Campus Vice Presidents
KI has three Campus Vice Presidents who are appointed by the president to lead and coordinate activities within, and between, each department group.
KI's 21 departments are divided into three department groups: KI North, KI Solna and KI South. They are each led by a Campus Vice President who is part of the president's management team.
Campus Vice President KI North
Carl Johan SundbergCarl Johan Sundberg is the Campus Vice President for department group KI North since 2024. He is Professor of Molecular and Applied Exercise Physiology.
Assistant: Charlotta Myrén.
Campus Vice President KI Solna
Sten LinnarssonSten Linnarsson is Campus Vice President for department group KI Solna since 2024. He is Professor of Molecular System Biology.
Assistant: Charlotta Myrén or Marie Franzén.
Campus Vice President KI South
Matti SällbergMatti Sällberg is Campus Vice President for department group KI South since 2024. He is Professor of Biomedical Analysis.
Assistant: Marie Franzén.
The role of the Campus Vice President
The Campus Vice President is subordinate to the president, represents his/her department group and is responsible for implementing the decisions of the university board, the faculty board and other university wide decisions.
The Campus Vice President must contribute to a constructive dialog between heads of department and university management. The assignment also includes taking responsibility for coordinating and streamlining activities within each departmental group and between these in consultation with the relevant heads of department and with the university director in matters within his or her area of responsibility. Furthermore, the assignment involves coordinating initiatives within and between the departmental groups with regard to the recruitment of teachers and researchers.
Some of the responsibilities include:
- leading and coordinating the departments' work
- ensuring that the faculty board's decisions, as well as other university-wide decisions, are implemented in the department through the head of department's operational responsibility
- coordinating and streamlining within the department group
- leading the recruitment of heads of department in accordance with KI's selection process and appointing heads of department after consultation with the president.
The full responsibilities are stated in the current decision-making and delegation rules.