1. Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Officer International Programme Office – Tempus National Contact Point Sweden

2. Sweden in brief The third largest country in Western Europe Population: 9.2 million Capital: Stockholm Language: Swedish Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy Parliament: The Riksdag Nine years of compulsory schooling Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

3. First Swedish university founded in 1477 A total of 39 universities and university colleges. Students with different types of disabilities should have the same opportunities for study as other students. Most Swedish universities are active partners in international networks Boden Luleå Higher education in Sweden - general Umeå Örnsköldsvik Härnösand Sundsvall Falun/Borlänge Gävle Uppsala Stockholm Södertörn Linköping Skövde Jönköping Kalmar Karlskrona/ Ronneby Kristianstad Östersund Västerås Eskilstuna Karlstad Örebro Trollhättan/ Uddevalla Göteborg Borås Halmstad Helsingborg Lund Växjö Gotland

4. Higher education in Sweden - general Education and research fall under the brief of the Ministry of Education and Research About 30,000 foreign students study at Swedish universities and university colleges and about 30,000 Swedish students study abroad. Swedish universities offer 600 master’s degree programs taught in English Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010 Halmstad University Linneaus University

5. Special features Higher education in Sweden is free of charge State-universities are separate agencies, directly responsible to the Government and the Riksdag high degree of autonomy opportunities for students to select courses All students have the advantage of receiving student grants and loans About 60% of the students in undergraduate programs are women Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

7. UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL 3 years COMPULSORY SCHOOL 9 years PRE-SCHOOL Degree of Doctor 240 ECTS University Diploma 120 ECTS Degree of Bachelor 180 ECTS Degree of Master 1 year 60 ECTS Degree of Master 2 year 120 ECTS Professional Degree 120-330 ECTS 2 years 3 years 1 year 2 years 4 years First Level Second Level Third Level Degree of Licentiate 120 ECTS The Swedish Higher Education System Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

8. Main Swedish actors Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010 Ministry of Education and Research National Agency for Higher Education(HSV) Swedish Institute (SI) International Programme Office The Swedish National Union of Students (SFS) Universities and university colleges The Association of Swedish Higher Education (SUHF) The Swedish Agency for Higher Education Services (VHS) CSN

9. The International Programme Office – one agency, two offices Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010 Visby, GotlandStockholm

10. The International Programme Office for Education and Training Mission Government agency under the Ministry of Education and Research that promptes exchange and cooperation across national borders Aim The main aim is to facilitate for actors within preschool, school, upper secondary school, higher education and vocational training to exchange experiences and knowledge Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

11. Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) Government Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry Ministry of Education Adm International Programme Office For Education and Training EU Commission Nordic Council of Ministers Administration Agencies Adm How the International Programme Office is ruled Swedish Int. Devp. Coop Agency

12. The International Programme Office for Education and Training EUs Lifelong Learning Programme Tempus and Erasmus Mundus eTwinning, Europass, Euroguidance, Eurudike, Management Partnership, Coordination of the Swedish Bologna Expert Group Programmes that support cooperation with developing countries (placed in Visby) National programmes Nordic programmes Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010 We administrate:

13. Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010 LLP Nordplus Athena Linnaeus-Palme eTwinning The Global School Atlas From the Nordic countries to the whole world ASPnet One year in… Minor Field Studies Erasmus Mundus Sidas resestipendium Tempus Asem-Duo EU-Canada EU Australia Alßan

14. Tempus in Sweden Sweden is currently involved in 38 Tempus projects Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010 KTH Royal Institute of Technology Lund University

15. Since 2000, Sweden has been among the most active EU-countries Active cooperation with Middle East countries, since they joined Tempus in 2002 Appr. 50 percent of Swedish HEIs have participated in a Tempus project since 2000 Tempus in Sweden – general Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

16. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (16) Lund University (3) Linköping University (3) University of Gothenburg (3) Linnaeus (former Växjö) University (2) Stockholm University (2) Mälardalen University (2) Chalmers University of Technology (2) The most active Swedish universities Gothenburg, Chalmers Lund Stockholm, KTH Mälardalen Linköping Linnaeus Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

17. Third Call - Tempus IV Selection from July 2010 Overall success rate 14 % (64 projects – 450 proposals) 9 Swedish partners and 2 coordinators in 9 selected projects 31 applications coordinated by Sweden 2 selected projects 77 applications with a Swedish partner 9 selected projects Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

18. Third call - Tempus IV Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

19. Tempus in Sweden 2010 Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010 TEMPUS IV 3rd CALL FOR PROPOSALS - JOINT PROJECTS 2010 Projects recommended for funding 2010– Swedish participation UniversityPartner/ coordinator Project titelPartner countries KTH Koordinator - Ronald Wennersten Creation of third cycle studies - Doctoral Programme in Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology BA, KG, MD, UA, EE, ES, NL, SE (HSV) KTH Koordinator - Huaan Fan Geographic information technology for sustainable development in Eastern neighbouring countries AM, MD, UA, DE, ES, SE Lund UniversityPartner MAster oN SUstainable development and Renewable energyJO, IT, SE, UK Chalmers University of technologyPartner Production and Profitability improvement in Serbia Enterprises by adopting Lean Thinking Philosophy and strengthening Enterprise – Academia connectionsRS, SE, SI, UK Stockholm UniversityPartnerReorient University Curricula to Address Sustainability EG, JO, LB, FR, GR, IE, IT, SE KTHPartnerFlexible Modular Master Programme in Technology DZ, MA, TN, DE, FR, SE KTHPartner Masters Programmes in Public Health and Social Services AM, GE, MD, RO, SE, UK Linnaeus UniversityPartner Partnership in Quality Assurance Standards ImplementationXK, IT, PL, SE

20. Tempus in Sweden 2010 Text text text Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010 TEMPUS IV 3rd CALL FOR PROPOSALS – STRUCTURAL MEASURES 2010 Projects recommended for funding 2010– Swedish participation UniversityPartner/ coordinator Project titelPartner countries Stockholm Universitypartner Building Capacity for Structural Reform in Higher Education of Western Balkan Countries AL, BA, MK, RS, XM, IE, SE (HSV), UK

21. Special national funds for Swedish applicants Preparatory visits Special support (”stödfinansiering”) Contact seminars Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

22. Preparatory visits for Swedish applicants A travel grant for Swedish HEIs No deadline for applications Flat rates Special rules apply The application form (in Swedish) can be found at www.programkontoret.se Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

23. Special support (”stödfinansiering”) Special support to all Swedish participants in Tempus projects No fixed amount – depending on the number of projects A report has to be submitted after the end of the project Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

24. Contact Seminars For newcomers and experienced Tempus participants Syria 2010 Tjumen & Jekaterinburg (Russia) 2008 Egypt 2006 Morocco 2004 Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

25. Tempus Information Day Every year in Stockholm In January Tempus Information Day 2011 will be held at KTH in conjunction with Erasmus Mundus Information seminar Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

26. Tempus Application Preparation Day (”Tempusakuten”) The participants get guidance on how to make their proposal better A panel of experts answers questions Will be held together with Tempus Information Day 2011 Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

27. Tempus Reference Group 6-8 persons Meets about twice a year Contribute with ideas and expertese A link between the Programme Office and the institutions Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010

28. International Programme Office / Tempus National Contact Point Sweden Rebecka Herdevall rebecka.herdevall@programkontoret.se www.programkontoret.se European Commission www.ec.europa.eu/tempus Contact Rebecka Herdevall, Tempus Contact Seminar, Syria, 09-11-2010