Studying Abroad Opportunity in Sweden: A
Complete Guide
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| UNIVERSITY |
Sweden can be a great choice for students who want to study
and travel Europe. Sweden is best known for innovations and technology. You can
apply for Bachelor’s, Master’s and PHD program at Swedish Universities. There
are many good Universities in Sweden. Most of them are public.
Many students don't know how to start and when to start for
Swedish University application. Applying to Swedish University is easy as the
activity you do in your social or digital platform. You can do the whole
process by yourself. You just have to create an account then fill out the
necessary information, select the course and submit the documents. Isn’t it
sounds easy? We are here to help you with it. To get detailed information about
admission application, you have to ask some questions to yourself. And, in this
blog you will get all the answers of your questions that can come up to your
mind while thinking about study at Sweden. You might thinking (when, where,
how, what, which) about study at Sweden. Let's find out those answers.
Where?
Where
should you start with, for your study at Sweden?
You have to have all the required documents ready on your
hand to study abroad. You have to be prepared mentally and financially for your
study at Sweden.
Mentally you have to make yourself strong and prepared to
struggle and live far from your family and usual daily life. And, you need
enough financial backup to support your study and living in Sweden.
Where you
have to submit your application for Swedish University?
Swedish
University Admissions process is centralized. You have to apply centrally for
your admission application. Here is the central website for Swedish University
Admissions Application- Portal here .You have to apply in that portal. You will
find all details information in that website for your application process as
well.
Which?
In Which
city you want to go?
It's your personal choice about the city you want to go for
your study. You can consider some elements while thinking about the city.
Consider the part-time job opportunity and international students community of
the city while choosing the city of Sweden. Consider living expenses of the
city while choosing as well. Don't worry about transportation in Sweden. Almost
every city is connected with trains and busses you will have busses and other
transportation systems in every city.
Which
University You should choose to apply?
While choosing the University you can choose universities of
bigger city and the universities which has good reputation for international
students. You can consider the QS world ranking while choosing the University
as well.
Which
Program you should choose?
While choosing the program you need to take some fact into
account like- the future job opportunity of that degree, Course work. Try to
choose tech or data driven subjects that matches with your qualifications. You
have to make sure the subjects you will choose is matching your past degree.
You have to make sure that your work experience (If any) is related to your
desire subjects and degree. You also think about your own interest while
choosing the subject. Do not take other people's suggestions for your subject
choices. You can take opinions about your chosen subjects to compare your
choices. Make sure to choose the subjects you want to learn and you want to
work with in near future.
When?
When is the
right time to apply for admission at Swedish University?
Well,
Swedish University has 2 intakes basically for international students. One is
Autumn- September, other one is Spring- January intake. But the main intake/
session/ semester is Autumn- September intake. Most of the University accept or
open for admission on Autumn semester. And on the other hand not every
University offers many programs for Spring semester. So it's better to go for
Autumn semester. You will have many opportunities and openings for universities
and subjects on Autumn intake.
When the
application process starts for admission in Swedish University?
As the admission application process is centralized in
Sweden, all the process starts and ends on a selected date. For Autumn intake,
the application portal opens on 15th October of every year. Suppose you want to
apply for upcoming Autumn-2025, so the application portal will open on 15th
October 2024. And the application portal will close on 15th January 2025 for
Autumn intake. For Spring intake- the application portal opens on 3rd June and
end on 15th August. Suppose you want to apply for.
Spring-2026,
the application portal will open on 3rd June 2025 and it will close on 15th
August 2025. You can see the key dates for application in here
When you
have to submit the required documents?
There is a deadline for your required documents
submission. You have to submit all your
required documents by 3rd February for Autumn intake. For Spring intake, you
have to submit the documents by 2nd September.
When you
have to pay the application fee?
You don't have to pay right away while applying for
universities. You can first finish your application process and then you have
to pay for the application. There is a deadline for the application fee
payments of each intake. You can pay by 3rd February for Autumn intake. And you
have to pay by 2 September for Spring intake. You cannot pay the fee after
these deadlines. Your application will not be considered if you don't pay the
application fee by these time.
When the
admission results will publish?
Also there is a selected date for admission results. The
admission results for Autumn intake will publish on 23rd March for Masters and
3rd April for Bachelors program. For Spring intake- the results will publish on
18th October for Masters and 3rd October for Bachelors program.
Now let's get into the most important and critical question
that comes to every students mind.
How?
How to
apply for Swedish University?
1st: Collect
all the required documents for higher studies in Sweden. And wait for the
application portal to open for your desire intake.
2nd: Create a
profile on this application portal here . You can
create this account anytime you want to. Just follow the instructions and
create a new account in that portal.
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| Application Portal |
3rd:
Search for your desire subjects and program on that portal. You can filter the
search with your desire choices. Then select the program or you can mark them as
favorite to see them for the next time as saved programs.
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| Application Portal |
4th: When the
portal opens for application, select your desire subjects and program to apply.
5th: Then go
forward with your selected subjects and programs. You can see all your selected
programs in the My Selection section of that portal. Click on My Selection, it
will take you to your selected subjects or programs page. Then check your
selected programs and click on apply now on the bottom of that page of your
application. Then submit the application.
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| Application Portal |
6th: After
submitting your application you can change the rank or order of your selected
programs. Rank the one on 1st which you want to be as your first choice. Then
rank the other programs according to your choice. And submit.
7th: Then you
have to upload your passport or any identification document on the document
section. Passport is preferred. Then you have to upload the required documents
for your selected university programs. You have to upload the documents before
the deadline. You need to upload all scan copy of your original documents as a
pdf. soft copy in the application portal.
8th: It's an
important phase of your application. It's about the documents you have to send
by mail or postal to universityadmission.se. You have to send your academic
transcript (Attested scan copy) directly to Sweden by mail from your previous
institutions.
9th: Then you
have to pay your application fee before the deadline. So your application will
go forward and in process or review.
10th: Check your
portals messages option in my page regularly as well as your given email inbox
and spam folder. If the universities require any more documents, just upload or
send it to the University as they will ask you to do so.
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| Application Portal |
Now wait for the dates to publish the results of your
application.
How to pay
and how much you have to pay for your application?
You have to pay 900 SEK for your application fee. You can pay
with your Credit/Debit card which is allowed to make international payments.
You can also pay by other online payment system that is mention in the
application portal that supports from your country. Make sure you pay before
the payment deadline ends. If you open up a second application then you have to
pay again for that.
How Many
Universities You can apply?
You can apply up to 4 universities in each application. If
you choose more than 4 universities the application will split and divide into
2 applications. In each application only 4 universities can be selected.
How many
subjects or Programs You can Apply?
You can apply as many subjects you want to. If you match or
fulfill the entry requirements of the program, you are good to go for that.
Rank your top desire subject in 1st place to get the offer for that
program.
How to Send
the Transcript to University Admission Sweden?
For
Master’s program you have to send your academic transcript directly to Sweden.
You have to send an attested scan copy of your academic transcript in a sealed
envelope from your previous university. You do not need to send your original
transcript. Just make a scan copy from your original academic transcript and
get it attested and in a sealed envelope from your Bachelor University’s exam
controller office or from register office. Go there with original and scan copy
of your certificate and academic transcript, they will give it to you in a
sealed envelope with attestation. And ask them to add the address of
universityadmission.se on the envelope as a receiver. The address where you
have to send mail and the country wise process for that can be found on this
website here
Here is the address to send the transcript by mail ( DHL/
FedEx)
PostNord Strålfors AB
Att: University Admissions in Sweden
Järngatan 11, Kaj 21-25
SE-190 81 Rosersberg
Sweden
⚠️ Do not send your original documents by mail. Only you have to
send an attested copy of your original academic transcript. Do not make a copy
from your scan copy of original document, make copy directly from your original
documents.
It can take 4-7 days to reach Sweden, It varies from country
to country.
What is the requirements for admission application?
For
Bachelor’s:
✅ Passport (Valid for Next 6 Months)
✅ Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
✅ Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Or Equivalent Degree
✅ Academic Transcript of Both Examinations
✅ Motivational Letter/ Statement of Purpose
✅ Essay (If Required)
✅ IELTS or Any English Language Test Score If You Are Not from Any English Speaking Country. IELTS Minimum Score 6.00 overall.
✅ Euro-pass CV/ Standard Resume
✅ Extra-Curricular Activities Certificate (If Any)
✅ Recommendation Letters (LOR)
For
Master’s:
✅ Passport (Valid for Next 6 Months)
✅ Bachelor’s Degree Certificate/ Or Equivalent Degree
✅ Academic Transcript
✅ Motivational Letter/ Statement of Purpose
✅ Essay (If Required)
✅ IELTS or Any English Language Test Score If You Are Not from Any English Speaking Country. IELTS Minimum Score 6.5 overall.
✅GRE/GMAT (if Required)
✅ Euro-pass CV/ Standard Resume
✅ Extra-Curricular Activities Certificate (If Any)
✅ Recommendation Letters (LOR)
For PHD:
✅ Passport (Valid for Next 6 Months)
✅ Bachelor’s And Master’s Degree Certificate/ Or Equivalent Degree
✅ Academic Transcripts
✅ Motivational Letter/ Statement of Purpose
✅ Essay (If Required)
✅ IELTS or Any English Language Test Score If You Are Not from Any English Speaking Country. IELTS Minimum Score 6.5 overall.
✅GRE/GMAT (if Required)
✅ Euro-pass CV/ Standard Resume
✅ Extra-Curricular Activities Certificate (If Any)
✅ Recommendation Letters (LOR)
✅ Research Proposal
✅ Journal or Conference Paper.
✅ Research Paper
✅ Experience Letter ( If Required)
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| SCHOLARSHIP |
There are
some other information you might be curious about:
You can apply for scholarship in Sweden. There are many
scholarship opportunities. Most popular scholarship is Swedish Institute (SI)
scholarship and
University scholarships here
After getting the admission offer, you have to pay one
semester tuition fee and then you have to apply for a visa at Swedish Embassy
in your country. Good luck with your application and study at Sweden.
We're excited to have you join our community! Feel free
to leave a comment, ask a question, or share your own study abroad experiences.
Written By- Nazmul Islam Razib
The Study Abroad Team
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