THIS IS EURAXESS SWEDEN
EURAXESS Sweden organisation
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 ESC. For 2026-2028 Linköping University (LiU) is the coordinator for Swedish network, as well as acting BHO for EURAXESS Sweden.
In the Swedish EURAXESS network there are 18 EURAXESS Service Centers, who follow the Declaration of Committment 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.
EURAXESS Sweden Funding 2026-2028
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).
EURAXESS Service Centers in Sweden
Below you will find a presentation of each of the Swedish universities that are EURAXESS Service Centers (ESC). all ESC have signed the EURAXESS Declaration of Commitment (DoC) which is a formal statement where organizations officially join the EURAXESS network, pledging to support researcher mobility and career development by providing free, high-quality services, adhering to the Charter & Code principles, and offering practical help for researchers moving to or within Europe.
Blekinge Institute of Technology – Challenging the established and exploring the unknown
BTH’s task is to contribute to a more sustainable societal development through higher education, research and innovation.
We conduct education and research at a high international level, focusing on IT integrated with other subjects such as engineering, industrial economics, spatial planning, design, and health sciences.
BTH invests in professionally oriented study programmes of high quality that develop the student as a whole. Innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability are included in all programmes. We focus on the future of our students, and offer courses and study programmes that prepare them to face societal challenges.
A special feature is our close cooperation with industry and society.
Chalmers – research and education for a better world
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level. The university has 3100 employees and 10,000 students, and offers education in engineering, science, shipping, and architecture. With scientific excellence as a basis, Chalmers promotes knowledge and technical solutions for a sustainable world. Through global commitment and entrepreneurship, we foster an innovative spirit, in close collaboration with wider society. The EU’s biggest research initiative – the Graphene Flagship – is coordinated by Chalmers. We are also leading the development of a Swedish quantum computer. Chalmers was founded in 1829 and has the same motto today as it did then: Avancez – forward.
Karlstad University – Challenging the established and exploring the unknown
We are one of the youngest universities in Sweden – dynamic, brave and innovative. We can also offer one of the most inspiring university environments in the country with a friendly and open atmosphere. All forms of cultural expression are essential aspects of our university.
The close link between research, education an cooperation is a foundational feature of the whole university, and social commitment is part of our university culture. Extensive education and research centre on important issues. We want to contribute to regional, national and global progress aimed at enhancing sustainability, democracy and health through socially engaged education and research.
Karolinska Institutet – a medical university
Karolinska Institutet (KI) is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Its vision is to significantly contribute to the improvement of human health. Karolinska Institutet accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden and offers the country’s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.
The research covers a broad field, from basic molecular biological research to clinical epidemiology and nursing science. KI also conducts clinic-based research, which provides an excellent environment for quickly passing on the benefits of experimental findings to patients, and where clinical observations provide the basis for new research ideas.
A significant share of the research conducted at Karolinska Institutet is done in partnership with Swedish and international companies. To encourage the practical application of ideas and research results in the interest of human health, actors in Karolinska Institutet’s innovation system offer practical advice and support to students and researchers wishing to turn their ideas into innovations or services.
Linköping University will never rest on its laurels
Linköping University conducts world-leading, boundary-crossing research in close collaboration with the business world and society, in fields that include materials science, IT and hearing. In the same spirit, the university offers many innovative educational programmes, many of them with a clear vocational focus, leading to qualification as, for example, doctors, teachers, economists and engineers.
The university has 27,000 students and 4,000 employees on four campuses. Together we seek answers to the complex questions facing us today. Our students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.
LiU achieved university status in 1975 and innovation is our only tradition.
Linnaeus University is a creative and international knowledge environment promoting curiosity, creativity, companionship and utility
The University was established in 2010 through a merger between Växjö University and University of Kalmar. With 2,100 employees and more than 34,000 students we strive to be a modern university, with Småland as our base and the world as our stage.
Research at Linnaeus University is of high quality, nationally as well as internationally, and covers a wide range of disciplines. Particularly prominent is the research carried out within our cutting-edge research environments – our Linnaeus University Centres.
Luleå University of Technology – World-class Research and Education
Luleå University of Technology is experiencing strong growth with world-leading competence in several areas of research. Our research is conducted in close cooperation with companies such as Bosch, Ericsson, Scania, LKAB, SKF and leading international universities. Luleå University of Technology has a total turnover of SEK 1,6 billion per year. We currently have 1,700 employees and 15,000 students.
The vision 2020 says that Luleå University of Technology is developing an attractive, sustainable society through research results that change, courses that challenge and individuals who cooperate.
Lund University – research and education since 1666
Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has 42 000 students and 7 400 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Lund is the most popular study location in Sweden. The University offers one of the broadest ranges of programmes and courses in Scandinavia, based on cross-disciplinary and cutting-edge research. The compact university campus encourages networking and creates the conditions for scientific breakthroughs and innovations. The University has a distinct international profile, with partner universities in over 70 countries.
Lund University has an annual turnover of SEK 8 billion, of which two-thirds go to research. Our research is characterised by both breadth and strength and, according to independent evaluations, over 30 of our research fields are world-leading.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as in architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy.
Malmö University is a modern research university with a broad profile in the heart of the Öresund Region. The university aims to contribute to a more sustainable and equal society through research-based knowledge, critical reflection and readiness to act.
Malmö University is an open, innovative and boundary-crossing university that handles complex issues and societal challenges. The university provides education and research of the highest quality, which span arts and humanities, engineering and technology, medicine and health sciences, natural sciences, odontology, and social sciences. Research at Malmö University is transnational and multi- and interdisciplinary, takes on original research questions and future societal challenges, and is carried out in collaboration with other social actors to disseminate and utilise knowledge. We offer research-based general and vocational education programmes and emphasise external engagement through comprehensive cooperation with the public and private sector as well as with civil society.
Malmö University is an active and critical voice in society, promoting a knowledge-based, open and constructive public debate — locally, nationally and globally. The University is a national role model for inclusion and widening recruitment in education, doctoral education and research.
Malmö University is founded on the human, democratic and academic values that have emerged from the ideals of an open society, freedom of speech and critical thinking.
Mälardalen University – A progressive and collaborative university where together we form a sustainable future.
The University was founded as a college in 1977 and gained full university status in 2022. We have around 1,400 employees and 20,000 students based over two campuses.
MDU is a dynamic workplace where you, as a member of staff, are the core and enrich the organisation. The University wishes to inspire its staff to an enterprising spirit and innovative thinking.
We have six research specialisations: Future Energy Center, Health and Welfare, Embedded Systems, Industrial Economics and Management, Innovation and Product Realisation, and Educational Sciences and Mathematics.
MDU's research leads to necessary knowledge and development – for Swedish industry and welfare, but also to solve some of the global challenges. The greatest part of research is conducted in cooperation with the private and the public sectors.
Stockholm University – A leading European university in one of the world’s most dynamic capitals
Since 1878 Stockholm University has been characterised by openness and innovation. A modern university with a multicultural environment, Stockholm University is one of the world’s top 100 higher education institutes. More than 64,000 students, 1,700 doctoral students and 5,000 staff are active within the areas of science and human science.
Education and research at Stockholm University make a difference. The University contributes to individual and social change through top quality education and outstanding research. Our researchers contribute to the development of public policy and political decision making, and participate in Nobel Prize Committees and international expert bodies.
Stockholm is a cultural hub and economic centre, with many green areas and surrounded by water, making it an ideal place in which to enjoy a relaxed and exciting student life.
We make the world a better place
SLU is a world-class international university with research, education and environmental assessment within the sciences for sustainable life.
Its principal sites are in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations, experimental parks and educational establishments throughout Sweden.
We bring together people who have different perspectives, but they all have one and the same goal: to create the best conditions for a sustainable, thriving and better world.
A multidisciplinary context for research into societal challenges.
Södertörn University is located in Stockholm, offering an international setting for vital discussions about important contemporary issues. We have the closeness between students and academic staff found at small universities and the breadth and depth of research of large universities.
Södertörn University is a young university, with a strong focus on multidisciplinarity. We offer education and conduct research in the humanities, social sciences, technology and natural sciences, often with a multidisciplinary and intercultural profile, and collaborate with the surrounding community for sustainable societal development. We offer high quality education in disciplines such as political science, journalism, the study of religions, aesthetics, environmental science, police education, social work with an urban profile and teacher education with an intercultural profile. We employ almost ninety full professors.
Umeå University – a university that makes things possible
Umeå University is home to research and education on a high international level, which contributes to innovation, research advances and enhanced understanding – in Sweden and across the globe.
Its 35,000 students and 4,000 employees make Umeå University one of Sweden’s largest higher education institutions. Having flourished for a mere 50 years means that the University has avoided stagnation and instead finds itself in constant progress. Thanks to its moderate size, but despite its international atmosphere, everything is close by at Umeå University. Here, you find prosperous research environments and cosy accommodation close by. And there are no borders between students, researchers and the management. Campus Umeå is also in close proximity to the town centre and right next door to one of Sweden’s biggest and well-reputed university hospitals. Umeå Arts Campus is a stone’s throw away and another two campuses can be found in neighbouring towns, Skellefteå and Örnsköldsvik.
The University also consists of the highly-ranked Umeå Institute of Design, the Umeå School of Architecture – Sweden’s only such school specialising on the arts –, and a School of Restaurant and Culinary Arts with the most modern research restaurant in Sweden, as well as an environmentally certified Umeå School of Business and Economics. Umeå University is also one of three national sports universities in Sweden and has the nation’s only Arctic Research Centre.
The University of Gothenburg – Open minds, open doors
The University of Gothenburg tackles society’s challenges with diverse knowledge. 49 000 students and 6 000 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study, with a continuous flow of new knowledge and ideas.
Throughout the organisation, there is a strong sense of openness. The University actively participates in the public debate and interacts with the surrounding society through continuous dialogues and knowledge exchange, nationally and internationally.
Strong research and attractive study programmes attract scientists and students from around the world. They offer new perspectives and help solve the major challenges facing the world.
The University of Gothenburg is environmentally certified and works actively for sustainable development. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University contributes to a better future.
Uppsala University – Quality, knowledge and creativity since 1477
World-class research and first-rate education of global benefit to society, business and culture.
Uppsala University ranks among the top 100 universities in the world. The University is characterised by diversity and quality, with international frontline research across nine faculties and education at Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD levels. Uppsala University’s research helps us understand our society, makes the world a better place and improves lives. It offers new perspectives on fundamental scientific questions and contributes to a sustainable environment, human health and the advancement of society.
Uppsala University is well placed to tackle the challenges faced by society today and tomorrow. The breadth of our research gives strength and opportunities. Uppsala University is a key collaborative partner for business and society and strives to facilitate the interplay between entrepreneurship and research and forge links between students and business.
Örebro University has developed a wide range of attractive programmes professional education for physicians, psychologists, lawyers and engineers. The University is now investing strategically to develop its teacher education, with the aim of becoming best in Sweden.
The university has strong research in the areas of medicine, psychology, environmental science, and computer science. Food and health is an extensive area that brings together researchers from different disciplines. Interdisciplinary research also distinguishes research here into lifelong health and wellbeing.
A close link between education, research and collaboration is a point of departure for the entire university.
At Örebro University there are 15,000 students, 400 doctoral students and 110 professors.
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology
Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Luleå University of Technology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
The Swedish Museum of Natural History
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Contact us
Contact us if you have questions about the network or if you have questions about the EURAXESS Sweden portal euraxess@liu.se