National education bodies
Utbildningsdepartementet Ministry of Education and Research
The Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for the Government’s education, research and youth policy. The Ministry works on issues including school performance, conditions for teachers, study financing and living conditions for young people.
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.
Universitetskanslersämbetet (UKÄ) Swedish Higher Education Authority
UKÄ evaluates the quality of higher education and research, analyses the development, is responsible for official statistics about higher education and monitors compliance with laws and regulations among universities and university colleges.
Myndigheten för Yrkeshögskolan The National Agency of 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.
Skolverket 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.