Open this publication in new window or tab >>2024 (English)In: Entry points to US education: accessing the next wave of growth / [ed] Jing Luan; Leilt Habte; David L. Di Maria; Krishna Bista, Baltimore: STAR Scholars Press , 2024, p. 268-283Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
In 2009, the Swedish parliament introduced tuition for students outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. In 2011, the first feeypaying students arrived. Before the decision was made, industrial leaders, students, and representatives of higher education institutions had debated and questioned the decision. In this chapter, we reflect on the intervention of the introduction of tuition for postsecondary education in Sweden within a European contect. What were the experiences, impacts and development of student mobility 10 years after tuition was introduced? Did tuition turn out to be a serious mistake, or are the objectives fulfilled with the reform? A direct consequence was a decrease of 80% in the number of students in Sweden from outside the EEA and Switzerland. However, today, the number of students from outside Europe has increased, but the mix of students from different countries has changed. The analytical research of the chapter holds significance for policy making that affects entry points to education.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Baltimore: STAR Scholars Press, 2024
Series
Comparative and international education
Keywords
Tuition fees, Fee-Paying Students, Sweden, Student Mobility, Post -Secondary Education, International Students, Higher Education Institutions, European Context, Entry Points, Internationella studenter, studieavgifter, Sverige, Universitet, Högskolor
National Category
Economics Peace and Conflict Studies Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified Economic Geography Pedagogy
Research subject
Economics; Social and Economic Geography; education
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-225628 (URN)10.32674/481fyy64 (DOI)9781957480404 (ISBN)9781957480435 (ISBN)
Note
How to cite this chapter: Nilsson, P. A., & Westin, L. (2024). Impact of tuition fees on internationalstudent mobility in Sweden: A decade of refection. In J. Luan, L. Habte,D. L. Di Maria, & K. Bista (Eds.), Entry points to US education: Accessing thenext wave of growth (pp. 268-283). STAR Scholars Press.
2024-06-052024-06-052025-02-27Bibliographically approved