Governing committees, research institutes and networks Governing committees Department Board Members 2025-2026Tobias Linné (Chair)Rickard AnderssonJoanna DoonaHannah EkrothJesper FalkheimerMia-Marie HammarlinElsa IsakssonDeputy MembersMichael BossettaCecilia CassingerMichael Rübsamen Research Council MembersHelena Sandberg (Chair)Michael BossettaCecilia CassingerJesper FalkheimerMats HeideTobias L

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/department-communication/organisational-structure - 2025-07-19

Welcome to the Department of Communication Registration will be made efter you have provided the placement details below. The registration is followed by a course introduction with information on the course.The course period is 2025-09-01 to 2026-01-18.If you do not plan to take the course please notify the master coordinator as soon as possible, August 14 at the latest through master-stratcom [at

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/komn03-qualified-internship-30-credits - 2025-07-19

METTE REFSHAUGEFrom Insight to ImpactWhether you come to communication from the research, educational, editorial, business, or corporate angle, we all face the same challenges that puts pressure on our profession, on the fundamental concept of trust, and our very relevance. For corporate communicators, shifting between academic, strategic, and hands-on mindsets isn’t optional - it’s a daily necess

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/keynote-speakers - 2025-07-19

Strategic Communication - Master of Science programme Information and application Programme overview Letter of Intent StratComLetter-Master 2025.pdf ApplicationThe application period for programmes beginning in the autumn semester, runs between mid-October and mid-January.For key steps to apply, please visit Lund University.Applying for studiesFurther information about the Application process can

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/education/educational-programmes-strategic-communication/masters-programme-strategic-communication - 2025-07-19

In the spring of 2025 a brand new career programme aimed at international students was launched at Campus Helsingborg. The programme consists of a series of events specifically designed to equip international students with the tools to navigate the Swedish labour market, apply for jobs and internships, visit local companies, and build valuable professional networks. Organised in collaboration betw

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/campus-helsingborg-international-student-career-programme - 2025-07-19

Spring 2025 How to find an internship in Sweden Date: June, 3Time: 16:30-18:00Venue: Mindpark auditorietThe semester was wrapped up with a guest lecture by Peter Mayerhofer, Client Relationship Manager at Jobbsprånget, a non-profit organisation that matches foreign-born academics with employers. Many international students studying in Sweden seek internships to gain work experience, access new opp

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/previous-events - 2025-07-19

Welcome to the department of Strategic Communication Registration will be made efter you have provided the placement details below. The registration is followed by a course introduction with information on the course.Schedule.Registration will be made efter you have provided the placement details below. The registration is followed by a course introduction with information on the course.Schedule.T

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/komn03-qualified-internship-30-credits-0 - 2025-07-19

Welcome to the Department of Communication! SASKO - Master Programme in Strategic CommunicationProgram specific information for new studentsThis page outlines some information that is meant for new master's students at the department. We look forward to meeting all new master’s students in August!Getting started at the UniversityArrival Day and Orientation Weeks are a great way to get started at t

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/education/educational-programmes-strategic-communication/masters-programme-strategic-communication/new-student-masters-programme - 2025-07-19

27 August 2025 15:00 to 17:00 | Seminar Since august 2025 we have a new Professor in Rhetoric at LU, Christina Matthiesen, former Copenhagen and Aarhus University, visiting scholar at Purdue University and at Oslo University. Christina will present her earlier work and ongoing research projects.Title TBAPlease check the link for a presentation:https://ht-dekan.blogg.lu.se/christina-matthiesen-new-

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/seminar-christina-matthiesen - 2025-07-19

3 September 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Seminar Seminar with Helle Strandgaard Jensen, Associate Professor of contemporary cultural history at the Department of History and Classical Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark ,PI of the ERC Consolidator project WEB CHILD Changing Childhoods in the Early Era of the WWW.Title: The WEB CHILD project. The Early Web for Children across South Korea, Denmark and the

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/seminar-helle-strandgaard-jensen - 2025-07-19

10 September 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Seminar Seminar with Professor Håkan Johansson, Social works, LUPrel title: “Climate concern among the superrich- the case of Conoisseur” and/or “Public legitimation of wealth and wealthy lifestyles in times of climate Change" work in progress.  About the eventLocation:SOL, A158Contact:helena [dot] sandberg [at] iko [dot] lu [dot] se Save the event to your calend

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/seminar-hakan-johansson - 2025-07-19

12 September 2025 10:00 to 13:00 | Seminar Public defense: PhD candidate Magnus Johansson will defend his doctoral dissertation in Media and Communication Studies: Parenting in screen times: Negotiations, practices, and parental experiences in everyday life.Faculty opponent: Associate Professor Maja Sonne Damkjær, Aarhus University, School of Communication and Culture.  About the eventLocation:SOL

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/public-defense-phd-candidate-magnus-johansson - 2025-07-19

17 September 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Seminar Seminar: Dr Mika Hietanen, Associate professor of Rhetoric will present his recent monograph Classical Rhetorical Argumentation for the Rhetorical Critic, published this year by RoutledgeTitle of talk: ”Argumentation in Classical Rhetoric – a Re-Appraisal a Century after Wichelns”.  About the eventLocation:SOL, A158Contact:helena [dot] sandberg [at] iko [

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/seminar-dr-mika-hietanen - 2025-07-19

24 September 2025 15:00 to 17:00 | Seminar Text seminar: Dr Magnus Johansson and Dr Hario Priambodho will present a common draft for a book chapter on how families engage in cosy media practices in the home environment. Combining theories and data from their respective doctoral dissertations they present ideas for new postdoctoral research.Title of talk (prel): Cosy Media  About the eventLocation:

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/seminar-magnus-johansson-and-hario-priambodho - 2025-07-19

1 October 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Seminar Seminar: Olof Sundin, Professor of Information Studies at the Department of Cultural Studies (LU) will present ongoing research from his VR funded project RE-SEARCH, analysing how information-seeking strategies evolve in response to the AI-infused information infrastructure. He is also leading ‘Who is the Expert?’ project (funded by Crafoord) investigating h

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/seminar-olof-sundin - 2025-07-19

8 October 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Seminar Text seminar/workshop: Reporting on ethics, a seminar with Dr Mia-Marie Hammarlin and Dr Deniz Duru, Associate professors at IKO"This seminar will be about acting ethically in practice, from start to finish; from fieldwork to how we write about people, i.e., our research subjects. The seminar will take its starting point in our rich research on sensitive top

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/seminar-mia-marie-hammarlin-and-deniz-duru - 2025-07-19

15 October 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Seminar Text seminar: A bag of tricksIn this seminar Dr Howard Nothhaft, Associate professor at IKO will present a book idea with the current working title “A bag of tricks”. The book will discuss concepts where strategic communication overlaps with strategic management and military theory.  About the eventLocation:TBAContact:helena [dot] sandberg [at] iko [dot] lu

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/seminar-howard-nothhaft - 2025-07-19

29 October 2025 13:00 to 16:00 | Seminar Final seminar:  PhD student Martin Sundby defends his final manuscript, titled: TBAExternal opponent: Lisa Villadsen, Professor Copenhagen UniversityInternal opponent: Nils Gustafsson, Universitetslektor; Lennart Hellspong, Professor Emeritus  About the eventLocation:TBAContact:helena [dot] sandberg [at] iko [dot] lu [dot] se Save the event to your calendar

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/final-seminar-phd-student-martin-sundby - 2025-07-19

5 November 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Seminar Text seminar: PhD student Alessandra Sossini will present her work in progress.Title: Social media and employee ambassadors  About the eventLocation:SOL, A158Contact:helena [dot] sandberg [at] iko [dot] lu [dot] se Save the event to your calendar

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/seminar-phd-student-alessandra-sossini - 2025-07-19

12 November 2025 13:00 to 15:00 | Seminar Text seminar: Fredrik Miegel, Associate professor in Media and Communication Studies, departing from a few key texts, Fredrik will present and discuss with us how classical works in sociology are still useful in understanding recent developments in our digital media societyTitle– TBD  About the eventLocation:SOL, A158Contact:helena [dot] sandberg [at] iko

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/calendar/text-seminar-fredrik-miegel - 2025-07-19