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New e-service: What does your foreign qualification correspond to in Sweden?
8 May 2019It will now be easier for everyone with foreign credentials to enter the Swedish labour market. UHR is launching an online service that will quickly provide advice on what a foreign qualification corresponds to in Sweden.
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UHR introduces digital recognition statements
27 March 2019Each year, UHR issues up to 20,000 recognition statements for foreign education qualifications. The statements indicate what a person’s foreign education is equivalent to in Sweden, assisting individuals when seeking employment or applying for further education. The recognition statement is now digital, making it more efficient and environmentally friendly.
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Nine out of ten Erasmus students satisfied with exchange studies
16 March 2019A good education. Improved labour market outlook. The opportunity to learn about a new country and culture. These are a few reasons students choose to study abroad through the Erasmus Programme, according to a report from the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).
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Increase in fee-paying students to Swedish higher education
1 March 2019Interest in Swedish higher education courses and programmes taught in English has risen. Last spring saw a 17 per cent increase in the number of applicants to international courses at the Bachelor’s level, while applicants to international Master’s programmes increased by 20 per cent. The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) noted that applicants who are required to pay fees accounted for the greatest increase.
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European measures to integrate asylum seekers and refugees into higher education
28 February 2019A new report from the Eurydice Network gives an overall picture of what steps European countries have taken to integrate asylum seekers and refugees into higher education.
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