Swedish as a foreign language is studied by about 40,000 people worldwide at the university level. This is taught at over two hundred universities and colleges in 38 countries. Swedish is the Scandinavian language which is most studied abroad.
Svenska Institutet (The Swedish Institute) plays a key role in organising the learning of Swedish abroad. In addition to collaborating with universities where Swedish is taught, the Institute organises summer courses for students and conferences for teachers, as well as publishing a textbook called Svenska utifrån. The SI recently announced that a web-based Swedish beginners course will be made available free of charge on its website in Autumn 2013.
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