EDUCATION (other than language)

EDUCATION (other than language)

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SCHOOLS – CHILDREN AND GENERAL INFORMATION
UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGES

COLLEGES OF ARTS IN STOCKHOLM

COLLEGES OF HEALTH SCIENCES
FOREIGN DEGREE RECOGNITION
OTHER COURSES
SCHOLARSHIPS, EXCHANGES

SCHOOLS – CHILDREN AND GENERAL INFORMATION

Going to school in Sweden At Invandrartidingen you can read about various forms of education in Sweden. There is a description of compulsory basic schools, upper secondary schools and municipal adult education (Komvux). It also describes what subjects pupils study, how the grading system works and so on. (E)

The National Agency for Education Skolverket is the authority responsible for education at primary and secondary schools. (E)

Ministry of Education and Science Utbildningsdepartementet deals with matters regarding pre-school education and child care for school children, pre-school classes, compulsory school and equivalent schools, upper secondary school, independent schools, adult education, popular adult education, post-secondary education, universities and university colleges, research, study support and student social issues. (E)

International Schools The ISS Directory of International schools in Sweden. There is also a list at Parentnet as well as at the ECIS Directory and the IBO Directory.(E)

Tanto School in Södermalm is an English language school for children from four years to twelve years located in Stockholm. (E)

Planet Kids A nursery school in Stockholm for English-speaking children aged 1½ - 6. It is a parent co operative, which means that families take an active part in the school. (E) Other childcare and nursery schools for English speakers can be found at ParentNet (E)

General Information The ESTIA site links to information about education in Sweden including descriptions of the education system. (E)

More general Information Check out Sweden Information Smörgåsbord General information on education in Sweden, (pre-school to higher education) (E)

Drama Classes in Stockholm Kimberley Akester, an English singer and singing teacher has set up the Stockholm International Theatre School, offering Saturday classes for English speaking children aged between 6 and 16. These classes, which are open to everyone, are held at the International School on Johannesgatan and details of fees, application etc is found on the website. (E)

UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGES

For general information about what courses are on offer throughout Sweden, check the Studera.nu site. There are details in English.

Stockholm Academic Forum is a guide to university and tertiary education in Stockholm (E)

Blekinge Institute of Technology at Karlskrona. BTH has some courses offered in English through its International School. Details are on the website. (E)

Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers in Göteborg offers Ph.D and Licentiate course programs as well as MScEng, MArch, BEng and nautical courses. (E)

Dalarna University offers a range of courses mostly based around Economics, Business, Marketing, Tourism and English . They have campuses in Borlänge and Falun (E)

Erika Foundation or Ericastiftelsen is an independent institute providing psychotherapy for children and adolescents, professional training at university level and research. Located in Stockholm. (E)

Ersta Sköndal University College has a range of courses on theology, church music, health care and social work. Campuses are at Sköndal and Ersta. (E)

Gammelkroppa School of Forestry is a private college which educates Forest engineers. It is based in Filipstad. It is an accredited university. (E)

Göteborg University The GU campus offers education and research within the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, Arts, Social Sciences, Science and the Schools of Fine and Applied Arts. (E)

Halmstad University The programs at HU train engineers, natural scientists, economists and business students, behavioural scientists, teachers, registered nurses, media and communication scientists. (E)

Jönköping International Business School The campus at JIBS offers a range of four master's degree programmes: MSc Programme in International Business Administration, MSc Programme in Business Informatics, LLM Programme in Commercial Law, and MSc Programme in International Economics and Politics. (E)

Karlstad University KAU offers 40 programmes and 750 courses in the fields of the humanities, health science, natural science, social science, education and technology. (E)

Karolinska Institute KI has an international reputation and offers training within the medical and health care sectors. Courses are in Swedish. Information in English.

Kristianstad University HKR is based in the south of Sweden and offers courses in a wide range of fields including Behavioural Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Natural Sciences and Teacher education (E)

Linköping University The LIU campus Has courses in arts and sciences and health sciences. (E)

Luleå University of Technology has courses in engineering, the social sciences, the humanities, teaching, the health sciences, music, media education, and drama. In addition to the main campus in Luleå, there are campuses in Piteå, Kiruna, Boden and Skellefteå. Check LUTH here (E)

Lund University The Lund campus is Scandinavia's most complete university, and is engaged in teaching and research on a wide front according to a European tradition which goes back many hundreds of years. (E)

Malmö University MAH is one of the newer universities in Sweden, offering a total of 50 study programmes and over 230 subject courses in Swedish and in English. (E)

Mid Sweden University Mitthögskolan is a multi-campus network university with centres in Härnösand, Sundsvall, Örnsköldsvik and Östersund. (E)

Mälardalen University MDH is a twin university, located in Eskilstuna and Västerås which offers approximately 40 educational programs and over 350 individual courses to choose from. (E)

The Royal Institute of Technology Kungl. Tekniska Högskolan in Stockholm provides one-third of Sweden's technical research and tertiary level education. KTH also is an international institution with established exchanges all over the world. (E)