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German ambassador: 'Sweden feels like home'

Analysis & Opinion: 23 May 12
Harald Kindermann, the German ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about the importance of the German language, nuclear power, and the legacy of the Stasi. READ »

Non-EU students drop Swedish unis as fees bite

Education: 23 May 12
Enrollment of non-European students in Swedish universities declined drastically following the introduction of tuition fees last year, with engineering students from Asia being among those most affected by the change, a new report has found. READ »

One in four study at Swedish unis via the net

Education: 16 Apr 12
Earning college credit online is becoming increasingly popular in Sweden, where one in four university students now enrolls in a programme conducted over the internet. READ »

Uni's 'bad advice' costs student grad degree

Education: 10 Apr 12
A woman who recently completed a master's programme at Uppsala University may lose her "dream job" after erroneous information about eligible courses has left her without a diploma. READ »

Swedish research leads to 'autism blood test'

Science & Technology: 29 Mar 12
Soon parents may be able to perform a simple blood test to determine whether or not their children have autism, thanks to new findings from Swedish researchers. READ »

An international school for a cosmopolitan city

Education: 27 Mar 12
Stockholm is an increasingly popular destination for expatriate workers, and a major effort is underway to accommodate international arrivals. The new International School of the Stockholm Region (ISSR) aims to give foreign children the support they need to thrive in the Swedish capital. READ »

Cheating students prompt uni crackdown

Education: 19 Mar 12
University students in Sweden are cheating to the same level as last year according to a new study, prompting the government to enter talks of how to clamp down on academic cheating. READ »

'The attacks against me are working': Lars Vilks

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 12
The strategy of attacks and intimidation employed by critics of Lars Vilks is working, argues controversial Swedish artist, who has seen his lecturing activities dry up over organizers fears of riots and being labelled as "racist". READ »

Stockholm ranked among world's top student cities

Education: 15 Feb 12
Stockholm beat out Helsinki and Copenhagen, as well as several other university towns in northern Europe in a ranking of the “Best Student Cities in the World” published this week. READ »

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. READ »

Foreign applications to Swedish unis rebound

Education: 19 Jan 12
The number of foreign students applying to masters programmes at Swedish universities is on the rise, according to preliminary figures, following last year's precipitous drop in foreign applicants. READ »

Finding student accommodation in Sweden

Study in Sweden: 17 Jan 12
If you're moving to Sweden to study, then you'll need to find somewhere to live. Here are a few tips on finding student accommodation in Sweden. READ »

Doctoral studies in Sweden: how to apply

Study in Sweden: 17 Jan 12
Thinking of applying for doctoral studies in Sweden? Here's how to get started. READ »

How to apply for a Swedish Master's program

Study in Sweden: 17 Jan 12
Some 600 master’s degree programs at Swedish universities are taught entirely in English. Here's an easy guide for how to apply. READ »

Learn Swedish - wherever you are

Study in Sweden: 17 Jan 12
About 65,000 people outside Sweden take Swedish classes. There are several ways for you to join in. READ »

Why should I study in Sweden?

Study in Sweden: 17 Jan 12
It is a big step to study abroad, and the options are almost limitless. So what makes Sweden stand out as a study destination? READ »

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. READ »

Tuition fees change Sweden's student population

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Jan 12
With tuition fees for non-EEA students in effect, the makeup of Sweden’s non-European student population is shifting and the pressure is on for universities to deliver services worth selling, argues contributor Sven Hultberg Carlsson. READ »

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. READ »

How Stockholm students are at the heart of Nobel week

Education: 29 Nov 11
Studying at Stockholm University gives you the chance to rub shoulders with Nobel laureates on the night they receive their prize - and you might even get the chance to attend the banquet itself. READ »

Quality wins over Stockholm's foreign students

Education: 20 Oct 11
Since Sweden introduced university tuition fees for people from non-EU countries, students' expectations have increased. But those studying at Stockholm University say they are getting good value for money. READ »

Lund's foreign student recruitment efforts flop

Education: 11 Oct 11
Despite major investments in foreign student recruitment, Lund University has attracted barely half of the tuition-paying students it hoped would enroll. READ »

Australia demands return of aboriginal skulls

Science & Technology: 23 Sep 11
The Australian Embassy has requested the repatriation of the skulls and skeletons of seven indigenous Australians currently in the possession of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. READ »

The four best things to do on your Swedish holiday

Travel: 22 Sep 11
From lakeside castles to elk safaris in the north, a holiday in Sweden has lots to offer. Here are some ideas of what to do. READ »

Government to boost foreign student scholarship funding

Education: 22 Sep 11
The government has allotted an additional 20 million kronor ($2.9 million) in scholarship funding to help offset tuition fees charged to students from developing countries who want to study at Swedish universities. READ »

'Wrong to demand job applications in English'

Education: 1 Sep 11
Several Swedish universities and colleges have been rebuked by the Ombudsman for Justice for demanding that applications for employment be submitted in English. READ »

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. READ »

Swedish university party life exposed

Lifestyle: 26 Aug 11
With the autumn term in full-swing and students primed to take a break from the books, The Local's Karen Holst takes a look at how 'nations' shape Sweden's college social scene. READ »

'Stockholm needs more housing - not fewer students'

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Aug 11
Sweden's housing minister is wrong to single out students as the solution to help alleviate pressure in Stockholm's housing market, argue Young Moderates Veronica de Jonge and Edvin Alam. READ »

'Avoid studying in large cities': minister

Education: 25 Aug 11
Sweden's housing minister Stefan Attefall suggested on Wednesday that students should avoid enrolling in universities in big cities where housing is scarce, drawing sharp criticism from a number of quarters. READ »

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. READ »

Student housing crisis 'untenable': report

Education: 22 Aug 11
Only four campus housing agencies in the whole of Sweden will be able to achieve their goal of finding students a place to live within 30 days for the 2011 autumn term, a new report has found. READ »

Swedes develop sci-fi style car test site

Science & Technology: 12 Aug 11
A Swedish company has become the first in the world to develop a so-called active safety test site, which it is hoped will ultimately drastically reduce the number of car accidents. READ »

How to survive on a Swedish student budget

Lifestyle: 12 Aug 11
The Local's Clara Guibourg comes to the rescue of those struggling to get by on a meagre student loan with a survival guide of almost everything you need to know about living in Sweden on the cheap, without missing out on the fun. READ »

Fake digs fool flat hunting students

Education: 8 Aug 11
Flat-hunting students in Sweden have been swindled into forking out cash for accommodation that doesn't exist, causing one housing site to issue a warning to its users. READ »

Student housing crisis 'worse than ever'

Education: 4 Aug 11
With record-high enrollment at many Swedish universities this year, the lack of student housing is greater than ever as students look for a place to live at the start of the fall 2011 term. READ »

Foreign students easy prey for Stockholm rental scams

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Aug 11
With no end in sight to the shortage of student housing in Stockholm, foreign students should be on the lookout for scam artists hoping to capitalise on their desperation, contributor Anita Badejo discovers. READ »

Stockholm University invests in international students

Education: 15 Jul 11
Stockholm University, one of the largest in Scandinavia and ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide, is a great choice for students in search of a vibrant and diverse study environment. READ »

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. READ »

Foreign students grapple with new fingerprint rule

Education: 22 Jun 11
New rules requiring biometric information from non-Europeans wishing to study in Sweden is causing problems for would-be foreign students, according to Swedish universities. READ »

Building of new student flats grinds to a halt

Education: 9 May 11
The number of newly-built student apartments completed in 2010 fell sharply compared to the year before, amounting to only about one tenth of the number of units completed in 2009. READ »

Swedish unis suffer drop in foreign admissions

Education: 5 May 11
Foreign students' interest in studying at Swedish universities has plummeted in the wake of a government decision to introduce tuition fees for non-EU students, new admissions statistics show. READ »

Fire destroys buildings at Stockholm's KTH

National: 4 May 11
A fire broke out in the auditorium of the School of Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm on Wednesday, destroying a number of buildings. READ »

Sweden’s jobless face prospect of bright future

Business & Money: 26 Apr 11
Sweden's jobs market is continuing its recovery, new official data shows, with employment rates increasing steadily and the promise of more vacancies in the offing. READ »

'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. READ »

Foreign students turn their backs on Sweden

Education: 1 Apr 11
The number of overseas students applying for international Masters degree programmes in Sweden has declined by 58 percent, since the government introduced fees for non-EU students last year, a new report shows. READ »

'Grant rejected asylum seekers work permits'

Politics: 31 Mar 11
A parliamentary committee has proposed granting work permits to rejected asylum seekers and allowing immigrants to live abroad for up to five years without losing their right to reside in Sweden. READ »

Top marks for Stockholm School of Economics

Education: 23 Mar 11
Stockholm School of Economics has overtaken Karolinska Institutet in an annual ranking of Sweden's top 30 universities and colleges. READ »

Young Swedes choose summer school

Education: 20 Mar 11
The summer vacation usually means a chance to earn some much needed cash for young people in Sweden, but if you can’t get a job you might as well become an expert on Harry Potter. READ »

Exchanges in Stockholm give new perspectives

Education: 16 Mar 11
Discovering a new country, getting unexpected academic insights and making new friends - exchange students at Stockholm University get a unique learning experience. READ »

Karolinska named among world's top universities

Education: 11 Mar 11
Stockholm's Karolinska Institute and Lund University are among six Swedish universities named in a world top 200 list published on Thursday. READ »

Foreign students may get six months to find work

Education: 10 Mar 11
Foreign students who have completed their university studies in Sweden would get an additional six months to find employment, according to a new proposal. READ »

'Gender quotas would benefit Sweden's corporate boards'

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Mar 11
Too few women serve on the boards of directors at Swedish companies and introducing quotas may be a necessary step to ensure that companies capture the benefits of diversity, argues leadership coach Margareta Neld. READ »

Palme's political legacy 'put Sweden on the map'

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
As the 25th anniversary of Olof Palme’s murder is remembered The Local’s Karen Holst explores the political legacy left by the man who delivered Sweden from obscurity and into the globalising world. READ »

Business master's courses tempt overseas students to Stockholm

Education: 18 Feb 11
A strong academic base, English-language instruction and superb career prospects have made Stockholm University School of Business one of the most popular destinations for overseas Master’s Students in Sweden. READ »

Foreign students eschew studies in Sweden

Education: 18 Feb 11
Top foreign students are eschewing the opportunity to study at Swedish universities and colleges, deterred by the introduction of tuition and registration fees, as well as the lack of scholarships. READ »

Ice Festival brings winter warmth to Uppsala

Travel: 17 Feb 11
Looking for ways to celebrate, rather than bemoan, Sweden's long-lasting winter chill? Check out the Ice Festival in Uppsala, where contributor Oliver Gee learns about the many ways that frozen water can make winter fun. READ »

Autopsy delays threaten Swedish crime probes

Science & Technology: 7 Feb 11
Delays in the completion of autopsies in criminal investigations in Gothenburg in western Sweden could result in murderers going free. READ »

Does Swedish culture hinder Swedish children?

Analysis & Opinion: 31 Jan 11
While Sweden's emphasis on equality is admirable, it may end up keeping Swedish children from striving to be the best they can be, argues contributor Ruben Brunsveld. READ »

Stockholm tops Swedish student debt league

Business & Money: 24 Jan 11
Residents of Stockholm continue to carry the highest levels of student debt in the country, according to new figures from Sweden’s student lending agency, CSN. READ »

Bonuses to boost gender equity at Swedish unis

Education: 21 Jan 11
Swedish universities should be offered cash ‘equality bonuses’ for making significant strides toward increased gender equity, a government commission has proposed. READ »

Foreign applications to Swedish unis collapse

Education: 18 Jan 11
Applications from foreign students to Swedish universities have plummeted following the introduction of tuition fees, according to application statistics for the autumn term released on Tuesday. READ »

More cheaters booted from Swedish colleges

Education: 17 Jan 11
The number of students expelled from Sweden's colleges and universities for cheating went up by nearly 50 percent in 2010 compared to the year before, new statistics show. READ »

Stockholm University still attractive option for foreign students

Education: 11 Jan 11
The next academic year will be the first in which many foreign students will have to pay to study at Swedish universities. However, Stockholm University hopes the number of overseas students will remain just as high as in the past. READ »

Swedish med students perform prof's autopsy

Education: 17 Dec 10
Medical students at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute (KI) set to perform their first-ever clinical autopsy were floored to discover that the corpse was none other than one of their former instructors. READ »

Sweden attack shows more needed to combat extremism: UK PM

Politics: 15 Dec 10
UK Prime Minister David Cameron admitted on Wednesday that his country needed to do more to fight domestic Islamic extremism following reports that a Swedish suicide bomber lived and studied northwest of London. READ »

Laggard Swedish grads costly to economy: report

Education: 3 Dec 10
Swedish students who take their time to graduate from post-secondary study are extremely costly to the economy, a new government study has shown. READ »

Swedish universities prep for tuition fee fallout

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Dec 10
Despite good intentions, the decision to introduce tuition fees for non-European students who enroll at Swedish universities may end up doing more harm than good, contributor Adam Mullett discovers. READ »

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. READ »

Google sets sights on Sweden

Business & Money: 19 Nov 10
US search engine giant Google has invested significantly in Sweden in the past decade and forecasts that more acquisitions could be in the pipeline. READ »

The 'American dream' is actually Swedish: study

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Nov 10
While US voters shunned the Democratic Party's traditionally redistributive policies in Tuesday's mid-term elections, most Americans actually prefer a wealth distribution model similar to Sweden's, writes the AFP's Andrew Beatty. READ »

Student unions hit hard as membership drops

Education: 27 Sep 10
Student unions at Sweden's universities have been hit hard financially since compulsory membership was abolished on July 1st despite more than a billion kronor of support from universities. READ »

Swedish group to study horse whispering youth

Society: 21 Sep 10
A research team drawn from three Swedish universities is planning to study how children from various cultural backgrounds communicate with horses. READ »

Tempers flare in final party leader debate

Politics: 17 Sep 10
Mona Sahlin accused Fredrik Reinfeldt of spreading lies as the two traded jabs in a heated Thursday night debate pitting the leaders of Sweden’s seven Riksdag parties against each other just four days before election day. READ »

'Free tuition for students who stay in Sweden'

Education: 24 Aug 10
Gifted foreign students should be allowed to take their Masters’ for free at Swedish universities, in exchange for a promise to stay in Sweden and work. READ »

Swedish feels the squeeze in Finland

Lifestyle: 19 Aug 10
Swedish has been spoken in Finland for hundreds of years, yet declining numbers of speakers and a lack of support from many Finnish speakers mean the language is under pressure like never before, writes Carina Chela. READ »

3 Swedish universities make top 100 list

Education: 18 Aug 10
Three Swedish universities, Karolinska Institute (KI) and Uppsala and Stockholm Universities, made the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled annually by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. READ »

Let teachers ban face veils - Liberals

Politics: 4 Aug 10
Sweden’s schools and universities should be allowed to ban students and teachers from wearing face veils, education minister and Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund has said. READ »

Student housing shortage worse than ever

Education: 23 Jul 10
The student housing shortage appears to be worse than ever for the upcoming autumn session, Sweden's National Union of Students (Sveriges förenade studentkårer, SFS) reported on Friday. READ »

Foreigners 'blocked' from college courses

Education: 19 Jul 10
Sweden’s new university admissions system discriminates against foreign students and breaks EU law, according to the country’s university regulator. READ »

Health experts warn against obesity drugs

Science & Technology: 14 Jul 10
Experts attending the 11th International Congress on Obesity in Stockholm this week warned that over-the-counter slimming supplements were a waste of money and could in fact be detrimental to health. READ »

Malmö: A decade with the Öresund bridge

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jun 10
The Öresund bridge celebrates its 10th birthday this week. The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson takes a look at how the link has changed Sweden's third city and its relations to its neighbours. READ »

Sweden is best - it's official

Analysis & Opinion: 11 Jun 10
Sweden is simply the best. And don't take our word for it - this is the conclusion of a whole range of global rankings, write Bo Ekman and James Wine from the Tällberg Foundation. READ »

Backlash over student loan crackdown

Education: 21 May 10
Students are being forced to pay back tens of thousands of kronor at short notice because universities and the student loan authority can't agree on how to define a full-time student. READ »

Sweden proposes immigrant orientation

Politics: 20 May 10
All newly arrived immigrants should undergo courses in core social values and be taught about how Swedish society works with municipalities obliged to offer 60 hours of teaching, a government inquiry has proposed. READ »

Sweden increases refugee forecast again

National: 6 May 10
Sweden's Migration Board has increased its forecast of the number of people expected to seek asylum this year to 31,000. READ »

Stockholm universities top student wish list

Education: 23 Apr 10
Stockholm universities are among the top choices for students this autumn, with medicine, law and economics the most popular fields of study, according to a new report. READ »

Karolinska tops university rankings: report

Education: 5 Apr 10
Karolinska Institutet (KI), Handelshögskolan in Stockholm, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet – SLU) top the 2009 rankings of Swedish institutions of higher education. READ »

Universities quizzed over English requirement

Education: 23 Mar 10
The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into demands by several Swedish universities for employment applications to be submitted in English. READ »

'Foreign student places under threat': agency

Education: 12 Mar 10
New admissions regulations for Swedish universities set to be introduced in the autumn are likely to mean fewer places available for foreign students and could be in breach of EU law, according to the National Agency for Higher Education. READ »

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. READ »

Fees make competition for students more equal

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Feb 10
A bill proposing tuition fees for students from non-EU countries will enable Sweden to compete on a more level playing field with universities in other countries, argues Niklas Tranæus from the Swedish Institute. READ »

Unions slam fees for foreign students

Education: 19 Feb 10
Student groups have roundly criticised the Swedish government's move to charge fees to non-EU/EEA college and universty students from the autumn term 2011. READ »

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. READ »

'Parents should pay for their children's crimes'

National: 11 Feb 10
The Swedish government has announced that from September 1st parents will be made financially responsible for crimes committed by their children, in the face of stern criticism from several parties. READ »

Fewer student swindlers suspended for cheating

Education: 29 Jan 10
A tighter control of plagiarism across the Swedish education system is thought to be working after the number of students suspended on grounds of cheating at colleges and universities fell by 15 percent last year. READ »

Sweden set to scrap university gender quotas

Education: 12 Jan 10
Sweden plans to ditch gender quotas for admissions to programmes at the country’s universities and colleges, according to higher education and research minister Tobias Krantz. READ »

Hat-trick of Swedish universities make world top 100

Education: 8 Jan 10
Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University and Stockholm University have made the grade in a new list of the world’s top 100 higher education establishments. READ »

'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. READ »

Sweden moves ahead with uni application fees

Education: 29 Dec 09
In a bid to reduce high administration costs, Sweden's government is calling for non-European Union applicants to be slapped with a registration fee when seeking admission to the country's colleges and universities. READ »


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