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Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates

Korta vägen is a training program for foreign born graduates with the aim to help foreign academics establish professionally in Sweden.

Korta vägen is a training program for foreign born graduates. The aim of the program is to help foreign academics establish themselves professionally as soon as possible upon their arrival in Sweden. It was launched in 2012 and is very successful.

study made by Stockholm University show that 95% of the participants received a qualified internship (praktikplats) and that 59% of the participant got a job within their field after finishing Korta vägen.

Korta vägen is held at 20 universities and institutions of higher education in Sweden. The program is free of charge and open for newcomers with at least two years of documented university studies and who have completed SFI (or have an equivalent level of proficiency in the Swedish language). Admissions are made by a language test and motivational interview. The duration of the program is up to 6 months, 3 theoretical and 3 with an internship. Korta vägen helps you:

  • identify and assess your academic skills
  • get a qualified internship (called praktikplats) at a company within your field
  • improve your Swedish through specialised Swedish courses
  • provide you with professional coaching and shorter job training programmes

The program is a cooperation between the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) the Swedish industry (Näringslivet) and 20 institutions of higher learning in Sweden.

Interested? Contact your local Employment Service (Arbetsförmedling) if you think this program may be for you. They will provide you with more information and help you with the application process.

Learn more about the program

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Korta vägen at Academicum – Information in Swedish provided by Academicum.

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Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates

Korta vägen is a training program for foreign born graduates with the aim to help foreign academics establish professionally in Sweden.

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