About the EURAXESS Swedish Network

In Sweden there are 18 EURAXESS Service Centers (ESC), that follow the Declaration of Committment (DoC) version 2022. This means that they all provide personalised assistance in matters related to mobility. Find your nearest ESC in Sweden.  Besides the 18 ESC universities, the network also includes 15 non-ESC universities and university colleges, which brings a total of 33 universities and university colleges as well as some external partners togheter. 

The ESC are part of a group that supports the project team and meet twice a year.  As a ESC you are invited to participate in courses, webinars  and conferences arranged by EURAXESS EU. As ESC there is a possibility to apply for funding for study visits within the EU via the EU Commission 

Search for a EURAXESS Service Center in Sweden.

How can our HEI become a EURAXESS Service Center?

1. Contact the EURAXESS project team for an initial meeting to find out more about EURAXESS and the benefits and commitments of signing The Declaration of Commitement (DoC) euraxess@liu.se
2. The HEI can formalize its participation by signing the Declaration of Commitment as a ESC.
3. The HEI can also adapt to the EU staff policy and receive the "HR Excellence in Research Award."  This means that the HEI have been assessed and accepted  by the EU Commission for the implementaion of the European Charter for Researchers and Guidelines for the Recruitment of Researchers. Read more on HRS4R for Swedish Research Institutions

The Bridge Head Organisation (BHO) of EURAXESS Sweden is Vinnova; a government agency under the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, and the national contact authority for the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Vinnova stimulates collaborations between companies, universities and other higher education institutions, public services, civil society and other actors. The activities also focus on strengthening international cooperation. 

The operative work for the Swedish EURAXESS network has been deligated to a EURAXESS Service Center (ESC). 2026-2028 Linköping University (LiU) is the coordinator for Swedish network, as well as acting BHO for EURAXESS Sweden. 

The project 2026-2028 is financed via Vinnova with funding from the Swedish Strategy Group for EU-coordination which is a collaboration between The Swedish Research Council, Forte (Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare), Formas (Research council for sustainable development), The Swedish Energy Agency, The Swedish National Space Agency and Vinnova (Sweden Innovation Agency).

The Network consists of all 18 Higher Education Institutions (HEI) that are EURAXESS Service Centers (ESC) and 15 non-ESC. In addition there are several external partners connected to the Network. The Network is open to all (HEI) who are interested in the questions, both those who are EURAXESS Service Centers and those who have not signed the Declaration of Committment. 

Within the Network issues such as problems, obstacles and solutions to improve the conditions for international researchers are discussed both during network meetings and on our joint platform in Teams. There are several working groups in the network, focusing on relevant issues such as migration, tax- and social security and onboarding to mention a few. EURAXESS Sweden project team togheter with the working groups organise study visits, meetings, training as well as other activities to share good practices and learn from each other. 

ESCs will automatically become members of the Network.

EURAXESS Sweden has managed several projects with both national and EU funding.  Some of the projects and the findings can be viewed in reports.

• Project on what Higher Education Institutions should do in order to prepare international doctoral students and postdocs for a career outside academia (funded by the Swedish Innovation Agency)
• Career beyond academia programme for international doctoral and postdocs in Sweden (EU-funded)
• Industry collaboration through industrial PhD - Global Knowledge, Local Impact-International Industrial PhD Students and Internships for a stronger Sweden (Funded by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth)
• University collaboration for closer connection to employers outside academia to ease the transition for international programme- and doctoral students (Funded by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth)

Read more about EURAXESS Sweden projects, reports and collaboration.

Contact us if you have questions about the Network or if you have questions about the EURAXESS Sweden portal euraxess@liu.se.

Find a ESC in Sweden.