Overview
Sweden as a country is known for its inventions and universities with academic excellence that help students build a great career. There is more that Sweden can offer be it the scenic outdoor locations, cultural rezenduous or lip smacking delicacies. So come on, check out what Sweden has in store for you.
Cost Of Study
SEK 70,000 and 170,000 per academic year.
Intakes
January/August.
Cost of Living
SEK 8,064 per month.
Entry requirements
IELTS & TOEFL
Quick Facts
- Language: Swedish
- GDP per capita: $525.7 Billion
- Germany Population: 9.517 Million
- Name: Kingdom of Sweden
- Capital City: Stockholm
- Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)
- Number of Universities: 51
Why Study In Sweden
- Liberal scholarships up to 100%.
- IELTS/TOEFL not required for Engineers.
- One of the strongest economies in the world.
- Courses with cutting edge technology and high end research.
- Rigorous quality control on all courses taught, in every six years.
- One of the most technically strong countries in terms of inventions.
- Three Swedish universities figures in the list of world's top 100 universities.
- Excellent International study environment with all programs taught in English.
- Beautiful cities, efficient public transportation, peaceful country , with minimum pollution.
- Birthplace of many successful innovative companies like Volvo, Scania, Ericsson, Tetrapak Ikea, H&M, Eletrolux.
- Industry centric courses to give students practical experience and skill independence to make them competitive.
- Sizeable number of courses offered in English so foreign language should not be a barrier for international students.
- Most universities fully subsidize tuition costs for students, regardless of their nationality , making education quite affordable.
Education System
Higher education in Sweden are divided into…
- There are over 50 institutions offering higher education in Sweden.
- Degrees are generally offered at three levels: bachelors, masters and doctoral.
- Masters programmes are offered in close collaborate with local industry and institutions are obliged to interact with the local community while specializing in specific subject areas.
- Greater autonomy is given to Institutions to structure courses and programmes according to their own needs, using a credit system, allowing students to have say in their learning and education.
Work Rights & Stay Back
- 6 months stay back.
- Unlimited work rights for students while studying(Dependents can join).
Economy
- BBC states Sweden's economy last year grew six times faster than UK.
- World bank ranks Sweden number one in Knowledge Economy index.
- Sweden is experiencing skills shortage in fields such as Engineering, IT, Biotechnology and health care.
- As a rapidly aging workforce retires, the government is predicting more labor shortages in near future.
- Sweden's Economy is one of the strongest in the world and recorded about 4-6% growth every year in spite of the global recession.
- Forbes Magazine has included 30 Swedish companies on its list of the world's most successful major companies, including Nordea Bank, ABB and H&M.
- Despite the introduction of tuition fee, Swedish Universities are offering numerous scholarships covering 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% of the tuition fee on the basis of academic merit.
- Some of the globally acclaimed companies from Sweden are Astra Zeneca, Volvo, Nordea Bank, IKEA, Ericsson, Vattenfall, Skanska, Sony Ericsson, ABB, H&M, Electrolux, SKF, TeliaSonera, Sandvik, Scania, ICA, Preem, Atlas Copco, Securitas and Nordstjernan.