Swedish Government aims to growth international educatee scholarship funding
(22nd Sep 11)- The Swedish authorities has allotted an additional xx 1000000 kronor ($2.9 million) inward scholarship funding to assist offset tuition fees charged to students from developing countries who desire to written report at Swedish universities.
"The character of our academy programmes growth when successful international students participate," pedagogy government minister January Björklund said inward a statement. "Scholarships are a mode to attract talented students."
(22nd Sep 11)- The Swedish authorities has allotted an additional xx 1000000 kronor ($2.9 million) inward scholarship funding to assist offset tuition fees charged to students from developing countries who desire to written report at Swedish universities.
"The character of our academy programmes growth when successful international students participate," pedagogy government minister January Björklund said inward a statement. "Scholarships are a mode to attract talented students."
Starting amongst the 2011-2012 academic year, students from exterior of the European Union (EU) too European Economic Area (EEA) tin no longer written report for free at Swedish universities.
To assist offset the costs for talented students every bit good every bit those from developing countries, the authorities too created scholarships totaling ninety 1000000 kronor.
Currently, 2 thirds of the funds originally fix aside for scholarships are disbursed through private universities.
The remaining xxx 1000000 kronor are managed past times the Swedish Institute every bit business office of a full general scholarship fund for students from countries listed past times the Organisation for Economic Co-operation too Development every bit countries inward request of unusual aid.
But according to the government's novel spending proposal, the full general scholarship fund for students from developing countries would rising to fifty 1000000 kronor starting spill 2012, a funding growth of threescore percent.
This year, 697 applications reached the Swedish Institute, amongst Bangladesh, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia too Republic of Uganda representing 465 of them. Of the 105 granted applications, solely 33 were from women, according to statistics from SI. See Foreign students shun Swedish universities due to introduction of fees.
“Through to a greater extent than scholarships nosotros contribute to the growth of the capacity to confront economical, political too social challenges inward these countries,” Minister for International Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson said inward a statement.
Source: www.thelocal.se
To assist offset the costs for talented students every bit good every bit those from developing countries, the authorities too created scholarships totaling ninety 1000000 kronor.
Currently, 2 thirds of the funds originally fix aside for scholarships are disbursed through private universities.
The remaining xxx 1000000 kronor are managed past times the Swedish Institute every bit business office of a full general scholarship fund for students from countries listed past times the Organisation for Economic Co-operation too Development every bit countries inward request of unusual aid.
But according to the government's novel spending proposal, the full general scholarship fund for students from developing countries would rising to fifty 1000000 kronor starting spill 2012, a funding growth of threescore percent.
This year, 697 applications reached the Swedish Institute, amongst Bangladesh, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia too Republic of Uganda representing 465 of them. Of the 105 granted applications, solely 33 were from women, according to statistics from SI. See Foreign students shun Swedish universities due to introduction of fees.
“Through to a greater extent than scholarships nosotros contribute to the growth of the capacity to confront economical, political too social challenges inward these countries,” Minister for International Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson said inward a statement.
Source: www.thelocal.se
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