Stockholms Akademiska Forum

Number of International Students in Stockholm Continues to Increase

Wed, Mar 25, 2020 06:00 CET

STOCKHOLM, March 25, 2020 - A recent report from the Stockholm Academic Forum shows that the number of international students in Stockholm is approaching 10,000. This represents an increase of 26% over the past five academic years. The figure at the national level is 17%. International students now account for 11% of the total student population in Stockholm.We see the largest increase in the number of students from India, with 26% more since last year and a full 75% over the last three years. However, the largest groups are still students from China, Finland, and Germany. KTH is the

Stockholm’s Universities Take a Lead on Gender Equality

Fri, Mar 08, 2019 08:45 CET

STOCKHOLM, March 8, 2019 — A new report from the Stockholm Academic Forum (Staf) states that 10 out of 18 universities in the capital of Sweden are now female-led, which amounts to 56 per cent. The national equivalent is at 42 per cent, which can be compared with 21 per cent in the UK. Meanwhile, only 18 per cent of the world’s top 250 institutions, as identified by the Times Higher Education, are led by women. Among the highest-ranked universities in the world, which include seven Swedish universities, Sweden also has the highest percentage of female leadership at 57 per cent. “The

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Number of International Students in Stockholm Continues to Increase

Stockholm’s Universities Take a Lead on Gender Equality