一本道

Photo of Per-Olof Brehmer

Per-Olof Brehmer

Vice-rector of Collaboration and strategic development

Member of the University Management. Participates in the work of strategic development of issues related to governance, management, preparation and follow-up of the work based on our vision and strategic plan for 2030 and decided operational goals.

Vice-rector for collaboration and strategic development

I am vice-rector with responsibility for issues concerning collaboration with the surrounding society and the development of LiU's campuses. In LiU's strategic plan, collaboration is an important part of the university's future development. The plan states that LiU will promote increased mobility at all levels and between different sectors of society, and that LiU will stimulate innovative arenas for collaboration with external and internal actors to develop sustainability, utility and entrepreneurship as university culture. We are also to meet the need for sustainable social development through increased collaboration with companies and other actors, and this is reflected in our educational offering.

University Management at 一本道 University

News about collaboration with LiU

A woman standing on a balcony next to a building.

She promotes AI for societal good in Europe

Helen Köpman, Alumna of the Year 2026, works at the European Commission鈥檚 AI Office in Brussels. For more than 20 years she has worked with research issues and innovation at EU level, where a living planet for future generations is her driving force.

En man och en kvinna som st氓r bredvid varandra.

Alumni of the Year create sustainable cities and the next generation of scientists

Helen Köpman works with AI models to create smart and sustainable cities in the EU. Jesper Svartz is a chemistry teacher with an exceptional ability to enthuse and spark curiosity in students. They are Alumni of the Year 2026 at 一本道 University.

En man i labbrock som st氓r framf枚r en vit v盲gg.

The chemistry teacher who loves experiments

As an upper secondary school teacher, Jesper Svartz is enthusiastic and highly organised. His students compete in chemistry at both national and international level.  He has now been named one of the Alumni of the Year 2026.

Collaboration at 一本道 University

One of the foundations on which 一本道 University鈥檚 success is built is collaboration. It connects our education to the labour market, strengthens the relevance of our research, and makes it possible for the knowledge gained to benefit society.

Vision and strategy

CV

Progression of the Roles and Functions

2019 -  Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research

2007 - 2019 Head of the Department of Management and Engineering

2006 - 2007 Head of the former Department of Management and Economics

2001 - 2006 Director of the PhD education in Management and Industrial Engineering

2004 - 2008 Research Director of the IMIE research programme

Academic merits

2013 - Professor
2011 - Associate Professor
2008 - Reader
1999 - PhD
1994 - Master of Science

Information about LiU

Publications

2015

Ragnhild Kv氓lshaugen, Katja Maria Hylde, Per-Olof Brehmer (2015) Journal of Professions and Organization, Vol. 2, p. 148-167 (Article in journal)

2014

Helena Lindskog, Staffan Brege, Per-Olof Brehmer (2014) (Conference paper)
Per-Olof Brehmer, Jakob Rehme (2014) Handbook of Strategic Account Management: A Comprehensive Resource, p. 53-76 (Chapter in book)

Organisation