Today #drmehrdadarashpour from #engineeringmanagementacademy looks at student life in Sweden and top ranked universities in 2024.
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First university to look at is Karolinska Institute, which achieves an overall score of 75.9! The research quality achieves a perfect score of 95.3% but teaching has a score of 58.9%. Research environment receives a score of 67.9%, which indicates availability of lab spaces & research equipment. Karolinska Institutet was established in 1810 and has more than 8,000 students, from which 27% are international. If you intend to study Clinical medicine, this is a good university to choose since it has the 16th place in the world. Psychology and Life sciences stand on the 30th & 31st places respectively.
The second top Swede university is KTH Royal Institute of Technology with an overall score of 66.9 out of 100. This University has more than 13,000 students, from which 26% are international. This university achieves the 39th world rank for Engineering & Technology and 61st for Computer Science.
Third Swedish institution to look at is Lund University, and its overall score is 66.1 out of 100, based on teaching, research & other factors. Lund University was founded in 1666 & has more than 30,000 students. It maintains an impressive ratio of 12 students per staff, which is one of the best in Sweden & ensuring a personalized learning experience for students. Law is a premium subject there with the 38th place worldwide. Social sciences and Life sciences stand on the 53rd & 71st places respectively, among all universities in the world.
Fourth top academic institution is Uppsala University, which holds the 140th rank in the world, right before University of Lausanne. Uppsala was established in 1477 & has almost 25,000 students. This university achieves the 53rd world rank for Life sciences and 93rd rank for Social sciences.
Fifth Swedish institution to look at is Stockholm University, which was founded in 1878 & has almost 30,000 students. The university holds the 89th rank in the world for Social sciences, 94th rank for Art & 98th rank for Life Sciences.
Sixth top institution in Sweden is Chalmers University of Technology, which holds a world ranking of 189, just before Cardiff University. Chalmers was established in 1829 & has more than 10,000 students, from which 17% are international. Chalmers achieves the 80th world rank for Engineering & Technology.
Seventh Swedish institution to look at is University of Gothenburg, which holds a world ranking between 201 & 250, close to University of Hawai’i. This university has more than 21,000 students, from which 13% are international. Law is a premium subject there with the 38th place.
Finally, we look at Linköping University, which has a world ranking between 251 & 300, close to Loughborough University. Linköping University was established in 1975 & has more than 15,000 students with 15% are international students. All subjects receive 3-digit world ranks at Linköping University.
Depending on the program of study, an undergraduate non-EU student is likely to pay 9,000 to €13,000 in tuition fees per annum. Tuitions are much cheaper for EU citizens & European Economic Area or EEA. Depending on the life style, living expenses for an average student is between 8,000 and €15,000. Many top Swedish universities offer financial aid packages to international students to reduce the overall cost.
Postgraduate coursework fees are higher & depending on the course the likely cost is between 12,000 and €16,000 for non-EU students. Some scholarships are offered by universities specially to top research students that are completing either masters by research or PhD. Assuming the same living cost as before, the total annual cost for a postgraduate non-EU student ranges between 20,000 and €31,000 in Sverige.
Swedish universities require 1 of these certificates:
• TUS (Test i svenska för universitetsstudier), which is the most widely accepted test for university admissions, with levels of B1, B2 & C1 for different program requirements,
• Svenska 3, which is equivalent to the upper secondary school level of Swedish & accepted by some universities for specific programs.
The final point of consideration for you is Visa & immigration. Graduates can obtain a residence permit for job search purposes (Uppehållstillstånd för arbetssökande). If you find a suitable job within the initial six or twelve months, you can apply for a work permit. After holding a work permit for five years, you may be eligible to apply for permanent residency (Permanent uppehållstillstånd). Sweden offers a Blue Card for highly qualified non-EU professionals to enable faster access to permanent residency.
Hi everyone, Mehrdad here and today we look at Top Ranked universities in Sweden and also student living expenses there First, we focus on top eight universities in the country; second we see how universities are ranked for different subjects; third the average undergraduate study costs are shown; fourth we look at
Post-graduate fees; fifth General living expenses in Sweden are detailed and finally post-study work visa and path to permanent residency are discussed. As you can see Karolinska Institute is on top of the list, with the world ranking of 50 in the year 2024 Karolinska maintains a gap of
47 places with KTH Royal Institute of Technology, which is ranked 97 worldwide After that Lund University holds the ranking of 106. Uppsala University is ranked 140, with a considerable lead to the following top Swedish institution which is Stockholm University, with the rank of 185. After that Chalmers University of Technology is ranked 189
University of Gothenburg is ranked somewhere between 201 and 250! finally Linköping University is ranked somewhere between 251 and 300, among other universities in the world, based on Times Higher Education rankings… Ffirst Swedish University to look at is Karolinska Institute, which achieves an overall score of 75.9 ! the research quality
Achieves a perfect score of 95.7% but teaching has a score of 58.9% ! Research environment receives a score of 67.9% which indicates availability of lab spaces and research equipment Karolinska Institute that was established in 1810 and has more than 8,000 students from which 27% or 2,200 students are
International. the ratio of female to male students is 70 to 30 there !! Here is the ranking of Karolinska in different subjects: if you intend to study clinical medicine, this is a good University to choose since it has the 16th place in the world. Psychology and Life Sciences
Stand on the 30th and 31st places respectively, among all universities in the world. the focus of this Medical Institute is on the aforementioned subjects only… The second top Swede University is KTH Royal Institute of Technology, with an overall score of 66.9 out of 100. Its research quality scores 81 and teaching scores
53.5 ! this university has more than 13,000 students, from reach 26% or 3,500 students are international. this University achieves the 39th world rank for engineering and technology, and 61st for computer science. Physical science subject is ranked somewhere between 101 and 125 in the world… The next Swedish institution to look at is Lund
University and its overall score is 66.1 out of 100, based on teaching research and other factors! the research quality achieves a score of 86.6, while teaching is a scored 46.7. Lund University was founded in 1666 and has more than 30,000 students, from which 18% were 5,500 students are International. it maintains
An impressive ratio of 12 students per Staff, which is one of the best in Sweden and ensuring a personalized learning experience for students… Law is a premium subject there with the 38th Place worldwide! social sciences and Life Sciences stand on the 53rd and 71st places respectively, among all universities in the world. computer
Science is not very well ranked in Lund University! Fourth top academic institution is Uppsala University, which holds the 140th rank in the world, right before University of lausanne! its research quality receives a score of 81.3 but teaching is only scored 43.9 ! Uppsala was established in 1477 and has almost
25,000 students, from which 17% or almost 4,200 are international. this University achieves the 53rd world rank for life sciences and 93rd rank for social sciences! some other subjects receive mediocre ranks, including business and computer science, which are somewhere between 251 and 300 in the world… Fifth Swedish institution to look
At is Stockholm home University, which achieves an overall score of 59.6 Research quality is scored a respectable 91 but teaching is only scored 32.1 Stockholm University was founded in 1878 and has almost 30,000 students, from Beach 133% or almost 3,900 or International. The student per staff ratio of 20.3 might explain the low
Teaching scores there !! The university holds the 89th rank in the world for social sciences, 94th rank for art and 98th rank for life sciences. other subjects in the Stockholm University have three-digit ranks in the academic world sixth top institution in Sweden is Chalmers Institute of Technology, which holds
A world ranking of 189, just before Cardiff University! it achieves a research quality score of 79.4 and teaching score of 42.7 ! Chalmers was established in 1829 and has more than 10,000 students, from which 17% or almost 1,700 students are International Chalmers achieves the 80th world rank for engineering and Technology! other
Subjects have three digit ranks in the academic world… Seventh Swedish institution to look at is University of Gothenburg, which holds a world ranking between 201 and 250, close to University of Hawai’i. Gothenburg holds a healthy score of 90.2 for research quality but teaching is scored 34 ! this university
Has more than 21,000 students, from which 13% or almost 2,800 of them are international. Law is a premium subject there, with the 38th Place worldwide other subjects receive 3-digit world ranks, including engineering and computer science that are placed somewhere between 501 and 600 in the world… finally we look at Linköping University, which
Has a world ranking between 251 and 300 close to Loughborough university ! linkoping has a score of 86.4 for research quality but teaching is scored only 28.3 ! Linköping University was established in 1975 and has more than 15,000 students, from which 15% or almost 2,300 are International students. all subjects
Receive three digigit world ranks at Linköping University… Depending on the program of study, an undergraduate non-EU student is likely to pay €9,000 to €13,000 in tuition fees per annum ! tutions are much cheaper for EU citizens and European economic area or EEA. depending on the lifestyle, living expenses for an
Average student is between €8,000 and €15,000. the total annual cost for an undergraduate non EU student ranges between 17,000 and €28,000 in Sweden Many top Swedish universities offer financial aid packages to International students to reduce the overall cost postgraduate coursework fees are higher and depending on the course, the likely
Cost is between 12,000 and €16,000 for non EU students ! again tution fees are much cheaper for EU citizens and European economic area or EEA. some scholarships are offered by universities especially to top research students that are completing either Master’s by research or PhD. assuming the same living
Cost as before, the total annual cost for a postgraduate non-EU student ranges between 20,000 and €31,000 in Sweden… Here is a breakdown of annual living expenses for an average international student accommodation is the biggest cost center with a range of 4,000 to €7,000. Food transportation and other expenses also
Need to be considered… choosing to study abroad as an international student is an exciting and life-changing decision! to make the most of this opportunity careful consideration of various factors is very important: first is academic consideration… try to align your academic goals with the University’s program offerings. second is financial
Consideration… tution fees can vary significantly among top Swedish universities! you should also consider registration fees and potential program specific charges in your calculations third is personal consideration… while studying in Sweden offers numerous English Taught programs, most universities do require International students to demonstrate Swedish language proficiency, for programs taught in
Swedish! you may need one of these certificates: TUS (Test i svenska för universitetsstudier), which is the most widely accepted test for University admissions with levels of B1, B2 and C1 for different program requirements… Svenska 3 which is equivalent to the upper Secondary School level of Swedish and accepted by some universities for
Specific programs. the final point of consideration for you is Visa and immigration…. graduates can obtain a residence permit for job search purposes which is valid for 6 months and extendable to 12 months! if you find a suitable job within the initial 6 or 12 months, you can apply for a work permit
Based on your employment contract. after holding a work permit for 5 years, you may be eligible to apply for permanent residency. Sweden offers a BLUE CARD for highly qualified non-EU professionals to enable faster access to permanent residency, for those with a minimum salary of €59,000 To watch more videos like this
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