A hundred new international students are welcomed

Students from China, Australia, Peru, Canada, Bangladesh and Kenya are welcomed together with EU-students from example Czech Republic, Italy, Germany and Spain to the University of Gävle for this autumn’s term.  

Welcome ceremony

The 21st and 22nd of august a hundred new international students are welcomed to the university of Gävle at a welcome ceremony initiated by the Vice-Chancellor.

Many of the students are Erasmus students who come from for example the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany and Spain.

- But this year there are also more scholarship students from the Swedish institute. The SI scholarship covers the whole tuition fee as well as the living expenses, says Erik Olsson, internationalization specialist at the University of Gävle. 

Most are exchange students that come to study one or two semesters via one of the university’s collaboration agreements, but there are also some students who have applied for a full bachelor or master program.

They contribute so much

- At the University of Gävle we work a lot to expand our international contacts and in this context the student and teacher exchange is of great importance. The international students contribute many experiences and mean such great opportunities for the university, says Erik Olsson.
 

 - I can imagine that in the future we might have close collaborations with different companies that themselves are international players; in our region there is for example Sandvik. Furthermore there is great opportunity through collaborations to take advantage of the competence that other educational institutions in our proximity have in this area. 

For further information please contact:
Erik Olsson, internationalization specialist, 026-64 86 28 or 070-1913852