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Sweden Returned Alumni meet in Beijing

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In conjuction to the exhibition Innovative Sweden on the 15th September,2012, with the support from Swedish Institute, The Embassy of Sweden in Beijing, Swedish Trade  Council, The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China, Sweden Returned Alumni(SRA) in China organized a large gathering SRA 2012 Annual Reunion in Tsinghua University(One of the best university in China) in Beijing.

SRA meeting fall 2012

SRA meeting fall 2012

More than 130 alumni (former international studnents who have returned) attended this annual reunion and represented almost 20 out of the 40 Swedish Universities. Members of SRA met old friends and new friends during reunionevent and had the opportunity to view the Exhibition Innovative Sweden.

SRA  program also included presentations by Mr.Anders Andersson(Embassy), Ms.Birgitta Tennander(SI), Ms.Anna Clarin(Swedish Trade Council) as well as Ms. Yangkun, Mr.Liqiangbo and Mr. Prof. Wu Zhensheng who shared their experience about innovations in the companies.

SRA committee Dinner with SI

SRA committee Dinner with SI

 

For more information about Swedish Alumni Network in China  www.sanchina.org and for more information about support available for Alumni from the Swedish Institute, contact: Maureen Hoppers, alumni@si.se

About SRA

  • SRA-Sweden Returned Alumni  is a non-profit organization for and by all alumni of Chinese who studied in Sweden and now live in China.   
  • The platform exists in order to improve the networking between alumni and Swedish organization & companies. Ultimately we hope to improve Sino-Sweden relations, especially in the academic area.
  • Founded in March 2010 in Beijng.
  • More than 600 alumni from 30 Swedish Universities

Maureen Hoppers - Alumni

October 30, 2012

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

Increasing number of applications for master’s programs in Sweden

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According to Universityadmissions.se the number of international applicants for master’s degree programs at Swedish universities have increased with 24 % compared to 2011.

The number of students that have paid the application fee has increased with 22 % so the increase is not mainly related to an increase in applicants that are exempt from fees. (Due to EU legislation, students from the EU/EEA, like Swedish students, do not need to pay tuition fees.)

Increasing number of international applications

Increasing number of international applications for Swedish mastern's degree programs. Photo: Ulf Lundin

Here’s a list of the top ten countries (with the number of applicants from each country in parenthesis)*:

  1. Sweden (1330)
  2. Germany (918)
  3. China (883)
  4. Great Britain (807)
  5. India (755)
  6. U.S.A. (639)
  7. Greece (562)
  8. Iran (531)
  9. Bangladesh (475)
  10. Pakistan (425)

And here’s a breakdown over the top ten most popular universities (with the number of applicants in parenthesis):

  1. Lund University (11449)
  2. Stockholm University (6724)
  3. KTH Royal Institute of Technology (5534)
  4. Chalmers University of Technology (5032)
  5. Uppsala University (4611)
  6. Linköping University (3905)
  7. University of Gothenburg (3592)
  8. Stockholm School of Economics (2169)
  9. Malmö University (2084)
  10. Blekinge Institute of Technology (1931)

If you are interested in more detailed statistics, including number of applicants for individual study programs, here is an excel file of the complete list of statistics from The Swedish Agency for Higher Education Services (VHS). We’re all about transparency. :)

* The list refers to the number of students that have either paid the application fee or are exempt from application fees. The total number of applicants per country can be found in the excel file above.

Karl Peterson — Study

February 28, 2012

Challenge Yourself India 2011

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Happy 1st prize winners

The challenge that tested the skills, knowledge and motivation of Indian students was launched in October and attracted over 1900 talented contestants. Out of them 9 winners managed to reach the final and the grand prize ceremony that was held during Sweden Education Day at R.V College of Engineering in Bangalore the 2nd of December.

There was a great deal of excitement in the jam-packed seminar room when the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners were announced. Andreas Muranyi, Science & Technology Counsellor at the Swedish Embassy, handed out the prizes and besides Ipads, books and diploma the finalists received long applauses and cheering from the audience.

A festive celebration ceremony was later held at Vivanta by Taj for the first prize winners that got a full tuition fee waiver at 3 of Sweden’s leading universities.

Smarjeet Sharma from Birla Institute of Technology and Science was the happy winner of a full tuition fee waiver for the master’s program in Wireless Communication at Lund University. The fee waiver at Chalmers University for the master of Technology-Automotive Engineering went to Rakesh Sridhar from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras and Vikas Chauhan from BITS Pilani won a place at the masters in Embedded Systems at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Second place winners were Bharat Mohan from Vellore Institute of Technology, Peter Sam Raj from Indian Institute of Technology and Deepanker Parik, also from Vellore Institute of Technology.

3rd price winners

The third prices went to Vibhor Jain, Vellore Institute of Technology, Saideep Bollam
Vellore Institute of Technology and Shubham Dwivedi from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

A big congratulation to all the winners!

For more information about the challenge and a list of all the winners and participants visit www.challengeyourself.in

On our webpage Studyinsweden.se we are from time to time presenting challenges and competitions that grant scholarships at Swedish universities. Currently, there is a challenge online targeting Chinese students arranged by Chalmers University together with Volvo cars: Talentrace

So go ahead, challenge yourself!

Malin Hassler - Study

December 13, 2011

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