The first time I really ever paid much attention to the Nobel Prize was at my college graduation in Seattle in June 2002, where our commencement address was given by Leland Hartwell, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. He mentioned standing on stage with the king and queen of Sweden, and the statement grabbed my attention because I was planning to move to Stockholm the following autumn.

Social-networking technology has helped make geographic borders almost irrelevant for young people seeking information about education programs or staying in touch with peers.

Branding and marketing are no longer the exclusive purview of the business world. While individual higher education institutions have long been aware of the benefits of developing a strong profile, countries and regions are now jumping on the branding bandwagon.

For many students considering studying abroad, it’s not practical or feasible to learn Icelandic, Hungarian, or Dutch just to spend a year at a foreign university. To attract international students who would normally choose to study abroad in the United States or the United Kingdom, many European countries now offer full-degree programs in English.

Thanks to state-of-the-art ICT infrastructure and innovative public policies, Swedish higher education is going digital. Charlotte West looks at Swedish distance learning in International Educator.

When you're talking about international education, the word "study" means a whole lot more than just hitting the books, says writer and ex-international student Charlotte West.

With astronaut Christer Fuglesang as its poster boy, Swedish space science has recently stepped into the limelight. The town of Kiruna is home to the Swedish Space Corporation and the Swedish Institute of Space Physics.