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The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) provides support and information to individuals wishing to continue their studies, manages the admission process for 37 Swedish universities and university colleges, offers opportunities for international exchange, and evaluates foreign academic qualifications for job and study purposes. UHR has 230 employees located in Stockholm and Visby.

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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
      • 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 qualification

      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
      • Linnaeus-Palme
      • Minor Field Studies (MFS)
      • Erasmus+ Joint Master’s Programmes
      • ASEM-DUO

      Traineeship or placement

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

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Green sustainability

Environmentally sustainable projects is one of the four Erasmus+ priorities for the programme period beginning in 2021. What can you as a student do to make your exchange as green as possible? We’ve gathered information, tips and links to help you.

Means of transport 

An important part of an international exchange is travel. However, it’s good to remember the journey has the greatest impact on the environment. To make it easier for you to select a green means of transport, we’ve gathered links to information that can help you. 

Links for a green traveller

Ecopassenger

Ecopassenger is a scientifically-based tool for comparing the energy consumption, CO2 emissions and other environmental impacts for travel by air, train and automobile. You’ll even receive suggestions for departures.

Ecopassenger

Book a train abroad

Booking a trip abroad by train can be a bit tricky the first time. We’ve gathered links to some websites that can help you.

Nightjet – book a night train

Interrail night trains

Railtic – book trains in Europe

Rail Planner – Plan your rail trip in Europe

Seat 61 - train travel in UK, Ireland, Europe and Worldwide

What’s your climate footprint?

Climate smart vacation is a collaboration between the West Sweden Tourist Board, University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg Municipality.  You can use their e-service to calculate the climate footprint of your trip, based on different factors.

Calculate your trip’s climate footprint

Sustainable participation

By participating in an exchange or international collaborative project, you as an individual can make a difference. We’ve gathered information, tips, and links for you to use.

Tips for a sustainable student life

On campus, at home, in town, outdoors:

  • Use a bicycle to get around.
  • Don't use disposable items.​​
  • Bring lunch from home.
  • If you have too much food, invite a neighbour!
  • Avoid buying food in plastic packaging.
  • Always have your own bag with you when shopping.
  • Find out if there's a ”refill-shop” in your new city.
  • If possible, drink the tap water. If not, buy large bottles of water and fill up reusable smaller bottles.
  • Avoid unnecessarily running the tap. ​​
  • Sort your rubbish. Ask someone where you can do this.
  • ​Do you want to work out? Try "plogging" (picking up litter while jobbing).
  • Arrange garbage collection events. 
  • Do you smoke or use oral tobacco (snus)? Don't throw the butts/snus packets on the ground - have a cup with you and dispose later. 
  • Arrange a yard sale or attend a flea market when you're ready to go home.

Useful links​ on sustainability

How easy is it to be a more environmentally-friendly student? BBC News investigates.

Sustainable students

The Green Office Movement works for sustainability in higher education. Read their 15 tips for a more sustainable lifestyle.

15 tips to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle at your college

Seven ways to live a more sustainable life, according to the website Urbanest.

Living a more sustainable student life

Ten tips for a sustainable student life from Econation.

Sustainability for students

Virtual mobility

An alternative to a physical exchange is virtual mobility. The advantages aren’t just the lesser impact on the environment, but even factors such as increased availability and lower costs. We’ve compiled a few examples of virtual mobility and tips on how you can pursue your own virtual exchange.

Tips for virtual meetings between students 

  1. Vary the tempo and take frequent breaks.
  2. Keep talking points short and pause for interactivity in the chat or with the help of tools such as Menti or Padlet.
  3. Keep the meeting’s focus on the education programme, course, learning objectives, project and assignments.

Work-based learning, placement and traineeships

Work-based learning, placement and traineeships can seem impossible to implement virtually.  Nevertheless, many branches have indicated that the workplace of the future, even after the pandemic, will be both digital and physical.

Tips

  • Arrange a digital meeting to get to know one another.
  • Go on digital job interviews with partner organisations.
  • Read about distance learning as well as proper etiquette in the country’s work environment.
  • Try digital tourism!
  • Arrange suitable equipment, a good connection and support online.
Page last updated 2022-01-20

The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) provides support and information to individuals wishing to continue their studies, manages the admission process for 37 Swedish universities and university colleges, offers opportunities for international exchange, and evaluates foreign academic qualifications for job and study purposes. UHR has 230 employees located in Stockholm and Visby.

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