Sweden

About Sweden

Sweden is a Scandinavian nation with thousands of coastal islands and inland lakes, along with vast boreal forests and glaciated mountains. Stockholm is built on 14 islands. It has more than 50 bridges, as well as the medieval old town, Gamla Stan, royal palaces and museums. Sweden as a country is known for its inventions and universities with academic excellence that help students build a great career Well-developed health care system and free education, Sweden has the best social welfare in the world. Swedish higher education system is ranked as one of the best in the world. Swedish society where everyone is encouraged to contribute their own ideas and opinions. You can voice up those brilliant ideas inside your head without any hesitations or fear of judgment. Swedish certificates of higher education is highly appreciated and admired all over the world because of the promising leadership skills their students possess.

 Quick facts

• Capital: Stockholm
• Population - 1.02 C(2019
•  Dialing code: +46
• GDP- 56000.00 USD / capita
• Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)
• Official Languages: Swedish, English

Why study in Swedish ?

• Swedish universities come in the list of world’s top 100 universities
• Courses with cutting edge technology and high end research
• High visa success rate
• Dependent can accompany along with students and dependent above18 Years can work full time
• Beautiful cities, efficient public transportation, peaceful country with minimum pollution
• Industry centric courses to give students practical experience and skill independence to make them competitive.
• Scholarship opportunity up to 100%
• Three Swedish universities figures in the list of world’s top 100 universities
• IELTS/TOEFL not required for Engineers
• Most of the  courses offered in English so foreign language should not be a barrier for international students.
• In terms of inventions it is one of the most technically strong countries
• Its one  of the strongest economic country in the world.
• Birthplace of many successful innovative companies like Volvo, Scania, Ericsson, Tetrapak Ikea, H&M, Eletrolux
• Beautiful cities, efficient public transportation, peaceful country, with minimum pollution
• Sweden is the only country allowed Students to work full time.

Sweden Famous

·         Swedish Design

·         IKEA

·         Pop Music

·         Swedish Meatballs

·         abundant forests and lakes

·         World's First National City Park

·         World's Largest Hemispherical Building

·         Lots Of Cyclists

·         World Heritage Sites.

·         Lots Of Museums

·         Ice hotels

 Education system in Sweden

• There are over 50 institutions offering higher education in Sweden.
• Education systems are generally offered at three levels

1.Bachelors,

2.Masters

3.Doctoral (Phd)

• Greater autonomy is given to Institutions to structure courses and programmes according to their own needs, using a credit system, allowing students to have say in their learning and education.
• Masters programmes are offered in close collaborate with local industry and institutions are obliged to interact with the local community while specialising in specific subject areas.

Popular areas of study (Hot Courses)

• Engineering

• Technical courses

• Business Studies

• Social sciences

• Designing

 • Biomedicine

Universities

• Universities- There are two type of universities

1) Public Universities

2) Public University College

 Names of Universities

·          Chalmers University of Technology

·          Uppsala University

·          Linnaeus University

·          University of Skovde

·          Dalarna University

·          Jonkoping University

·          Halmstad University

·          Kristianstad University

Entry requirements

• STEM graduates- IELTS/GRE is exempted.
• Management students -  Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or the     International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as per the University Requirement.

Bachelors Programme

• IELTS – 6
• TOEFL – 85

School level – 60% (Maths Mandatory)

Masters Programme

• IELTS – 6.5
• TOEFL – 90

 Cost of study (Course fee approx)

• SEK 7,00,00 and 17,00,00 / year (around EUR 7,000-17,000).

Living cost (Show Money)

• Living Cost- 8514 SEK/ month of total study years (6 Months)

WORK PERMIT AND STAY BACK

• Unrestricted  work rights – Part time for Students (Dependents can join)
• Student Number Registration (SNR) must for part time works.
• Bachelors - 6 months stay back
• Masters  - 2 years stay back

INTAKE

• January/August

Scholarships

·   Adlerbert Study Scholarships at Chalmers University of Technology

·  Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals

·  BTH Scholarships

·  The Karolinska Institutet Global Master’s Scholarships

·   Mälardalen University Scholarship Programme

·   Mid Sweden University Tuition Fee Scholarships

·   Uppsala Universal Global Scholarships

·   Umea University Scholarships

·   Stockholm University Scholarship Scheme

·   University of Skövde Master’s Scholarships

·    Linköping International Scholarships

·     KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tuition Fee Waivers

·     Karolinska Institutet Global Master’s Scholarship

·     Karlstad University Global Scholarship Programme 

·     Halmstad University Scholarships

·     University of Borås Tuition Fee Waivers

·  Örebro University Scholarship Programme

·  Mid Sweden University Tuition Fee Scholarships

·  Malmö University Master’s Scholarship

·  Lund University Global Scholarship Programme

Documents Required for Student Visa

1     SSLC Certificate

2     Plus Two Certificate

3      Degree Certificate(Original or Provisional)

4.     Semester wise Marksheets

5.    Degree Consolidated Marksheet

6.    Passport(Front and Back)

7.   IELTS Score Card

8.  Two Letter of Recommendation

9.   Statement of Purpose

10.    Passport Size Photo

11.   Updated CV

12.    Experience Letter