Gunnar Tibert awarded the 2024 Borelius medal
The 2024 Borelius medal has been awarded to Gunnar Tibert for “his significant contributions to the school’s education through his forward-looking, supportive, and analytical leadership”.
What does it mean to you to be awarded the Borelius Medal?
"It is a great honour to receive this award, as it is a true acknowledgement from my colleagues that what I am doing in my role as Deputy Head of School and especially as Director of First and Second Cycle Education has a positive impact in various ways."
What in your work do you think has been crucial for you to be awarded the Borelius Medal?
"The motivation states 'forward-looking, supportive and analytical leadership', which I think is very accurate, as I am keen to use data wherever possible to avoid speculation. I also advocate a high degree of transparency in decision-making; we may disagree about decisions that I and others take - for the school's best- on difficult issues, and it is important that the starting points and conditions are known to everyone."
How do you hope your award will inspire future leaders in education at KTH?
"I've been inspired by several colleagues with whom I've worked closely over the years, but who work in different ways and care about different things than I do. This is how it should be in an organisation where we need to complement each other to achieve our goals. I have felt great appreciation for my work even before the award, I hope that some colleagues will be interested to know more about my inner drive and the methods that guide my past and present leadership."
Reported by: Marta Marko-Tisch