The Assar Gabrielsson Visiting Professorship
Cecilia Malmström, former EU Commissioner, has once again been appointed to the Assar Gabrielsson Visiting Professorship, for the period 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026.
Through this professorship, she aims to strengthen discussions about the new geopolitical reality facing Sweden and Europe.
"Recently, trade policy has become geopolitics and high politics in a way we have never seen before. I do not claim to have all the answers on how to deal with this new reality, but with my international experience, I look forward to discussing these issues with the students and researchers at the School of Business, Economics and Law," says Cecilia Malmström.
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About the Assar Gabrielsson Visiting Professorship
The Assar Gabrielsson Visiting Professorship in applied corporate management was initiated in 1999 in memory of Assar Gabrielsson (co-founder of Volvo) and is funded through a gift from the foundation Stiftelsen Göteborgs Handelshögskolefond. The purpose of the professorship is to provide students with wider knowledge regarding application of the theories in economics and leadership that they encounter in their studies.
Previous holders of the professorship
Anders Danielsson, 2022 - 2024
Cecilia Malmström, 2020 - 2021
Lena Apler, 2018 - 2019
Göran Carstedt, 2015 - 2017
Inga-Britt Ahlenius, 2013 - 2014
Björn Stigson, 2010 - 2012
Håkan Larsson, 2008 - 2009
Lennart Jeansson, 2007
Göran Malm, 2005 - 2006
Marianne Nivert, 2004
Marcus Storch, 2002 - 2003
Claes Dahlbäck, 2001
Björn Wolrath, 2000