Lectures and seminars Career webinar - Become a PhD in Sweden as your next career move

13-05-2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Add to iCal
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Sweden is one of the most innovative countries in the world, with one of the highest spendings on research in Europe. To continue that trend, new minds joining the research community is always needed.

Decoration

What is it like being a doctoral student in Sweden? 

This digital event, organized by EURAXESS Sweden, is for you who are curious about if becoming a doctoral student is your next career move. You will hear more from current as well as former doctoral students, now in a senior research position or in an industry role, experts in the labor market and study director of doctoral studies.

Join us to get inspired about how you can help continuing developing the Swedish innovation power and get a boost for your future career!

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Agenda and speakers

EURAXESS Sweden

Therese Lindkvist and Ulrika Åstrand, EURAXESS Sweden

Governmental initiatives to increase the number of doctoral students in Sweden

Sara Karlsson, Ministry of Education

Doctoral studies in Sweden - how is it set up?

Ingeborg Van der Ploeg, Karolinska Institutet

Our journeys - why we became doctoral students in Sweden?

Neset Ozeyranoglu, PhD, Linköping University

Tove Mattisson, PhD, Linnaeus University

My journey from doctoral studies to Swedish industry

Gabrijela Obradovic, Scandia Group

Why doctoral graduates are invaluable in Swedish industry

Caspian Rehbinder, Labor market expert, IKEM, The Innovation and Chemical Industries

Panel discussion/Q&A 

Moderated by Therese Lindkvist

Event hosts

EURAXESS Sweden

Language

English

Target group

Students at Bachelor or Master level