Government agencies

The Swedish Council for Higher Education is a government agency with many different tasks in the education sector. One of their main focus areas is higher education.

Umeå University conducts education at the undergraduate and graduate level in education fields of humanities, law, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, nursing, dentistry, medicine, teaching, design, art, music, and sports.

Södertörn University offers courses and programmes in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Technology, as well as teacher education with an intercultural profile. Research at Södertörn University covers many different disciplines and areas. There are high quality, creative research environments in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Education Studies.

At Stockholm University more than 70,000 students, 1,800 doctoral students and 5,000 staff are active within science, the humanities, law and social sciences.

Stockholm University of the Arts (Uniarts) provides education and conducts research in the fields of circus, dance, film, media, opera and performing arts.

The National Agency for Education is the central administrative authority for the public school system, publicly organised preschooling, school-age childcare and for adult education.

The Swedish Schools Inspectorate scrutinizes schools and assesses applications to run an independent school. You can also turn to the Swedish Schools Inspectorate if you think that a school has done something wrong. The objective is good education in a safe environment.

The National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (SPSM in Swedish) task is to ensure that children, young people and adults – regardless of functional ability – have adequate conditions to fulfil their educational goals. This is done through special needs support, education in special needs schools, accessible teaching materials and government funding.

The Swedish Institute for Educational Research is a government agency that helps to provide teachers and other professionals in preschools, primary/secondary schools and adult education with reliable conditions for the planning, execution and evaluation of the teaching process, with the support of working methods and practices with a firm scientific basis. The objective of the Swedish Institute for Educational Research is to promote and encourage students’ learning and development, and to improve their learning outcomes.

The task of the Sami Education Board is to provide Sami children with a Sami-oriented education and to contribute to preserving and developing the Sami language and the Sami culture. This education is offered at Sami schools and in integrated Sami education at municipal compulsory schools. The Sami Education Board is the governing body for the Sami schools and associated activities. The Sami Education Board is also to promote and develop material for teaching. In addition, it is to provide information about Sami schools and Sami education in the national school system.