Today, Linn Svärd and Jacob Färnert take office as SFS presidiumThe new presidium was elected by the general council (SFSFUM) in Malmö on May 5-7 and will now take office on July 1.
Linn Svärd begins her third year on the board, having served as vice-chair and chair for the 2021/22 financial year. In the past year, Svärd has primarily worked on issues such as educational quality and higher education governance.
Jacob Färnert most recently came from the role as chairman of the Uppsala Student Union, where he pushed through several reforms regarding student influence and educational quality during his two terms of office. During the past year, Färnert has also served as a member of the SFS board.
"It has been an intense handover period and now we are ready to take on the year. There are several major educational policy reforms in the air so it feels incredibly exciting to be able to be part of raising the voices of students this year."
Linn Svärd and Jacob Färnert