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February 13, 2012
Högskoleverket
The following articles have been tagged with "Högskoleverket":
Fees bring flurry of 'fake' colleges to Sweden
Education: 31 Jan 12
After the introduction of tuition fees to Swedish universities, the country has been experiencing an influx of fictitious schools requesting to establish themselves in Sweden.
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Quality of Swedish unis 'too low': minister
Education: 17 Jan 12
Sweden’s education minister Jan Björklund has slammed the quality of the country's higher education system as he unveiled plans to revamp the way university quality is monitored.
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Fees bury Swedish unis in added work: report
Education: 14 Dec 11
The new fees for non-European students at Swedish universities have created a workload disproportionate to the number of fee-paying students, according to a new report.
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Sweden battles rise in university cheating
Education: 31 Aug 11
With reports of cheating and plagiarism at Swedish universities on the rise, The Local's Geoff Mortimore looks at how big the problem really is and what's being done to address it.
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New fees prompt fears of cuts at Swedish universities
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Aug 11
Despite scholarships designed to attract foreign students following the introduction of tuition fees, some Swedish universities may be forced to cut course offerings in the face of declining foreign student enrollment, The Local's Clara Guibourg discovers.
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Foreign student numbers plummet in Sweden
Education: 28 Jun 11
Fewer than 1,300 non-European students have paid the new tuition fees required to study at Swedish universities, according to higher education officials. In 2009-10, there were more than 16,000 non-European university students in Sweden.
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'Sweden must do more to utilise foreign grads'
Society: 20 Apr 11
The government must do more to ensure that Sweden takes advantage of the benefits brought by highly educated foreigners who come to the country, Sweden's national auditor has argued.
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Sweden fails its Roma minority: report
National: 8 Apr 11
As Europe marks International Roma day, Sweden has once again come in for criticism from the Council of Europe for not living up to demands to protect the country's Roma population.
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Foreign degrees pose Swedish jobs challenge
Analysis & Opinion: 23 Mar 11
Many employers require foreign-earned diplomas and certifications to be translated and verified according to Swedish standards; an often expensive and time-consuming process, The Local's Karen Holst has found.
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Swedish universities suffer enrollment drop
Education: 24 Nov 10
The number of first-time students at Sweden's universities declined in the autumn with session overall despite a rise in overseas student numbers ahead of the introduction of tuition fees next year.
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New university admission policies to be reviewed
Education: 21 Jul 10
New higher education admission policies will be investigated even though they have just come into force, Sweden's higher education and research minister announced on Wednesday.
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Record student intake at Swedish universities
Education: 1 Mar 10
Almost 300,000 students signed up for courses at Swedish universities in 2009 - the highest number ever, according to new statistics published on Monday.
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Unions welcome teacher training overhaul
Education: 11 Feb 10
In a move welcomed by Sweden's teaching unions, the government has proposed a raft of sweeping changes to the country's teacher training system.
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'Stop discrimination of foreign doctoral candidates'
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Jan 10
Sweden needs to do more to ensure foreign doctoral candidates are offered equal working conditions by the country's colleges and universities, argue students' rights advocates Martin Dackling and Lars Abrahamsson.
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'Clamp down on fake universities': Agency
Education: 20 May 09
The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education has appealed to the government to take steps to protect the terms "university" and "college" from abuse following recent revelations that two fake universities have set up shop in Sweden.
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Decision to work in Sweden proves costly for aspiring resident
Society: 24 Mar 09
An Azerbaijani’s dream of building a life with his Swedish wife in her home country is in jeopardy because of his decision to get a job.
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'Fake' universities operating in Sweden
Education: 10 Mar 09
The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education has issued a warning about two so-called fake universities operating in Sweden. Both universities offer courses up to and including doctoral level.
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Education agency knocks college rankings
Education: 25 Nov 08
Sweden’s National Agency for Higher Education has criticized the ranking of different universities and colleges, arguing the lists don’t help students pick the right school.
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More foreign students choose Swedish universities
Education: 20 Nov 08
The number of foreign students studying at Swedish colleges and universities continues to climb to record levels.
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Foreign students' complaints flood Swedish education agency
Education: 24 Sep 08
Complaints from foreign students who’ve been rejected from Swedish universities have left the National Agency for Higher Education (Högskoleverket) struggling to keep up.
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Government wants schools to emphasize entrepreneurship
National: 17 Sep 08
The government announced plans on Wednesday to make entrepreneurship a unifying theme in the Swedish education system.
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Stockholm University ends Steiner teacher training
Education: 26 Aug 08
Stockholm University has decided to wind up its Steiner-Waldorf teacher training. Steiner science literature is 'too much myth and too little fact', the university's teacher education committee has ruled.
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No more free education for non-Europeans
Education: 23 Jun 08
Sweden is to start charging tuition to non-European university students, according to higher education minister Lars Leijonborg.
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Equal treatment eludes female PhDs
Society: 3 Jun 08
More and more women are starting post-graduate research at Swedish colleges and universities, only to find they face a bitter reality in comparison to their male colleagues.
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University slammed for suspending porn pic student
Society: 13 Mar 08
Staff at Gothenburg University have been heavily criticized by education officials for their decision to suspend a female psychology student who posed for pictures in a pornographic magazine.
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'Sweden has too many universities'
Society: 5 Aug 07
Less is more when it comes to universities. That at least is the opinion of a leading figure from the National Agency for Higher Education (Högskoleverket).
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Student berated for nude pics
Society: 14 May 07
Gothenburg University has been reported to the Justice Ombudsman after staff castigated a student who posed for a pornographic magazine.
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Failing grade for many third level courses
Society: 14 May 07
A major new study has found that the quality of third level education in Sweden has deteriorated over the last fifteen years.
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Fast-track boost for immigrant healthcare workers
Society: 28 Apr 07
Sweden is to invest 148 million kronor to ensure that immigrants educated in healthcare from countries outside the European Union are fast-tracked into care jobs.
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Swedish universities double number of overseas students
National: 13 Mar 07
The number of foreigners studying in Sweden has doubled since the late nineties, with the number of students coming from Asia increasing five-fold, according to a new report.
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More foreign students at Swedish universities
Society: 22 May 06
The number of foreigners studying at Swedish colleges and universities has increased steadily over the past decade, while the overall number of students has fallen.
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"Give people in suburbs job preference"
Society: 1 Sep 05
People who live in segregated areas should be preferred over other job applicants. That's the conclusion of a government investigator, who says that discrimination against immigrants is leading to a "them and us" society.
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"Express degree" could see students' summers scrapped
National: 23 Feb 05
Why let students enjoy long summers year after year when they could be studying instead and out in the job market within two and a half years? Sweden's National Agency for Higher Education proposes a 48 week year, instilling mild panic among lecturers.
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Student to sue Stockholm University over "false MBA"
National: 8 Dec 04
An American student who paid 170,000 crowns to join an MBA programme wants his money back, alleging that the course was falsely marketed. See you in court, says the university.
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Sweden axes further education places
Society: 4 Nov 04
The government ensures there will be fewer stressed students in future by announcing cuts in university places - the first reduction in fifteen years.
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Universities to suspend students for plagiarism
Smörgåsbord: 21 Oct 04
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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