Internationalisation

• The SLU policy for drawing up partnership agreements with foreign universities and institutions (PDF)
• The SLU Legal Affairs Unit has a quick guide for agreements (only available in Swedish. However, information is available in English under ‘Contract management)
• SLU guidelines for business travel and meetings
• The Nagoya Protocol – for researchers planning to study genetic resources
• Responsible internationalisation: Guidelines for reflection on international academic collaboration(PDF) – a useful checklist when conducting a responsible collaboration. Published by the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research.
• SLU complement to the report Responsible Internationalisation: Guidelines for reflection on international academic collaboration (pdf)
• Global Responsible Engagement: Checklist - a checklist, established by the SUHF presidency, that can be used as a basis for dialogues with international partners.

Incoming staff

• Living and working in Sweden
• Work and residence permits
• Insurance at SLU
• Uppsala International Hub – guide for new arrivals in the Uppsala area.
• International Citizen Hub Lund – guide for new arrivals in the Lund and Malmö area.
• A Beginner's Guide to Swedish Academia – Young Academy of Sweden’s handbook for international researchers.

SLU employees stationed abroad

As a public authority, the law prohibits SLU from employing a person who lives abroad. People working abroad as part of a URA agreement are exempt from this rule.  

Staff with HR management roles

• Work and residence permits
• Prepare for arrival
• Upon arrival and settling in Sweden
• Incoming scholarship holders
• Insurance at SLU
• Working abroad

Financing opportunities for research and mobility

• Opportunities abroad for teachers and staff
• Opportunities abroad for doctoral students (in Swedish only)
• Staff exchange programmes

Links to funding bodies

• The European Union’s research and mobility programmes
  
  
• STINT, The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education
  A knowledge hub and funding body for internationalisation efforts.
  
  
• NordForsk
  An organisation belonging to the Nordic Council of Ministers that funds Nordic research and research infrastructure collaborations.
  
  
• Nordic Forest Research – SNS – a cooperation body led by the Nordic Council of Ministers. It aims to increase benefits for the Nordic countries and contribute to a sustainable society.

Network for research and education collaborations

The Nordics and Baltics

• The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research
  A tool for strengthening the knowledge system within the agriculture and food sectors in the Nordic countries.
  
  
• The Nordic Forestry, Veterinary and Agricultural University Network – NOVA
  A collaboration between universities that aims to support the understanding of major global challenges in a Nordic context.
  
  
• The Baltic University Programme A collaboration for education and research within sustainable development and democracy, conducted by universities in the Baltic region.

Europe

• Euroleague for Life Sciences – ELLS
  A European network for member and candidate countries.
  
  
• Association for European Life Science Universities – ICA
  The association for life science universities in Europe.
  
  
• The European Bioeconomy University
  A collaboration between the leading European universities for bioeconomy.
  
  
• European University Association - EUA
  'The Voice of Europe's Universities'. EUA ensures that the independent voice of European universities is heard.
  

Global

• Global Challenges University Alliance – GCUA 2030
  A network of universities from around the world, with the shared vision of contributing to sustainable global development. GCUA 2030 provides a global learning forum for doctoral students and young researchers.
  
  
• South Africa – Sweden University Forum – SASUF
  A collaboration project between 40 Swedish and South African universities that aims to develop solutions to the challenges faced in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030.
  
  
• Academic Collaboration Chile Sweden – ACCESS
  A collaboration platform between eight Swedish and seven Chilean higher education institutions, aimed to facilitate academic collaborations between Chile and Sweden, for example through research forums and by financing doctoral courses.
  
  
• The European Alliance on Agricultural knowledge for Development – Agrinatura
  A European alliance that aims to create and spread knowledge necessary to combat poverty, promote economic growth, increase food safety in order to increase production and productivity while simultaneously meeting the sustainable development goals.

Internal networks at SLU

• Global network for staff and doctoral students at SLU
  This network is open to all SLU staff and doctoral students who are involved with or interested in collaborating with low-income countries. The network is coordinated by SLU Global, a unit at the Vice-Chancellor's Office. SLU Global supports the university’s work with global development to contribute to Agenda

Incoming and outgoing students

• International student categories
• Exchange agreements
• Exchange programmes

Support with the work to integrate international and intercultural elements into curricula, teaching contexts and support services (‘internationalisation at home’):

• Read SLU’s strategic direction document for internationalisation of first and second-cycle courses and programmes (PDF)
• Contact: Natalie Jellinek, natalie.jellinek@slu.se, Educational Development Officer at the Division of Learning, Media and Digitalisation.

Professional development and networks

• International opportunities for teachers and staff
• Unit for Educational Development (EPU) occasionally offers internationalisation courses: Training courses in higher education teaching from EPU
• STINT – a national knowledge resource for internationalisation
• Visit the STINT website
• Read about STINT’s Teaching Sabbatical programme

Internationalisation of curricula

Internationalisation of curricula (IoC) is a concept within higher education that aims to ensure high-quality education that is both inclusive and fair. 

Karolinska Institutet provides a good description of IoC on their website: What is internationalisation of curricula (IoC)?

Would you like to internationalise your course or programme, or begin the IoC process?

Contact Natalie Jellinek, natalie.jellinek@slu.se, Educational Development Officer at the Division of Learning, Media and Digitalisation

More information

If you would like to read more, you can access additional information and links here: Internationalisation at home and IoC