Government agencies

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.

The Swedish National Space Board, SNSB, is responsible for national and international activities relating to space and remote sensing, primarily research and development.

Swedish Polar Research Secretariat is a government agency that promotes and co-ordinates Swedish polar research. This includes to follow and plan research and development, as well as to organise and lead research expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

At Mälardalen University, the many study programmes on offer fall within four educational areas: economics, health and welfare, teacher education, and engineering. The university focus on research that generates useful solutions for the development of society and offer research studies in Engineering and Technology as well as Health and Welfare.

The Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education is responsible for Higher Vocational Education in Sweden (HVE) and the key function is to ensure that HVE programmes meet the labour market's needs for qualified workforce.