Residence permit

Rules for visas and residence permits for international students in Sweden vary depending on country of citizenship. Visit the Swedish Migration Agency’s website for more information. Throughout the UK, you can enrol in universities, university colleges, or business schools. A university college is an institution that usually does not have full or independent university status. Generally, it is part of a larger university. Most university colleges only offer around 1,000 places for students to enrol in. British universities are also divided according to the year they have been founded, as follows: old universities – founded during the 12th and 13th century; the oldest university is the University of Oxford  red-brick universities – founded in the late 19th century in the big industrial cities of the UK  new universities – established after 1992 University of Leeds University of Oxford Queen Margaret University Manchester Metropolitan University University of Nottingham