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The Ministry of Education and Research (Swedish: Utbildningsdepartementet) is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research. Before 1968, the ministry was called the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs .
The Swedish Board of Student Finance (Swedish: Centrala studiestödsnämnden, CSN), is a Swedish government agency under the Ministry of Education and Research. It is in charge of administration of all matters regarding student aid in Sweden. Its seat is located in Sundsvall and its Director-General is Christina Forsberg.
Must meet the age requirements. May receive student aid until the year that they turn 56, but the right to take out a loan will be limited from the year that they turn 47. For upper secondary education, there is also a minimum age of 20. Must be attending a school or course that qualifies them for student aid. Must be studying at least half-time.
Education in Sweden is mandatory for children between ages 5/6 and 15/16 depending on when in the year they were born. The school year in Sweden runs from mid-late August to early/mid-June. The Christmas holiday from mid-December to early January divides the Swedish school year into two terms .
Admission in Sweden requires completion of secondary education, along with the proper specific qualifications (e.g. science in high school to study science in college). Prospective students are admitted based on their grade point average or SAT, although majors such as theatre and architecture may require some extra work.
The Education Act aims to ensure the fair and just treatment of students in Sweden. [3] The act establishes educational standards for optimum pedagogy. The system was last changed in 2011, by Education act 2010:800, [4] which came into effect on July 1, 2011 and addresses the mistreatment of students in schools and bullying.
The Swedish Council for Higher Education (Swedish: Universitets- och högskolerådet, UHR) is a Swedish government agency organized under the Ministry of Education and Research assigned to manage admissions to Swedish universities and university colleges, applications and development of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test, and evaluate foreign qualifications.
The head of the ministry was the minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs, with the responsibility of culture, the Church of Sweden, research and education. In 1968, the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs changed its name to the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (Swedish: Utbildningsdepartmentet), today called the ...