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Sweden is the place to be if you’re a student looking for an international career, says Niclas. Swedish higher education to him is characterized by an open climate and a creative learning environment.

Big interest for Sweden in Riyadh

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The Study in Sweden team together with the Swedish Embassy is now at the International Exhibition & Conference on Higher Education (IECHE) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Five Swedish universities are also present at the fair: Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University, Uppsala University, Chalmers University of Technology, and University of Borås.

The Swedish booth stands out with the little red and white ”House of Sweden”. We have had thousands of students visiting us and asking us questions about studies in Sweden, most of them interested in medicine, dental hygiene, engineering  and business.

The IECHE is a big event in Riyadh and the fair is heavily advertised and several TV- and radio channels are reporting from the fair. Both Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University was interviewed live on Saudi TV.

Niclas Boborg (Swedish Institute) and Pär Skånberg (Embassy of Sweden) with two Saudi students at the Study in Sweden booth.

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April 19, 2012

Sweden Education Day in Bangalore, India

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The Study in Sweden team is now in place in Bangalore and has hosted “Sweden Education Day” together with the Swedish Trade Council, the Swedish Embassy and Sweden’s leading universities. The education day, dedicated to Swedish higher education, was kindly hosted by RV College and attracted over 500 students.

The event was inaugurated in the traditional Indian way by the lightening of a lamp and the principal of RV college, Prof. B.S Satyanarayana, held a welcoming speech. Quickly the seminar room was filled with students and the crowd could listen to an inspiring presentation by Donnie S.C Lygonis on how to convert your ideas into tangible business. Donnie was followed by Mr Solomon Ravikumar, VP Human Resources for Volvo India,  and Mr Patrik Woodrow, General Manager, Volvo Trucks, that talked about the great job opportunities that Indian students have after studying in Sweden.

After that I presented Sweden as a study destination, before the seminar session was then rounded off with the  announcement of the winners of the competition “Challenge Yourself India”. More about this in the next blog post and also about our participation at the QS fairs in Bangalore and Chennai.

The students then moved outside to the sunny courtyard on campus to mingle and talk to the university representatives.  It was a great opportunity for students to learn about Swedish higher education and for the universities to meet prospect students. Many of the students wanted to talk to Donnie and test their ideas.

It was full activity until the end of the day, with many happy faces and interest from the students!
The Study in Sweden- team in India

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December 7, 2011

Experience a culture of innovation

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When I am out presenting Sweden as a study destination, I usually start by saying that Sweden is the most innovative country in the world. It usually surprises the audience.

The fact is that Sweden is ranked as the most innovative country in the world according to the latest Innovation capacity index. Innovative research at Swedish universities and companies has resulted in a number of successful inventions. Some examples are: the computer mouse, Bluetooth for internet mobility, the pacemaker, the ball bearing, the Tetra Pak beverage packaging system, the dialysis machine and internet applications such as the online music streaming service Spotify, and the free internet calling service Skype.  The founder of Skype, the Swede Niklas Zennström studied at one of the oldest and most well-known universities in Sweden, Uppsala University.

These fairly recent  inventions build on a long history of excellence in academia and research. Sweden is the home of the prestigious Nobel prize, awarded in Stockholm every year.

Did you all know this? Have you used Skype or the music service Spotify or are you as surprised as the audience usually tend to be?

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March 9, 2011

Study in Sweden 2011

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Study in Sweden

The application period for international students wanting to study in Sweden in the fall 2011 is closing on Monday, January 17.  Hurry up and apply if you have not done it yet as submissions after this date will be considered late.  A few courses and programmes may still allow for a late application after January 17. These have an “Add” button in the course search on Studera.nu. But late applications will be processed by universities only if time allows and places have not been filled.

Also, be sure to submit your supporting documentation and/or payment latest January 28. See Studera.nu for the latest information.

Except for following the applications for fall semester, we are in the middle of planning our events for 2011. We will be writing continuously during the year about the events we are attending and organizing. We already know that we will be present at the student fair, EHEF, in Hong Kong, March 12-13. This event will be organized together with the Swedish General Consulate in Hong Kong.

Hope to see you at one of our events during 2011 or at a university in Sweden soon!

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January 14, 2011

India in retrospect

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The swedish delegation in India

The swedish delegation after the last fair held in Chennai

The “Study in Sweden team” is back in Sweden and it is time to settle our thoughts and evaluate our tour in India. Sweden is a small country and it is definitely a challenge to be seen and make an impression in a country like India. But we have a lot to offer for Indian students: the innovative and creative environment in Sweden which has shaped world class companies like Ericsson, IKEA, Volvo, Sandvik, Atlas Copco and many more. These companies are also active in India and are potential employers for Indian students worldwide.

The fact that we have been touring together with 7 universities made us one of the biggest delegations at the fair. One student in Pune commented “I was only thinking about studying in the US before but now I am definitely considering Sweden”.

Our visits to Sandvik in Pune and the Swedish Trade Council office gave us valuable insight into how to promote Swedish higher education in India. The tour has definitely given the whole Swedish delegation a deeper insight into India of today.  The speed of which India is developing today is truly impressing and to attract talent will be crucial for Sweden in developing ties between Sweden and India in the future.

We have been visiting six cities in total in India and we saw the greatest interest for engineering courses in Bangalore and Chennai and more interest for social sciences in Pune and Mumbai. The application process has opened now and it will be exciting to see how many applicants we will have from India. It is a central application process in Sweden and it is done through www.studera.nu.

Our tour has also attracted media attention with articles in the leading Swedish dailies Dagens Nyheter, Sydsvenskan, and Göteborgsposten. In India, an article in the Hindu has also been published in the Chennai edition.

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December 14, 2010