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Daniel Busk

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Daniel is no longer working at Nordregio. For contact or more information please contact nordregio@nordregio.org

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I hold a bachelor’s degree in economics from Uppsala University, and am now pursuing a master’s in human rights, also in Uppsala. I am passionate about the development of countries and the interaction between countries and regions, which is why I am very happy to be working with communicating research about these topics in an accessible way!

Academic qualifications

  • M.Sc. In Human Rights, Uppsala University, Sweden (2024-);
  • B.Sc. Economics, Uppsala University University, Sweden (2019-2024);

Previous positions

  • 2024: Intern, Embassy of Sweden in Maputo, Mozambique;
  • 2022-2023: Lecturer, Ekonomifakta (Confederation of Swedish Enterprise), Sweden;
  • 2021-2022: President, Uppsalaekonomerna Student Union, Sweden.

Languages

  • Swedish (Native)
  • English (fluent)
  • Portuguese (basic)
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Spatial Story

I grew up in the small village of Linghed in Dalarna, Sweden. Only about 400 people live there, and the biggest attraction is the llama, Günther, that a local farmer bought to guard his sheep from the wolves. Linghed is a beautiful place, but its remoteness made me eager to explore the world as I grew older. During a summer job as a tutor at summer school I met a lot of refugee children who had just arrived in Sweden and needed to learn Swedish. Their stories about how they got to Sweden made the outside world seem more real, which fueled my curiosity even more.

This curiosity first took me to Sydney, where I arrived without a place to stay or work. I spent a year there and learned a lot, so I knew that if I got the chance to move abroad again, I would take it. That is why I squeezed in both an exchange semester in Rio de Janeiro and an internship in Maputo during my bachelor’s program. I feel that every time I move abroad, I learn something new about Sweden. It can be something that exists in Sweden but not other places that I can be grateful for, or something that is missing or does not work in Sweden that we can learn from.

Sweden has a lot to learn from other countries, but hopefully also a few tips and tricks to teach. That is why it is so inspiring to work within the frame of the Nordic cooperation. My own best practice advice from home is obviously that getting a llama is a very efficient and affordable way to keep your sheep safe from the wolves!