Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
Encyclopedia
The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, or Högskoleverket is a Swedish
government agency. It is in charge of inspecting and promoting higher education
sector activities, through follow-up and evalutation of higher education, quality assessment, initiatives for updating teaching methods and assessment of right to award academic degree
s. Included among the responsibilities of the agency is the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test.
Its head, since August 1, 2007, is Professor Anders Flodström
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
government agency. It is in charge of inspecting and promoting higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
sector activities, through follow-up and evalutation of higher education, quality assessment, initiatives for updating teaching methods and assessment of right to award academic degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
s. Included among the responsibilities of the agency is the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test.
Its head, since August 1, 2007, is Professor Anders Flodström
Anders Flodström
Anders Flodström is a Swedish professor of materials physics at the Royal Institute of Technology. He was previously the rector of Linköping University from 1996 to 1999 and of the Royal Institute of Technology from 1999 to 2007 and University Chancellor of Sweden and head of the Swedish National...
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See also
- Education in SwedenEducation in SwedenEducation in Sweden is mandatory for all children from year 1 to year 9 - generally from the year of the child’s seventh birthday to the year of the child’s 16th...
- List of universities in Sweden
- Swedish Research CouncilSwedish Research CouncilThe Swedish Research Council is a Swedish government agency established in 2001, with the responsibility to support and develop basic scientific research. Its objective is for Sweden to be a leading nation in scientific research...
- Swedish National Agency for Services to Universities
- Swedish National Board of Student AidSwedish National Board of Student AidThe National Board of Student Aid, or Centrala studiestödsnämnden , is a Swedish government agency under the Ministry of Education and Research. It is in charge of administration of all matters regarding study support in Sweden...
- Government agencies in SwedenGovernment agencies in SwedenThe Government agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions but not by direct...
External links
- Swedish National Agency for Higher Education - Official site