Gull & Stellan Ljungberg Foundation Scholarship
In 2022, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce was very proud to launch the collaboration with the Gull & Stellan Ljungberg Foundation Scholarship. The Scholarship offers a talented and creative young professional with connection to the municipalities of Uddevalla and Trollhättan, the unique opportunity to acquire international experience by joining the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for a period of 12 months.
About Gull & Stellan Ljungberg Foundation
In memory of Gull and Stellan Ljungberg, the major part of the foundation’s return is each year distributed to young students and professionals from the municipalities of Uddevalla and Trollhättan. The foundation prioritizes applicants who study, participate in exchange semesters, or do fieldwork abroad.
Gull and Stellan ran a leather factory together in Uddevalla during their active years. They both traveled a lot and strived for new knowledge continuously. They made extensive use of both the English and German languages and had a great interest in international business and cultural life. Gull and Stellan donated a part of their fortune to the foundation to enable young students to gain that same international experience they both cherished so much.
Read more about it here.
Required Qualifications
- You must have a connection to the municipalities of Uddevalla and Trollhättan.
- You should have completed studies at the bachelor’s or master’s level at a Swedish University, preferably focusing on economics.
- You should be creative, and entrepreneurial and take initiative.
- You show strong oral and written communication skills, in Swedish and English.
Application
Applications for the 2025-2026 Scholarship are now open. The deadline to apply is March 2, 2025. Recruitment is ongoing.
Scholarship recipient 2024-2025
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is delighted to welcome Malin Alders as a new Management Trainee at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands.
Malin has obtained a bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics from Stockholm Business School. Her international journey began in high school at the Swedish School in London, followed by work experience in Australia, which broadened her cultural horizons and deepened her interest in global business. While pursuing her university education, Malin spent an exchange semester at Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon, Portugal. During this time, she immersed herself in International Management and Entrepreneurship.
Malin’s past experience includes working at a large Nordic bank and a multinational accounting and consulting firm where she primarily focused on developing strategies, plans, events and content for their communication platforms, including social media, website, intranet and newsletters. Furthermore, her Swedish and Dutch heritage, combined with extensive international experience, has equipped her with a profound understanding of diverse cultures. Malin intends to apply her professional experience alongside her cultural insight in her role at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.
In her current role, Malin focuses on Events and Business Development, where she is especially looking forward to leading projects within sustainability and event coordination.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to the collaboration with Malin and wishes her a lot of success!
Scholarship recipient 2023-2024
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to welcome Hanna Bräcknell as a new Management Trainee at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands.
Hanna Bräcknell has obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the School of Business, Economics, and Law at the University of Gothenburg and a double Master’s degree in Public Administration and Social Science from the University of Gothenburg and the Åbo Akademi University. As a recent graduate, Hanna will be working as a Management Trainee at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. Her focus areas for the Traineeship will be Business Development, Strategy, and Event.
During her studies, Hanna has gained knowledge about event planning and coordination through her involvement in civil society and the Student Union. She also has experience in advocacy work and strategy through her engagement in the Sustainability Association of the Student Union where she has been part of several councils and was involved in creating the Sustainability Policy of the Student Union. When she pursued her Master’s program, Hanna studied in both Sweden and Finland and also spent one semester in Vietnam. In Vietnam, Hanna completed her Internship at the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi where she worked in the section for trade, economy, and politics.
Hanna perceives the Traineeship as a valuable possibility to gain insight into business and trade promotion. Her aim is to develop on a professional and personal level by gaining experience from working in an international business environment. She also views the role as a great opportunity to learn from her colleagues in the team and the network of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. Furthermore, Hanna appreciates the core values of the Chamber and looks forward to continuing with promoting these values.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to the collaboration with Hanna and wishes her a lot of success!
Scholarship recipient 2022-2023
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to welcome Sanjidul Huda as a new Management Trainee at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands.
Sanjidul Huda has a Master’s degree in Industrial Ecology from the Chalmers University of Technology, focusing on sustainability and environmental management. As a recent graduate, he will be working as a Management Trainee at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. During his studies, Sanjidul has gained work experience as a Project Manager at Plan International, where he developed advocacy strategies for youth engagement, and a Team Member at Engineers Without Borders, where he participated in several development projects with a combination of technology management and sustainability. Sanjidul has also been involved in extracurricular activities at Chalmers’s student division as Head of PR, Treasure and Career/Business Association. In his final year of studies, Sanjidul did an exchange semester in Italy and collaborated with an R&D company for a field study in Kenya for his master’s thesis.
Sanjidul views his trainee position as an insight within a business field he could see himself in the future. He aims to become more confident and gain personal development and believes this position will provide great wisdom and understanding of an international business environment. Sanjidul is looking forward to working with a great team, strengthening his knowledge, and providing positive energy to the year to come at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to the collaboration with Sanjidul and wishes him a lot of success!
Scholarship recipient 2021-2022
“My time as a scholar at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce has so far been an intense, exciting, and very rewarding journey. I love that you, at an early stage, were given a lot of freedom and responsibility to take on your own projects with the support and help from the rest of the team. This has given me the opportunity to put my theoretical knowledge to the test, and apply it in real situations, which both have contributed positively to the Swedish Chamber of Commerce as well as to my personal development.”
