Sweden

National Information Centre(s)

(No. of Centres: 2)

Universitets- och högskolerådet, ENIC-NARIC Sweden

Swedish Council for Higher Education [ENIC-NARIC Sweden]

P.O. Box 45093
SE-104 30 Stockholm
Visits: Wallingatan 2

Phone: +46 10 470 0300
Fax: +46 10 470 0301
E-mail: lars.petersson@uhr.se

Web site(s):

www.uhr.se

Contact person:

Lars Petersson

Other Information Service

Swedish Institute

Skeppsbron 2
PO Box 7434
SE - 103 91 Stockholm
Sweden

Phone: +46 8 453 78 00
Fax: +46 8 20 72 48
E-mail: si@si.se

Web site(s):

http://www.si.se/English/

  

National Education Bodies

Official name:

Utbildningsdepartementet

Ministry of Education and Research

Link(s):

English, Swedish: http://www.government/sb/d/2063

Official name:

Universitets- och högskolerådet

Swedish Council for Higher Education

The council is a public agency in the field of higher education responsible i.a. for admissions to higher education, information about study programmes, mobility and recognition of foreign qualifications.

Link(s): Swedish

Link(s):

Swedish: http://www.uhr.se/

Official name:

Universitetskanslersämbetet

Swedish Higher Education Authority

The authority oversees higher education institutions in Sweden.

Link(s):

Swedish, English: http://uk-ambetet.se/

Official name:

Myndigheten för Yrkeshögskolan

The National Agency of Higher Vocational Education

the National Agency for Higher Vocational Education is responsible for all publicly funded courses in vocational higher education throughout the country, coordinates and supports a national network for validation, serves as the national coordinator for EQF.

Link(s): English, Swedish

Link(s):

English: http://www.yhmyndigheten.se/english

Swedish: http://www.yhmyndigheten.se/

Official name:

Skolverket

The Swedish National Agency for Education

The Swedish National Agency for Education is the central administrative authority for the Swedish public school system for children, young people and adults, as well as for preschool activities and child care for school children.

Link(s):

Swedish, English: http://www.skolverket.se/

  

System of Education

Skolverket: The Swedish School System

Link(s):

Swedish, English: http://www.skolverket.se/

  

University Education

Higher Education in Sweden

Swedish Universities and University Colleges, Short version of Annual Report 2012 [PDF document]

Link(s): English

Link(s):

English: http://www.hsv.se/aboutus/publications/reports/reports/2012/swedishuniversitiesuniversitycollegesshortversionofannualreport2012.5.485f1ec213870b672a680003262.html

Study in Sweden

Link(s): English, English

Link(s):

English: http://www.studyinsweden.se/

English: https://www.universityadmissions.se/intl/start

  

Quality Assurance

Universitetskanslersämbetet (Swedish Higher Education Authority)

Universitetskanslersämbetet (Swedish Higher Education Authority) to review the quality of higher education

Link(s): Swedish

Link(s):

Swedish: http://www.uk-ambetet.se/

  

Post-secondary Non-university Education

The Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education

The Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education is a governmental agency located in Västerås and Hässleholm. It administrates government grants and supervises all Higher Vocational Education in Sweden.

Link(s):

Swedish, English: http://www.yhmyndigheten.se/

  

Recognized Higher Education Institutions

List of higher education institutions

Link(s): Swedish

Link(s):

Swedish: http://www.uk-ambetet.se/faktaomhogskolan/universitetenochhogskolorna.4.782a298813a88dd0dad800012056.html

Searchable database: Degree awarding powers

Link(s): Swedish

Link(s):

Swedish: http://www.uk-ambetet.se/utbildningskvalitet/sokblandexamenstillstand.4.782a298813a88dd0dad800011597.html

  

Policies and Procedures for the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications

Qualification recognition

Universitets- och högskolerådet (Swedish Counsil for Higher Education) is the public agency responsible for recognising qualifications from abroad.

Link(s): English, Swedish

Link(s):

English: http://www.hsv.se/recognitionofinternationalqualifications.4.28afa2dc11bdcdc557480002032.html

Swedish: http://www.uhr.se/

  

Qualifications Framework

Framework

NQF

The national qualifications framework presents an overview of the higher education system in Sweden. It contains a description of the higher education sector, the structure of study programmes and qualifications, the admissions process, the quality assurance system and the process for recognising qualifications from abroad.

Link(s): English

Link(s):

English: http://www.hsv.se/download/18.7433f8012f7262642c80002636/12-5202-10-national-qualifications-framework.pdf

Self Evaluation Report

Certification of Sweden’s national qualification framework

Verification of compatibility of the Swedish National Qualifications
Framework for Higher Education with the Framework
for Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area

Link(s): English

Link(s):

English: http://www.hsv.se/aboutus/publications/reports/reports/2012/certificationofswedensnationalqualificationframework.5.6da1ffd913828526dc88000445.html

  

Diploma Supplement Information

Organisation responsible for the implementation of the DS

Universitets- och högskolerådet

Swedish Council for Higher Education

P.O. Box 45093
SE-104 30 Stockholm
Vists: Wallingatan 2
111 60 Stockholm

Phone: + 46 10470 03 00

Fax: + 4610 470 03 01

E-mail: uhr@uhr.se

Link: Swedish, English

Additional information

Diploma Supplement has been mandatory since 1 January 2003 for all state higher education institutions. Since 1 July 2007 the Diploma Supplement is also mandatory for the third cycle degrees. The Diploma Supplement is automatically issued in English.
The Swedish template follows the template recommended by the UNESCO/Council of Europe/European Commission.
  

Information on DS (legislation, template, chart, etc)

Information on Diploma Supplemen. Swedish template.

The information is in Swedish and the template in English.

Link(s):

Swedish/English: http://www.hsv.se/download/18.1db453f212664e532507ffe629/vad-ar-diploma-supplement.pdf

Chart of national higher education structure

Link(s): English

Link(s):

English: http://www.hsv.se/download/18.1b5d7151142bc5ae1180001304/the_swed_high_system.pdf

  

Verified: lunedì 11 marzo 2013
Total number of records: 20

 

 

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