Jarl-Thure Eriksson

Jarl-Thure Eriksson (born 5 November 1944 in Hammarland in Åland, Finland) is Doctor of Science in Technology, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Rector of Tampere University of Technology (TUT) in Finland between the years 1997–2008. During Eriksson’s period as rector, the University expanded vigorously and its scientific publishing activity amplified. Due to his scientific merits, Eriksson has been a member of the Finnish Academy of Technology since 1989 and of the Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in Finland since 1997. His perhaps most significant position of trust outside the University is membership in the Governing Board of the Millennium Prize Foundation since 2003. He is currently Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.