Each year NVF Sweden awards a pedagogical prize of 25,000 SEK to an individual or group that stands out through strong personal commitment to a specific area within NVF’s field of work, recognized teaching skills and interest in pedagogical development, a scientific approach to learning, and the ability to tailor content to the target audience, engage them, and involve them.
— This year, we had an unusually high number of highly qualified nominees, making the decision on who should receive this year’s award particularly difficult. The Swedish NVF board has therefore chosen to award the NVF Pedagogical Prize to two individuals, says Petter Åsman, Secretary of NVF Sweden.
This year’s prize is awarded to Maria Huge-Brodin, Professor of Environmental Logistics at Linköping University, and Matts-Åke Belin, Global Lead for the Decade of Action for Road Safety at WHO and Adjunct Professor at KTH, Stockholm.
Maria Huge-Brodin is Sweden’s first professor in Environmental Logistics. Her contributions have helped place logistics and environmental issues on the agenda, and through applied research projects, she has fostered engagement and knowledge dissemination among industry stakeholders. Her research has contributed to the development of sustainable logistics, including reducing the environmental impact of road transport.
Maria has made significant pedagogical contributions in both undergraduate and doctoral education at Linköping University. As part of her research, she has supervised several young researchers to their PhDs, ensuring that her contributions continue to spread knowledge to younger generations, with many of her students continuing in academia and industry. Maria demonstrates exceptional dedication to her doctoral students, balancing high expectations with attentiveness and warmth.
Matts-Åke Belin has over 30 years of experience in road safety work and has collaborated with individuals and organizations both nationally and internationally. He has led the Vision Zero Academy at the Swedish Transport Administration, chaired PIARC’s technical committee on road safety, and served as an international representative in the US Transportation Research Board’s standing committee on Transportation Safety Management. Since 2022, he has been the Global Lead for the Decade of Action for Road Safety at the World Health Organization (WHO).
Matts-Åke has a strong commitment to road safety and has worked both in Sweden and internationally. He has played a significant role in developing and spreading Vision Zero worldwide and is deeply committed to fostering collaboration between various stakeholders. He has a remarkable ability to connect with and engage audiences regardless of their background and excels in making his work socially relevant and grounded in reality.
NVF congratulates the winners and appreciates the contributions of all who have supported pedagogical excellence.
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