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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.

Niclas Boborg - Study

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

Niclas Boborg - Study

December 7, 2011

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

What do international students think about Swedish higher education?

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What do international students think about Swedish higher education?

This week, the results from a large benchmarking study, International Student Barometer, conducted by the UK based company International Graduate Insight Group, was released. In total, 203 universities from 11 countries — 16 of which were Swedish institutions — participated in the survey at the end of 2010. Swedish institutions did well!

More international students would actively recommend Sweden as a study destination to their peers than what was the case for international students in other countries which participated. 36 percent of international students in Sweden said they would actively recommend it as a study destination compared to 33 percent for the international benchmark and 34 percent for the European benchmark.

Sweden was also perceived by international students to be a safe, environmentally friendly country. However, students felt institutions need to do a lot more work on support service, especially career services. It is important to emphasize — as i-graduate does – that the International Student Barometer is not a ranking. Instead, it is a means of measuring how students feel their expectations are met, which of course is enormously important.

For the Swedish Institute it is very positive to note that students have rated the Studyinsweden.se website highly. 12 percent of the students have said that it was the most important factor in helping them to choose an institution as opposed to less than five percent for similar websites, in the European benchmark.

Niklas Tranaeus - Study

April 8, 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