The Higher Education Ordinance

This version contains amendments up to and including the Act on Amendment of the Higher Education Ordinance (2008:944).

The translation is not an official translation. 

General provisions

To chapter 1 »

Boards of governors and vice-chancellors

To chapter 2 »

Faculty boards and other bodies

To chapter 3 »

Teachers

To chapter 4 »

Employment of doctoral students etc.

To chapter 5 »

Courses and study programmes

To chapter 6 »

Admission to courses and study programmes

To chapter 7 »

Chapters 8 and 9

To chapters 8 and 9 »
 

Disciplinary measures

Higher education courses and study programmes arranged by municipalities and county councils

To chapter 11 »

Appeals

To chapter 12 »

Annex 1 List of higher education institutions

To annex 1 »

Annex 2 Qualifications ordinance

To annex 2 »

Annex 3

Allocation of places on the basis of grades and the credit value of grades

To annex 3 »

Chapter 1 General provisions

Higher education institutions for which the government is the accountable authority

Section 1

The special regulations that apply to Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) are laid down in Ordinance 1993:221 and to Försvarshögskolan (Swedish National Defence College) in Ordinance 2007:1164. Ordinance (2007: 1337).

Definitions

Section2

Section 3

Section 4

Exemptions from the Government Agencies and Institutes Ordinance

Section 5

Section 2 on the management of agencies and institutes
Section 4 on the responsibilities of senior officers
Section 5 on delegation
Sections 918 on agencies led by a director general (enrådighetsmyndigheter), by a board (styrelsemyndigheter) and on tribunals (nämndmyndigheter), and
Sections 22-24 on employment and duties.

In applying the Government Agencies and Institutes Ordinance, 'head of the agency' shall be taken to mean 'vice-chancellor'.

A board of governors may establish a staff disciplinary board with the duties laid down in Section 25 of the Government Agencies and Institutes Ordinance. The vice-chancellor is to chair this board. The other members of the board are to comprise representatives of the staff and an additional three members to be appointed by the board of governors.

Staff representatives are to be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Staff Representatives Ordinance (1987:1101). Ordinance (2007:1337).

Internal audits

Section 5a

Application of Chapters 2—10 to higher education institutions

Section 6

Appointment of student representatives

Section 7

The remuneration of student representatives on the board of governors of a higher education institution

Section 7a

Student influence

Section 7b

A students' union at a higher education institution is entitled to present its view of developments and outcomes at the institution in conjunction with the institution's annual report. The union's account shall be submitted by the higher education institution together with its annual report. Ordinance 2000:1057.

Gender equality

Section 8

Further provisions relating to gender equality can be found in the Discrimination Act (2008:567). Ordinance 2008:944.

Equal rights and opportunities for students and applicants

Section 9

No fees for courses and study programmes

Section 10

Access to health care

Section 11

Personal injury insurance

Section 11a

The insurance stipulated in paragraph one shall also apply to students involved in higher education courses and study programmes organised by public sector higher education institutions in accordance with an agreement with a municipality or county council that is the accountable authority for the courses and study programmes

Insurance cover shall be provided by an agreement between Studiemedelsnämnden (Swedish National Board of Student Aid), acting on behalf of the higher education institutions, and Kammarkollegiet (Swedish Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency). This agreement and any amendments to it shall be made subject to the approval of the Government. Ordinance (2000:261).

Section 11b

Information for Högskoleverket (Swedish National Agency for Higher Education)

Section 12

Entitlement to use teaching premises

Section 13

The provisions laid down in the first paragraph shall not apply if there is reason to assume that a serious disturbance of public order will occur or unlawful activity take place at the meeting. Nor shall the first paragraph apply if use of the premises by an association is incompatible with the orderly conduct of the higher education institution's affairs or with its obligations to third parties. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Course evaluations

Section 14

The higher education institution shall collate the course evaluations and provide information about their results and any actions prompted by the course evaluations. The results shall be made available to the students. Ordinance (2000:651).

Administrative responsibilities

Section 15

Investigation of suspected misconduct

Section 16

During its investigation the higher education institution may request an opinion from the expert panel on research misconduct at Centrala etikprövningsnämnden (the Central Ethical Review Board).

If requested by the individual submitting a complaint about suspicion of misconduct or the subject of the complaint, the higher education institution shall request an opinion of this kind. No opinion need be requested, however, if the higher education institution considers it manifestly unnecessary. Ordinance (2009:1068).

Chapter 2 Boards of governors and vice-chancellors

Constitution of the board of governors

Section 1

The board of governors shall elect one of its members to act as deputy chair. Ordinance (2007:151).

The duties of the board of governors

Section 2

1. on important issues relating to the overall operational focus and organisation of the higher education institution
2. on annual reports, interim reports, budgetary records and important reports, and otherwise ensure that the institution has an internal management and auditing system that functions in a satisfactory manner
3. on measures resulting from audit reports and audit memoranda from the Swedish National Audit Office
4. on guidelines and audit routines for internal auditing and measures resulting from the observations and recommendations arising from internal audits pursuant to Section 10 of the Internal Audit Ordinance (2006:1228)
5. on important issues relating to the internal allocation and monitoring of resources
6. on important regulations
7. on issues relating to: (a) the termination of employment on the grounds of personal circumstances but not, however, in the case of probationary employment, (b) disciplinary matters, (c) pressing criminal charges, (d) suspension or medical examination
8. admission procedures as laid down in the second paragraph of Section 3 of Chapter 6
9. appointment procedures as laid down in Section 14 of Chapter 4, and
10. other issues that are of principle importance.

Sections 7, 8 & 10 of Chapter 2, Sections 2 & 6 of Chapter 3, and Section 6 of Chapter 11 provide that the board of governors of a higher education institution shall also make decisions on certain matters other than those set out in the first paragraph.

Decisions on the issues laid down in items 7a-7d in the first paragraph shall, however, be made by the staff disciplinary board of the higher education institution, if such a board has been established. In certain cases these issues shall be determined by the Government Disciplinary Board for Higher Officials as laid down in Section 33 of Chapter 4. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 3

1. otherwise provided by enactment or ordinance, or
2. the governing body has otherwise decided.

Rules of procedure for the board of governors

Section 4

Section 4a

Section 5

Notification shall be provided of decisions made pursuant to the first paragraph at the next meeting of the board of governors. Ordinance (1997:1123).

Section 6

Appointment of members of the board of governors

Section 7

Section 7a

The students are entitled to be represented by three members of the board of governors.

The chair and the other members of the board of governors who, pursuant to Section 4 of Chapter 2 of the Higher Education Act (1992:1434), shall be appointed by the Government are to be appointed after a proposal has been submitted by the higher education institution. This proposal is to be preceded by consultation within and outside the higher education institution and comprise persons with competence and experience from activities that are significant for the institution's educational, research and third stream mandate.

The staff representatives who, pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 4 of Chapter 2 of the Higher Education Act (1992:1434), are entitled to be present and make representations at meetings of the board of governors are to be appointed according to the provisions of the Staff Representatives Ordinance (1987:1101). Ordinance (2007:151).

Vice-chancellor

Section 8

Before the board of governors submits its proposal, consultation shall take place with the teachers, other employees and students in the manner determined by the board of governors.

In the process of proposing a vice-chancellor, the board of governors shall as far as possible consider both female and male candidates. The board of governors shall account to the Government for the way in which the gender equality aspect has been taken into account. Ordinance (2002:558).

Section 9

Section 10

Section 11

Administrative proficiency shall also be taken into account when appointing a vice-chancellor or pro-vice-chancellor. Ordinance (1997:1123).

Section 12

Section 13

Section 14

Chapter 3 Faculty boards and other bodies

Disciplinary domains

Section 1

Faculty boards

Areas of responsibility

Section 2

The board of governors shall decide which faculty boards there shall be and the area of responsibility that each faculty board shall be allocated. Ordinance (2009:933).

Members

Section 3

Section 6 of Chapter 2 of the Higher Education Act (1992:1434) lays down who may be elected to be a member of a faculty board and who shall elect the members. The following may be considered to have the research or artistic competence prescribed there:

1. a professor at a higher education institution
2. other teachers at a higher education institution, if employed in posts that require a PhD or the corresponding research proficiency or artistic proficiency, or
3. professors, researchers or postdoctoral research fellows at a research council.

Students at the higher education institution to which the faculty board belongs shall be entitled to representation on the faculty board by at least three members. Ordinance (2009:933).

Section 4

Co-option

Section 5

Special bodies

Section 6

Section 7

The majority of the members of a body of the kind stipulated in this paragraph shall be teachers at the higher education institution to which the body belongs.

The members of a body of the kind stipulated in this paragraph, apart from the student representatives, shall be appointed by election among teachers working in the fine, applied and performing arts at the higher education institution to which the board belongs. Elections shall be held by secret ballot. In the event of a tied vote, a decision shall be made by lot.

One of the members of the body shall be its chair and one member its deputy chair . The chair and the deputy chair shall be appointed by the vice-chancellor at the proposal of the teachers concerned. Ordinance (2009:933).

Section 7a

The members of a special body, apart from student representatives and the members referred to in Section 7 c, shall be appointed by election among the teachers concerned. Elections shall be held by secret ballot. In the event of a tied vote, a decision shall be made by lot. Ordinance (2009:933).

Section 7b

Section 7c

These members shall be appointed by the board of governors of the institution of higher education. Ordinance (2009:933).

Ad hoc bodies

Section 8

Other organisational provisions

Section 9

Students at higher education institutions are entitled to representation on all decision-making or drafting bodies at the institution whose activities influence courses and study programmes or the situation of the students. If a decision is to be made or a draft proposed by an individual rather than a body, information is to be provided to and consultation take place with student representatives in good time before the decision is made or the draft completed. Ordinance (2000:651).

Higher education libraries

Section 10

Higher education libraries shall make works from their own collections available to other higher education libraries without charge. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Nomination committees

Section 11

Both men and women shall be represented among the persons proposed for election by the nomination committee. Unless there are particular reasons to the contrary, at least one-third of those nominated shall be women and at least one-third men.

The provisions laid down in the first and second paragraphs shall not prevent anyone who is not a member of the nomination committee from proposing further candidates for election. Ordinance (2009:933).

Rules of procedure

Section 12

If a matter that comes before a board or body is so urgent that no meeting can be held to discuss it, a decision may be reached through communication between the chair and at least the number of members required for a quorum. If this procedure is inappropriate, the chair may decide the matter alone.

Notification shall be provided of decisions made pursuant to the second paragraph above at the next meeting of the board or body. Ordinance (2009:933).

Delegation

Section 13

Research ethics review

Section 14

Chapter 4 Teachers

Introductory provisions

Categories of teaching staff

Section 1

Higher education institutions may not employ other categories of teaching staff.
Within the framework of pilot projects, however, higher education institutions may employ teachers as associate senior lecturers. Ordinance (2001:211).

Combined employment

Section 2

Duties

Section 3

In applying the above paragraph, the higher education institution shall take into account the provisions of Sections 1, 2 and 5 of Chapter 3 of the Higher Education Act (1992:1434), other statutory regulations and agreements. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 4

Qualifications Professors

Section 5

Section 6

Senior lecturers

Section 7

1. has been awarded a PhD or has corresponding research competence or some other professional proficiency that is of value in view of the subject matter of the post and the duties that it will involve
2. has completed a course in teaching and learning in higher education or acquired corresponding knowledge in some other way, and
3. has demonstrated teaching proficiency.

A person who does not have the qualifications stated in item 2 of the first paragraph shall nevertheless be considered qualified if warranted by the content of the post or on other special grounds.

Item 5 of Section 30 contains provisions on the employment of senior lecturers who neither have the qualifications laid down in item 2 of the first paragraph and cannot either be considered qualified according to the third paragraph. Ordinance (2002:761).

Section 8

1. has demonstrated artistic proficiency or has some other professional proficiency that is of value in view of the subject matter of the post and the duties it will involve
2. has completed a course in teaching and learning in higher education or acquired corresponding knowledge in some other way, and
3. has demonstrated teaching proficiency.

A person who does not have the qualifications stated in item 2 of the first paragraph shall nevertheless be considered qualified if warranted by the content of the post or on other special grounds.

Item 5 of Section 30 contains provisions on the employment of senior lecturers who neither have the qualifications laid down in item 2 of the first paragraph and cannot either be considered qualified according to the third paragraph. Ordinance (2002:761).

Associate senior lecturers

Section 8a

Lecturers

Section 9

1. has been awarded a higher education qualification or has corresponding competence
2. has completed a course in teaching and learning in higher education or acquired corresponding knowledge in some other way, and
3. has demonstrated teaching proficiency.

Item 5 of Section 30 contains provisions on the employment of lecturers who neither have the qualifications laid down in item 2 of the first paragraph and cannot either be considered qualified according to the second paragraph. Ordinance (2002:761).

Postdoctoral research fellows

Section 10

A person who has been employed as a postdoctoral research fellow for more than a total of three years may not be appointed to another post as a postdoctoral research fellow within the same or closely related subject area at the same or any other higher education institution. Ordinance (1999:1037).

Promotion

Promotion to a professorship

Section 11

Section 12

Promotion to a senior lectureship

Section 13

A lecturer employed for an indefinite period may be promoted to a senior lectureship even if the qualification requirements are not met. This shall, however, only apply if the lecturer has demonstrated special teaching proficiency or particular proficiency in developing and managing activities and staff at the higher education institution or has shown particular aptitude for third-stream activities. (1998:1003).

Section 13a

Appointments procedure

Section 14

Assessment criteria for appointments

Section 15

Particular weight shall be accorded to research proficiency in the appointment of postdoctoral research fellows. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Section 16

A person of an underrepresented gender who possesses adequate qualifications as laid down in the first and second paragraphs of Section 15 may be appointed in preference to a person of the opposite gender who would otherwise have been employed.

Affirmative action may not, however, be applied if the difference between the qualifications of the applicants is so large that its application would conflict with the objectivity required when making appointments. Ordinance 1998:1003).

Section 17

Before applications are invited for a post as an associate senior lecturer, the higher education institution shall determine what assessment criteria are to be applied to the appraisal of a request for promotion to a senior lectureship.

The subject areas for professorships, senior lectureships, lectureships, associate senior lectureships or postdoctoral research fellowships may not be altered during their tenure by one and the same person. Ordinance (2009:933).

Appointment procedure

Notification of a vacancy

Section 18

1. employment for a term of less than six months
2. employment of an adjunct lecturer, part-time fixed-term lecturer or visiting lecturer
3. employment, apart from appointment as a professor or postdoctoral research fellow, of a person with preferential right to re-employment or to a post with more working hours, or of a person transferred to another post by virtue of the second paragraph of Section 7 of the Employment Protection Act (1982:80)
4. employment of a senior lecturer or, in cases referred to in Section 12, a professor, if the employment concerns a person who has held a research appointment for an uninterrupted period of at least six years, the appointment has been decided on by a research council and a specific decision has been made by the higher education institution that the researcher shall be appointed to a senior lectureship after employment as a researcher
5. promotion to a professorship or senior lectureship
6. employment of the kind referred to in item 1 of Section 30, if extended
7. employment for an indefinite period of a senior lecturer or lecturer who has been appointed by virtue of item 3 of Section 30: notification and information about the post shall, however, be issued if no notification or information was issued about the previous appointment
8. employment of a senior lecturer or lecturer by virtue of item 4 of Section 30, or
9. employment of a senior lecturer or lecturer by virtue of the second or third sentence of item 5 of Section 30. Ordinance (2004:383).

Administering appointment procedures

Section 19

Section 20

If the higher education institution has established a special body for first or second-cycle courses and study programmes pertaining to the area of responsibility of a faculty board or a special body for research, artistic development and third-cycle courses and programmes, the higher education institution shall determine the extent to which such special bodies shall be responsible for administering appointment procedures and submitting proposals on employment. Ordinance (2009:933).
 

Section 21

1. Where the appointment of professors and senior lecturers is concerned, only one of the persons referred to in the first paragraph may be employed in the area of responsibility of the faculty board or equivalent body to which the post pertains. If the opinion of only one person is obtained for the appointment of a postdoctoral research fellow, this person may not be employed within the area of responsibility of the faculty board or equivalent body to which the post pertains. The faculty board or equivalent body may not obtain the opinion of a person of the kind referred to in the first paragraph above who is active within the area of responsibility of the faculty board or equivalent body and whose duties mainly involve the subject area of the post, unless there are special grounds for doing so.

When the opinions of two or more persons are obtained, both men and women should be represented, unless there are extraordinary reasons to the contrary. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Section 22

Section 23

Section 24

Section 24a

Section 25

Section 26

In its proposal, the faculty board or equivalent body shall include an account of its assessment of the proficiency of each proposed applicant in relation to the assessment criteria that apply for the post. The account shall include an assessment of proficiency for each assessment criterion separately as well as when the assessment criteria are considered as a whole. If there is only one applicant and it is proposed that he or she should be employed, the account referred to in this paragraph need not be submitted.
The proposal shall clearly show how both the proposed candidate's research and the teaching proficiency have been taken into account. It shall also show clearly how the recruitment objectives of the higher education institution have been taken into account. If both women and men have applied for the position, it shall also indicate how gender equality aspects have been taken into account.

In connection with applications for promotion pursuant to Section 11 or the first paragraph of Section 13 or Section 13a, the faculty board or equivalent body shall propose whether the applicant should be promoted or not and state whether the applicant meets the qualification requirements or not. Ordinance (2002:761).

Section 27

Section 28

If the vice-chancellor finds that a lecturer, senior lecturer or associate senior lecturer does not fulfil the requirements for promotion laid down in Section 11 or the first paragraph of Section 13 or Section 13a, the rejection of the application for promotion shall be by special decision.

If the vice-chancellor finds that a person offered employment pursuant to Section 12 does not meet the requirements for appointment to a professorship, the request for employment as a professor shall be rejected by special decision. The applicant shall then be employed as a senior lecturer.

If the vice-chancellor finds that a lecturer or a senior lecturer does not meet the requirements for employment for an indefinite period as laid down in the third sentence of item 5 of Section 30, the application for employment for an indefinite period shall be rejected by special decision.

Decisions referred to in this section may not be delegated if they relate to the employment of professors or rejection of an application or request for employment as a professor. Ordinance (2002:761).

Section 29

Terms of employment

Section 30

1. A teacher in a discipline in the fine, applied or performing arts may be employed for an indefinite period not exceeding five years. Such an appointment may be extended. The total period of employment may not, however, exceed ten years. In cases of promotion as laid down in Sections 11 & 13, employment shall be for an indefinite period.
2. An adjunct professor, adjunct senior lecturer or adjunct lecturer shall be employed for an indefinite period not exceeding three years. Such an appointment may be extended. The total period of employment may not, however, exceed six years.
3. A senior lecturer or lecturer may be employed for an indefinite period not exceeding one year if it is his/her first appointment for an indefinite period or first appointment until a specified date as senior lecturer or lecturer. This does not, however, apply to promotions pursuant to Section 13 or 13(a). Employment pursuant to this item may not be extended.
4. A senior lecturer or lecturer may be employed for an indefinite period not exceeding three years, if he or she is employed as a senior lecturer or lecturer for an indefinite period at another higher education institution. Employment pursuant to this item may not be extended.
5. A senior lecturer or lecturer shall be employed for an indefinite period not exceeding one year, if he or she does not fulfil the qualification requirements laid down in item 2 of the first paragraph of Section 7 or items 2 or 9 of the first paragraph of Section 8 and cannot either be considered qualified according to the provisions of the third paragraph of Section 7, the third paragraph of Section 8 or the second paragraph of Section 9. Employment of this kind may be extended but for no longer than one year. If the lecturer or senior lecturer acquires the qualification required during the period of employment, the appointment shall, at the request of the senior lecturer or lecturer, be converted into employment for an indefinite period.
6. An associate senior lecturer shall be employed for an indefinite period not exceeding four years. An appointment of this kind may be extended but for no longer than one year, if the associate senior lecturer has spent more than 25 per cent of his or her working hours teaching in first or second-cycle courses or study programmes.
7. A postdoctoral research fellow shall be employed for an indefinite period not exceeding four years. An appointment of this kind may be extended so that the total period of employment exceeds four years, if there are special grounds.
8. A part-time fixed-term lecturer shall be shall be employed for an indefinite period not exceeding one year. Employment as a part-time fixed-term lecturer may comprise no more than 20 per cent of a corresponding full-time post. Employment as a part-time fixed-term lecturer may be extended.
9. A visiting lecturer shall be employed for an indefinite period but for no longer than until a specified date. Employment of this kind may be extended. However, the total period of employment may not exceed five years. Ordinance(2006:1053).

Secondary employment

Section 31

Section 7 of the Public Employment Act (1994:260) lays down that a higher education institution shall provide its employees with appropriate information on the types of circumstances that could lead to secondary employment being incompatible with Section 7 of the Public Employment Act. Ordinance 2001:972.

Section 32

Termination of employment

Section 33

Section 34

Chapter 5 Employment of doctoral students etc.

Employment of doctoral students

General provisions

Section 1

Duties

Section 2

Those appointed to doctoral studentships may, however, work to a limited extent with educational tasks, research, artistic development and administration. Before a PhD or a doctorate in the fine, applied and performing arts has been awarded, however, duties of this kind may not comprise more than 20 per cent of a full time post. Ordinance (2009:933).

Appointment

Section 3

Section 3a

Section 4

Section 5

If an appointment to a doctoral studentship is to be made in connection with admission to a study programme, the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Section 41 of Chapter 7 on determination of the assessment criteria and the prohibition of preferential treatment shall apply.

The higher education institution shall provide information about vacant positions in the form of advertising or some equivalent procedure so that those who are interested in appointment to a doctoral studentship may notify the higher education institution of their interest within a stipulated period. Information need only be provided, however, if appointment to a doctoral studentship is to be made in connection with admission to a study programme and pursuant to Section 37 of Chapter 7 information shall be provided in connection with admission. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 6

Terms of employment

Section 7

The initial appointment may apply for no longer than one year. An appointment may be renewed for no more than two years at a time.

A person may be appointed to a doctoral studentship for a total of eight years. The total employment period may, however, not exceed the time corresponding to full-time third-cycle study for four years. For courses or study programmes to be concluded with the award of a licentiate degree or a licentiate degree in the fine, applied and performing art the total employment period may not exceed the time corresponding to full-time third-cycle study for two years. The time spent studying by the third-cycle student while not appointed to a doctoral studentship shall be deducted from these periods.

The total period of employment may, however, exceed that stated in the third paragraph if special grounds exist. Such grounds may comprise leave of absence because of illness, leave of absence for service in the defence forces or an elected position in a trade union or student organisation, or parental leave. Ordinance (2009:933).

Assistants, teaching assistants and clinical assistants

General provisions

Section 8

Duties

Section 9

A clinical assistant shall work with clinical training and research. Ordinance (2009:933).

Appointment

Section 10

Only those admitted to first or second-cycle courses and study programmes may be employed as teaching assistants.

Only those who have been awarded the degree of Master of Science in Medicine or Master of Science in Dental Surgery or are admitted or have been admitted to third-cycle studies in medicine or odontology may be employed as clinical assistants. Ordinance (2009:933).

Section 11

Terms of employment

Section 12

Chapter 6 Courses and study programmes

Regulations for all courses and study programmes

Introductory provision

Section 1

The extent of courses and study programmes

Section 2

Study guidance and information

Section 3

In particular, the admission regulations shall be available. The term admission regulations is used here to refer to the regulations that apply at the higher education institution both to applications, entry requirements and exemption from entry requirements, and selection, and also how decisions about admission and exemption from entry requirements are made. Where first and second-cycle courses and study programmes are concerned this also includes the regulations about how to appeal against decisions on entry requirements. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Qualifications

Section 4

Section 5

Entitlement to award qualifications

Section 5a

Section 5b

Section 5c

Section 5d

Credit transfer

Section 6

The same applies for students who have successfully completed a course or study programme:

1. at a university or higher education institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Norway or a signatory to the Council of Europe's Convention of 11 April 1997 on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (Swedish Treaty Series 2001:46), or
2. at Nordiska högskolan för folkhälsovetenskap (NHV — The Nordic School of Public Health). Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 7

Section 8

Credits can be transferred or assigned for those who are students. Credit may also be given for first and second-cycle courses and study programmes to those who have completed contract education of the kind referred to in Sections 6 & 7 of the Contract Education at Higher Education Institution Ordinance (2002:760).

Section 11d contains a further provision on the transfer of credits relating to a course or programme referred to  in the second paragraph of Section 17 of the Higher Education Act (1992:1434).Ordinance (2009:1068).

Certificates

Section 9

Section 10

A translation of the title of the qualification to one or several languages may be included in the certificate. The Qualifications Ordinance contains regulations on the titles of qualifications and their translations.

Certificates for first and second-cycle qualifications shall list the courses included in the qualification. If a course included in the qualification has been successfully completed at another higher education institution, the name of the higher education institution at which it was approved shall be indicated. The same shall apply if part of a study programme leading to the award of a third-cycle qualification has been approved by a higher education institution other than the one issuing the certificate.

A certificate shall be accompanied by a diploma supplement that describes the study programme and where its place in the educational system. The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education may issue more detailed specifications of the contents of a diploma supplement. Ordinance (2009:1068).

Section 11

Joint degrees

Section 11a

1. another higher education institution subject to the Higher Education Act,
2. an independent course provider entitled to award a qualification pursuant to the Act Concerning Authority to Award Certain Qualifications (1993:792), or
3. a higher education institution outside Sweden that is not a physical individual. Ordinance (2009:1068)

Section 11b

In the agreement the higher education institution shall ensure that

1. every component of the programme is arranged by one of the higher education institutions party to the educational cooperation, and
2. the components of the programme arranged by an institution other than the higher education institution itself shall also be based on an academic or artistic footing and on proven experience and shall be organised so that the programme maintains a high standard.

1. which component of the programme the higher education institution shall organise
2. which component of the programme another higher education institution shall organise
3. to which higher education institution or institutions organising components of the programme an applicant to the programme is to be admitted
4. that the higher education institution may admit applicants to the component of the programme arranged by the higher education institution
5. when a student who has been admitted to a component of the programme by another higher education institution shall be considered to be a student pursuant to Section 11c
6. that students shall be able to transfer credits for a successfully completed component of a programme at another higher education institution to the programme at the higher education institution without special review
7. what qualification the programme can lead to at each of the higher education institutions, and
8. other conditions required for the organisation of the programme. Ordinance (2009:1068).

Section 11c

1. the other higher education institution organises the component of the programme to which it has admitted the student, and
2. the agreement does not stipulate that the student shall also be admitted by the higher education institution. Ordinance (2009:1068).

Section 11d

Section 11e

1. the student has completed a programme subject to an agreement pursuant to the same paragraph and also fulfilled the requirements for the award of a qualification at the higher education institution and at least one other higher education institution that has organised a component of the programme
2. each higher education institution awarding a qualification included in the joint degree may confer the degree awarded by the higher education institution
3. each qualification included in the joint degree and which is awarded by a higher education institution subject to the Higher Education Act (1992:1434) or by an independent course provider is a designated component for the same qualification as the higher education institution's, and
4. every qualification included in the joint degree awarded by a foreign higher education institution belongs to the same cycle as at the higher education institution. Ordinance (2009:1068).

Section 11f

Student registry

Section 12

First and second-cycle courses and study programmes

Courses and study programmes

Section 13

Course syllabuses

Section 14

Section 15

1. the name of the course
2. whether the course is at first or second-cycle
3. the number of credits the course comprises
4. how advanced the course is in relation to the requirements for the award of a Bachelor's, Master's (60 credits) or Master's (120 credits) degree
5. the objectives of the course
6. the main content of the course
7. the reading list and other study resources to be used
8. the previous knowledge and other entry requirements over and above the general entry requirements for admission to the course (specific entry requirements)
9. how student performance is assessed
10. the grades to be used
11. whether the course is divided into parts, and
12. whether there are any restrictions to the number of times examinations and placements or other study periods required for completion of the course are offered.

The course syllabus shall also state when the syllabus or any amendment to it will begin to apply as well as the transitional provisions and other regulations required.

Programme syllabuses

Section 16

Section 17

1. the courses that the study programme comprises
2. the general organisation of the study programme, and
3. the prior knowledge required and other conditions in addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the study programme (specific entry requirements).

The programme syllabus shall also state when the programme syllabus or any amendment to it will begin to apply as well as the transitional provisions and other regulations required.

Grades

Section 18

Section 19

Course certificates

Section 20

If the course certificate is awarded for studies at more than one higher education institution, the certificate shall be issued by the institution at which the student completed the course. This does not apply, however, if the higher education institutions concerned have specifically agreed otherwise.

Number of examinations etc.

Section 21

Section 22

Amending grades

Section 23

Reviewing grades

Section 24

Section 25

Section 26

Section 27

Section 28

The mandate of a faculty board

Section 29

Section 30

Supervision

Section 31

Section 32

At least one of each doctoral student's supervisors shall have undergone training of this kind or be judged by the faculty board to have the corresponding competence. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Teaching teaching and learning in higher education  

Section 33

General syllabuses

Section 34

Section 35

1. the main content of the course or study programme and, where relevant, the required reading list in the subject
2. the general organisation of the study programme
3. the prior knowledge required and other conditions in addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the course or study programme (specific entry requirements).
4. the rules that apply to selection for admission to the study programme in terms of the criteria to be used in assessing the ability of applicants to benefit from the course or study programme
5. the examinations included in the course or study programme, and
6. where relevant the possibilities of completing part of the course or study programme with the award of a licentiate degree or a licentiate degree in the fine, applied and performing arts. Ordinance (2009:933).

Individual study plans

Section 36

The individual study plan shall contain:

1. a timetable for the doctoral student's study programme
2. information on the organisation of the supervision of the doctoral student
3. a description of any other undertakings made by the doctoral student and the faculty board for the period of the programme, and
4. anything else required to ensure that the programme may be pursued effectively and efficiently at all times.

The doctoral student and the principal supervisor shall attest in writing that they have been informed about the individual study plan and the amendments made to it. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Entitlement to supervision and other resources

Section 37

Resources may not be withdrawn for any period in which the third-cycle student has been appointed to a doctoral studentship or is receiving a doctoral grant. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 38

Examination grades

Section 39

The grade shall be determined by a teacher specially nominated by the higher education institution (the examiner). Ordinance (2006:1053).

Public defences

Section 40

Section 41

The faculty board shall decide on the minimum number of copies to be provided for the defence and on reimbursement of the costs for the production of the required number. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 42

Grading doctoral theses

Section 43

Section 44

Section 45

Section 46

Section 47

The committee itself shall decide whether or not reasons for its decision are to be given or whether to report dissenting opinions, unless the higher education institution has issued special regulations about this. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Delegation

Section 48

Special bodies

Section 49

Chapter 7 Admission to courses and study programmes

General provisions on admission to first or second-cycle courses and study programmes

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Issues relating to admission are determined by the higher education institution. In this respect a mechanically produced notification of an admission decision has the effect of a decision of the higher education institution. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Admission to first-cycle courses and study programmes intended for new entrants to higher education

General entry requirements

Section 5 /Ceases to apply 1 January 2010/

1. has been awarded final school grades from a national or specially designed upper-secondary school programme and attained at least the grade of 'Pass' in courses comprising at least 90 per cent of the upper-secondary school credits required for a full programme
2. has been awarded final school grades from an upper-secondary school programme in adult education or has received a transcript of final grades from upper-secondary adult education and has attained at least the grade of 'Pass' in courses comprising at least 90 per cent of the upper-secondary school credits required for final school grades
3. has received
4. education in Sweden or abroad corresponding to the requirements in items 1 or 2
5. is a resident of Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Norway and is qualified for higher education there, or
6. has the potential to benefit from the course or study programme by virtue of a Swedish education or education abroad, practical experience or some other circumstance.

Section 5

1. has been awarded final school grades from a national or specially designed upper-secondary school programme and attained at least the grade of 'Pass' in at least 2, 250 upper-secondary credits including at least the grade of 'Pass' in core subject courses [kärnämneskurser] in Swedish, Swedish as a Second Language, English and Mathematics
2. has been awarded final school grades from an upper-secondary school programme in adult education or has attained at least the grade of 'Pass' in core subject courses [kärnämneskurser] in Swedish, Swedish as a Second Language, English and Mathematics
3. has received a Swedish education or education abroad corresponding to the requirements in items 1 or 2
4. is a resident of Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Norway and is qualified for higher education there, or
5. has the potential to benefit from the course or study programme by virtue of a Swedish education or education abroad, practical experience or some other circumstance.

Section 6

Section 6

The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education may issue more detailed regulations concerning the requirement laid down in the first paragraph. However, a person whose mother tongue is Finnish and who has studied Swedish as a subject at a Finnish upper-secondary school or at a corresponding type of Finnish school for three or more years shall be considered to have the requisite knowledge of Swedish. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 7

Specific entry requirements

Section 8

1. knowledge from one or more courses in a national or specially designed upper-secondary school programme or corresponding knowledge, and
2. other conditions determined by the course or study programme or of significance for the professional or vocational area for which students are to be prepared.

A person who by virtue of education in Sweden or abroad, practical experience or some other circumstance has the potential to benefit from the course or study programme also meets the specific entry requirements. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 9

Field-specific entry requirements may also comprise requirements of the kind laid down in item 2 of the first paragraph of Section 18. Ordinance (2007:666).

Section 9a

Section 10

Section 10a

Section 11

Selection — selection criteria

Section 12

1. grades
2. results from the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test referred to in Section 20, and selection criteria as laid down in Section 23.

Selection — allocation of places

Section 13

1. at least one-third on the basis of grades
2. at least one-third on the basis of results from the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test, and
3. no more than one-third on the basis of selection criteria determined by the higher education institution pursuant to Section 23.

Certain more detailed regulations about the allocation of places on the basis of grades are laid down in annex 3 to this ordinance. In the case of other applicants with grades not listed in the annex, the National Agency for Higher Education may issue regulations about in which of the groups laid down under item 1 of annex 3 they are to be included for the allocation or places. Ordinance (2007:666).

Section 14

Section 15

Section 16

Selection — priority

Section 17

Selection — grades  

Section 18

1. advanced level courses in a modern language subject
2. advanced level courses in the subject of English
3. advanced level courses in the subject of mathematics, and
4. courses in subjects other than items 1-3 that are of particular merit for the course or study programme applied for and involve advanced or specialised study (field-specific courses) [områdeskurser].

The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education may issue further regulations on the evaluation of grades. Ordinance (2007:666).

Section 18a

Section 19

Selection — Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test

Section 20

The higher education institutions intending to use the test as a basis for selection shall offer the test. This may be arranged in cooperation between the higher education institutions.

The results of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test are valid until the end of the calendar half-year five years after the date of the test. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 21

Section 22

Section 23

1. special tests other than the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test
2. knowledge, professional or vocational experience or other experience that is of particular merit for the course or study programme applied for, and
3. other objective circumstances that are relevant for the programme.

Admission to courses and study programmes that begin in the first cycle and are intended for students who are not new entrants to higher education

General entry requirements  

Section 24

Specific entry requirements  

Section 25

1.  knowledge from one or more courses in a national or specially designed upper-secondary school programme or corresponding knowledge
2. knowledge from one or more courses in higher education, and
3. other conditions determined by the course or study programme or of significance for the professional or vocational area for which students are to be prepared.

The higher education institution may determine what requirements shall be laid down pursuant to the first paragraph.

A person who by virtue of education in Sweden or abroad, practical experience or any other circumstance has the potential to benefit from the course or study programme also meets the specific entry requirements. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Selection

Section 26

1. grades
2. results from the national university aptitude test referred to in Section 20,
3. prior courses and study programmes, and
4. selection criteria as laid down in Section 23.

If merits are otherwise equivalent, selection may also be undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the third paragraph of Section 12. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 27

Admission to second-cycle courses and study programmes

General entry requirements

Section 28

1. possesses a first-cycle qualification comprising at least 180 credits or a corresponding qualification from abroad, or
2. by virtue of courses and study programmes in Sweden or abroad, practical experience or some other circumstance has the aptitude to benefit from the course or study programme.

An exemption may be made to the requirement of a qualification pursuant to item 1 in the first paragraph if an applicant is considered to meet the requirements for the award of such a qualification but no certificate has been issued due to special circumstances. Ordinance (1006:1053).

Section 29

Section 30

Specific entry requirements  

Section 31

1. knowledge from one or more higher education courses, and
2. other conditions determined by the course or study programme or of significance for the professional or vocational area for which students are to be prepared.

The higher education institution may decide which of the selection criteria laid down in the first paragraph are to be applied and how places are to be allocated.

If merits are otherwise equivalent, selection may also be undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the third paragraph of Section 12. Ordinance (2006:1053).

A person who by virtue of courses and study programmes in Sweden or abroad, practical experience or some other circumstance has the aptitude to benefit from the course or study programme also meets the specific entry requirements. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Selection

Section 32

Deferment of studies and approved leave from first or second-cycle studies

Section 33

1. may defer commencement of their studies, or
2. may continue their studies after an approved leave of absence.

The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education may issue regulations concerning deferment of studies and approved leave of absence from studies. Ordinance (2009:1068).

Admission to third-cycle courses and study programmes

General provisions

Section 34

Section 35

1. meets the any general and specific entry requirements that the faculty board may have laid down, and
2. is considered in other respects to have the ability required to benefit from the course or study programme. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 36

Admission procedure

Section 37

When a higher education institution intends to admit one or several third-cycle students, information shall be provided by the higher education institution through advertising or some equivalent method. Information need not, however, be provided:

1. about the admission of a third-cycle student who is to complete the course or study programme within the framework of employment by an employer other than the higher education institution
2. about the admission of a third-cycle student who has previously begun third-cycle studies at another higher education institution, or
3. if there are similar special grounds. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 38

What is said in the first paragraph is to apply similarly at a higher education institution that in having been granted the title of university is entitled pursuant to Section 11 of Chapter 1 of the Higher Education Act (1992:1434) to award third-cycle qualifications. Ordinance (2009:933).

General entry requirements

Section 39

1. has been awarded a second-cycle qualification
2. has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle, or
3. has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

Specific entry requirements

Section 40

1. knowledge from one or more higher education courses and study programmes or corresponding courses and study programmes
2. specific professional or vocational experience, and
3. requisite language skills or other conditions determined by the course or study programme. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Selection

Section 41

However, the fact that an applicant is considered able to transfer credits from prior courses and study programmes or for professional or vocational experience may not alone give the applicant priority over other applicants. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Special bodies

Section 42

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10 Disciplinary measures

General provisions

Section 1

1. use prohibited aids or other methods to attempt to deceive during examinations or other forms of assessment of study performance
2. disrupt or obstruct teaching, tests or other activities within the framework of courses and study programmes at the higher education institution
3. disrupt activities in the library of the higher education institution or other separate establishments at the institution
4. subject another student or member of the staff of the higher education institution to harassment or sexual harassment of the kind laid down in Section 4 of Chapter 1 of the Discrimination Act (2008:567).

Disciplinary Measures

Section 2

A suspension decision means that the student is prohibited from participating in instruction, tests or other activities within the framework of the courses and study programmes at the higher education institution. The decision shall comprise one or more periods, but shall not exceed six months in total.

A suspension decision may also be limited to apply to access to certain premises at the higher education institution.

Disciplinary boards

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

If there are differences of opinion when a decision is to be made on any matter, the provisions of chapter 29 of the Code of Judicial Procedure relating to votes in courts of law consisting exclusively of legally qualified judges shall apply. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Rules of procedure

Section 9

The vice-chancellor shall arrange for the matter to be investigated and provide the student with an opportunity to make representations concerning the complaint. The vice-chancellor shall then, after consultation with the legally qualified member when appropriate, decide whether the circumstances are such that the matter shall:

1. be dismissed without further action
2. call for a warning from the vice-chancellor, or
3. be referred for a hearing by the disciplinary board. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Section 10

Miscellaneous provisions

Section 11

Section 12

Section 13

Interlocutory suspension

Section 14

A decision on interlocutory suspension shall apply until the disciplinary committee has appraised the issue, but for no longer than one month. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Chapter 11 Higher education courses and study programmes arranged by municipalities and county councils

Section 1

The board of governors may establish other bodies at the higher education institution than those that may be established pursuant to the Local Government Act. The board of governors may delegate the right to make decisions to such bodies.

The board of governors shall supervise all the operations of the higher education institution and assume responsibility for the performance of its tasks. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

When a faculty board or corresponding body decides on matters relating to research resources that affect higher education institutions provided by a municipality or county council, a representative of these higher education institutions shall be co-opted. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Section 5

In addition, municipalities and county councils shall employ senior lecturers to an extent sufficient to enable courses and study programmes of a high standard to be offered. The qualification requirements laid down in Sections 7 & 8 of Chapter 4 shall apply to senior lecturers.

The provisions of Section 13 of Chapter 4 on promotion shall apply correspondingly to lecturers.

Municipalities and county councils are not permitted to employ teachers as professors. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Section 6

The students shall be entitled to representation by at least three members on this body. These representatives shall be appointed among the students by election.

The provisions of Sections 21 & 22, the second paragraph of Section 25 and Section 26 of Chapter 4 shall apply correspondingly to the employment of senior lecturers or promotion of lecturers.

The specially established body shall submit its proposal to the body appointed by the municipality or county council to decide on the employment. Ordinance (1998:1003).

Section 7

Chapter 12 Appeals

Section 1

Section 2

1. decisions relating to employment at a public sector higher education institution, with the exception of appointment to a doctoral studentship, employment as a professor or senior lecturer pursuant to Sections 11, 13 or 13a of Chapter 4, or employment as a senior lecturer or lecturer pursuant to the third sentence of point 5 of Section 30
2. decisions pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 28 of Chapter 4 to reject an application for promotion
3. decisions pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 28 of Chapter 4 to reject an application for employment as a professor
4. decisions pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Section 28 of Chapter 4 to reject a request for employment for an indefinite period as a senior lecturer or lecturer
5. decisions that an applicant does not meet the general entry requirements for admission to first or second-cycle higher education courses and study programmes and decisions not to grant an exemption from the general entry requirements for admission in cases laid down in the second sentence of Section 3 or the second paragraph of Section 28 of Chapter 7
6. decisions on the transfer of credits for courses and study programmes or professional or vocational activities
7. rejection of a student's application for exemption from a compulsory element of a course or study programme
8. decisions to withdraw study resources from a doctoral student pursuant to Section 37 of Chapter 6 and decisions that a student is not to recover these resources pursuant to Section 38 of Chapter 6
9. rejection of a student's request to be issued with a degree certificate or a course certificate, and
10. decisions not to allow those admitted to first or second-cycle courses and study programmes to defer commencement of their studies or to continue their studies after an approved period of leave.

If a person who has applied for employment as a senior lecturer appeals pursuant to item 1 of the first paragraph against the decision of the higher education institution to employ another person and the Higher Education Appeals Board grants the appeal, the effect shall be that the appellant is employed as a professor, if so requested in the appeal. This shall, however, only apply if the appellant is qualified for such a position and has requested appraisal of his or her qualifications pursuant to Section 23 of Chapter 4.

An appeal pursuant item 3 of the first paragraph shall not be heard if the Higher Education Appeals Board decides that another person is to be appointed to the post on the basis of an appeal pursuant to item 1 of the first paragraph. Ordinance (2006:1053).

Section 3

No appeals are allowed against other decisions by a disciplinary board. Ordinance (2002:81).

Section 4

Entry into effect and transitional provisions

Ordinance 1993:100

The following provisions shall enter into effect on 1 March 1993, viz.

(a) provisions relating to admission to courses and study programmes in chapters 8 and 10: in so far as those commenced after 30 June 1993 are concerned
(b) the provisions of Section 10 of Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 6 and Sections 16 and 17 of Chapter 9 relating to the appointment to certain positions and bodies at a higher education institution: in so far as employees and bodies are concerned whose activities commence after 30 June 1993.

If the new provisions relating to admission to courses and study programmes have been applied, the provisions of chapter 13 shall apply as regards the right to appeal against decisions taken in the admission process. Ordinance (1993:159).

3. If an act or statute issued by the Government refers to a provision that has been replaced by a provision in this ordinance, the new provision shall apply instead.

5. A matter at a higher education institution that has not been determined by the end of June 1993 shall be dealt with pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, unless otherwise specifically provided. The board of governors of a higher education institution shall issue further regulations concerning the management of such matters.

6. Anyone who on 30 June 1993 holds a post as a lecturer or junior lecturer shall be considered to hold a post as a senior lecturer or lecturer.

7. Anyone who on 30 June 1993 holds a post as a teacher of an odontological subject with a clinical connection shall be appointed to a post as a senior lecturer without the notification of the post as vacant.

8. The position of assistant dentist shall be abolished on retirement of current holders. Anybody who on 30 June 1993 is employed for a fixed period on such a post shall be permitted to retain the post until the expiry of the current period.

9. If a position has been declared vacant and applications invited before 1 July 1993, the older provisions concerning appointment to and qualification for the position shall apply to the appointment. The academic appointments board shall not then, however, be required to have the composition laid down in earlier provisions. Ordinance (1993:952).

10. If an appointment procedure has been raised in an academic appointments board before the end of June 1993, but not yet decided, the board may decide the matter with the composition it had at the end of the month of June 1993.

11. Those who have commenced courses in degree programmes before 1 July 1993 shall be given an opportunity to complete them pursuant to the earlier provisions. This opportunity shall, however, continue only until 30 September 2000. Ordinance (1999:1037).

12. Those who have commenced courses and study programmes before 1 July 1993 shall, even when these do not form part of degree programmes, also be entitled to the award of qualifications pursuant to the earlier provisions until 30 September 2000. Ordinance (1999:1037).

13. Those who have been admitted to courses and study programmes before 1 July 1993 and been granted deferment shall be considered to have been admitted to corresponding courses and study programmes pursuant to the new provisions.

14. Applicants who meet the general entry requirements pursuant to the previous wordings of the provisions shall continue to meet general entry requirements until the end of 1999.

15. Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test results that pursuant to earlier provisions remain valid on 1 July 1993 shall have extended validity pursuant to the new provisions in the third paragraph of Section 9 of Chapter 8.

16. Earlier provisions shall continue to apply to appeals against decisions or recommendations issued before this ordinance enters into effect.

Ordinance 1994:1101

3. Those who have completed a two-year optician's programme and in the period 1 January 1994-1 July 1995 completed a registration course pursuant to earlier provisions shall acquire the status of qualified opticians. This shall also apply to persons who have completed the above optician's programme pursuant to earlier provisions and who after 1 January 1995 have completed supplementary training at Karolinska Institutet. Ordinance (1995:337).

4. Those who have commenced programmes in dentistry prior to 1 July 1994 shall be entitled to a degree pursuant to earlier provisions until the end of 1998.

Ordinance 1995:253

Ordinance 1995:944

1. This ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 July 1995.
2. If an appointment has been referred to an academic appointments board before the ordinance entered into effect but has not yet been decided, the board may decide the matter with the composition it had when the ordinance entered into effect.

Ordinance 1996:913

3. Those who before 1 November 1996 have commenced a programme to become an upper-secondary school teacher shall be entitled to a qualification pursuant to the earlier provisions until the end of June 2002. Those awarded the qualification after 1 January 1998 must, however, possess the ability to use computers and other information technology aids in their own learning and knowledge about how these aids can be used in teaching children and young people/pupils.

Ordinance 1996:984

3. Applicants meeting general entry requirements pursuant to provisions applying before 1 July 1993 shall be considered to meet general entry requirements until the end of 1999.

4. A person shall be considered to meet general entry requirements:

• if he or she has completed a national or a specifically designed upper-secondary school programme and has the grades in his/her school-leaving certificate laid down in provisions prior to 1 July 1994 or has completed a corresponding programme and has corresponding grades from adult upper-secondary education
• fulfils the general entry requirements pursuant to provisions in force before 1 July 1993 and has a school-leaving certificate from a four, three or two-year upper-secondary school programme or a two-year special upper-secondary school course with contents that largely correspond to at least a two-year upper-secondary school programme or has corresponding grades from state or municipal adult education, or
• has been awarded a certificate before 1 July 1998 by a folk high school testifying to general eligibility for higher education studies. Ordinance (1999:687).

Ordinance 1998:80

1. Section 3 of Chapter 9 of this ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 January 1999, and the remainder of the ordinance on 1 April 1998.
2. The earlier provisions of Sections 2 & 6 of Chapter 5, shall apply to those who have been appointed to doctoral studentships before 1 April 1998. The earlier provisions of Section 6 of Chapter 5 shall also apply to employment as a doctoral student that terminates before the end of 2003 for doctoral students who have been admitted to doctoral studies before 1 April 1998 but had not been appointed to a doctoral studentship before that date. Ordinance (2001:23).
3. The earlier provisions of Section 9 of Chapter 5, shall apply until 30 June 1999 to those employed as assistants before 1 April 1998.
4. The new provision in chapter 5, section 4 shall apply to those awarded doctoral grants for the first time after 31 December 1997. This shall, however, not apply to those admitted to doctoral studies before 1 April 1998 and only subsequently awarded doctoral grants and who on 1 April 1998 had been studying for more than three years, or two years and five months in the case of full-time study. Ordinance (19980:160).
5. The stipulations in Section 10 of Chapter 5 on the disciplinary domain of medicine shall refer until 1 January 1999 to faculties of medicine or odontology.

Ordinance 1998:1003

2. The earlier provision in Section 3 of Chapter 1 shall apply, if a matter has been raised with the Office of the Chancellor of Justice before 1 January 1999.

3. The new provision in Section 11 of Chapter 4 on promotion to professorships shall also apply to senior lecturers who at the time this ordinance takes effect hold the position of associate professor.

4. Senior lecturers who at the time this ordinance takes effect hold posts as associate professors may continue to hold such posts after the ordinance takes effect for as long as they are employed as senior lecturers.

5. The new provisions of Sections 17 & 18 of Chapter 4 shall apply to appointment procedures that begin on 1 January 1999 or later.

6. If an appointment procedure concerning a professor or a senior lecturer has commenced but not been completed before 1 January 1999, opinions pursuant to the new provision in Section 21 of Chapter 4 shall be submitted to the faculty board or corresponding body, unless they have been submitted to the academic appointments board before 1 January 1999.

If an opinion has been submitted to the academic appointments board before 1 January 1999 but the procedures have not been completed by the board, pursuant to the earlier provisions in Chapter 4 and Chapter 6, the board shall submit a recommendation to the vice-chancellor.

After a recommendation has been submitted to the vice-chancellor as laid down in the second paragraph, the vice-chancellor may decide on the appointment without further consideration as laid down in the new provisions in Section 20 of Chapter 4. This shall also apply when an academic appointments board has submitted a recommendation to the vice-chancellor on an appointment prior to 1 January 1999 and the vice-chancellor has issued no decision on the matter before 1 January 1999.

7. If the process of appointing a visiting professor has commenced but not been completed before 1 January 1999, the earlier provisions in the third sentence of paragraph two of Section 18 of chapter 4 shall apply instead of the new provisions in Sections 26 & 27 of Chapter 4.

8. If the process of appointing a post-doctoral research fellow has commenced but not been completed before 1 January 1999, the earlier provisions in paragraph three of Section 18 of chapter shall apply.

9. The new provisions in Sections 12 & 23 of Chapter 4, shall apply to appointment procedures initiated on 1 January 1999 or later.

10. If a person has been employed in a post pursuant to the earlier provisions in items 1—7, 9 or 10 of Section 21 of chapter 4, the earlier provisions shall also apply to renewal or extension of the employment that takes place on 1 January 1999 or later. Ordinance (2002:761).

11. The earlier provision in the second paragraph of Section 13 of Chapter 4 shall apply to those who held posts as post-doctoral research fellows before 1 January 1999 instead of the new provision in the second paragraph of section 10 of Chapter 4.

12. The new provision in item 4 of the first paragraph of Section 1 of Chapter 10 shall apply to offences committed on 1 January 1999 or later.

13. The new provisions in Sections 4 & 7 of Chapter 10 shall be applied from 1 January 1999 when legally qualified members and their deputies are to be appointed.

14. If a decision referred to in item 4 of the first paragraph of Section 2 of Chapter 12 has been issued prior to 1 November 1998, earlier provisions shall apply to the right of appeal. Ordinance (1998:1272).

Ordinance 1998:1271

1. This ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 November 1998.
2. If a decision pursuant to item 2 of the second paragraph of Section 2 of Chapter 13 has been issued before this ordinance takes effect, earlier provisions shall apply to the right of appeal.

Ordinance 1999:30

2. Those who have begun training programmes for assistant ship's engineers, chief engineers, masters or mates before 1 August 1998 shall be entitled to a qualification pursuant to earlier provisions until 31 January 2002.

Ordinance 1999:1037

1. This ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 January 2000.
2. If the appointment of a postdoctoral research fellow has commenced but not been completed by 1 January 2000, the earlier provisions in the first paragraph of Section 10 of Chapter 4 shall apply.
3. Earlier regulations shall continue to apply to appeals against decisions issued before this ordinance entered into effect.

Ordinance 2000:651

1. Appendix 2 of this ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 August 2000, and the remainder of the ordinance on 1 September 2000.
2. Those who have commenced a programme in dispensing pharmacy at Uppsala University prior to 1 February 2001 shall be entitled to a diploma pursuant to earlier provisions until 1 February 2005.

Ordinance 2001:23

1. 1 Items 6, 30 and 38 in appendix 2 of this ordinance and item 2 in the transitional provisions of the Ordinance concerning Amendment of the Higher Education Ordinance (1998:80) shall enter into effect on 1 March 2001, and the remainder of the ordinance on 1 July 2001.
2. Those who have commenced a programme in teaching children and young people, art teaching, primary and secondary school teaching , home economics teaching, physical education teaching, music teaching or craft teaching before 1 July 2001 shall be entitled to obtain a qualification pursuant to the earlier provisions until the end of June 2008.
3. Those who have commenced a programme in upper-secondary school teaching before 1 July 2001 but after 31 October 1996 shall be entitled to the award of a qualification pursuant to the earlier provisions until the end of June 2008.
4. Those who prior to 1 July 2001 have commenced a programme which mainly complies with the syllabus for primary and secondary teaching that applied until 30 June 1993 (UHÄ 1988-05-31) but who have not yet undergone professional training and teaching practice shall be entitled to such training pursuant to the earlier provisions until the end of 2003.
5. Those who have commenced a programme in special needs teaching before 1 July 2001 shall be entitled to the award of a qualification pursuant to the earlier provisions until the end of June 2003.

Ordinance 2001:211

Ordinance 2001:212

Ordinance 2001:972

Ordinance 2002:761

2. The new provisions shall apply for the first time to admissions to undergraduate programmes in the autumn semester of 2003 with regard to Sections 3, 4, 7, 9—11 and 16(c) of Chapter 7, and in the autumn semester of 2004 with regard to Section 13 of Chapter 7. Until then earlier provisions shall apply.

Ordinance 2003:343

1. Section 9 of Chapter 1, Section 2 of Chapter 2 and Section 1 of Chapter 10 of this ordinance enter into effect on 1 July 2003, and the remainder of the ordinance on 1 November 2003.
2. The provision in Section 18 chapter 7 shall apply for the first time in connection with applications for the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test the spring of 2004.

Ordinance 2004:383

Ordinance 2005:401

Ordinance 2006:1053

1. Section 16 of Chapter 1of this ordinance enters into effect on 1 September 2006, and the remainder of the ordinance on 1 January 2007. With the exception of Section 16 of Chapter 1, the ordinance is to apply to admission to courses and study programmes that begin after the end of June 2007 and to the employment of doctoral students after that time, and also, unless otherwise stated in items 3 and 4 to courses and study programmes pursued after the end of June 2007 or qualifications awarded after that date.
2. Earlier provisions shall apply to admission to courses and programmes that begin before 1 July 2007 and the employment of doctoral students before that date, and also to courses and study programmes undertaken prior to 1 July 2007 or qualifications awarded before that date.
3. The earlier provisions are to apply with regard to courses or corresponding elements in doctoral programmes that begin before 1 July 2007 and continue after that date.
4. The earlier provisions are to apply to qualifications awarded after the end of June 2007, if all studies for the award of the qualification were completed in their entirety before that date.
5. Those who have started a course or study programme leading to a qualification pursuant to the earlier provisions in Annex 2 (The System of Qualifications) before 1 July 2007 and those admitted to such a programme before that date but allowed to defer the programme until after that date are entitled to complete their studies and obtain a qualification pursuant to the earlier provisions, though not later than the end of June 2015.
6. One credit awarded prior to 1 July 2007 to indicate the extent of undergraduate or graduate studies is the equivalent of one and a half credits pursuant to the new provisions.
7. The extent of a qualification that may pursuant to items 4 & 5 be awarded before the end of June 2007 as laid down in Annex 2 (Qualification Ordinance) shall be indicated in credits according to the earlier provisions. The diploma issued for a qualification referred to in item 5 shall also to indicate the corresponding extent of the qualification in higher education credits according to the new provisions.
8. The expression 'third-cycle courses and study programmes' in the new provisions corresponds to what are termed in earlier provisions 'postgraduate courses and study programmes'.
9. If previous studies or a first-cycle qualification are required for the award of a second-cycle qualification pursuant to the new provisions, those who have corresponding studies or a corresponding qualification from undergraduate programmes will also fulfil the requirements for the qualification.
10. If a specific number of credits or a qualification from previous first or second-cycle courses and study programmes are required for admission to second or third-cycle courses and study programmes, those with corresponding credits or qualifications from undergraduate programmes will also be eligible.
11. Those who meet the general entry requirements for doctoral programmes before 1 July 2007 will also be considered to meet the general entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes after that, however, until no later than the end of June 2015.
12. Those admitted to undergraduate courses and study programmes who have been allowed to defer commencement of their studies until after 1 July 2007 will be considered to have been admitted to corresponding courses and study programmes pursuant to the new provisions. However, this does not apply if the student admitted has opted to make use of her or his rights pursuant to item 5.
13. It follows from item 4 of the transitional provisions in the Act (2006:173) on amendment of the Higher Education Act (1992:1434) that decisions on entitlement to award qualifications made by the Government or the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education pursuant to earlier provisions continue to apply.
14. In applying Chapter 4, Section 30, item 6 of the new provisions, teaching in an undergraduate programme will be treated as equivalent to teaching in first or second-cycle courses and study programmes.
15. hose who have been admitted to undergraduate courses and study programmes pursuant to the earlier provisions may also be employed as teaching or administrative assistants pursuant to the new provisions in the second paragraph of Section 10 of Chapter 5.
16. The provision in the first paragraph of Section 10 of Chapter 6 stipulating that the certificate is to state the cycle in which a qualification is awarded is not to apply with regard to qualifications awarded pursuant to earlier provisions.
17. The earlier provisions in Section 2 of Chapter 12 continue to apply with regard to appeals against decisions that have been issued pursuant to earlier provisions.
18. The new provisions in Sections 31 & 32 of Chapter 6 stipulating that at least two supervisors are to be appointed for each doctoral student and that at least one of them must have undergone training for supervisors or judged to have corresponding skills, are to apply with regard to doctoral students commencing their studies after the end of June 2007.

Ordinance 2006:1054

1. Section 9a, 10 & 18 of Chapter 7 of this ordinance enter into effect on 15 August 2007, and the remainder of the ordinance on 1 January 2010. (Ordinance 2007:666).
2. The new provisions shall apply for the first time to admission to study programmes beginning after the end of May 2010. Ordinance (2009:1328)
3. Those who before 1 January 2010 meet the general entry requirements for admission to undergraduate courses and study programmes or courses and study programmes that begin in the first cycle of higher education shall be considered to meet the general entry requirements for courses and study programmes beginning in the first cycle of higher education. For those who prior to 1 July 2008 were considered to meet the general entry requirements laid down in Section 7 of Chapter 7 in its wording prior to 1 January 2008 this applies, however for no longer than until 31 December 2011. Ordinance (2008:229)
4. For applicants who prior to 1 January 2010 meet the general entry requirements for admission to undergraduate courses and study programmes or courses and study programmes beginning in the first cycle of higher education the corresponding earlier provisions are to be applied instead of the new items 4 - 7 & 9 in Appendix 3. Ordinance (2008:433).
5. The new provisions in Annex 3, points 3 and 8 are also to apply to grades submitted by those who have started upper-secondary education on syllabuses introduced into upper-secondary schools in the autumn of 2000 and in upper-secondary adult education on 1 July 2001. Ordinance (2008:433)

Ordinance 2007:129

1. This ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 May 2007. Unless otherwise stated in items 3 or 4, the ordinance is to apply with regard to teaching qualifications awarded after the end of June 2007.
2. The earlier provisions are to apply with regard to teaching qualifications awarded prior to 1 July 2007.
3. The earlier provisions are also to apply with regard to teaching qualifications awarded after the end of June 2007, if the courses and study programmes listed in the certificate were completed in their entirety before that date.
4. Those who commenced courses and study programmes leading to the award of a teaching qualification pursuant to the earlier provisions before 1 July 2007 and those admitted to such a programme before that date but allowed to defer commencement of the programme until later are entitled to complete their studies and obtain a teaching qualification pursuant to the older provisions, although until no later than the end of June 2015.
5. The scope of a teaching qualification that may, pursuant to 3 and 4, be awarded pursuant to the earlier provisions after the end of June 2007, is to be denominated in credits as laid down in the earlier provisions. The diploma issued for a teaching qualification referred to in point 4 is also to indicate the corresponding scope of the qualification in credits in accordance with the stipulations in item 6 of the entry-into-effect and transitional provisions in the Ordinance (2006:1053) concerning Amendment of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100).

Ordinance 2007:644

1. This ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 January 2008 and shall be applied for the first time to admission to courses and study programmes that begin after 30 June 2008.
2. The earlier provisions are to apply to admission to courses and study programmes that begin before 1 July 2008.
3. Those who before 1 July 2008 meet the general entry requirements for admission to courses and study programmes that begin in the first cycle shall also be considered to meet the general entry requirements for courses and study programmes beginning in the first cycle, this applies, however for no longer than until 31 December 2011.

Ordinance 2009:933

1. This ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 January 2010.
2. A higher education institution that is not a university which at the end of 2009 was entitled to award third-cycle qualifications in a disciplinary domain may thereafter also award these qualifications in a field corresponding to the disciplinary domain, however until no later than the end of 2010.
3. A higher education institution which pursuant to 2 may award third-cycle qualifications shall no later than the end of 2010 notify the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education of the fields in which the institution is offering third-cycle courses and programmes that fulfil the requirements laid down in Section 13 of Chapter 1 of the Higher Education Act (1992:1434) as well as Section 5c of Chapter 6 of the new provisions. After this notification the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education may grant the higher education institution permission to award third-cycle qualifications in these fields.
4. Entitlement to award masters degrees in a disciplinary domain awarded pursuant to earlier provisions continues to apply.

Ordinance 2009:1068

1. This ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 January 2010. The provisions of Sections 8 and 10—11f of Chapter 6 and Section 33 of Chapter 7 will apply to courses and programmes commencing after the end of June 2010.

Ordinance 2009:1222

1. This ordinance shall enter into effect on 1 January 2010.
2. Those who prior to 1 January 2010 have begun courses and programmes at Växjö University or Kalmar University College and those previously admitted to such courses and programmes but granted deferment before commencing their studies shall be considered to be students at Linnaeus University with not new admission procedure and are entitled to complete their studies there.