Håkan Wiklund

Håkan Wiklund is a Professor at Mid Sweden University, affiliated with the Department of Communication, Quality Technology and Information Systems under the Faculty of Science, Technology and Media. He has held significant administrative roles including Prorektor (2006-2011, 2019-2023), Vicerektor (2012-2017, 2024-current), and Proprefekt (since 2024). His leadership spans quality management, research strategy, and organizational development across Swedish universities.

• Education: Doctor of Technology (1995) and Licentiate (1991) from Linköping University; Docent (1999) and Professor (2000) at Luleå University of Technology
• Expertise: National/international quality audits (e.g., Blekinge BTH, Jönköping JU, Finland FINEEC, Denmark AI) and research evaluations (ARC13, ARC21)

His research focuses on offensive quality development, process management, and quality frameworks in higher education. Publications highlight integration of TQM with Lean, customer-centric quality models, and statistical process control. Articles span journals like International Journal of Operations & Production Management and Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, with subtopics including excellence models, organizational learning, and health-outcome metrics.

Wiklund has participated in numerous scientific evaluations as expert/leader, including:

• Swedish National Agency for Higher Education (Högskolan i Halmstad, Stockholms universitet)
• International audits (FINEEC Finland, AI Denmark)
• Research evaluations (ARC18:HV/PRIMUS, JU/SPARK)

He has led cross-institutional quality projects such as:

• Co-PI for Continuous quality improvement through industry-university collaboration (1997)
• Project leader for Integration of real-time quality control (2000)