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The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) is a public agency that facilitates skills attainment for Sweden’s current and future needs.

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  • Higher Education Studies
    • Higher education in Sweden

      • Introduction to higher education
      • What are the benefits of university studies?
      • Study levels and degrees
      • Doctoral (third-cycle) education
      • Application and tuition fees

      Laws and rights

      • What the law says
      • How is the quality of your education monitored?
      • Your right to complete your studies
      • Appealing admission decisions
      • Cheating and plagiarism

      Universities and university colleges

      • Universities and university colleges
      • Contact information for Sweden's universities

      Information for asylum-seekers

      • Higher education studies
      • Other study options
      • Evaluation of foreign qualifications
  • Road to studies
    • Admission to university studies

      • Application process
      • What do I need to be accepted to a course or programme?
      • Bachelor's level entry requirements
      • Master's level entry requirements
      • Prior learning and exemptions
      • Merit rating
      • Selection
      • Admissions statistics

      I have an academic degree, what do I do now?

      • Assessment of qualifications for job purposes
      • Professional degree and recognition in Sweden
      • Teachers
      • Supplementing your foreign degree

      Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test

      • What is the Högskoleprovet?

      Other ways of studying

      • Distance education
      • Adult education
      • Folk high school
      • Higher vocational education
  • Student life
    • Life of a student

      • What's it like to study at a university?
      • Examinations and grading
      • Higher education terminology
      • Study skills
      • Guidance

      Impact your studies

      • Your influence as a student
      • Student unions

      Practical aspects

      • Accommodation
      • Right to participate
      • Student finances
      • Studying as a parent

      Students with disabilities

      • Access to assistance

      Break from or change in studies

      • Deferment of studies
      • Leave from studies
      • Longer period of illness
      • Changing programmes or university
  • Study abroad
    • Good to know about studying abroad

      • Exchange student or freemover?
      • Tips for studying abroad
      • Preparing for studies as a freemover
      • Studying abroad for people with disabilities

      Exchange programmes

      • Travelling as an exchange student
      • Erasmus+
      • Nordplus
      • Erasmus+ Joint Master’s Programmes
      • ASEM-DUO

      Traineeship or placement

      • Overseas placements
      • Erasmus+ traineeships
      • Traineeships at EU institutions
      • IAESTE

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  1. What's it like to study at a university?

    What's it like to study at a university? There are some differences between studying at an upper secondary school (high school) and a university. Here are some things you should know before you begin your studies. Freedom to plan your time Studying at ...

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  2. Study skills

    Study skills University studies are a lot different than upper secondary studies. It can be a challenge to find the right study skills that work for you. Here's a guide to help. While studying at a university, it's your responsibility to decide how ...

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  3. Nordplus

    Nordplus is a programme that provides you with the opportunity to apply for a scholarship and travel grant to study in another Nordic or Baltic country. ...

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  4. Leave from studies

    Leave from studies If you need to take a temporary break from your studies, you can apply for an approved leave from studies with guaranteed admission. Read more about what this involves and how to apply. If you're studying a degree programme, you can ...

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  5. Deferment of studies

    Deferment of studies Were you admitted to a course or programme, but circumstances have since occurred that make it impossible for you to start? You can begin your studies at a later time by applying for a deferment. The deferment process is an ...

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  6. Changing programmes or university

    Changing programmes or university Realising that you aren't suited for what you're studying, or that you've made the wrong choice, can be quite stressful - but it isn't a catastrophe. You can change your university and programme, though it can be a bit ...

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  7. Traineeships at EU institutions

    Traineeships at EU institutions Learn more about how the EU works, improve your language skills and build a new contact network. Take the chance to do a traineeship at an EU institution or an EU agency. Each year, several thousand students and recent ...

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  8. Introduction to higher education

    Introduction to higher education Welcome to Studera.nu in English. Chances are if you're visiting this website, you have a lot of questions about university studies in Sweden. In this section, we've provided an introduction to higher education. Swedish ...

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  9. Higher education studies

    Higher education studies As an asylum-seeker in Sweden, you may study at the higher education level if you meet the entry requirements. Please note that until you receive a residence permit, you'll be required to pay application and tuition fees. What ...

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  10. Application and tuition fees

    Application and tuition fees If you're a citizen of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland, or you have a Swedish permanent residence permit, or you have a Swedish temporary residence permit that is not based on studies, you do not have to pay application and ...

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