Making ends meet -

Innovative ways of funding international students

An ACA/SI European Policy Seminar

Venue: KTH Library building, Osquars backe 31
Stockholm, 15 October 2009

22nd in the series “The European Policy Seminars”
of the Academic Cooperation Association

The Theme

Have you ever wondered what one student costs? Then you might know what the costs of one international student are. Across Europe, more countries and their universities are seeking innovative approaches to the financing of international students – a topic intrinsically linked to the funding of higher education per se. Clearly, institutions want to ensure that they can attract high quality students and young researchers in the face of increasing global competition. But are fees and scholarships the only way to do it? Are there other options? What are the legal frameworks?

All these questions require higher education professionals to understand both the policy and marketing context.
The third in the series of ACA European Policy Seminars this year is co-organised by the Swedish Institute (SI) and will provide case studies from countries and universities across Europe so that delegates might:

• Explore the financing of international students, based on case studies from a number of countries and universities;

• Understand the context of setting appropriate fee levels to attract quality international students and young researchers;

• Review the strategic potential to use scholarships at both national and institutional levels;

• Examine innovative and new modes of financing.

The Programme

Wednesday 14th of October 2009

19:30       Seminar dinner at Fem Små Hus

Thursday 15th of October 2009

Registrations

The seminar is fully booked, registrations for this event have been closed.

* The member's fee applies to staff and personnel of ACA member organisations only (see list on ACA website)

Practical information

Restaurant:

Venue:

KTH Library building
Osquars backe 31
SE-100 44 Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 790 60 00
Fax: +46 8 790 96 70
Website: http://www.lib.kth.se/main/eng/default.asp

Hotels:

Please note that accommodation and travel to and from Stockholm are at the participants’ own expense. The following are hotels in the vicinity of the seminar venue:

Hotel Birger Jarl
Address: Tulegatan 8, Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 674 18 00
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Elite Hotel Arcadia
Address: Körsbärsvägen 1, 114 23 Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 566 215 00
Fax: +46 8 566 215 01
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Elite Hotel Stockholm Plaza
Address: Birger Jarlsgatan 29, 103 95 Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 566 220 00
Fax: +46 8 566 220 20
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Scandic Park Hotel
Address: Karlavägen 43, 102 46 Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 517 348 00
Fax: +46 8 517 348 11
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Clarion Collection Hotel Tapto
Address: Jungfrugatan 57, 11531 Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 664 50 00
Fax: +46 8 664 07 00
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Rica Hotel Stockholm
Address: Slöjdgatan 7, SE-111 57 Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 723 72 00
Fax: +46 8 723 72 09
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More information will be sent to the participants closer to the event.

Partners

Swedish Institute                                     KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For further information, please contact Isabelle Deneyer at the ACA Secretariat, 15, Rue d’Egmontstraat, 1000 Brussels (Belgium), Phone: +32 2 513 22 41, Fax: +32 2 513 17 76, info@aca-secretariat.be.