Anders Söderholm (born 26 October 1961) is the current rector of the

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. He was rector of the

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between 2008 and 2016. Prior that Söderholm was

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and rector at

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. Söderholm obtained his

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from Umeå University in 1991, with his

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on organization of local industrial policies. On 2005 he became

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. Söderholm has also been a guest researcher at

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and

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and is the

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o
The Swedish Project Academy
He was the rector of the Umeå School of Business between 2000 and 2003.

References

External links

Mid Sweden University Rector's blog (in Swedish)
1961 births Living people Swedish business theorists Rectors of Mid Sweden University Academic staff of Umeå University Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences {{Sweden-academic-bio-stub