Foreign-born academics

(Utländska akademiker)

Foreign qualifications

Do you have a completed education from another country? Then the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) can assess what your foreign qualifications corresponds to in the Swedish education system.

UHR has a Qualifications Assessment Tool online where you can quickly find out what different educations in other countries compares to in Sweden.

Assessment of grades, UHR’s website

Supplementing your foreign degree

If you have completed a degree on university level in a foreign country, there is a possibility to supplement your studies with additional studies in Sweden.

It may be necessary for you to be able to work in the profession in Sweden, in other cases it is a good way to expand knowledge of Swedish society.

Some of the professions that can be completed through studies in Stockholm County are doctor, nurse, and teacher.

Complete your education in Sweden