What does an engineer do?

This is Tekniksprånget

Tekniksprånget gives Swedish companies a head start in recruitment and opens doors for young adults who are curious about the engineering profession.

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Tech Leaper is Tech Girl of the Year

Technology Leap alumnus Marina Peltonen is Microsoft's "Tech Girl of the Year". Her driving force is to promote diversity and inclusion in STEM.

The internship became the way into IVA's student council

Beatrice's first idea was to become a journalist. After Tekniksprånget at AstraZeneca, she chose instead to study civil engineering. In addition to her studies, Beatrice is also a member of IVA's student council.

Record in techleapers at the City of Stockholm

Public administration is an engineering-heavy sector. There is a lot that needs to fall into place with infrastructure, digitalization and urban planning. If nothing else, this can be seen in the record number of technology leaps at the City of Stockholm.

Dalarna shares talents

Collaboration rather than competition – this motto has been the cornerstone of Dalarna's study visit initiative: here talents are shared. Technology leapers throughout the region have been able to visit several different companies over the semesters.

"The best thing about moving is being independent"

Freja Wallblom, from Stockholm, and Abdallah Albalawi, from Malmö, have both chosen to move to Luleå to work at Luleå University of Technology. They saw the chance to try living independently during the internship.

"Economics and technology are very close to each other"

"Economics is the largest programme in upper secondary school, so it's a way for more young people to get practical application in the engineering profession. The way the subject of economics is developing, there is also an increasingly technical component to it, says Minister for Education Mats Persson (L).