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The Swedish higher education gives you a unique opportunity to develop your true strengths and talents, says Lisa. "I’ve seen it among my own friends as well as students I met through my work with promoting Swedish higher education. I’m not surprised that Sweden leads the world in innovation."

Global Swede

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A few days ago 24 talented students from 16 countries participated in a “Global Swede” diploma ceremony at The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Stockholm. Minister of Trade Mrs Ewa Björling and the Director General of the Swedish Institute Annika Rembe awarded students who has excelled within the area of innovation and entrepreneurship during their time in Sweden.

In her speech the minister pointed out the importance of international students. Except from contributing with unique knowledge within their education and research they are an important resource when it comes to the relations between Sweden and the outer world. The Study in Sweden team do agree!

The students are now a part of the growing network Global Swede for ambitious and creative people from all over the world. All with a very special relationship to Sweden.

Photo: Per Gårdehall

Global Swede diploma ceremony

Photo: Per Gårdehall

Diplomands at the Global Swede ceremony

Photo: Per Gårdehall

Swedish food from Swedish Menu

Photo: Per Gårdehall

Lisa Larsson — Study

May 16, 2011

It’s all about Sweden

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The highlight of Study in Sweden’s visit to Hong Kong was, from my point of view, the alumni meeting. Some 100 students from Hong Kong who been to Sweden for studies or research meet up with me, the Consulate General and representatives from the Swedish universities. And it was all about Sweden.

Discussions about everything from innovative university buildings and memorable lectures to someone’s first visit in a Swedish forest and Swedish culinary classics like meatballs and cinnamon buns. Standing in a skyscraper with a hundred people talking about different aspects of Swedish culture boosted my ego as a Swede and my belief that Sweden offers a truly unique experience for students with its open climate and student centric education.

One of the most interesting things to talk about is what they thought was the best thing about studying here and also what kind of advice they would give a newly arrived student. I recorded a few of the alumni talking about some of these things. Here is a short clip with Olivia, an alumni from Uppsala University.

An outcome of the alumni meeting is The Swedish Academic Alumni Association in Hong Kong. The alumni association will continue to arrange meeting and seminars, next one will be in April. The purpose is to stay in touch, network and build relations between Hong Kong and Sweden. You can find them on Facebook  and soon also on our community SwedenInTouch.

Lisa Larsson — Study

March 24, 2011

Promoting Swedish higher education in Hong Kong

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Study in Sweden reached Hong Kong! Together with six Swedish universities – Lund University, Linneaus Universty, Malmö University, Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Linköping University and Halmstad University, we attended the annual EHEF European higher education fair. The fair took place last weekend at the Central Library in Hong Kong. Many students from the area met up with us and showed a great interest in Sweden. Bachelor and Master degree programs in business or environmental studies were much asked about.

Except from the fair we also arranged an alumni meeting together with the Consulate General of Sweden in Hong Kong, as well a lunch seminar where our Swedish universities met up with universities from Hong Kong. I will tell you more about the alumni meeting and the alumni association in Hong Kong in my next blog post.

Here are som pics from the fair to give you a glimpse of how things work when we are travelling the world to promote Sweden as a study destination.

In action during the fair.

Sweden alumni helpt us out during the fair. Happy after a busy day.

Sweden alumni helpt us out during the fair. Happy after a busy day.

Lisa Larsson — Study

March 21, 2011

Curious about student life in Sweden?

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Visit our film room

If the answer is yes, you should go to our film room and watch the Study in Sweden videos. They offer a glimpse of how international students think and feel about their new life in Sweden.

You can also watch an interview with Sergej Kazatchenko, who moved to Sweden to study at Umeå School of Business and afterwards took a job as a Financial Analyst at Swedbank in Stockholm.

Another great way to hear what international students say about Sweden is to visit our community site, SwedenInTouch.se. With over 11.000 members you can easily get in touch with students who are in Sweden or have been studying in Sweden.

Enjoy!

Lisa Larsson — Study

February 23, 2011

Finding accommodation

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The application deadline for most programs at Swedish universities was January 17. If you have submitted the online application you might start to think about finding a place to stay. Accommodation is always a frequently discussed topic and to help you we have gathered some basic information and useful links.

Student housing in Malmö

Studeum (student housing) & m3 housing in Malmö's west harbour. Photo: Peter Guthrie’s/Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pg/2740261275/

If you are an exchange student in the Socrates/Erasmus programs you will receive assistance with accommodation arrangements from the host academic institution. Be sure to confirm this with your contact person before you leave for Sweden.

If you are a free mover, i.e. a person applying on an individual basis, or if you need to arrange your own accommodation for any other reason, here are a few things you need to know: There is no national system which handles requests for student accommodation. The local student union and university fulfills this function, though it is not required to guarantee you accommodation, and may not in fact be able to help you. You should always contact your university and find out about their procedure. Start with visiting their website and read up on accommodation for international students. Some of the universities assist their free mover students with arranging accommodation.

In addition to contacting your student union, you can also try contacting student housing providers directly. Associations and companies that provide student housing have set up a website for locating local housing providers.

Here are some other useful links for you:

General information about accommodation in Sweden: studyinsweden.se/accommodation

General information about cost of living: studyinsweden.se/living-in-sweden

Information about student housing companies in Sweden: sokstudentbostad.se

Also, discuss accommodation and help each other out in our forum on SwedenInTouch.se - our community for international students in Sweden. Here are four blog posts from members on Swedenintouch.se, their experience and tips on how to get an apartment in Sweden:

The road to find an student apartment

Finding accommodation in Gothenburg and other cities

Accommodation in Stockholm

Accommodation in Stockholm for students

Lisa Larsson — Study

January 28, 2011