They argue that higher education should be considered equal to paid employment. Currently refugees are only allowed to study once they have received residence permits, but the Swedish Higher Education Authority wants to make it possible at an earlier stage. “A refugee who is keen to study might wait several years to get a resident’s permit. Writing in Dagens Nyheter, the head of the authority Harriet Wallberg, argues that greater coordination is needed to help refugees progress with their studies. Sweden is a small country that is completely dependent on education and research to compete in a global world,” they write.

Source: The Local July 27, 2016 07:18 UTC