Sweden
GENERAL INFORMATION
LIVE AND WORK IN SWEDEN
Basic and general information about living and working conditions from the Swedish employment service.
The Swedish National Resource Centre for Vocational Guidance.
Swedish embassy and consulate websites.
BUSINESS IN SWEDEN
There are few countries that can match Sweden's potential to benefit from the intensifying, technology-driven global competition. Sweden already hosts one of the most internationally integrated economies in the world. The nation's competitiveness is manifested by large flows of trade and foreign investment. Sweden offers access to new products and technologies, skills and innovations, as well as an attractive location and gateway to Northern Europe/the Baltic Sea region.
LIFE SCIENCES IN SWEDEN
Building on a long tradition of industrial and scientific excellence in life sciences, Sweden’s biotechnology sector has developed into one of Europe’s strongest. With nearly 200 companies, Sweden is home to Europe’s fourth-largest biotech industry.
STUDY IN SWEDEN
Sweden has a long and proud history of academic excellence, with outstanding universities dating back to the 15th century. Sweden is the home of the Nobel Prize, the world’s most prestigious academic distinction.
Starting with the 2007 academic year, Swedish higher education institutions have switched to a new degree structure that conforms to the Bologna Process, a Europe-wide standardization drive for higher education.
Higher education institutions in Denmark can be divided into three main categories:
Scanbalt Members
Chalmers University of Technology
www.chalmers.se
Universities and Research Institutes
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--Members--Göteborg Bio
www.goteborgbio.se/
Industry/Tech Transfer
Sweden
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--Members--Västra Götaland Region
www.vgregion.se
Networks
Sweden
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--Members--Monsanto Crop Science
www.monsanto.se
Industry/Tech Transfer
Sweden
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--Members--Sahlgrenska University hospital
www.sahlgrenska.se
Universities and Research Institutes
Sweden
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--Members--Södertörns University College
www.sh.se
Universities and Research Institutes
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--Members--Linnaeus University
www.hik.se
Universities and Research Institutes
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--Members--Centre for Environment and Sustainability, Gothenburg University
www.gmv.gu.se
Universities and Research Institutes
Sweden