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Visit UHR at the Bazaren fair in Stockholm
12 February 2019From February 21 to 22, people with a non-Swedish background and youth will attend the labour market fair Bazaren to create job contacts and learn about education opportunities. UHR will be there to inform about how a foreign education can be of benefit in Sweden.
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UHR observes Sámi National Day
6 February 2019February 6 is Sámi National Day, held in memory of the first Sámi Congress that took place in Trondheim in 1917. UHR will observe this day by focusing attention on Sámi language, culture, and rights as an indigenous people and national minority.
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The integration of students with migrant backgrounds in Europe
30 January 2019How do the various EU countries work to promote the integration of students with a migrant background in primary and upper secondary school? How is their schooling organised? What guidelines exist to promote students’ language development, learning and well-being? This year’s first Eurydice report ”Integrating Students from Migrant Backgrounds into Schools in Europe” compares 42 European education systems.
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Fewer applied for assessment of foreign qualifications
24 January 2019In 2018, 16,300 people received a statement of recognition from the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR), indicating what their foreign education corresponds to in the Swedish education system. The recognition statement makes it easier to begin employment or studies in Sweden and is issued for upper secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary vocational training, and higher education.
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Over 1,500 entries in the Swedish-English dictionary
11 January 2019Retention, prior learning and field studies are examples of new and updated terms in the Swedish Council for Higher Education’s (UHR) dictionary. The online dictionary for higher education now includes over 1,500 entries.
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