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As we now approach Christmas, Mid Sweden University's 20th anniversary is also coming to an end. During the year, we have had reason to both celebrate and stop to reflect on the university's journey – and on what kind of university we want to be in the future.

Friday 19 December 2025

On January 13 at 13:00, Soheib Takhtardeshir will post his doctoral thesis "VAE-Driven Compression of Light Field Images through Disentangled Latent Modeling and Perceptual Quality Assessment" in Computer Engineering at the library, campus Sundsvall.

13.00–13.30

Sundsvall

On Friday, January 2, 2026, the fire alarm will be tested at Åkroken in Sundsvall. The alarm is tested between 08:00 and 11:00.

Friday 19 December 2025

Welcome to two days highlighting the growing collaboration between Västernorrland and Trøndelag – a cross-regional effort focusing on the development of sustainable materials and chemicals, as well as the green industrial initiatives in Ånge.

21 January – 22 January

The entrance doors on both campuses will be locked from Monday 22 December. The doors will remain locked until after the Epiphany weekend.

Friday 19 December 2025

Welcome to a public defense of doctoral thesis in Computer Engineering with Soheib Takhtardeshir who will present his thesis "VAE-Driven Compression of Light Field Images through Disentangled Latent Modeling and Perceptual Quality Assessment ".

09.15–14.00

Sundsvall

Below are the Service Center's opening hours around Christmas, New Year and Epiphany

Thursday 18 December 2025

Welcome to Anita Atrena's dissertation on 23 January, when she defends her doctoral thesis "Breaking up the boreal: the role of forest fragmentation for wood fungi and lichens" in Biology.

10.15–13.00

Sundsvall

Reminder about Submission of schedule documents for study period 4/Course Periods 7 and 8.

Wednesday 17 December 2025