Education in Sweden - Higher Education

Higher Education

See also: List of universities in Sweden

After gymnasieskola, students can apply to a university in order to receive a tertiary education. General academic degrees are offered by public universities and university colleges that tend to attract students on a regional basis. Besides general academic degrees, the higher education system in Sweden also provides a number of professional and vocational degrees in fields such as engineering, law and medicine.

As of autumn semester 2011, higher education is free of charge only for Swedish, EU/EEA, and Swiss citizens.

On 1 July 2007, a new higher education system came into effect in Sweden. Higher education became divided into three levels: basic level (grundnivå), advanced level (avancerad nivå), and doctoral level (forskarnivå). The new changes also included removing several professional / vocational degrees (yrkesexamina) as well as redefining other pre-existing degrees.

Higher Education from 1 July 2007
Type of education Level Designation Degree Designation
Forskarutbildning
Postgraduate
programmes
Forskarnivå
Doctoral level
Doktorsexamen
Degree of Doctor (PhD)
240 higher education credits
4:e året
3:e året
Licentiatexamen
Degree of Licentiate
120 higher education credits
2:a året
1:a året
Grundläggande
högskoleutbildning

Undergraduate
education
Avancerad nivå
Advanced level
2:an Årskurs 2 Masterexamen
Degree of Master (Two years)
120 higher education credits
Yrkesexamina
Professional Degrees
(3–5 years long)
5:an Årskurs 5
1:an Årskurs 1 Magisterexamen
Degree of Master (One year)
60 higher education credits
4:an Årskurs 4
Grundnivå
Basic level
3:an Årskurs 3 Kandidatexamen
Degree of Bachelor
180 higher education credits
3:an Årskurs 3
2:an Årskurs 2 Högskoleexamen
University Diploma
120 higher education credits
2:an Årskurs 2
1:an Årskurs 1 1:an Årskurs 1

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