The President has the overall responsibility for the university and is appointed by the Foundation Governing Board. 

The President’s Group

The below listed people make up the President’s Group, which handles questions received by JU's management and initiates matters to JU's Executive Team, JU EXT.

President, Måns Svensson

The President is the head of Jönköping University and its foremost representative. The President leads the University’s activities and is among other things responsible for implementing the Foundation Governing Board’s decisions.

Executive Vice President, Salem Seifeddine

The Executive Vice President is the President's deputy and acts in the President’s place when the President is not in office and replaces the President to the extent that the President decides.

University Director, Eva Gipperth

The University Director is head of the university-wide administrative support and Managing Director for University Services.

Vice President for Research, Martin Wallin
Vice President for Education, Thomas Winman
Vice President for Internationalization, Ingrid Wadskog
Vice President for collaboration, Salem Seifeddine
Vice President for Sustainability and Work Environment - from 1 March 2025: Catherine Legrand

The President assigns the Vice President(s) for limited responsibilities of a strategic nature. The Vice Presidents have a university-wide coordinating function for his/her area and leads the work of the strategic committee set up for the area.

University Management Team
JU Executive Team (JU EXT)

For the preparation of university-wide issues of strategic nature and to anchor proposals for decisions that the president or the Foundation Governing Board must make, there is a management group that meets every two weeks. The management team includes the below listed people:

  • Måns Svensson, President
  • Salem Seifeddine, Executive Vice President responsible for JU's quality work and collaboration issues
  • Eva Gipperth, University Director, Managing Director for University Services, and Dean of Jönköping University Enterprise
  • Eleonor Fransson, Acting Dean, School of Health and Welfare
  • Thomas Winman, Dean, School of Education and Communication, and Vice President for Education
  • Ingrid Wadskog, Dean, School of Engineering, and Vice President for Internationalization
  • Martin Wallin, Dean, Jönköping International Business School, and Vice President for Research
  • Adam Gustafsson, Chief Financial Officer
  • Timur Uman, Dean, The Board of Education and Research Education
  • Julia De Geus, President of Jönköping Student Union
  • Anders Jonzon, Chief Communications Officer (Secretary)