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August 24, 2011 : Rhine Consultancies
German universities were allowed to charge a tuition fee of 500 EURO per semester from 2007 which definitely definitely is peanuts when compared to what universiteis from UK, USA, Canada and Australia charge. Despite it led to strong outcry in the co ...
Comprehending the university system of Sweden for foreigners is definitely a daunting task. The decentralization of Higher Education System in Sweden has allowed more freedom and control with the universities.
A healthy competition among the universities has broadened the scope for Quality structuring of courses and programs by the universities as grants allocated by the Swedish Government to the universities depended upon the quality and popularity of the courses and programs.
Thus more and more universities and university colleges have come-up with umpteen study programs and courses.
The universities are widely collaborated among themselves and also with industry which led to the greater standards and universities of Sweden being recognized world-wide.
| University (Universitet) |
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| Enjoys unrestricted rights to award any kind of degree including Doctorate. |
| University College (Högskla) |
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| Enjoys limited rights and cannot award Doctorate Degree. |
Besides this major difference, the Universities and University Colleges offer the same quality and standards and the degrees offered by both of them are equal.