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Mobility in early childhood and school education

Sweden

13.Mobility and internationalisation

13.1Mobility in early childhood and school education

Last update: 23 June 2022

Pupil and student mobility

Mobility programmes

Athena

Athena programme offers pupils in vocational education an opportunity to participate in exchange with low- and middle-income countries. Athena is administered by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet) and financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

Atlas Programmes

Atlas Vocational Training is a programme that offers vocational training abroad (globally) during upper secondary or adult vocational education. Atlas Partnerships offer a posibility for school classes from preschool to adult education and their teachers to visit each other and conduct mutual projects. Atlas is administered by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet) and financed by the Swedish Government. 

Erasmus+ Vocational Education and Training

Erasmus+ Vocational Education and Training offers vocational training abroad (in Europe) during upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education. Erasmus+ in Sweden is administered by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet).

One-year Programmes

The one-year programme offers a one-year exchange period in France, Germany or Spain to pupils in upper secondary education. The programme is administered by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet) and financed by the Swedish Government. 

Nordplus Junior

Nordplus Junior offers exchanges of school classes, individual work placements and study exchanges for pupils between Nordic and Baltic countries. The programme is administered by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet) and financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers (Nordiska ministerrådet).

Validation and recognition

The Swedish education provider is responsible for validation and recognition of qualifications, exams and courses obtained and completed abroad by pupils in preschool, compulsory school or upper secondary school. Validation and recognition is part of the regular assessment of pupils' learning, based on goals and criteria in curricula and course syllabies. Some upper secondary education providers use internationally recognised validation tools, such as Europass and ECVET, as a complement.  

Teacher mobility

Mobility programmes

Athena

Athena programme offers teachers within vocational education an opportunity to participate in exchange with education providers in low- and middle-income countries. Athena is administered by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet) and financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

Atlas Programmes

Swedish organisations from pre-school to adult education may apply to the programme Atlas Partnerships for cooperation with similar organisations in other countries. Atlas partnerships offer a possibility for teachers and pupils of schools in different countries to conduct mutual projects. Atlas is administered by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet) and financed by the Swedish Government. 

Erasmus+

Erasmus+ School Education and Erasmus+ Vocational Education and Training offer possibilities for jobb shadowing, conferences and teaching assignments in Europe for teachers from preschool to upper secondary level. Erasmus+ is administered in Sweden by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet). 

Nordplus Junior

Nordplus Junior offers exchanges for school classes, teacher exchanges and cooperation projects for schools from preschool to upper secondary level between Nordic and Baltic countries. The programme is administered by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet) and financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers (Nordiska ministerrådet).