Study in Sweden

Sweden is the place if students are looking for quality education, excellent atmosphere and research options

Higher education in European countries hardly attracts Indian students besotted with US, UK or Australia for whatever reasons. Call it non-promotion of their education or lack of knowledge about the facilities available, European countries rarely figure in their search. More so, countries like smaller countries like Sweden.

But Indian students looking for free quality education and excellent atmosphere coupled with ample research opportunities, Sweden perhaps is a good choice.

14 universities

With 14 universities and 22 other higher educational institutions, Sweden is an excellent country where the academic system aims to develop critical thinking and independence of thought and action. With a budget of nearly 67 million SEK Swedish higher education appears to be well placed to appreciate challenges to higher education and reposing itself to globalisation compulsions in terms of courses and curriculum. There is no tuition fee for any course in Sweden and about 15 per cent of university budgets are for the welfare of the disabled. State runs the 14 universities and one of the objectives is that higher education is expected to be relevant to the practical life closely related to the real lives of the people. To make education much more relevant the Swedish government has set up a Globalisation Council recently to promote deeper knowledge on globalisation and its various issues and economic and social implications of that. Uppsala University is the oldest university set up in Nordic 1477 followed by Lund University in 1660. Uppsala is ranked as one of the best universities in the world. It offers 18 masters level programmes through seven faculties including Arts, Languages, Law, Medicine, Science & Technology, Social Sciences and Theology. The range and relevance of the programme are much appreciated. Nearly 1,500 students apply for this course every year from about 50 countries.
(Details can be had on www.statsvet.uu.se or by emailing to infodevmaster@statsvet.uu.se). The programme is found to be useful for working in foreign services, United Nations and Non-Government sectors.

The minimum eligibility for admission to the two-year master’s programme is a three-year degree. Usually the deadline is February. But more information can be had from www.uu.se.

Selection

Selection is usually based on previous academic record, statement of intent, work experience if any degree subject focus and quality,

There are options to write dissertations also. It is sometimes possible to complete the two-year course within one year. Admissions are finalised in May. The academic calendar is divided into two semesters. i.e. autumn from September to January and spring semester from January to June.

Prof. I. Ramabrahmam & Prof. B. Chandrashekhar Rao,
LineasPalme Fellows,
Uppsala University, Sweden