Prize for internationalisation in medical education
In 2017, Sweden’s medical faculties instituted a joint prize for the internationalisation of medical education at the first and second-cycle levels. The purpose of the award is to stimulate and encourage initiatives to increase the focus on internationalisation and draw attention to teaching staff for the work they put in.
The award is presented to an individual teacher or a teaching team that has significantly contributed to increasing internationalisation in education and teaching over the past three years. The effort should highlight international dimensions in education and deepen students’ global perspectives.
Find out more about the winner and other nominees of 2024 Pdf, 1 MB.
Conditions for the nomination
- The prize is awarded to an individual teacher or a teaching team (administrative staff might be included in a team but cannot be single nominees).
- The activity has taken place during the past three years.
- The effort should highlight international dimensions in education and deepen students’ global perspectives.
- The nomination is posted by an employee or a student at Uppsala University.
The nominations are assessed according to the following five criteria
- The activity is of strategic importance (for a programme or the faculty)
- The activity is substantial, and many students are ore will be engaged
- The activity increases the student’s knowledge about global perspectives
- The activity is innovative
- The activity considers responsible internationalization and the UN Sustainable development goals
Former laureates
2024 – Estelle Naumburg and the teaching team of paediatrics (Umeå University)
For the educational collaboration between Umeå University and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Lärarteam får pris för internationalisering (umu.se)
2022 – The Speech and Language Pathology Programme (Uppsala University)
For the project ”Speech and language pathology without borders”, which is clearly based on internationalisation at home and contiously chooses to not have a goal for student mobility.
2020 – Kristina Orban (Lund University)
Because she has “led the Mirots project, which aims to develop the occupational therapy students' professional identity and intercultural experiences”.
Pris för internationalisation av utbildning (lu.se)
2019 – Ewa-Lena Bratt, Louise Freytag och Camilla Eide (University of Gothenburg)
Because they “have worked strategically and enthusiastically to develop and integrate a strong international perspective within the course Omvårdnad vid komplexa vårdsituationer”.
2018 – Lars Hagander (Lund University)
Because he “through his experience and position as a clinical teacher and recognized researcher initiated and developed various activities that have made the internationalisation of the medical program in Lund visible”.
2017 – Camilla Hesse (University of Gothenburg)
For her “strategic and goal-oriented work with internationalisation in the biomedical analyst programme”.