What does the Center Party really want with higher education, research funding and student conditions? In this episode of Högskolepodden Rasmus Lindstedt, chairman of the Swedish National Union of Students, meets party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist in a conversation about Swedish higher education.
There will be a discussion about strengthened academic freedom, more basic funding for research, student influence on university boards and a student finance system that must also work in the event of illness and long courses. Why did the Center Party's autumn budget contain a reduced allocation to student unions despite previous promises to SFS and the member unions? What issues will be important for the Center Party ahead of the election and what does it mean for Sweden's students?
Ahead of the 2026 election, SFS will invite an extra number of politicians to HögskolepoddenThis is part of that effort.
Program host: Rasmus Lindstedt.
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