Lund University has appointed Weine Wiqvist, CEO of Avfall Sverige – the Swedish Waste Management Association – as an adjunct member of the IIIEE faculty in the subject "Circular Economy Policies” at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), which is a specialised centre of the University.
Weine Wiqvist will work on a part-time basis on research assignments, supervision and teaching in close cooperation with the institute’s researchers and students.
- "We are delighted that Mr. Weine Wiqvist is joining the IIIEE faculty team. His extensive experience and network will significantly enrich our activities”, says Professor Per Mickwitz, Director of the IIIEE.
- “I am very pleased about the new assignment,” says Weine Wiqvist. “I look forward to deepening cooperation between academia and the sector as a whole in the transformation that is now taking place in the circular economy. Research and education are the key to taking new steps forward. This new assignment enriches daily work as CEO of Avfall Sverige in a positive way.”