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  • Capital Stockholm
  • Official Languages Swedish
  • Population 9.5 million
  • International tertiary students 15,207 Source: UNESCO
  • Australian share (number) 811
  • Australian share (percentage) 5 percent

Sweden education market profile

Scandinavia is one of the top performing student recruitment markets for Australia in Europe.

Swedish students are eligible for government grants and loans for higher education studies overseas.

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Higher education agencies undergoing reorganisationMIP subscribers only
Tuesday, December 11, 2012Updates | Higher education | 12 December 2012
Three Swedish Government agencies responsible for higher education will cease operations at the end of this year, with the government creating two new agencies to take over their roles in 2013.
Agents survey positions Australia as a major playerMIP subscribers only
Thursday, November 15, 2012Updates | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | 28 November 2012
Austrade joined forces with English Australia and ACPET at this year’s ICEF Berlin Workshop, the world’s largest international education business-to-business networking event. The strong Australian pr ...
Universities target Brazilian students under Science without Borders programMIP subscribers only
Thursday, November 08, 2012Updates | Higher education | 14 November 2012
Twenty-seven Swedish higher education institutions will offer 1800 Brazilian students a place in science and technology courses in 2013/14 under the Science without Borders initiative.
Proposal to expand Erasmus mobility programMIP subscribers only
Thursday, November 08, 2012Updates | Higher education | 14 November 2012
Erasmus for All, the European Union’s (EU) proposed new mobility program for European students, teachers and administrators, could be expanded to cover financing for master’s degree students within th ...
EAIE conference reveals trends in international higher educationMIP subscribers only
Friday, October 26, 2012Updates | Higher education | 31 October 2012
Key trends shaping international higher education were explored at this year’s European Association for International Education conference. Topics ranged from Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to s ...

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