PHD Handbook
  • Admission Learn more about admission to doctoral studies in Sweden
  • Handbook Browse the PHD Handbook and learn about life as a doctoral student
  • Your Rights Learn about your rights, the laws, and regulations in Sweden

Rights, laws, and regulations

Here you can find links to some of the most important legislation relevant to your life as a doctoral student enrolled at a Swedish university. 

  • About rights, laws, and regulations

  • Intellectual Property Rights

  • The Higher Education Act

  • The Higher Education Ordinance

  • Other Higher Education legislation

  • Student influence and representation

  • The Administrative Procedure Act

  • Migration regulation

  • Labor regulations

  • Research ethics

  • The Discrimination Act

PHD Handbook
  • Admission Learn more about admission to doctoral studies in Sweden
  • Handbook Browse the PHD Handbook and learn about life as a doctoral student
  • Your Rights Learn about your rights, the laws, and regulations in Sweden

This is a guide for those pursuing a doctoral or a licentiate degree in Sweden. Here you can find information about admission to doctoral education, a handbook for doctoral students and an overview of the most relevant legislation.

You can find more information about this website here, and about when and how to contact us here.

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