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Lena Gumaelius currently serves as the Director of the KTH Global Development Hub, a central development unit dedicated to advancing the university's role in driving sustainable societal transformation through challenge-driven education in a global context. She works in an international academic environment with a focus on global challenges, engaging in research that aims to make engineering and technology education relevant, attractive, and accessible to students. Her current passion lies in exploring engineering programs designed for graduates equipped to contribute to and lead societal transitions required for a sustainable future. Through her role at the GDH, Lena collaborates with African partner universities to develop new educational models aimed at cultivating key competencies for sustainable development and fostering innovative ways of thinking and practicing. Her research also includes examining spatial ability's role in supporting STEM learning, and she has been involved in projects like Marie Curie’s SellSTEM. Throughout her academic career, Gumaelius has held leadership positions, served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Acting Vice-Chancellor at Mälardalen University, and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for a research stay at Virginia Tech in the United States. She holds an MSc in Chemical Engineering and earned her PhD in Biotechnology in 2001.
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