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Lärarförbundet is the largest union for teachers and heads of schools and the fourth largest professional trade union in Sweden.

SUNET started in the 1980s as a research project for Swedish computer scientists, and paved the way for the Internet in Sweden. SUNET´s aim is to provide Swedish universities and colleges with access to well-developed and effective national and international data communication and related services that meet their needs, whatever their geographical location.

SFS represents the Swedish students´ interests in social welfare and educational issues and represents Swedish students on a national and international level. SFS handles issues concering quality in higher education, admission to higher education, selection procedure, examination and evaluation.

The website contains all important informations for international students wishing to study in Sweden. Besides you find a description of the educational system in Sweden. A linklist shows the way to important websites, for example to application sites for courses and programmes.

The website informs about the folk high school system and the courses offered. The English website provides information about admission for foreign learners.

The website offers a database of distance study courses at Swedish universities and institutions of adult education.

The Swedish Research Council has a leading role in developing Swedish research of the highest scientific quality, thereby contributing to the development of society. Besides research funding, the agency advises the government on research-related issues and participates actively in the discussions to create understanding of the long-term benefits of research.

The Foundation supports research that is conducted at Sweden´s new universities, provided that industry provides a matching amount and actively participates in order to achieve development there as well. The Knowledge Foundation was established in 1994 and since then it has invested some SEK 8.2 billion in more than 2,300 projects.

The Swedish National Council of Adult Education is a non-profit association with certain authoritative tasks delegated by the government and the Riksdag (the Swedish Parliament). The Council distributes government grants to study associations and folk high schools, submits budgetary documentation and annual reports to the government and follows up and evaluates folkbildning activities. The website gives an overview over the activities of Folkbildningsrådet, explains what Folkbildning means and contains a linklist to all institutions for Folkbildning.

The Childcare Resource and Research Unit is a Canadian early childhood education and child care (ECEC) policy research institute. In its ISSUE File collection of online resources it highlights useful online resources detailing and discussing Sweden´s highly developed ECEC system. Material is divided into four sections: Documents from the Swedish government, reports from the OECD Thematic Review of ECEC, other selected research, overviews and media, useful websites.