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Higher Education in Sweden

Higher Education in Sweden. Seminar „Höhere Bildungssysteme im internationalen Vergleich“ 09/10 Dominik Goby. Agenda. Facts about Sweden Institutions of Higher Education Master studies in Sweden Doctoral studies in Sweden Personal experiences. Facts about Sweden.

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Higher Education in Sweden

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  1. Higher Education in Sweden Seminar „Höhere Bildungssysteme im internationalen Vergleich“ 09/10 Dominik Goby

  2. Agenda • Facts aboutSweden • Institutions of HigherEducation • Master studies in Sweden • Doctoralstudies in Sweden • Personal experiences

  3. Facts aboutSweden • Area 450,000 km2 • 3rd largestcountry in Western Europe • Capital: Stockholm • Population: 9.3 Million inhabitants • NumberofElks: 300000 • ca. 6 hoursDaylight in Winter

  4. Institutions of HigherEducation • 20 universities and institutions of highereducation • 3 of themare private • 18 universitycolleges • 7 of themare private • 9 universitycolleges of arts • 2 of themare private

  5. Proportion of peoplewith highereducationtraining Sweden: 31% OECD average: ca. 28% Germany: ca. 24% Source: Annualreport of theSwedish National Agency forHigherEducation (2009)

  6. Breakdown of Studentsbyfield(2007/08) Source: Annual report of the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education (2009)

  7. Distribution of women and men Source: Annualreport of theSwedish National Agency forHigherEducation (2009)

  8. SwedishEducation System:HigherEducation Source: www.liu.se/en/education/Degrees%2Bleft/1.23952/degreeschart.jpg

  9. Academic year • Autumn semester: August – January • Spring semester: January – June • According to Bologna Process • 60 ECTS per year • full-timestudent: 40 hours per week

  10. Master‘sPrograms of LinköpingsUniversitet • Related to Computer Science: • Advanced Computer Graphics (120 ECTS) • Computer Science (120 ECTS) • Computer Systems (120 ECTS) • Computer Engineering (120 ECTS) • Software Engineering and Management (120 ECTS)

  11. Master‘sPrograms:Requirements • Bachelor‘sdegree (a Swedishkandidatexamen) orequivalent academic qualification • Registeredforthe last semester of a Bachelorprogram • University has to belisted in the International Handbook of Universities • English skills (TOEFL, IELTS ) • Specificrequirementsdepending on program.

  12. SpecificRequirements:Computer Science (120 ECTS) at LIU • Bachelor‘sdegreewith a major in computerscience, information technology, softwareengineeringorcomputerengineeringincluding 30 ECTS in mathematics • Bachelor‘sdegreewith a minor in computerscienceorrelatedsubjectarea, a minimum of 60 ECTS in computer-relatedsubjects and a minimum of 30 ECTS in mathematics

  13. Strcuture of Master‘sPrograms:Computer Science

  14. Structure of Master‘sPrograms:Software Engineering a. Management

  15. Doctoralstudies • Degree of Licentiate • 2 years of research • 120 credits of higereducationincludingdissertation of 60 credits • Degree of Doctor • 4 years of research • 240 credits of highereducationincludingdissertation of 120 credits • Pubclicdefence of thedissertation

  16. Doctoralstudies:Requirements • a second leveldegreeor • completedcourserequirements of at least 240 credits of which 60 credits at the second levelor • equivalentlevel of knowledgeacquired in Swedenorabroad • Fundingfortheentirestudyperiod (e.g. doctoralstudentship, studygrant)

  17. Individualstudy plan • Everyoneadmitted to a doctoralprogrammemustdraw up an individualstudy plan with his supervisor. • Reviewedonce a year • Contents: • a timetablefortheprogramme of education • a description of thedoctoralstudent's and thefacultyboard'srespectiveobligationsduringtheperiod of postgraduatetraining • othermattersneededfor an effectiveprogramme of study, i.e. funding plan.

  18. ExamplePhDcourses

  19. Tasks of Swedishdoctoralstudies • Pursuetheoreticalstudies (seminars, courses) and resarchassignments • Writing a thesis • Reproducefindings in scientificjournals • up to 20% departmentduties (e.g. teaching)

  20. Personal Experience • ERASMUS programm • 5th semester • August 2007 until December 2007 • Institute of Technology Linköpingsuniversitet

  21. Facts about Linköping • Population • 2008: 141863 (50,5% men, 49,5% women) • 15598 Pupils in compulsory school (2008) • 5789 Pupils in secondary school (2008) • 25000 students including more than17133 full-time students (2009)

  22. LinköpingUniversitet • University since 1975 • 3 Campus • Campus Valla • University Hospital Campus • Campus Norrköping • 4 Faculties • Arts and Sciences • Educational Science • Institute of Technology • Health Sciences • 350 partner universities in more than 50 countries

  23. Institute of Technology: • 8 Departments including: • Computer and Information Science, • Mathematics • Science and Technology • 11 Centres (e.g. National Supercomputer Centre in Sweden) • 17 Master‘s Programs in English • e.g. Computer Science (120 ECTS) and Software Engineering and Management (120 ECTS • Semesters are divided in two study periods • Each study period is followed by an examination period

  24. Source: Facts about Linköping 2009

  25. Full-time students per faculty Source: Linköping University Facts & Figures (2009)

  26. Structure of the lectures • Usually two Lectures per half semester • Each lecture has an additional practical part • Practical part usually in teams • Each part has its own ECTS credits • E.g. Real Time Systems has 6 ECTS • You get 3ECTS when writing only the exam • You get 6 ECTS when writing the exam an finish the Lab

  27. My lectureexperiences • My firstlecture via skype • Twolectures via Second Life • Prizesforthe best blog post regardingdesignpatterns:

  28. Examination experiences • Level of difficultyapprox. thesame as at TUM but, • Youhave 4 hoursforeachexam • Mostlybetween 5 and 10 questions • Open bookexamspossible

  29. Living in Linköping • Most students live in RydsAlle • Student houses from companies (e.g. Studentbostäder) • Each floor has two corridors • each corridor has eight rooms, one kitchen and 1 living room • Each room has its own bathroom • Rent: starts from 2500 SEK plus approx. 200 SEK for internet

  30. MyRoom

  31. Being mobile in Linköping Mybike: • Best way is by bike or bus • Bike shops for students • Approx. 650 SEK (~ 60€) • Linköping has special bike traffic lights • Bus ticket can be paid easily by simple SMS

  32. ERASMUS Student Network(ESN) • European network of students that help incoming exchange-studens • Activities in order to reach an extensive integration between international and Swedish studtens • Examples: • Games (baseball, football, ect.), • Laserdome, Guided tours, picnics • Trips to Poland and Russia

  33. Sea Battle:The triptoPoland • 3 days with Students from Sweden • Traveling by ship • Guided tour in Danzig

  34. Activitiesbesides University and ESN • Student sportfacility: campushallen • Take salsalessons • Joinsomelocalsportsclub (eg. handball) • Watch someice hockeygames (Linköping HC plays in theElitserien) • Restaurants and pubs: • FlammanPub & Disco • HG

  35. University Events • Philosophergames • Kalasmottagningen (Event newstudents) • Kravall • Intervallen • München Hoben • Drat i spa

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