Higher Education
See also: List of universities in SwedenAfter 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.
| 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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