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Sweden: the country behind Ikea meatballs, Spotify, Skype - and countless recognizable global tech brands. While most European capitals are still recovering from the 2008 financial crisis, Stockholm is producing more unicorns per capita than any other city in the world and continues to enjoy a stable economy and progressive politics. So, if you're browsing for engineering courses to kick-start your career, we recommend you look to Sweden.
1. Forget Berlin, Stockholm is the tech capital of Europe
Aspiring engineers hoping to join a tech startup when they graduate should definitely look to Sweden for courses and job opportunities. A staggering 18 percent of Stockholm's workforce are working in tech, with 22,000 tech companies based in the city, according to a Google report from 2014. Indeed, as Dennis Mitzner noted in an article for TechCrunch last year, Sweden owes the success of its startup scene in part to progressive measures like government-funded tech incubators and seed fund programs, which have encouraged investors and entrepreneurs to set up shop in the country.
2. The home of the Nobel Prize - unsurprisingly - has some of the best engineering courses in the world
With eight universities featured in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 for engineering and technology, including five among the top 200, Sweden's home to a range of elite universities, including KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University. To compare the best courses in the country, consult Study In Sweden's comprehensive list here or explore these 10 unusual courses offered by Swedish universities you didn't know existed (many of which are within tech or engineering.)
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