Sweden is taking steps to attract foreign researchers, including an inquiry into safeguarding academic freedoms and a grant for non-European researchers. Recent discussions revealed insights from those already in the country, indicating that easing family immigration, providing better stipends, and improving housing affordability are critical. Researchers highlighted the loneliness felt when separated from families due to travel costs and immigration bureaucracy. Language requirements and the job market also emerged as key factors influencing Sweden's attractiveness as a research destination.
Another respondent who has worked in Stockholm for over a decade... said that it was difficult to bring over a spouse or family due to immigration requirements from the Migration Agency.
The same researcher also wrote that Sweden should make the path to permanent residence and citizenship easy, as well as increasing the stipend offered to researchers.
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