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Beneficiaries of international protection have the right to full access to education at all levels.[1] There are requirements regarding proficiency in Swedish and English for higher education studies and other more specific requirements regarding proficiency in other subjects relevant to the course of studies. Fulfilling these requirements can take time and therefore add to the time it takes to obtain full qualifications.
Higher education is financed by student loans with partial grants. A person with a degree or qualifications from another country can obtain an evaluation and recognition of the qualifications by the Swedish Council for Higher Education in order to provide support for finding work, or enable their continued studies in Sweden.[2] Some universities offer fast track courses for those already possessing higher education degrees.[3]
[1] Centrala studiestödsnämnden, Refugee – support from CSN, available at: https://bit.ly/2Zio06v.
[2] Swedish Council for Higher Education, available at https://bit.ly/3LmbEQB
[3] See e.g. Linköping University, Utbildningsutbud på LiU, kompletteringsmöjligheter och snabbspår, available in Swedish at: https://bit.ly/39zzdVK.