Email: info@kau.se
Website URL: http://www.kau.se/

Trying to understand Sweden’s higher education system can
seem daunting at first. The following pages contain some basic information that
foreign students don’t automatically know.

Higher education in Sweden is subdivided into three levels. As a foreign
student, different options are open to you depending on the degree level you
would like to study at: undergraduate (1st cycle), Master’s (2nd cycle) or
doctoral (3rd cycle).

Another decision is what language you would like to study in. Most likely you
will choose one of our Master’s programmes or courses instructed in English. But
if your Swedish is fluent, Swedish courses are open to you as well, giving you
even greater choice.

At the national level, the National Agency for Higher Education, located in
Stockholm, is responsible for higher education and research. Institutions are
however free to structure courses and programmes according to their own needs,
but using a common credit compatible with ECTS.