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The combination of IT and business drew Emily to study Design of Information Systems. After graduating, she’s set to take up a role as a junior IT consultant. Emily Tran is a student on the Swedish Bachelor’s programme in Design of Information Systems, Systemvetenskapligt kandidatprogram, at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM). After graduating from upper secondary school, s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-emily-found-her-path-lusem - 2026-09-18

From LUSEM to the global stage, Isabelle’s journey shows how curiosity and the right academic foundation can open doors across industries and borders. In this alumni interview, Isabelle shares how the time in the master programme in Management shaped her career path, from consulting in Stockholm to a global HR role in Amsterdam, and offers advice to students ready to explore what’s possible. Hi Is

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-amsterdam-isabelle-building-career-global-hr - 2026-09-18

Sweden's kidney exchange programme has been operational since 2018 and will soon be expanded to include the entire EU. The programme has meant that patients' previous waiting times of up to two years have been reduced to just six months. Tommy Andersson, Professor of Economics at Lund University School of Economics and Management, never imagined his research would one day lead to this–but his joy,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/kidney-transplant-programme-saves-lives-and-tax-payer-money - 2026-09-18

Lund University International Podcast: Building an International Career with Fiora Cheng Gårdemyr (June 15, 2026) LUSEM alumna Fiora Cheng Gårdemyr shares her journey from Lund to Dubai, reflecting on leadership, adaptability and global careers. Recognised as one of Sweden's Top 75 Female Leaders of the Future, LUSEM alumna Fiora Cheng Gårdemyr (MSc in Managing People, Knowledge and Change, 2017)

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lund-dubai-lusem-alumna-fiora-reflects-leadership-and-global-careers - 2026-09-18

How do you go from studying finance at LUSEM to working at Goldman Sachs in New York? For Arttu Lappalainen, MSc Finance 2023, the path has taken him through Spain, London, and some of the most competitive finance roles. In this interview, he shares insights from his career journey and advice for students aiming for a future in investment banking. Hi Arttu! You graduated from the LUSEM master’s pr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-wall-street-arttus-journey-goldman-sachs-new-york - 2026-09-18

This year’s stipend of the Pontus Roos Memorial Foundation is awarded to Laura Bruno-Johansen! The Pontus Roos Memorial Foundation, represented by the committee member Erik Wengström, have announce the winner of this year’s stipend. Pontus Roos was a creative and resourceful person, firmly convinced that practical problems in the industrial and service sector could benefit from advanced economic a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/phd-student-laura-bruno-johansen-receives-stipend - 2026-09-18

Kerstin Enflo, Professor of Economic History, will be awarded the Einar Hansen Research Prize. The sum of DKK 200,000, makes it one of the largest research prizes in the humanities. A few years before his death, in 1991, Einar Hansen established a fund for humanities research, to be awarded to researchers at Lund University and the University of Copenhagen.“The research fund awards a prize each ye

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/professor-lusem-receives-research-award - 2026-09-18

Elon Musk believes that AI and robots could create such abundance that money would lose its significance. This brings to mind Karl Marx and his communist ideals. But their paths to that future would be entirely different, according to LUSEM economist Fredrik NG Andersson. The background is Elon Musk’s unusually bold prediction about the future. In an interview with The Economist this summer, he sa

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/musk-marx-and-future-without-money - 2026-09-18

The Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking has been released, and LUSEM continues to be represented among the world’s leading Master’s in Management programmes. The MSc in International Strategic Management is the only nine-month programme remaining on the ranking – a strong achievement given that longer programmes generally provide more time to meet the indicators measured by the Financial

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-remains-among-worlds-leading-masters-management-programmes - 2026-09-18

The new research project, “Socioeconomic Segregation - The Impact of Neighborhoods, Schools and Policy Across the Life Course”, aims to establish a research environment involving health economists, education and labour market economists, geographers, and demographers, among others. We spoke about the new project with project leader Martin Dribe, director of the Centre for Economic Demography and p

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-project-explores-socioeconomic-segregation-then-and-now - 2026-09-18

WithSecure visited the Department of Informatics on their European Cyber Tour, allowing students on our Bachelor's programme to get hands-on experience with the handling of cyber threats in a simulated environment. On October 30th, 2023, students taking the course IS and Business Development got to experience something never seen before in the Bachelor's programme on Design of Information Systems.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cybertruck-cyber-security-simulation - 2026-09-18

Markus Lahtinen, researcher and lecturer at the Department of Informatics, Lund University, has been interviewed by both Dagens Nyheter (DN) and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) for expert insights on the use of AI for crime-fighting purposes. The articles in DN and SvD report on the potential integration of AI into camera surveillance, including facial recognition and automatic reading of licence plates.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/markus-lahtinen-speaks-ai-and-camera-surveillance - 2026-09-18

Associate professor at the Department of Informatics, Miranda Kajtazi, is currently involved in a mix of internal and external grants. At the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Miranda Kajtazi is leading an Advanced Study Group on "Human Rights, Digital Inequalities, and Social Consequences of AI". This project is ongoing from September 2023 to June 2024."This ASG focuses on digital innovat

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ai-human-rights-and-digital-welfare-miranda-kajtazi-takes-lead - 2026-09-18

The Department of Informatics uses Microsoft Azure as a cloud solution for students attending the Bachelor’s Programme in Design of Information Systems. It allows us to have complete BYOD-solutions in our computer rooms, which attracts students to campus while also saving energy and money. Informatic’s director of studies, Björn Svensson, was interviewed by Microsoft for an article in “Din digital

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cloud-solution-azure-bjorn-svensson-interviewed-microsoft - 2026-09-18

Are you looking to enhance your professional network and learn from industry experts in your field and beyond? Discover how LinkedIn can bring unexpected opportunities and connect us to people around the world, from insights shared by Markus Lahtinen at his seminar “Beyond expectations: Learn more about LinkedIn!”. With over 5000 connections and a top 2% industry SSI (Social Selling Index) ranking

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learn-more-about-linkedin-markus-lahtinen - 2026-09-18

Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh attracted a large crowd to his seminar "Let's Get Ready to Contextualize", where he spoke about the importance of contextualization in research. Dr. Venkatesh shared some of his latest research on contextualization, including discussions on: Problems tied to lack of context in research;What researchers face in new contexts; How to think about the concept of scientific contr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/viswanath-venkatesh-holds-seminar-informatics - 2026-09-18

Associate Professor Vincenzo Corvello, joining us from the University of Messina, is an established business and innovation scholar as well as the Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Innovation Management. Hosted by lecturer Markus Lahtinen, Vincenzo Corvello started his visit with a Meet-and-greet, giving a brief presentation on his recent research on corporate-startup collaboration. He sp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-welcomes-vincenzo-corvello-meet-and-greet-fika - 2026-09-18

Sedan lanseringen i november 2022 har ChatGPT skapat internationella rubriker. Det har uttryckts oro för att ChatGPT och generativ AI kan användas som ett verktyg för fusk, men adjunkterna Markus Lahtinen och Björn Svensson utmanar denna rädsla genom att aktivt integrera chattboten i institutionens utbildningar. "Att få in [ChatGPT] i vår utbildning är helt enkelt nödvändigt och att orientera och

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/informatik-integrerar-chatgpt-i-sin-utbildning - 2026-09-18

FN:s nya klimatrapport visar att det går att nå nollutsläpp år 2050. Men det krävs stora förändringar inom alla branscher för att nå dit – inte minst inom industrin som i dag står för en stor del av de globala utsläppen. Forskarna har identifierat flera hållbara vägar framåt, men en del områden – framför allt inom plast och kemi – letar fortfarande efter möjliga omställningsvägar. Att begränsa kli

https://www.lu.se/artikel/klimatforskaren-trenden-maste-genast-vandas-sa-att-vi-kan-leva-upp-till-nollutslapp-ar-2050 - 2026-09-18

Två forskare vid Lunds universitet fälls för oredlighet i forskning i den nationella Nämnden för prövning av oredlighet i forskning (NPOF). Fällandet gäller flera felaktiga figurer av analysresultat som använts i en vetenskaplig artikel. Ärendet kom till NPOF i september 2021 och den aktuella artikeln har 14 författare. Författarna har ansvarat för och bidragit till olika delar av artikeln. I arti

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tva-forskare-falls-flera-felaktiga-bilder-i-artikel - 2026-09-18