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Last week, 14 teachers were appointed qualified teachers and four were appointed excellent teachers in the Umeå University pedagogical qualification model. With this latest addition, the number of qualified and merited teachers has now reached 139, which places Umeå University second in Sweden.
“The qualification model is a way of showing what important pedagogical work our teachers are conducting and what contributes to the high quality of our educations,” says Heidi Hansson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for education, and chairperson of the Pedagogical Qualification Board.
The appointed teachers become members of a network that organises regular seminars for its members. Applications to the pedagogical qualification model can be submitted throughout the year, but faculties will process applications twice per year. Deadline for the next application round is 14 September 2018, the 2019 dates are 15 February and 13 September.
The following people have been appointed excellent teachers
Faculty of Social Sciences
Inger Eliasson, senior lecturer, Department of Education Maria Karlsson, senior lecturer, Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics
Faculty of Science and Technology
Maria Hamrin, senior lecturer, Department of Physics
Faculty of Medicine
Magnus Hultin, senior lecturer/chief physician, Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences
The following people have been appointed merited teachers
Faculty of Social Sciences
David Feltenius, senior lecturer, Department of Political Science Rasmus Karlsson, senior lecturer, Department of Political Science David Sjöberg, senior lecturer, Police Education Unit Lina Schelin, senior lecturer, Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics Anna Sundström, senior lecturer, Department of Psychology
Faculty of Science and Technology
Markus Broström, senior lecturer, the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics Christian Bigler, senior lecturer, the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Marie Nordström, senior lecturer, the Department of Computing Science Lena Palmquist, senior lecturer, the Department of Computing Science
Faculty of Arts
Åsa Jeansson, senior lecturer, the Department of Creative Studies Erik Lindenius, senior lecturer, the Department of Culture and Media Studies Merja Ellefson, senior lecturer, the Department of Culture and Media Studies Katarzyna Wolanik Boström, senior lecturer, the Department of Culture and Media Studies
Faculty of Medicine
Ulf Isaksson, senior lecturer, Department of Nursing
For more information, please contact:
Heidi Hansson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for education, and chairperson of the Pedagogical Qualification Board at Umeå UniversityPhone: +46 73-034 81 04 Email: heidi.hansson@umu.se
Katarina Winka, the Centre for Educational DevelopmentPhone: +46 90–786 58 79 Email: katarina.winka@umu.se
