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The Swedish government has denied reports of plans to limit family members of researchers entering the country, and has promised to protect immigration for researchers and PhD students. But academia is still concerned.
Is European Universities Initiative helping to build EHEA? The European Universities Initiative has released new energy both for the Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), according to a new analysis. The activities now underway in the European university alliances, notably the legal side of establishing common degrees and cultural factors like the stronger influence of the student movements in the northern part of Europe, will determine the way forward, says the study by Dan Andrée, a senior advisor at Karolinska Institute who represents the Stockholm Trio (KTH Roya...
Internationalisation goal set to be missed, says report The goal set for 2025 of ensuring that at least one in every four Swedish students has studied abroad by the time they graduate will be missed unless the Ministry of Education and Research and higher education institutions take stronger action, a new report says. Commissioned by Swedish International Students and Alumni (SISA) and Swedes Worldwide (SVIV), which between them serve 660,000 Swedes working, studying and living abroad, the report says the government’s internationalisation report, published in 2018, has been left to gather d...
Research must benefit society, promote sustainability Sweden is planning to launch an SEK100 million (US$12 million) research programme on viruses and pandemics, it has been announced, as the government launched its proposed new bill on research and innovation. The new law will make it a requirement rather than a recommendation that knowledge and competence gained at higher education institutions must benefit society and that universities must promote sustainable development. In addition to strengthening societal collaboration and internationalisation, the bill will strengthen support for ‘...