**ADVISING CENTER PROFILE:**

Swedish Fulbright Commission

Vasagatan 15-17, 4 th floor

SE 111 20 Stockholm

Sweden

www.usemb.se/Fulbright

fulbright@fulbright.se

Tel: +46 (0)8 534 818 85

Fax: +46 (0)8 534 818 89

Educational Adviser: Ms. Antonietta Oppenheimer

As an EducationUSA Center the Swedish Fulbright Commission provides
information on U.S. higher education. We provide unbiased information
about all accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. for students,
parents, high school counselors, university officers and government
offices.

We have an extensive library and we are glad to receive catalogs and
other information to make the material available for students. Students
visiting our reference library can also view CD-roms and informational
videos as we have computers and a multiple system VCR and DVD. As we
also want to be able to lend out the material we would appreciate two
copies each of the material you send to us.

For mailings, the following U.S. mailing address can be used:

Educational Adviser/CEEUS

Department of State

5750 Stockholm PL

Washington, DC 20521-5750

In addition to being an advising center, the Swedish Fulbright
Commission administers the Fulbright grants for Swedish graduate
students and Visiting Lecturers/Researchers going to the U.S. and for
US. graduate students and Visiting Lecturers/Researchers coming to
Sweden.

We do not organize college fairs but are invited to participate at the
major student fairs held throughout the country.

We can assist in promoting visits by US. colleges coming to Sweden.

**SWEDISH STUDENTS IN THE U.S.**

The United States is the second largest country of interest for Swedish
students to study abroad after Great Britain. Through the National Board
of Student Aid, Swedish students are eligible for government grants and
loans (see information below).

Statistics from the National Board of Student Aid of the number of
Swedish students receiving study assistance for the following countries:

2005/06 2004/05 2003/04

United States 3,800 3,776 3,706

Great Britain 4,787 5,186 5,405

Australia 2,174 2.517 2,927

The states attracting most Swedish students are California, New York,
Florida, Hawaii and Massachusetts.

The schools with the highest number of Swedish students according to
figures from the National Board of Student Aid are: Santa Monica
College, Berkeley College, Hawaii Pacific University, Santa Barbara City
College, Foothill College, Johnson and Wales University, Musicians
Institute, Glendale Community College and De Anza College.

Swedish students can be reached in the following ways:

**FAIRS:**

"SACO's Student Fairs". Contact person: Ms. Sandra Wahlgren, SACO's
Student Fairs, Box 2206, SE-103 15 Stockholm, Sweden, tel: + 46 + 8 +
613 48 36,

fax: + 46 + 8 + 24 77 01, e-mail: sandra.wahlgren@saco.se, webpage:
www.studentexpo.net. In 2006, almost 20,000 high school and university
students visited the fair in Stockholm and almost 5,000 the one in
Malmö. In 2007, the fair will be held on November 22-23 (Thanksgiving!!)
in Stockholm and on November 28 in Malmö.

"The Student and Knowledge Fair" in Göteborg. Contact person: Mr.
Fredrik Egelstedt, e-mail: fredrik.egelstedt@swefair.se, tel: + 46 +
31 + 708 82 03, webpage: www.kunskapframtid.se. In 2006, 11,500 high
school and university students visited the fair which is held in
November.

The Student Fair in Helsingborg. Target group: upper secondary schools
and adult education programs in the region. Contact person: Ms. Liana
Piehl, Nicolaiskolan, Studievägen 2, SE--252 47 Helsingborg, Sweden,
tel: + 46 + 42 + 10 56 47, fax + 46 + 42 + 10 72 58, e-mail:
liana.piehl@helsingborg.se. In 2007, 1,500 students visited the fair
which is held in February in connection with the fair in Ängelholm, see
below.

The Student Fair in Ängelholm. Target group: upper secondary schools in
the region. Contact person: Ms. Carin Olsson, Skolgatan 8, Box 1022,
SE-262 21 Ängelholm, Sweden, tel: + 46 + 431 + 873 22, fax: + 46 + 431 +
875 30, e-mail: carin.olsson@engelholm.se. In 2007, 2,000 students
visited the fair which is held in February in connection with the fair
in Helsingborg, see above.

The Student Fair in Kristianstad. Target group: upper secondary schools
and adult education programs in the region. Contact person: Ms. Ingbritt
Eriksson, VLC Lasarettsboulevarden 2E, SE-291 33 Kristianstad, Sweden,
tel: + 46 + 44 + 13 51 03, fax: + 46 + 44 + 10 93 60, e-mail:
ingbritt.eriksson@kristianstad.se. In 2007, 2,200 students visited the
fair which is held in March.

The Student Fair in Örebro, Target group: upper secondary schools and
adult education programs in the region. Contact person: Ms. Anneli
Rickardsson, Conventeum Örebro, Box 8025, Adolfsbergsvägen 4, SE-700 08
Örebro, Sweden, tel: + 46 + 19 + 766 45 11, fax: + 46 + 19 + 766 45 52,
e-mail:

<anneli.rickardsson@conventum.se>,
webpage:[www.conventum.se](http://www.conventum.se/). In 2006, 4,000
students visited the fair. In 2007 the fair will be held on November 8.

Nolia Fair in Piteå, "Education and Future". Contact person: Mr. Göran
Sundqvist, Nolia, Noliagatan 1, SE-941 31 Piteå, Sweden, tel: + 46 +
911 + 933 25, e-mail: <goran.sundqvist@nolia.se>, webpage:
[www.nolia.se](http://www.nolia.se/). In 2007, around 5,500 visitors
from upper secondary schools and adult education programs visited the
fair which is held in February.

Nolia Fair in Sundsvall, "Education and Future". Contact person: Same as
Nolia Fair in Piteå, see above. In 2007, around 5.500 students from
upper secondary schools and adult education programs visited the fair
which is held in February.

Nolia Fair in Östersund, "Education and Future¨. Contact person: Same as
Nolia Fair in Piteå, see above. In 2007, around 5.500 students from
upper secondary schools and adult education programs visited the fair
which was held in February. It was the first timed the fair was held in
this location. The fair even attracted visitors from two schools in
Norway.

**ADVERTISING:**

There is a magazine entitled *Vida Världen* (Wide World), which is sent
free of charge twice a year to all senior high school students, and
several U.S. universities advertise in it on a regular basis. The
editor, Mr. Bengt Sager can be reached at the following address:

Vida Världen

Södra Förstadsgatan 32

SE-211 43 Malmö, Sweden

Tel: + 46 + 40 + 12 20 26, e-mail: <bengt@vidavarlden.nu>, webpage:
[www.vidavarlden.nu](http://www.vidavarlden.nu/)

**JOINING A STUDY TOUR:**

Study tours through the Nordic countries have been arranged by the
Council of International Schools on several occasions. In 2007, the
coordinator for the CIS/CEMA tour of admissions professionals to
Scandinavia will be Mr. Dave Fredrick, Associate Director for
International Admissions at Wartburg College,

e-mail:david.fredrick@wartburg.edu.

Linden Educational Services visited Scandinavia on a study tour in
November 2006. For more information contact Ms. Kathy Harrington,

e-mail:kharrington@lindentours.com.

**INFORMATION ON THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF SWEDEN**

***Information on upper secondary schools in Sweden**:*

Skolverket/Swedish National Agency for Education

SE-106 20 Stockholm

Sweden

Tel: 46 + 8 + 527 332 00, fax: 46 + 8 + 24 44 20, e-mail: skolverket.se

They have an excellent homepage where one can access all information,
both in Swedish and English, on the school system, course plans,
translations, and addresses to all schools in Sweden, etc. Their webpage
is the following: http://www.skolverket.se

***For information on schools in Sweden offering the International
Baccalaureat***: [www.ibo.org](http://www.ibo.org/)

***Information on higher education in Sweden**:*

Högskoleverket / National Agency for Higher Education

Box 7851

SE-103 99 Stockholm, Sweden

Tel: + 46 + 8 + 563 08 500, fax: + 46 + 8 + 563 08 550, e-mail:
<hsv@hsv.se>,

webpage: [www.hsv.se](http://www.hsv.se/).

***For information about studying in Swede**n:*
[www.studyinsweden.se](http://www.studyinsweden.se/)

***For information on the Swedish governmental study loans for study
abroad**:*

Centrala Studiestödsnämnden/ National Board of Student Aid

CSN Department for Regulations, Mr. Bobby Deogan, Senior Consultant

SE-851 82 Sundsvall, Sweden

Tel: + 46 + 60 + 186 292, fax: + 46 + 60 + 186 085,

e-mail: <bobby.deogan@csn.se> or <csn@csn.se>

webpage: [www.csn.se](http://www.csn.se/)

You are welcome to contact the Fulbright office for further information
and assistance. We want to assist Swedish students in finding excellent
opportunites to study in the United States as well as to assist U.S.
colleges and universities in reaching qualified Swedish students.