Many wanted to join the celebration as Chalmers, for the second year, held an annual ceremony to commemorate its founding on 5 November 1829. Photographer Anna-Lena Lundqvist was on site to document the ceremony and the following reception.
Visitors were welcomed to Chalmersplatsen by the Chalmers Balloon Corps and AllianceOrchestret.
The entertainment continued in the Volvo Foyer, where AllianceOrchestret was joined by Chalmersbaletten.
Marshals David Mörck and Ellen Åkermo led the procession that opened the ceremony.
President Martin Nilsson Jacobi gave the welcoming address, quoting from Pehr Dubb’s inaugural speech of 1829. Much has happened since then, he noted, but the founding ideals of serving society and improving it through technical education remain just as vital today.
Martina Olsson from the Department of Physics gave a short ceremonial lecture on how X-rays can be used to shed light on the unknown. She also turned the subject of her talk into a metaphor for the pursuit of knowledge shared by everyone at Chalmers.
The Chalmers Medal 2025 was awarded to the founders of the engineering competition Save the Egg. Here, Lars Ragnar Nerelius receives the medal from President Martin Nilsson Jacobi – in the background is the other medal recipient, Per-Anders Träff.
The Chalmers Choir performed the classic student song Gaudeamus igitur.
Francisco Gomes de Oliveira Neto stood out at this year’s ceremony as the recipient of both the Equality Award and the Pedagogical Award. As a speaker at the subsequent banquet, he highlighted the beauty of engineering.
The vocal trio Solala performed an arrangement of Anthem by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus from the musical Chess.
Marco Adelfio, Associate Professor in Urban Design, Architecture and Civil Engineering, was one of three recipients of the Pedagogical Award, recognised for “developing a transdisciplinary and inclusive learning approach that promotes justice, reflection, and future-oriented thinking.” Also in the photo are Marshal Sofia Björs and President Martin Nilsson Jacobi.
Ida Karlsson awarded Chalmers’ Prize for Societal Impact.
Caroline Farberger, former CEO of Ica Försäkring, now venture capitalist and professional board member, was honoured as Alumnus of the Year in the category For a Better World.
Jonas Flygarerecieved Alumnus of the Year - Rising star
President of the Student Union Tobias Filmberg.
Equality Award recipient Mirna Alhanash captures the memory of the day together with friends after the ceremony.
Guests mingling the Volvo Foyer before many continued on to the evening banquet.
Georgia Savvidou, winner of the Equality Award, mingles after the ceremony.
All 2025 laureates: Lars Ragnar Nerelius, Per-Anders Träff, President Martin Nilsson Jacobi, Deputy President Maria Elmquist, Caroline Farberger, Jonas Flygare, Vice President Jörgen Blennow, Vice President Mats Lundqvist.
Front row: Ida Karlsson, Martina Olsson, Georgia Savvidou, Mirna Alhanash, Francisco Gomes de Oliveira Neto.
Read more about all the award recipients from the ceremony:
- The Chalmers medal: Lars Ragnar Nerelius and Per-Anders Träff
- Chalmers equality award: Mirna Alhanash, Francisco Gomes de Oliveira Neto, Georgia Savvidou.
- Pedagogical award: Marco Adelfio, Francisco Gomes de Oliveira Neto, Irina Pettersson.
- Chalmers impact in society award: Ida Karlsson.
- The Areas of Advance award: Michaela Wenzel, Fredrik Westerlund, Erik Kristiansson.
- Alumnus of the year