Doing PhD in Sweden
Sweden is one of the most peaceful and prosperous countries in the world. There are a lot of benefits and supportive conditions for your PhD career. PhD is a job In Sweden, if you do PhD, you will be treated as an employee. It means that you get salary, and many other benefits. Your salary is often 18000 -21000 SEK after tax. It is more than enough to live and you can save a lot if you don’t have family. How long does it take? - The total time for PhD in Sweden is often from 4-5 years. - If you have to do PhD in 5 years, it means that you need to teach 20% and do research 80%. - If you only have to do in 4 years, it means that you work full time for research (100%). What is benefits?
- If you have baby during your stay in Sweden, you will get a lot of benefit, i.e., you can stay at home with your kids up to 180 days (called parental leave) and still get 80% PhD salary. Your PhD contract also be extended if you take parental leave. - You will have around 28 days/year for taking vacation with full salary.