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An increasing number of young women are choosing to pursue higher education, both in Sweden and internationally. An increasing number of young women are entering higher education, both in Sweden and internationally. We asked Maria Stanfors, professor of Economic history, to comment on this intriguing trend.Historically, men have enrolled in higher education to a greater extent than women. However,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/women-pursue-higher-education-more-men - 2026-08-09

Victoria O’Bryan is in her fourth semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? “After graduation, I chose to study a technical foundation year at Malmö University, where mathematics was my favorite subject

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-victoria-obryan - 2026-08-09

Post doctoral fellow Dr Alexandra Huang-Kokina at the Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) wants to challenge audience participation and inclusive engagement within classical music and opera.  In the research project OPERACTIVE she brings another dimension to her musical interpretation by using AI. The prompts she used reflect her own idea of the musical piece she is playing and the

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/classical-music-visualised-ai-centre-aesthetics-and-business-creativity-lusem - 2026-08-09

Did branding electric cars as feminine hold back their development for more than a hundred years? In 1900, only 22% of all US cars produced were gasoline-driven, the rest split between electric and steam cars. The early 20th century saw three realistic contenders for automotive power: electric, steam and gasoline. In those early years of automotive history, many favored the electric.  But what exp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/did-gendered-marketing-stop-electric-car - 2026-08-09

How do young adults respond when a major local employer shuts down? Research on Swedish military base closures shows that men are more likely to pursue higher education while women experience economic gains after a few years. Today, Sweden is undergoing military expansion but not long ago, the focus was on downsizing its defense forces. In a recent working paper, David Sandberg examines how young

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/better-expected-how-young-adults-are-affected-nearby-military-base-closures - 2026-08-09

According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Norstat Sweden, shows that virtually all Swedish c

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2026-08-09

Former doctoral student in Statistics at LUSEM Johan Larsson, has been awarded the Best thesis award at LUSEM 2024 for his thesis Optimization and Algorithms in Sparse Regression: Screening Rules, Coordinate Descent, and Normalization. Selected by the College of Doctoral Studies, this recognition highlights the exceptional quality and impact of Johan Larsson's research. The award, which includes a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusems-best-thesis-award-2024-goes-johan-larsson - 2026-08-09

Mohamad Hariri is studying a bachelor’s in Business and Economics and the past 10 weeks he has done an internship at Nordea in Malmö. LUSEM Career Services had the opportunity to visit him at Nordea to learn more about what a typical day as an intern looks like. What have you been doing during your internship?”I’ve mainly been writing a report on customers who have left the bank, and why they deci

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/internship-experience-nordea - 2026-08-09

The annual CED Lund Population Day (LPD) 2025 is coming up 8 May on the theme The Two Fertility Puzzles, 2010-2020. We asked the organizer, professor Martin Dribe, three quick questions to learn more. Hi Martin Dribe, professor of Economic History, specializing in Economic Demography, and organiser and lead researcher of the upcoming annual CED Lund Population Day (LPD) 2025.What inspired the them

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/curious-about-lpd-three-quick-questions - 2026-08-09

Truls Törnqvist, a mentor in the LUSEM Mentorship Programme, shares his experiences and reflections on the importance of guidance during the transition from academia to professional life. He discusses the joys of mentoring, the impact it has had on his own development, and offers practical advice for both mentors and mentees to foster successful mentorship relationships. Hi Truls! Why did you choo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/guiding-next-step-insights-lusem-mentor - 2026-08-09

For a long time, there has been a lack of concentrated efforts among researchers focusing on taxation, but that is about to change. On June 5th, plans for a new Taxation Centre will be presented. "The idea of an interdisciplinary taxation centre and the need for it have existed for many years, and several of us researchers were given the opportunity to concretize our thoughts—especially regarding

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-taxation-centre - 2026-08-09

For the autumn semester of 2025, more than 72,000 people applied to programmes at Lund University — and LUSEM continues to stand strong in the competition. LUSEM’s programmes remain highly attractive. According to the recently published application statistics from the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR), the Swedish Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics (Ekonomie kandidatprogrammet

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/top-application-numbers-lusem - 2026-08-09

This is what the researchers at LUSEM have said in the media in April, relating to the policies of the Donald Trump administration. With Donald Trump’s second term in the White house we have seen turmoil on the stock exchanges of the world, tariffs being presented, taken back and reintroduced, American claims on Greenland, Mexico and Canada, and chocking remarks by the president on Ukraine and Gaz

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/100-days-trump-and-what-researchers-have-say-about-them - 2026-08-09

Betty Saenyi is in her last semester of her doctoral studies at the Department of Informatics, Lund University School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her PhD journey so far. Betty, why did you choose to pursue a doctoral education?“Funny enough, a PhD was never my dream. After my undergraduate studies, I worked in industry for quite a while and only decided to retur

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/meet-betty-saenyi-doctoral-student-department-informatics - 2026-08-09

Finding housing is a major challenge for students in university towns like Lund, where demand far exceeds supply. Long queue systems, high rents, and limited options force many to commute or move frequently — disrupting their studies and daily life. Negar Khaliliaraghi, shows in her research, a clear causal link between student housing and academic performance. Finding accommodation is often one o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/housing-chance-academic-impacts-lottery-based-access-student-accommodation - 2026-08-09

Victoria O’Bryan går på den fjärde terminen av det systemvetenskapliga kandidatprogrammet vid Ekonomihögskolan. Vi ställde några frågor om hennes erfarenheter hittills. Vad är din bakgrund?– Efter studenten valde jag att läsa ett tekniskt basår vid Malmö Universitet, där matematik var mitt favoritämne. Ända sedan jag var barn har matematik varit mitt största intresse, och länge var jag säker på at

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/kandidatstudentportratt-victoria-obryan - 2026-08-09

Postdoktor Dr. Alexandra Huang-Kokina vid Centrum för estetik och företagets kreativitet (ABC) vill utmana publikens deltagande och engagemang inom klassisk musik och opera. I forskningsprojektet OPERACTIVE tillför hon en ny dimension till sina musikaliska tolkningar genom att använda AI. De promptar hon använt speglar hennes egen uppfattning om det musikstycke hon spelar och de AI-genererade visu

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/klassisk-musik-visualiserad-med-hjalp-av-ai - 2026-08-09

Hej Conrad! Du tog examen från Ekonomie kandidatprogrammet 2023 och examen från masterprogrammet Managing People, Knowledge and Change (MPKC) 2024, kan du berätta lite mer om vad du gjort sedan dess?Hej! Efter att jag avslutat MPKC-programmet arbetade jag under sommaren på mitt deltidsjobb på Datema AB som IT-konsult och reste därefter tillsammans med min flickvän runt i Asien från september till

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/conrad-herrstrom-alumn-fran-ekonomie-kandidatprogrammet-och-idag-employer-branding-konsult - 2026-08-09

I början av 1900-talet fanns tre realistiska kandidater för bilens framtida drivkraft: el, ånga och bensin. Under dessa tidiga år föredrog många elbilen. Men det finns ingen vetenskaplig konsensus kring vad som förklarar bensinbilens framgång och elbilens historiska nederlag. En förklaring kommer från den amerikanska historikern Virginia Scharff som bröt ny mark när hon föreslog att elbilar tidigt

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/korde-konsroller-elbilarna-i-diket - 2026-08-09

Om João JOBBNuvarande jobb: Sales administration specialist, Tetra PakNuvarande plats: LundEXAMENExamen från Ekonomihögskolan: Kandidatexamen i International BusinessExamensår: 2022Kontakta João på LinkedIn Alumnporträtt Nyfiken på vad alumner från Ekonomihögskolan gör idag? International Business - Kandidatprogram Läs mer om Alumnnätverket

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/joao-nunes-alumn-fran-kandidatprogrammet-i-international-business-2022 - 2026-08-09