Laws and regulations
The laws and statutes available on this website apply to higher education in Sweden. It is mainly the Higher Education Act and Higher Education Ordinance that govern the operations of higher education institutions in Sweden.
All translations are for information purposes only and have no legal force. In the event of discrepancies, the Swedish-language version takes precedence.
The Higher Education Act
The Higher Education Act contains provisions about the higher education institutions that are accountable to the government, local authorities or county councils. These provisions are often supplemented by the regulations in the Higher Education Ordinance.
The Swedish Higher Education Act, Swedish Code of Statutes (SFS) No. 1992:1434
The Higher Education Ordinance
The Higher Education Ordinance contains regulations that supplement or clarify the provisions contained in the Higher Education Act (1992:1434).
The Higher Education Ordinance, Swedish Code of Statutes (SFS) No. 1993:100
Ordinance for the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Act concerning authority to award certain qualifications
Ordinance on contract education at higher education institutions
Ordinance on the expulsion of students from higher education
Ordinance for the Swedish Defence University
Ordinance for the Swedish Defence University, Swedish Code of Statutes (SFS) No. 2007:1164
Ordinance on application fees and tuition fees at higher education institutions
Ordinance on scholarships for students required to pay tuition fees
Ordinance on admission to programmes leading to the award of a Higher Education Diploma in Vocational Education
Ordinance on supplementary teacher education
Ordinance on supplementary teacher education, Swedish Code of Statutes (SFS) No. 2011:686
Ordinance on certain qualifications that provide qualified teacher status for teachers and pre-school teachers and on higher education programmes for the continuing professional development of teachers and pre-school teachers who lack degrees in education or pre-school education
Annex to Diploma supplement for a Higher Education Diploma in Vocational Education
Ordinance on higher education bridging programmes to supplement foreign qualifications
Ordinance on supplementary teacher education that leads to a Degree of Bachelor/Master of Arts/Science in Secondary/Upper Secondary Education for people with a third-cycle qualification
Act on responsibility for good research practice and the examination of research misconduct
Ordinance on Students' Unions
Ordinance on Students’ Unions, Swedish Code of Statutes (SFS) No. 2009:769