Category: Academics

This blog post is dedicated to all the newbies (new students) to Sweden. Your first few weeks may be filled with excitement but also confusion and sadness. You’re starting a new chapter of your life and leaving behind your comfort zone.

One of the things that I love about studying in Sweden is the easy access to be a part of international conventions. It means that you can be connected to a global network of practitioners, researchers, government and non-governmental bodies who works in the field of your interest. Last Sunday, I participated in World Water […]

Swedish enjoying reading. The graph below shows the countries that read the most. Sweden recorded the list with its citizens reporting an average of 7 hours and 6 minutes a week spent reading. Even though Sweden is not the world most reader, it is still in one of the top countries enjoying reading. As I […]

Let’s talk about packing electronics ! If you’ve been following my last two blog posts you already know what essentials to pack :   Packing for Sweden: The Essentials   and what study items to pack :   Packing for Sweden: Study Items   If not, what are you waiting for? Have a read and […]

Study Items: Pack Light ! Hey again, I’m so happy to help you pack ! It’s awesome to have you reading post 2 of 3 in the Packing for Sweden Guide. Now this list should be the easiest of them all. As with the first post, I want you to think light while packing! I’m […]

Credits: Melker Dahlstrand/imagebank.sweden.se Its time to start packing those bags! For some of you its only a matter of weeks before you pack for Sweden, print your boarding passes, jump on a plane and begin the wonderful experience that is to study in Sweden. For others, it might be in a few months or even […]

As students coming to Sweden for the Autumn semester pack their bags and prepare to travel. Some of you may wonder how different the Swedish Classroom is compared to your classroom back home?

Thank you Sweden ! What an awesome year it was studying in Sweden. For many of us here it has truly been one of the best life experiences. Now that exams are finished, its about time we enjoy the summer sun. So why not celebrate with a bang? Well I rounded up my friends and […]

As the time fast approaches to finishing my studies in Sweden. I look back and ask myself how International are Swedish Universities? This blogpost acts as a guide in search of answering this question.