About
Choose to study in Sweden, and you will find yourself in a nation which has always punched well above its weight. From being the center of an empire in the 17th century, to being the home and birthplace of the Nobel Prize, its influence has long spread well beyond its borders, despite the fact that its total population is no bigger than a large city. Swedish businesses such as Ikea and Volvo are known around the world, and its contributions to popular culture range from bouffant-haired 70s pop aristocrats ABBA to the groundbreaking films of director Ingmar Bergman.
Modern-day Sweden is known for its sense of social justice and fairness. It has the highest level of wealth equality in the world, one of the world’s lowest gender pay gaps, publicly funded healthcare for all, and equal rights for homosexual and heterosexual couples. Add on striking northern European beauty, and free tuition for EU students (fees for non-EU students were introduced recently), and the appeal of studying in Sweden is pretty strong.
As you’d expect from a nation with an economy driven by science and technology, Sweden offers a good selection of universities. It has eight entries in the QS World University Rankings® 2015/16, including five within the world’s top 200. These Five universities are:
Lund University – joint 70th in the world
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology – 92nd in the world
Uppsala University – 102nd in the world
Chalmers University of Technology – 132nd in the world
Stockholm University – 182nd in the world
Source: topuniversities.com
Sweden a glance
Capital: Stockholm
Major Cities: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Vasteras
Currency: Swedish Krona
Drives on the: Right
Calling Code: +46