Election to the LTV faculty board

Between October 21 and 29, the election to the LTV faculty board for the period 2025-2027 took place. Of the 259 eligible voters, 180 people voted, which is 69 percent. 5 votes were blank.   

The new boards will take office on January 1st 2025. The election of the dean and deputy dean is advisory and the vice-chancellor is expected to make the final decision on 6 November. With that reservation, LTV’s voters have decided that the upcoming faculty board for the next three years will look as follows:   

(Click on each name to read the candidates' presentation.)

Chair/dean:

Christina Lunner Kolstrup (IMS)

Vice chair/deputy dean:

Aakash Chawade (VF)

Ordinary members:        

Caroline Dahl (LAPF)

Laura Grenville-Briggs Didymus (VSB)

Åsa Lankinen (VSB)

Karl Lövrie (LAPF)

Daniel Valentini (SOL)

Deputies

First deputy: Sammar Khalil (BT)

Second deputy: György Ängelkott Bocz (BT)

Timeline for election of the faculty board at LTV:

Nomination period 1: June 27-September 5

All employees at the LTV-faculty are invited to nominate candidates for the faculty board.

September 23

The nominating committee presents its proposal.

Nomination period 2: September 23-October 7

Those entitled to vote at LTV-fak are invited to nominate additional candidates in addition to the nominating committee's proposal.

October 21-29

Election period.

23 October

Hearing with the candidates.

In the beginning of November

The vice-chancellor appoints the dean and vice-dean. Election results are presented.

8 May, the Faculty Board at the LTV faculty decided to appoint the following persons as members and alternates for the period 1 May 2024 and until further notice, however, no later than 30 April 2027, personal deputy italicized: 

Mats Gyllin, chairman, People and society, Lisa Blix Germundsson

Helena Mellqvist, vice chairman, Landscape architecture, planning and management, Thomas Randrup

Biosystems and technology: Annie Drottberger, David HanssonUrban and rural development: Amalia Engström, Maria Wisselgren
Plant breeding: Selvaraju Kanagarajan, Ramune Kuktaite
Lotta Malmborg (administration), Ida Andersson (Collaboration and development
Plant protection biology: Svante Resjö, personal deputy vacant
Ingrid Olsson, student representative, Tova Franzén.

The work of the nominee committee

The nomination committee's task has been to submit proposals to the nine ordinary members/deputies to be appointed to the faculty board for the period 2025–2027. The nomination committee's proposal also includes candidates for the assignments as chair (dean) and vice chair (prodean) of the board.

The nomination committee's task has also been to take into consideration, subject distribution, geographical aspects, gender aspects and any other relevant factors, such as other committees at the faculty that require that the chair of a committee is a member or deputy member of the faculty board. The nomination committee has also considered the nominations received from the employees at the faculty in its final proposal.