Sylvia Schwaag Serger new President of the Royal Swedish IVA
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On Monday evening, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) announced that the vice chair of FORWIT, Sylvia Schwaag Serger, has been elected as the new president.
According to Thomas Henzinger, Chairman of the Council for Research, Science, Innovation and Technology Development (FORWIT), her election confirms Sylvia Schwaag Serger as an internationally renowned transformation and innovation expert. “Like FORWIT, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences will also benefit greatly from her extensive experience and proven expertise. On behalf of the entire Council, I warmly congratulate Sylvia Schwaag Serger on her appointment.”
On behalf of the entire Council, I would like to congratulate Sylvia Schwaag Serger on her appointment.
Thomas Henzinger, Chair
Sylvia Schwaag Serger is Chair of the Swedish Formas Research Council, member of the Swedish AI Commission and member of the expert group for the evaluation of Horizon Europe. From 2018 to 2021, she was Deputy Rector of Lund University and previously Head of International Cooperation at the Swedish innovation agency Vinnova. She was appointed as a China and innovation expert by the European Commission, the OECD and the World Bank and was a member of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven’s National Innovation Council and the Research Committee.
From 2015 to 2023, Sylvia Schwaag Serger was a member of the Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development (RFTE), most recently its Chair woman. Since November 2023, she has been the Deputy Chair of the successor organisation FORWIT, the Austrian Council for Sciences, Technology, and Innovation.
Sylvia Schwaag Serger will take office on 1 October 2024, making her the tenth President since the IVA was founded in 1919.
