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Academic Ceremony cancelled

No Academic Ceremony will be held in 2020. Given the current situation and the recommendations relating to large gatherings in the light of the corona pandemic, Linköping University has decided to cancel the event this year.

Restrictions during the autumn

Linköping University will begin the transition to on-campus operations at the start of the autumn term, with certain restrictions to prevent the spread of infection of COVID-19. This means, among other things, that priorities must be set with respect to what can continue to take place remotely, and what can be carried out in a more normal manner.

New security scan for virus enabled

The new security feature, Advanced Threat Protection, scan files in Teams, Sharepoint and Onedrive to detect viruses.

Changes within University Services

The University Services Office has been wound down as organisational division with effect from 1 June 2020, and its operations and co-workers transferred to other units within the administration.

The right time to finish

After nine years as LiU’s most senior executive, Helen Dannetun is finishing her term as vice chancellor. But she will remain at the university, and is hoping for assignments in the future. A look back at her years at LiU, and a look forward to post-VC life.

Welcome back to campus this autumn

Linköping University will open this autumn, in stages. The Swedish government announced at a press conference on Friday afternoon, 29 May, that institutions of higher education will return to normal operation this autumn.

LiU’s new vice-chancellor appointed

It’s official: the Swedish government has appointed Jan-Ingvar Jönsson as vice-chancellor of Linköping University. His term of office will begin on 1 July 2020.

Remote celebrations for Info Centre

Info Centre’s first birthday didn’t make much of a splash. But a 1-year old who has grown from nothing to an established feature in just one year, and passed its year-end test – the corona crisis – is worthy of attention.

New look for LiU's Degree Certificates

From June 1st, the design of LiU's degree certificates will be changed, with a new background and a new front page.

LiU background for online meetings

LiU backgrounds for Teams have now been added and are available for everyone at LiU to use. For Zoom you need to download and add backgrounds manually.

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