He was previously the rector of Linköping University from 1996 to 1999 and of the Royal Institute of Technology from 1999 to 2007 and University Chancellor of Sweden and head of the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education from 1 August 2007 to 30 June 2010. Since November 2012, Anders Flodström is the Chief Education Officer of EIT Digital and a member of the Management Committee of EIT Digital.