Nominate for Uppsala Student Union's award for student influence in honour of Eva Åkesson
Professor Eva Åkesson was Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University from 2012 to 2020. During her time as Vice-Chancellor, Åkesson cherished the collegial work and the importance of joint work for Uppsala University to be a leading university. Eva Åkesson's respect and openness to student influence are something that Uppsala Student Union is eternally grateful for. It has enabled a good development for the University, which is characterised by student perspectives.
Due to Eva Åkesson's position as Vice-Chancellor at Uppsala University ending in 2020, Uppsala Student Union created an award as follows:The award is called the Uppsala Student Union Award for Student Influence in honor of Eva Åkesson. All students and staff within Uppsala Student Union's area of activity at Uppsala University can nominate for the award.
The award is granted to the student who has held an assignment as a student representative at Uppsala University and is deemed to have made a particularly good contribution during their term of office.
Together with the award, the recipient also receives Uppsala Student Union's silver medal of merit, a diploma, and SEK 2000.
The award is presented in May each year by the Uppsala Student Union Board.
The deadline to nominate is 28 April 2025.