Staff

With a background spanning from the banking sector in Switzerland to fieldwork in Africa, Daryl brings a unique combination of experiences to Mid Sweden University. In his research, he examines how game developers in Lagos build skills in environments where formal education is limited.

Friday 5 December 2025

The library celebrates Mid Sweden University's 20 years as a university with the anniversary publication: A university library on the move – 20 years of knowledge, meetings and change. We offer cake, bubbly, and a moment to look both back and ahead together! 💫📚

13.00–15.00

Sundsvall

Mid Sweden University celebrates 20 years as a university and in connection with the anniversary, the library releases the publication "A university library on the move – 20 years of knowledge, meetings and change". Welcome to the book release on December 10 at 13.00 in the library on campus Sundsvall!

Thursday 4 December 2025

On December 12 at 13:00, Michaela Castellanos will nail her doctoral thesis "How am I Supposed to Read this Whale? Allegorical and Counter-Allegorical Strategies in Cetopoetic Narratives" in the subject English at the library, campus Sundsvall.

13.00–13.30

Sundsvall

This autumn, four engineering students from Lyon arrived in Östersund for a semester of studies, outdoor life and new cultural experiences. They are the first exchange students joining from the ChallengeEU partnership, choosing to focus on studies in mechanical engineering and additive manufacturing.

Thursday 4 December 2025

We at the social work programme invite you to an afternoon of interesting conversations and lectures within the framework of the anniversary year Mid Sweden University 20 years. During the day, we also offer some fun features and happenings – don't miss it.

13.15–17.00

Östersund

On Thursday, the Swedish government made the formal decision to extend Vice-Chancellor Anders Fällström's appointment for another three years from 1 April 2026.

Thursday 4 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

Welcome to attend 9 January when Michaela Castellanos defends her doctoral thesis "How am I Supposed to Read this Whale? Allegorical and Counter-Allegorical Strategies in Cetopoetic Narratives" in English.

Wednesday 3 December 2025