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Swedish Press Review
Thursday 9 October 2008 – Midday EditionSwedish Press Review, an English-language review of the Swedish
morning press for the business and diplomatic community.
Address: Artillerigatan 68 B, 115 30 Stockholm. Subscriptions, enquiries
etc. tel. 08 - 660 41 46 Fax 08 - 661 21 26. Responsible publisher under
Swedish law and Editor-in-Chief: Ian M Beck.
New ranking system will help students
In its annual listing of Sweden’s universities, the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Southern
Sweden ranks Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute in
first place, followed by the Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala and the Stockholm
School of Economics in third place. The three
universities have had the same ranking for the past
six years.
The Chamber has published its listing since 2002
but it is does not actually say anything about
individual courses offered by the universities. For
instance, one university may offer excellent medical
training but poor nursing training and still rank
highly. The Chamber’s listing is tailored more to
companies’ needs to recruit qualified personnel.
Earlier this year the Swedish government
commissioned the Swedish National Agency for
Higher Education (Högskoleverket, HSV) to take a
close look at the different ranking systems used by
other countries. HSV’s main task is to find a
ranking that helps students choose which university
to apply to. Although the job is not yet done, HSV
is currently interested in the ranking systems used in
Germany and the UK. (DN I: 16)
Child diabetes vaccination possibility
Swedish scientists have had promising results in a
new study. Johnny Ludvigsson, diabetes researcher
and professor at Linköping University, has, together
with his colleagues, tested a vaccination (GAD
vaccine) for child diabetes. Seventy children
between the ages of ten and eighteen took part in the
study, which is being published in the New England
Journal of Medicine.
Half the participants had the vaccination and those
who had the vaccination had half as much reduction
in insulin production as the control group and the
effects lasted thirty months. The scientists believe
that the vaccination will be of most use for those
who have become sick recently although they will
probably still have to take insulin.
“However it is still a success. Saving just a small
number of insulin cells can be very valuable. It is
easier to control blood sugar and reduces the risk for
complications,” says Johnny Ludvigsson. He
believes that if the results of the study are confirmed
in a larger study then a vaccination could be in use
in three years time. (DN I: 13)
Internet discussions to reduce alcohol abuse
The World Health Organisation has started a
worldwide “hearing” on the internet intended to find
out how alcohol abuse can be reduced. The forum is
open to everyone. Sweden’s Minister for Public
Health Maria Larsson was delighted with the
unusual initiative. Sweden has been actively trying
to develop a global alcohol strategy to reduce
alcohol abuse.
The website is an opinion forum where anyone can
leave points of view or suggestions for what could
be done. The ideas will then be presented at two
expert meetings at the WHO in November. In
particular the groups are interested in hearing ideas
about how vulnerable groups and children who live
in environments where there is a lot of alcohol can
be protected.
Maria Larsson says, “I am especially glad that the
WHO is highlighting these groups. I would like to
gather all the EU Health Ministers to illustrate how
children and young people are exposed to
increasingly more refined marketing of alcoholic
drinks.” (SvD I: 13)
More teachers needed in Sweden’s cities
Around 30,000 new teachers will be needed before
2012 to cover the needs of childcare, schools and
adult education in the three main city areas in
Sweden. The National Agency for Education
(Skolverket) has presented its teacher prognosis for
the period 2008-2022, which shows that it is mainly
the areas around major cities that are in need.
Furthermore teachers for younger children will be in
sharp demand. Only 30% of the 30,000 new
teachers will need to have training for the later years
of primary school, high school and adult education.
The calculations show that the total need for
teachers will actually fall between 2007 and 2012
but teachers must be recruited in order to make up
for retirement and there are also many unqualified
teachers. In autumn 2007 there was a total of 13,500
supply teachers that did not have a teaching degree.
The need for teachers will rise most in Skåne
county, by 16%, and then in Stockholm county, by
13% and in Västra Götaland county, by 9%.
(DN I: 19)
Emma Naismith and Laura Austin
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