referrals, etc.
The Curriculum Group (KPG)
Responsible: Head of Education.
The group prepares matters involving study plans and syllabi. Minutes are taken at the meetings.