Study In Sweden
Educareer Network have a very strong tie and partnership with renowned and reputable educational institution in Sweden. Since we have our representatives who lives and work in this country, connections and communication with these institution is not a challenge. This means that Educareer Network can also assist students who need services in this area within this region. Please do not hesitate to contact us today for more information about securing your admissions in Sweden with ease.
About Sweden Education
Sweden remains one of the best countries you can easily study and build your career with less struggle to integrate if you speak English because an average Swede understands English. The fact that most large multinational companies such as Volvo, Ericsson and H&M originated from Sweden and are open to offering jobs to foreigners after graduation is encouraging. Several opportunities such as internships are available with these companies and several other to building integration into the labour market in Sweden. In case you receive an offer from any of these companies while studying, Educareer Network experts can guide you in the application process to getting your work permit.
Finding an Internship during your Studies in Sweden. You can contact us for advice in this regard.
Educational System
Brief Explanation of the diagram: Please note that the diagram was extracted from Swedish Council for Higher Education website.
This education system was recently introduced in 2007 to align with system been used by most countries of the world through the Bologna process.
The bottom level is the basic education as it is called in most countries, upper secondary or high school level. If you look at the y-axis, it specifies the number of years allocated for each level and in this case it is between 1-3 years. After graduation from this level, students can gain admission to the next level which is the typical bachelor degree, then Master’s degree and lastly Licentiate and doctorate degrees is the last level.
It is also good to know that Swedish is the official language in Sweden however, there are thousands of courses offered in English which is also the main language of instruction.
Length of courses varies as follow:
Unlike other countries that have several short diploma courses, in Sweden the case is exceptional. Course certificate takes 2-6 months, Bachelor’s Degree 3 years, Masters Degree 1-2 years and PhD 4 years. Please note that this depends on the courses/programme’s requirements.
Work As You Study
It will also be interesting to know that you can work while you study in Sweden which will help you in complementing your study and living expenses. Various works are available for international students on a study visa from part time to short contract jobs. It is also amazing that in Sweden restriction is not on student regarding hours of work during studies as they allow international students to work up to 40 hours in every week during the course session and during the course’s break/holiday. However it is recommended that students on a study resident permit device ways to balance studies and work evenly with no restriction. Majority of international students in Sweden work as newspaper distributors at night or petty cleaning night job for about 2-3 hours to supplement their living expenses.
Educational Cost/Tuition fee
In Sweden Students with foreign nationalities are required to pay tuition fees for their universitie’s studies. Although some scholarships are available for best students from some developing countries depending your situation.
Tuition fees in Sweden depends on the programme/course you have enrolled for but on average, fee for master’s programme is SEK 129,000/year while bachelor programmes are less expensive. The estimate below is base of data from Study in Sweden, more accurate guideline about tuition and payment process can be retrieved from the university or Universityadmissions.se.
The value below is in euro.
- Social sciences and humanities 8000 – 11000/year
- Technical programmes and natural sciences 12,000 – 14,500/year
- Architecture and design 19,000 – 27,000 /year
Scholarship In Sweden
The various scholarships available for International Students in Sweden is offer by Swedish Institute, the University of your choice or other organisations such as UNESCO Fellowships, The world Bank Scholarship and fellow Program, Open Society Foundation fellowships and scholarships etc.
Are you from any of the countries listed below and you intend pursuing your Master’s degree in Sweden? Congratulations! Swedish Institute has recently introduced a scholarship for Global Professionals. According to the institute “An estimated 300 scholarships will be available for full-time master’s studies in Sweden starting in the autumn semester 2019”.
Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Scholarship In Sweden
The various scholarships available for International Students in Sweden is offer by Swedish Institute, the University of your choice or other organisations such as UNESCO Fellowships, The world Bank Scholarship and fellow Program, Open Society Foundation fellowships and scholarships etc.
Are you from any of the countries listed below and you intend pursuing your Master’s degree in Sweden? Congratulations! Swedish Institute has recently introduced a scholarship for Global Professionals. According to the institute “An estimated 300 scholarships will be available for full-time master’s studies in Sweden starting in the autumn semester 2019”.
Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Having Your Family With You
Sweden allows your family members to be dependant however you must be able to show financially evidence for living expenses for yourself and the entire family. Your family members will have the same length of residence permit/visa as you.
Applying And Entry Requirements
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Having decided to take your study in Sweden , the subsequent actions is to make an application. Sweden have a central application system in which Swedish Council for Higher Education is responsible for handling admission processes. It is important to note that admission process for international students can take up to three to four months from the date of application. Also note that application is only opened for just few months in a year. For more information on admission process you can contact us
Acceptance Letter/Visa application
This is the document you will receive if your application is successful and it must be acknowledged by accepting or rejecting the offer within the specified time on the letter of admission. This document can be used to apply for residence permit at Swedish Embassy in your home country.