
Circuses
Step Into Our Dynamic Circuses
Short, sharp, and packed with insight—each 30-minute Circus dives into a unique communication topic, with 20 minutes of talk and 10 minutes for your questions.
You’ll choose two Circuses for Thursday and two for Friday, attending them back-to-back in Malmö University’s Niagara building.
Below, you’ll find all speakers and their Circus topics—explore, select, and get ready to be inspired!

Circuses for Thursday
CIRCUS SESSIONS. A circus session lasts 30 minutes. As a participant, you should choose two circuses on Thursday and two on Friday. Thursday at 13:15 and another at 13:45, and on Friday at 11.00 and another at 11.30
Heli Syrjälä & Anni Karhunen
Heli Syrjälä– Marketing Specialist, International Applicant Marketing, University of Jyväskylä
Anni Karhunen– Marketing Specialist, Continuous Learning, University of Jyväskylä
Sabina Bjerre Hansen & Simon Byrial Fischel
Sabina Bjerre Hansen– Chief Consultant, Aarhus University, Faculty of Health, Health Communication
Simon Byrial Fischel– Communications Officer, Aarhus University, Faculty of Health, Health Communication
Jørgen Thune Johnsen
Jørgen Thune Johnsen– Head of Section Web, design and Student Recuruitment
Univeristy of Bergen
Jón Gunnar Þorsteinsson
Jón Gunnar Þorsteinsson– Editor-in-chief at the Icelandic Web of Science, University of Iceland.
Jessica Bloem
Jessica Bloem– Head of Research Communication and Press Unit at Malmö University
Ellen Albertsdóttir
Ellen Albertsdóttir– Research Communication Lead at Lund University
Kristina Lindgärde & Sanna Trygg
Kristina Lindgärde– Press Officer, Lund University
Sanna Trygg– Editor-in-Chief, Lund University
Hiba Fawaz
Hiba Fawaz– Communications strategist in academia. At Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg
Nabila Habib & Pål Arne Kvalnes
Nabila Habib– Research assistant, OsloMet
Pål Arne Kvalnes– Senior communications advisor, OsloMet
Hilda Liberg & Ida Fridvall
Hilda Liberg– Communication officer, Halmstad University
Ida Fridvall– Media producer, Halmstad University
Ásthildur Gunnarsdóttir & Rakel Gunnarsdottir
Ásthildur Gunnarsdóttir– Head of Communications at Reykjavik University
Rakel Gunnarsdottir– Project Manager at Reykjavik University
Annica Höglund & Anna Lawrence
Annica Höglund– Communication officer focusing on student insights and webcontent
Anna Lawrence– Communication officer & project manager of the new student website project, Umeå University
Linnea Gestsson
Linnea Gestsson– Communications Officer, Malmö University
Circuses for Friday
CIRCUS SESSIONS. A circus session lasts 30 minutes. As a participant, you should choose two circuses on Thursday and two on Friday. Thursday at 13:15 and another at 13:45, and on Friday at 11.00 and another at 11.30
Jón Örn Guðbjartsson
Jón Örn Guðbjartsson– Director of the Division of Marketing and Public Relations at the University of Iceland
Betina Illemann Larsen, Vibeke Mark Hansen & Maya Bille
Betina Illemann Larsen– Video journalist at the University of Copenhagen
Vibeke Mark Hansen– Event Manager at the University of Copenhagen
Maya Bille– Communications consultant at the University of Copenhagen
Charlotte Møller Nygaard & Sinne Brandt Jakobsen
Charlotte Møller Nygaard– Communications advisor at Aarhus University
Sinne Brandt Jakobsen– Student Communications Editor at Aarhus University
Maren Bjotveit
Maren Bjotveit– Team leader for student recruitment and responsible for the university’s social media channels.
Sofia Wiesler & Susanna Löfgren
Sofia Wiesler– Communications strategiest at Umeå university
Susanna Löfgren– Head of Student Recruitment and responsible for Hallå Campus at Umeå University.
Julie Backer & Ellen Solberg
Julie Backer– Head of section marketing communications, OsloMet
Ellen Solberg– Communication advisor, OsloMet
Kristine Gabrielsen
Kristine Gabrielsen– Senior Communication Officer, University of Bergen
Lise Wendel Eriksen & Anders Møller
Lise Wendel Eriksen– Communications partner, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University.
Anders Møller– Web coordinator, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University
Hanne Bjerknes, Gro Lien Garbo & Elise Frøjd
Hanne Bjerknes– Faculty of Medicine, UiO
Gro Lien Garbo– Faculty of Social Sciences, UiO
Elise Frøjd– Department of Communications and External Relations, UiO
Ingrid Spildo Nordhuus
Ingrid Spildo Nordhus– National curator for Viten-TV, University of Bergen.
Magnus Erlandsson & Johanna Svensson
Magnus Erlandsson– Communications officer, Research Communication and Press, Malmö University
Johanna Svensson– Communications officer, Research Communication and Press, Malmö University

