About the Council - Swedish Council for Higher Education

Education, exchange, enrichment – helping you take the next step

The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) is a government agency tasked with providing support to the education sector through a number of various activities. The council is located in Solna and Visby.

Vision and mission statement

UHR’s vision is Education, exchange, enrichment – helping you take the next step

Our mission statement is to meet the needs of individuals, the education sector, government agencies and organisations with:

  • support in the selection of educational opportunities and entering the job market
  • development through international cooperation