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Swedish InstituteScholarships for Talent

Mobility

Markus Boman, Programme ManagerSwedish Institute (SI)

Kyiv, KPI2014-01-23

Building relations with our neighbors in the Baltic Sea Region

Policy orientation•EU Baltic Sea Region Strategy•EU Eastern Partnership•HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP)

Thematic areas of priority•Ecological Sustainability•Sustainable Growth for Increased Prosperity•Challenges of the Region

Overall purpose•To build a strong, knowledge-based and research-intense region•Identify and address common challenges in the region•Share experiences, learn by others

Building relations with our neighbors in the Baltic Sea Region

Building capacity in individuals

•Management programmes focusing on CSR, Project management skills•Strategic expert visits (smaller groups)•Scholarships to support academic talent mobility

•Swedish language education - where you are

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• Long tradition of building networks in the Baltic Sea region

• Support for individual mobility with scholarships in both directions, since 1997

• Long-term foreign policy engagement of Sweden. Ambition to strengthen the region as a whole

• Master students, PhD students, post-docs, senior scientists, experts

The SI Visby Programme

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• Talented individuals who are ambitious, creative and show excellence in their fields of expertise

• Applicants capable of expressing an idea, ambition and drive in concrete terms

• Dynamic citizens, willing to take an active role and contribute to development of their home country and region

• Prospective open-minded leaders, ready to explore a multi-cultural, global environment

The SI Visby ProgrammeTarget groups & audience

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• State actors/agencies, e g universities, science/techno parks, institutes

• Municipalities and local development projects

• Regions, regional associations

• Business sector

• Branch federations/organizations

• NGO’s

The SI Visby ProgrammeTarget groups & audience

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The SI Visby ProgrammeCalls and support structures for individual mobility

• Master students• Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine• Application date: January 2014-February 2014

• PhD students, Post-doctoral researchers, Senior scientists• Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine• Application date: December 2013-January 2014

• Swedish students, PhD students, researchers, experts• For study/research/expert visits taking place in any of the countries included in the program• Invited by an organization, public agency, university, other actor• Application date: October 2013 (for scholarship periods starting in spring 2014)

March 2014 (for scholarship periods starting in autumn 2014)

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The SI Visby ProgrammeScholarships for Master students - overview

• Students from Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine

• Programs of either one or two years duration, taught in English

• ~ 60 scholarships will be offered for the academic year 2014/2015

• Coverage for tuition fees and living expenses (SEK 9,000/month)

• Medical insurance

• Travel grant

• Membership in the fellowship SI Network for Future Global Leaders (NFGL)

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The SI Visby ProgrammeScholarships for Master students – application procedure 2014/2015 (PRELIMINARY)

1. Choose study program at a Swedish University. A list of eligible programs will be available at www.studyinsweden.se (December 2013)

2. Apply for the selected study program via the Swedish central admissions system at www.universityadmissions.se (December 1, 2013-January 16, 2014)

3. Pay the application fee (mandatory)4. Apply for a SI Visby Program scholarship by using our online electronic

application form, available at www.studyinsweden.se (February 3-11, 2014)1. Motivation letter (mandatory to use SI Visby Programme template)2. CV (Europass template only)3. Letter of reference

5. Wait for the admissions results (April 2014)6. Scholarship grants to be published at www.studyinsweden.se (April 2014)7. Candidates to accept scholarship offers and study places (April 2014)

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• Access to networks, possibilities for professional exposure

• Membership in the SI Network for Future Global Leaders

• Life-long fellowship in the SI alumni network

The SI Visby ProgrammeScholarship package & benefits – more than a monthly payment!

Out-of-the-scholarship benefits & extras

• Swedish language studies (offered for free by many universities)

• Internship possibilities at Swedish companies, agencies, NGOs

• Summer job opportunities during the long summer holidays

• Part-time job possibilities

• Easy to convert residence permit for studies, into a work permit

NGOs

How to Build Creative

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Higher Education &

Research

Private Sector & Business

Government, Public Agencies, Municipalities,

Regions

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Scholarship Benefits and Networks

• Provide a deeper understanding of Sweden

• Expand your personal and professional network

• Increase awareness of issues important for Sweden (innovation, environment, CSR, gender)

• Develop tools for global leadership

• Study visits, seminars, conferences and cultural excursions to different parts of Sweden

• Opportunity to experience a creative environment

• Get friends for life!

Become member of the SI Network for Future Global Leaders - NFGL

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Scholarship Benefits and Networks

• A wide professional network binding together different disciplines, sectors, ideas and experiences from around the World

• Possibility to get together, develop local branches and associations using SI support

• Incentive to take an active role, arrange bottom-up thematic events of relevance for development of the society

• Develop your own skills, capacity and expand your professional network

• Meet new, interesting people and share ideas

Life-long fellowship in the SI Alumni Network

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More Information

www.studyinsweden.se - The official information channel on studies

and research in Sweden. Also the official scholarship portal of the Swedish Institute. Here you will always find the latest information available

www.si.se - The Swedish Institute official website

www.sweden.se – The gateway to Sweden online

Swedish Institute websites

The Swedish Institute Visby Programme/Baltic Sea Region Cooperation

Markus Boman, Programme Manager, Talent Mobility Unit (mabo@si.se)

Irina Ovchinnikova, Programme Administrator, Talent Mobility Unit (irov@si.se)

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Thank you!

Markus Boman, SImabo@si.se