The anniversary year begins ‑ Mid Sweden University celebrates 20 years
In 2005, we became Mid Sweden University and that should be celebrated! The anniversary year 2025 begins with cake and entertainment and continues with extra activities and celebrations throughout the year.
Throughout the anniversary year, it will be celebrated with seminars, conversations with researchers, outdoor days and a lot of other fun activities. The anniversary year will be inaugurated in connection with the start of the semester, and the first one to start the celebrations will be campus Östersund, on Monday 27 January. A few days later, on 30 January, the starting gun for the anniversary year will be fired in Sundsvall. At 16:00, the celebrations begin at both campuses.
"We hope that as many employees and students as possible will celebrate the opening of the anniversary year with us. There will be cake and cider, musical entertainment, speeches by the Vice-Chancellor and others and a lot of other exciting things," says Caroline Cakka Wallmark, acting project manager for the anniversary year.
An anniversary website will soon be released
20 years ago, Mid Sweden University was granted university status and became Mid Sweden University. For those who were not there then, or who want to refresh their memory, there is a large amount of anniversary material to dive into. On 21 January, an anniversary website will be launched. Here, you can find information about Mid Sweden University's history, read about how the anniversary logo was crafted, hear some of the employees who have been here the longest and also take part in some curiosities from the 20 years that have passed; for example, when a severe storm blew the roof off a building at Campus Östersund.
"On the anniversary website, we have gathered everything you could possibly want to know about Mid Sweden University, and it will be filled with new articles and events during the year. There is also information about a special anniversary fund for employees and students, aimed at activities to celebrate Mid Sweden University in 2025, says Cakka Wallmark.
Extra silver lining on everything
At the same time, the university's regular activities will of course be arranged during the year, and given an extra silver lining; Open Days, Children's University, Academic Ceremony, graduations and Welcome days, to name a few.
"It should really be seen and heard that Mid Sweden University has an anniversary, it will permeate everything that happens during the year. Let's go!