PROGRAMME

The Global Swede Ceremony, 12 May 2015

11.00 The ceremony commences. Introduction by Karin Olofsdotter, Head of Department for for the EU Internal Market and the Promotion of Sweden and Swedish Trade

11.05 The Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg addresses the guests.

11.15 The Director-General of the Swedish Institute, Ms Annika Rembe addresses the guests.

11.25 Ms Karla Marie Peredes, Project Manager for Radical Innovation for New Food Concepts at Krinova Science Park and researcher at Lund University, Department of Design Sciences, addresses the nominated students.

11.40 Diploma ceremony. Representatives for each university present the nomination for their student. The nominated students receive their diplomas from the Minister for Enterprise and Innovation.

Group photo

12.30 Lunch buffet

14.00 The ceremony ends

Global Swede Ceremony 2015

Honoured guests,

Global Swede is a way for us to express our appreciation of tomorrow's innovators and entrepreneurs and to encourage a continued relationship with Sweden. We live in a world of in-creasing exchanges between people across national borders. This also means we face global challenges that – more than ever before – we must tackle together. And it is as part of these eff orts that you have played an important role during your time in Sweden. Through your excellent academic performance, ambition and new approaches, you have contributed to an innovative and creative environment at our higher education institutions in Sweden. It is in this environment that we will fi nd the answers to many of the challenges ahead.

Mikael DambergMinister for Enterpriseand Innovation

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As Director-General of the Swedish Institute, I represent a govern-ment agency where co-creation and long lasting relations are top priorities. Attracting foreign talent is one of our key objectives.

Through the Global Swede initiative we create platforms for a glo-bal exchange of experiences and build long lasting relations with global leaders of the future – a key factor to successful develop-ment in Sweden and around the world.

Annika RembeDirector-GeneralThe Swedish Institute

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Ahsan Shafiq

University of Borås

Ahsan Shafi q is enrolled in the Master programme ”Textile Management with specialisation in Fashion Management” at the Swedish School of Textiles. He has a previous degree in Textile Technology and has working experience as senior merchandiser for diff erent textile sourcing companies in Pakistan. In 2011 he joined the Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design as a Deputy Course coordinator and Lecturer for the Textile Design Department. Ahsan is an am-bitious student who shows initiative and enthusiasm inside and outside the classroom. Furthermore he is an active student representative and engages in dialogue with both students and staff at the university on issues aff ecting the education and life of international students in Borås.

Victoria Nakanwagi

Chalmers Technical University

Victoria Nakanwagi is a natural ambassador and a great example of what it is like to be an international student in Sweden. She moved from Uganda to study Electric Power Engineering at Chalmers Technical University and was attracted by career opportunities at international companies in Sweden. Victoria’s thesis was done at Volvo, focusing on battery modules for hybrid vehicles. During her studies, she got a deeper understanding of the Swedish language and culture through the integra-tion project Vill-Kan-Ska and she also took part in the seminar Career in Sweden – how we retain international talent, in Almedalen 2014.

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Connor Curran

Gävle University

Connor Curran is enrolled in the Master programme in Business Administration (MBA), Business Mana-gement. He has distinguished himself as an excellent and ambitious student during his time at the Univer-sity of Gävle. Teachers, as well as new-found student friends, both Swedish and international, have found him to be a positive and cheerful person. Connor as a true entrepreneur has become well integrated into Swedish society and has made valuable eff orts for his future career. There is no doubt he will become an excellent ambassador for the University of Gävle as well as for Sweden.

Viorica Doros

The University of Gothenburg

Currently studying her last semester at the Univer-sity of Gothenburg International Administration and Global Governance, Viorica Doros has proven herself to be an extraordinarily creative and enga-ged student. Constantly moving forward and taking initiative, she fi nds diff erent ways to build part-nerships, implement joint projects and encourage active experience-sharing, especially in the fi eld of gender equality. Her capacity for hard work and ability to analyse complex societal phenomenon is impressive. With her enthusiasm and commitment, Viorica is a great inspiration and an excellent ambassador for our university and Sweden.

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Dariy Antonyuk

Stockholm School of Economics

Dariy Antonyuk, an excellent student from Ukraine is enrolled in the MSc in Finance at Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). He is a very energetic and engaging student with a passion for integrating the quantitative knowledge from the Finance programme into the areas of social development. Dariy is diplomatic and insightful and has been a great ambassador for SSE and education in Sweden. His recent projects are focused on optimising fundraising strategies and increasing the fi nancial capacity of NGOs helping underprivileged citizens.

Qian Jiang

Lund University

Qian Jiang is currently completing his Master’s degree at the School of Industrial Design, at Lund university. He is a very enthusiastic and proactive student with great social competence and self-motivation. He is a good ambassador of our univer-sity in both national and international exhibitions – always available when voluntary activities are requested. His excellent academic and creative results have won him national and international awards. One jury justifi ed its decision by emphasising the successful and coherent presentation of his product and its diversity, from craft-like projects to research-based innovation.

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Chamaikarn Chartsiri

University college of Art, Crafts and Design

The talented design student Chamaikarn Chartsiri successfully uses her work to bring together traditio-nal, but not so acknowledged, craft techniques with contemporary design. Her attention to traditional craft-techniques are transformed into physical poetry, incorporating recycled elements, like string from fi shing nets. With an industrial design back-ground and a work experience from the design fi eld, working intensely with the artisan-production she now embarks on a journey in conceptual design. In her Master's education she has constantly developed her material and theoretical skills and developed new and interesting, knowledge, in the Expanded Field of Textile. It is with great curiosity and interest, that I and my colleagues, look forward to follow how her work develops in the future.

Abhishek Neupane

KTH – Royal Institute of Technology

Abhishek Neupane is enrolled in the Master pro-gramme “Industrial Management” at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Based on his personality, engagement in our education and good academic results, Abhishek is as an excellent Global Swede. Abhishek is a strong force in study groups consis-ting of both Swedish and international students. He has shown a very good ability to interact with, and inspire fi rst year master students – from welcoming activities to teaching assistant assign-ments. Abhishek has also made an excellent and enthusiastic contribution to the extensive work carried out by the master's programme student board, including arrangement of student, industry, and alumni events.

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Cristina Cecilia Hidalgo Valdez

Jönköping University

Cristina Cecilia Hidalgo Valdez is enrolled in the Master's programme of IT, Management and Innova-tion at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University. She has concluded all her cour-ses with very good results and takes an active part in in the development of her master's programme, acting as programme evaluator and representing the student body in the faculty group. What signifi es Cristina is a combination of intellectual capacity, entrepreneurial mindset, and outstanding social abilities, including inter-cultural competences. Jönköping University is proud to nominate Cristina as Global Swede 2015.

Adeeb Tawseef

Karolinska Institutet

Our nominee to Global Swede 2015 is Adeeb Tawseef, a fi nal semester student at the Global Master’s Programme in Bioentrepreneurship at Karolinska Institutet. Mr. Tawseef is a very talented student with outstanding academic results. As a social entrepreneur he has impressed with his commitment, innovative ideas and inclusive leader-ship style. His achievements include co-creating the website www.genderedreactions.com allowing patients to look up side-eff ects based on gender and together with Dutch hospitals implementing a home-care based delirium monitoring device that will be launched in Sweden and the Netherlands in 2016. Finally, he has been a very active ambassador for KI, creating over 20 videos with stories of KI students and promoting KI's Global Master Program-mes as well as being awarded a scholarship by the Hong Kong Government to represent Sweden and KI at the Hong Kong Business Design Week.

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Tazeen Zehra Naqvi

Linnaeus University

Tazeen Zehra Naqvi is enrolled in the Master's programme “Leadership and Management in International Contexts” at Linnaeus University. She is writing her thesis on female leadership in Pakistan. Tazeen is an excellent student, extremely focused, dedicated and willing to work hard to succeed. Tazeen is mature and confi dent and expresses herself in an excellent manner in both speech and writing. Tazeen has managed to deliver at the top of her ability at the same time as she is struggling with a serious heart condition. This has not prevented Tazeen from endeavouring into academic challenges and pursuing her wish to study abroad.

Jafar Qutteineh

Halmstad University

As a student at the Master programme in Embed-ded and Intelligent Systems at Halmstad University, Jafar Qutteineh has performed very well. By being a student representative in diff erent boards at the university, he has taken an active part in the development of the programme and the study environment. Jafar actively participates in classroom discussions and always stands out to help his fellow students. He has been awarded a scholar-ship from the Swedish Institute and right now he is doing excellent work on his thesis at SICS/ICT in Kista, Stockholm.

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Dariela Escobar

Malmö University

Whether working with Polish orphans or in a Mexi-can children’s shelter, Dariela fully embodies the principles of the Global Swede. At Malmö University, she studied Swedish next to a full load of Interaction Design courses, and received top marks. Her work shows great range: from designing play artefacts for children with special needs, to exploring new interaction possibilities through the sense of smell. Dariela’s ambition is to combine social innovation and interaction design for the benefi t of children.

Peachadatorn Prampipat

Mälardalen University

Peachadatorn “Vicky” Prampipat has, during her studies at the Master’s programme in International Marketing, made an impact on fellow-students as well as professors and faculty staff . This is thanks to her being a great student who has proved to be ambitious and creative at the same time as being an excellent team player. Peachadatorn’s social and academic skills are outstanding and we are convinced that she will become a valued ambassador for Mälardalen University as well as for Sweden when we appoint her as our Global Swede nominee 2015.

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Maxim Vlaslov

University of Agricultural Sciences

Maxim Vlaslov is studying the Master´s programme Environmental Economics and Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Science, (SLU). His outstanding academic performance in management as well as his engagement in the local community illustrates compassion, engagement and creative capacity. His ongoing thesis project is a commission from a municipality in the fi eld of community-based social marketing, aimed at the sustainable use of resources. Maxim Vlaslov is an excellent ambassador for SLU.

John Aloyce Moshy

Södertörn University

John Aloyce Moshy came to Södertörn University from Moshi Cooperative University in Tanzania as part of the Linnaeus-Palme international exchange programme this spring semester. At his home university he is studying Banking and Finance at the Faculty of Business. However, his choice of courses at Södertörn University combines diff erent fi elds: management, gender and innovation. John is a knowledgeable and refl ective man with wide perspectives. He is well informed about culture, business and global issues. Furthermore, he is able to make good and persuasive presentations, not least in English. His contributions have enriched the course in International Management in a generous and inspiring way. John provides new and interesting perspectives while actively participates in the classes. John Moshy would be an excellent represen-tative for Södertörn University and for Sweden.

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Tim Padvitski

University of Skövde

Tim Padvitski from Belarus is an outstanding student in the Master’s Programme of Bioinforma-tics at the University of Skövde. He has excellent academic results coupled with a high level of social competence and high ambitions. He has shown great interest in all courses, has excellent knowledge of the subjects and contributed positively to the programme throughout his studies. He is a good ambassador for our university and has a winning personality, which makes him appreciated among fellow students and teachers.

Kate Marion Williman

Stockholm University, Stockholm Resilience Centre

Kate Marion Williman is attending the two-year Master's programme in Social-ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University. She is currently working on her master's thesis on the study of beef and soy production during the soy expansion in Uruguay: assessing land use sustaina-bility and identifying key actors in the soy export supply chain. During her time in the programme Kate has been a superior student with excellent grades and fi eldwork performance. Her positive infl uence has extended beyond the classroom. She has headed eff orts to improve student conditions, engaged her class in social and professional events at the centre and supported fellow students during diffi cult times. Kate is a joy to be with, she always has a joke to share, but never hesitates to make this world a better place with sustainable dinner parties and a good critical debate.

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Alexis Nielsen

Umeå University

Alexis Nielsen is a talented high-achiever and has consistently excelled in her courses. She is currently researching, as part of her master’s thesis, wastewater treatment techniques with algae. She has shown keen interest in issues relating to Environmental Biology and wishes to pursue research on a larger scale upon graduating with a master's degree in Geoecology. Umeå University is pleased to present Alexis Nielsen as our nominee for the Global Swede 2015.

Tsun-Kang ”Trent” Chiang

Uppsala University

Tsun-Kang ”Trent” Chiang is an excellent economics student passionate about the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. By his involvement in advocating greater access to aff ordable medicines in low-and-middle-income countries through Univer-sities Allied for Essential Medicines, including the start-up of a chapter at Uppsala University (and Karolinska Institutet), he has demonstrated ambi-tions that concur with the university’s articulated goal to contribute to a better world. With a perma-nent US residence permit and a highly valued expe-rience from Sweden, Tsun-Kang ”Trent” is not only Taiwanese but also a global citizen. He is a great ambassador for Uppsala University and Sweden.

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Mengting Xie

University West

Mengting Xie is a Master’s student in International Business at University West. She distinguishs herself by excellent academic performance, genuine enthu-siasm for bridging the Swedish and Chinese cultures as well as an entrepreneurial mind-set. Her ambitious master’s thesis project is aimed at developing an entrepreneurial marketing business model for nascent Swedish fi rms trying to overcome global challenges. University West is proud to nominate Mengting Xie to Global Swede 2015.

Soujanya Satyanarayana

Örebro University

Soujanya Satyanarayana from India is a master student in Information Systems at Örebro Univer-sity. Throughout the programme she has maintained a very good academic performance that is evident in her reports, class participation and interpersonal communication skills. Soujanya has received an average of Very Good in all the courses during her studies. She is an ambitious and attentive student. She is analytical, innovative, hardworking, ambitious, and has continuously strived to strengthen her knowledge base. Additionally, she has an amicable personality and demonstrates a positive attitude throughout the learning process.