A ceremony of recognition and tradition

Pictured here is the university’s new Professor of Business Administration Karin Berglund receiving her diploma from Vice-Chancellor Åke Ingerman. She was inaugurated together with Anna Kärrman, Martin Magnusson, Şerife Sevinç, Mussie Msghina, Agneta Schröder, Erik Hysing and Agneta Anderzén Carlsson.

Mussie Msghina is a consultant psychiatrist and expert on psychoses – and now professor. He has had to wait a whole year to take the stage and receive his diploma from the vice-chancellor.

Margaret Kathleen Pichora-Fuller is an international authority within her field, and her expertise is recognised both scientifically and socially. She received one of this year’s honorary doctorates. Other recipients were Grahame Simpson, David Krishna Menon, Elham Kazemi and Arlene Archer.

This year saw the winners of the Excellent Teaching Award for both 2025 and 2026 receiving their awards. Pictured here is Åsa Källström being presented with her award by Vice-Chancellor Åke Ingerman. Sara Frödén and Adrian Hosford-Donovan were also presented with their awards by the vice-chancellor and Örebro Student Union’s Vice President for Educational Policy, Ebba Löfgren. Thomas Denk was unfortunately unable to attend the ceremony.

Researcher and expert on Russia Martin Kragh was presented with Örebro University’s and The Hamrin Foundation’s large prize of SEK 100,000 for outstanding research communication. He is awarded the prize for using “a calm and confident voice to shed light on complex issues, helping us grasp the seriousness of global affairs without instilling fear” – thereby strengthening public trust in research based knowledge. Last year, the award went to Amir Rostami, professor of criminology at Södertörn University and a strong voice in the public debate on organised crime and criminal policy.

Five of the six winners of the prize for outstanding research communication attended the celebration. Here, journalist Amina Manzoor receives her prize from Head of Communications Marie Brodin. Maria Gunther, from the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter, who won the prize in 2025, and Amina Manzoor received the prize for journalists; Matilda Wurm and Magnus Lodefalk were given the prize celebrating Örebro University researchers; and Martin Kragh was awarded the external prize.

Anja Westman receives her doctoral hat from the degree conferrer Elina Mäki-Torkko.

Ansung Kim is given her wreath by the degree conferrer Åsa Öström.

Student marshals carrying flags were leading the procession in and out from the ceremony.

Magnus Lodefalk won the 2026 internal prize for outstanding research communication which is given to a doctoral student or researcher at Örebro University. Matilda Wurm received the same prize in 2025. Both researchers have made significant contributions to communicating either their own research results or a broader research field – Magnus Lodefalk about AI, tariffs, immigration and international trade and Matilda Wurm within the HBTQI field and on the social factors affecting people’s health and how they are being received within healthcare.

Sara Frödén was presented the Excellent Teaching Award. Here she is celebrating with Malin Hagström and Joakim Sundqvist.

Minister for Financial Markets Niklas Wykman (Moderate Party) finished his doctoral thesis in economics at Örebro University this January but must wait another year for his conferment. Pictured here with County Governor Lena Rådström Baastad and Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson (Moderate Party).

Benjamin Debrah, Christiana Owiredua, Emmanuel Brisey Kwofie, Oheneba Akua Debrah and Lame Kenalemang celebrating Christiana Owiredua receiving her wreath.

Students from the School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science serving the guests refreshments. For these students, planning and executing the banquet is a learning component on their degree programme. For many of them, this is the first time they participate in an event of this scale.

Erik and Ingrid Witte with daughters Selma and Klara. Now celebrating that Ingrid has completed her PhD – Erik obtained his in 2021.

Örebro University Choir singing as guests take their seats. Jens Ericsson, General Manager of the Swedish Culinary Team, was responsible for the menu at the banquet.