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INFORMATION REGARDING COVID-19 AND THE SITUATION IN SWEDEN

The Public Health Agency of Sweden

(Folkhälsomyndigheten) is an expert authority with responsibility for public health issues at a national level.

News from the Government and Government Offices

Information in English from the Swedish Government

Extension of temporary entry ban

To mitigate the effects of the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the outbreak, a temporary ban on entry to the EU via Sweden is in force. The Government has decided to extend the entry ban until 31 August 2020.

The Swedish Police Authority is the authority that, through the border police, assesses who is allowed to enter Sweden and who is not.

Welcome to EURAXESS in Sweden,

We provide information and assistance to mobile researchers - by means of this portal and with the support of our national EURAXESS Centres.
The portal contains practical information concerning professional and daily life in Sweden, research news, as well as information about jobs and funding opportunities. The Centres provide assistance in matters related to mobility and help researchers and their families to plan and organize their move.

All services of the EURAXESS network are free of charge.

Researchers

Are you a researcher who would like to work in Sweden? Or are you a Swedish researcher who would like to travel abroad?

The Euraxess Job Funding Search can assist with finding the right research role for you. Use the search-function above or if you search from a mobile unit, see the top menue Jobs & Funding.

This portal also contains practical information and administrative procedures that affect researchers and their families when moving to a foreign country. See the top menue Information & Assistance.

Maximise your potential

Have you got a great idea? Do you need help developing it? You can find partners in business and academia to help you get started and find out about patents, funding and more.

FIND FUNDING

Find the best research talent

Are you looking for someone to join your research team?

Register your institution on the EURAXESS portal. Publish vacancies, scholarships and hosting opportunities through the EURAXESS Jobs Database. As an organization registered on the EURAXESS portal, you also have access to the researcher database and can search for a suitable candidate.

POST JOB OFFERS CANDIDATE SEARCH

Add talent to your team

Find and recruit the best entrepreneurs and researchers from all disciplines across the world.

Register your company on the EURAXESS portal. Publish vacancies through the EURAXESS Jobs Database. As an employer registered on the EURAXESS portal, you also have access to the researcher database and can search for a suitable candidate.

POST JOB OFFERS FIND FUNDING

Link to: MAIN EURAXESS PORTAL
with overall information about EURAXESS,
statistics on published jobs,
news & events etc.

Watch a video about the portal and get to know how to use it for the best purpose.

A Research Career in Sweden?

Sweden is one of the most R&D-intensive countries in the world, with research that is both broad and specialized. Sweden has a leading position in areas like environmental technology, life science, ICT and nanotechnology. The main contributors to Swedish R&D expenditure is the business sector (58 per cent) and the public sector (27 per cent).

Read more about research in Sweden at www.vr.se (The Swedish Research Council and in the publication The Swedish Research Barometer)

WHY SWEDEN?

Higher education and research, described at Sweden.se

5 reasons to work in Sweden:

Workers have strong rights
Equality is key
Your family can get residence permits
Innovation is highly valued
The welfare system is inclusive

5 facts about life and work in Sweden
(Video from the Swedish Institute)

Career Development for Researchers

Career opportunities are numerous and varied within the university and academia at large, but also outside of academia.

The universities in Sweden usually have well-developed forms of regional and international collaboration with industry and commerce, the public sector and organizations.

Don't miss the new section with career development resources for researchers at the EURAXESS main portal.

Follow the direct link to the section here

Watch the short video presenting the contents of the career development section including the tools available.

Science4Refugees Initiative

EURAXESS is also your gateway to Science4Refugees, a Commission's initiative helping refugees who are researchers find suitable jobs in today's challenging research landscape. Part of the initiative, is the Science4Refugees Research Buddies, supporting refugee scientists in finding European researchers to discuss problems with, find solutions and study together, by matching their research field, scientific studies and interests.

Science4Refugees

02/07/2020

Launch of the New Europass: 1 July 2020

The European Commission is launching a new, modernised Europass which will offer a multilingual ‘e-Portfolio tool’, for people across Europe...

02/07/2020

The new EU framework program will provide growth and new jobs in Europe

Read the full news article on vinnova.se

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Testimonials

Kentaro Umeki

Because Sweden is one of the most active country for my research field, and it is expected that government will keep investing in the field in the coming decade.