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Students: Tell us about your residence permit experience

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:11:58 +0200

Whether you came to Sweden on a student permit, or applied for permanent residence following your doctoral studies – The Local wants to hear your story.

Students turn Swedish viral scream into Trump protest

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:54:44 +0100

Every night at 10pm, students at Sweden’s Uppsala University take part in the 'Flogsta scream' or 'Flogsta roar': a bizarre phenomenon where residents of the Flogsta area open their windows and scream at the top of their lungs, leading to viral videos that have caused people the world over to think that Swedes are absolutely insane.

Students face years in Swedish housing queue

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:30:29 +0200

Swedish and foreign students are set to start university in the coming weeks. But the experience will be marred for many as a report suggests thousands face up to a two-year wait for student accommodation.

Student drowns in graduation parade

Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:52:00 +0200

A young man died during graduation festivities in Stockholm on Thursday, the latest in a series of accidents over the past two weeks.

Streets awash with 'cash' in Stockholm house hunt

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:31:00 +0100

An American student who failed to find a rental apartment in the Swedish capital carried out a "cash drop" in central Stockholm in an effort to get people to notice her house-hunting announcement.

Dirty school toilets make Swedish kids sick: docs

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:52:00 +0200

Poorly cleaned toilets are to blame for increasing numbers of Swedish schoolchildren seeking medical treatment, paediatricians have warned, amid a rising number of complaints about the cleanliness of schools in Sweden.

Opposition looks to help student workers

Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:05:00 +0200

Students in Sweden who want to combine their studies with relevant work should have an easier time doing so, according to the Social Democrats, who want to make it easier for companies to hire students part-time.

Stockholm student homes a hotbed for lice

Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:24:00 +0200

The housing catastrophe for students in Stockholm means more youngsters are turning to shared accommodation, which experts warn is bringing students new problems of the creepy-crawly variety.

Ten commandments for a Swedish internship

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 18:10:00 +0200

The internship looked amazing on paper, but in real life you drag your feet to the office every day... fret not, The Local has ten top tips for making sure you and your boss get the best out of your internship in Sweden.

The British barber a cut above the rest

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200

Having thrown down the towel in Swedish class, new Stockholmer Paul Davies picked up a brush and razor to build His Swedish Career on trendy Swedish men's new-found love of a full beard.

UK's 'humble gardener' sows Swedish TV career

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:30:00 +0200

John Taylor is perhaps best known as the man with the green thumbs and a slight English accent on a weekly gardening show on television. He tells The Local how he made a career out of "digging holes" in Sweden.

Student job-seeking tips: 'just go out and ask'

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:46:00 +0100

Students in Sweden, especially foreign students, can be left struggling when looking for extra work to support their studies. For this week's JobTalk, we find out why it's a problem and how it can be tackled.

Swedish students' howls echo across the world

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:43:00 +0100

A video featuring the spontaneous, unsettling screams of university students in Sweden is making waves across the world, shedding light on a curious Swedish university tradition the origins of which remain unclear.

Swedish education level slips in global ranking

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:01:00 +0100

Sweden is set to slide down the scale in a new global comparison of education achievement, said a report published by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education (Högskoleverket) on Monday.

Swedish parents fear after-school bullying

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:59:00 +0200

Many Swedish parents have concerns about leaving their children in after-school programmes, a new survey has found, with fears about kids being bullied or ignored by staff chief among parents' worries.

Lund suspends ten students for cheating

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:59:00 +0200

Ten students were suspended from Lund University in southern Sweden this week after getting caught cheating, as reports of academic dishonesty at the university continue to skyrocket.

Indian grad student found dead

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:28:00 +0200

A 25-year-old Indian graduate student at the Blekinge Institute of Technology who was reported missing in late January, has been found dead in Ronneby harbour.

Students opt for Swedish companies: survey

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:57:00 +0100

Swedish students have their eye on home-grown companies when it comes to joining the work force after graduation, according to a recent survey.

Indian grad student missing in Blekinge

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:28:00 +0100

Police in Ronneby are looking into the disappearance of a 25-year-old Indian graduate student who was last seen leaving his apartment on Thursday night last week.

Female students have more sex partners: study

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:30:00 +0100

Female university students in Sweden have twice as many sex partners than they did ten years ago, according to a new survey by the student health service at Uppsala University, while condom use is on the decline.