Development and governance of higher education activities

The plan requires that it becomes easier to educate oneself regardless of where in the country one lives and that the right to equivalent education and learning applies everywhere. The counter-proposal's demand for strengthened regional cooperation and access to higher education of good quality throughout the country follows directly from this. The plan also wants learning to be possible throughout life, but at the same time protects educational institutions' independence.

• education throughout the countrydecisive»Det måste bli lättare att utbilda sig efter grundskolan oavsett vem du är, tjockleken på din plånbok eller var i landet du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become easier to educate oneself after compulsory school regardless of who you are, the thickness of your wallet or where in the country you live.”
• equivalent education»Det ska inte spela någon roll om du bor i ett miljonprogramsområde eller på landsbygden, rätten till likvärdig utbildning och bildning är grundläggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall not matter whether you live in a million-programme area or in the countryside, the right to equivalent education and learning is fundamental.”
• lifelong learning»uppväxten och goda möjligheter till lärande genom hela livet. Folk« (party programme ↗)“upbringing and good opportunities for learning throughout life. People”
• protected educational institution independence»Vänsterpartiet vill värna universitetens oberoende och finansiering och höja studiestödet så att fler kan välja att vidareutbilda sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to protect universities' independence and funding and raise study support so that more can choose to further educate themselves.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme explicitly requires better steering of the education offering based on labor market needs and access to high-quality higher education throughout the country. The election manifesto establishes that the link between educations and society's staffing needs shall be strengthened, explicitly also in higher education. The counter-proposal's demands for strengthened labor market connection and regional cooperation are therefore the plan's own line.

• steering according to labor market needsdecisive»Bättre styrning av utbildningsutbudet utifrån arbetsmarknadens behov.« (party programme ↗)“Better steering of the education offering based on labor market needs.”
• higher education throughout the country»Tillgång till högre utbildning av hög kvalitet i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to high-quality higher education throughout the country.”
• education linked to needs»Det ska finns en starkare koppling mellan de utbildningar som erbjuds och de behov av personal som finns i samhället. Det gäller både på gymnasiet och i den högre utbildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There shall be a stronger connection between the educations offered and society's staffing needs. This applies both in upper secondary school and in higher education.”
• cooperation with business»Samverkan mellan forskning, näringsliv och samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation between research, business and society.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that access to higher education shall be good across the country and that the bonds between working life and universities shall be strong — precisely the labour market connection and regional access the counter-proposal wants to strengthen. Cooperation with surrounding society and regional universities is explicitly highlighted as important.

• strong bonds to working lifedecisive»Banden mellan arbetslivet och högskolorna ska vara starka.« (party programme ↗)“The bonds between working life and universities shall be strong.”
• higher education across the country»Tillgången på högre utbildning ska vara god i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to higher education shall be good across the country.”
• cooperation with surrounding society»Forskning i samverkan med det samhälle som omger akademin, företag såväl som offentlig sektor, är viktig för kvaliteten på forskningen« (party programme ↗)“Research in cooperation with the society surrounding the academy, businesses as well as public sector, is important for the quality of research”
• regional educational access»Byskolor, folkhögskolor, regionala högskolor och distansutbildningar är viktiga för möjligheten till utbildning i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Rural schools, folk high schools, regional universities and distance education are important for the opportunity for education across the country.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto establishes that the education system to a much greater extent needs to be based on labour market needs and that the opportunity to educate oneself should exist throughout the country. The party programme highlights smaller higher education institutions as engines for regional growth through close links with surrounding industry. The counter-proposal's demands for strengthened labour market links and regional cooperation are precisely these commitments.

• education based on labour market needsdecisive»Utbildningssystemet behöver i betydligt större utsträckning utgå från arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The education system needs to a much greater extent be based on labour market needs.”
• educational institutions as regional engine»De mindre högskolorna och nyare universiteten är en viktig motor för regional tillväxt genom sin nära koppling till det omkringliggande näringslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Smaller higher education institutions and newer universities are an important engine for regional growth through their close links with surrounding industry.”
• diversity of educational institutions»För att säkra kvaliteten och möjligheterna till högre utbildning behövs det en mångfald av lärosäten i hela landet, med frihet att själva utforma utbildningen, som en del av ett samhälleligt ansvar.« (party programme ↗)“To ensure quality and opportunities for higher education, there is a need for a diversity of educational institutions throughout the country, with freedom to design education themselves, as part of a societal responsibility.”
• education throughout the country»Oavsett var i landet vi bor ska man ha tillgång till en bra skola som ung och möjlighet att vidareutbilda sig längre fram i livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live, one should have access to a good school as a young person and the opportunity to continue one's education later in life.”

The plan requires increased collaboration between higher education and business, and that higher education of good quality is accessible across the country, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demand for labour market connection and regional collaboration. It also emphasizes that a fluid labour market places demands on further education and retraining at an ever higher rate. However, the plan's protection of academic institutions' independence means that support applies to the direction, not detailed control of supply.

• collaboration between higher education and businessdecisive»högskola och näringsliv och bättre villkor för näringslivets forsknings- och utvecklingsverksamhet« (party programme ↗)“higher education and business and better conditions for business's research and development activities”
• higher education across the country»tillgänglig i hela landet. Studentinflytandet ska värnas.« (party programme ↗)“accessible across the country. Student influence shall be protected.”
• education adapted to the labour market»På en alltmer rörlig och krävande arbetsmarknad ställs krav på vidareutbildning och omskolning i« (party programme ↗)“On an increasingly fluid and demanding labour market, demands are placed on further education and retraining at”
• protected institutional independence»De akademiska lärosätenas oberoende ska värnas« (party programme ↗)“Academic institutions' independence shall be protected”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes cooperation with the surrounding society one of the three tasks of higher education and highlights the importance of educational institutions for business renewal and regional development. The requirement that everyone shall be able to share in society's opportunities regardless of place of residence and for active regional policy carries the counter-proposal's requirement for good education throughout the country. The plan simultaneously values educational institutions' self-determination, which sets a limit to how far governance can go.

• higher education's cooperation taskdecisive»att genom forskning generera ny vetenskaplig kunskap samt att samverka med det omgivande« (party programme ↗)“that through research generate new scientific knowledge as well as cooperate with the surrounding”
• higher education and regional development»betydelse för till exempel näringslivets förnyelse, regional utveckling och bättre hälsa« (party programme ↗)“importance for example for business renewal, regional development and better health”
• equivalence regardless of place of residence»Alla människor ska oavsett bostadsort kunna få del av« (party programme ↗)“All people shall regardless of place of residence be able to share in”
• educational institutions' self-determination»högskolor ska åtnjuta stort mått av självbestämmande i förhållande till staten.« (party programme ↗)“educational institutions shall enjoy great self-determination in relation to the state.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wants to strengthen higher education's labour market connection and regional cooperation. The plan explicitly commits to a resource distribution system where establishment on the labour market is rewarded and a national coordination of society's need for places of education to improve skills supply. The plan states that skills supply must improve and that education content shall be relevant and sought-after.

• labour market establishment rewardeddecisive»Arbeta för ett resursfördelningssystem till högskolan så att akademisk kvalitet, genomströmning samt etablering på arbetsmarknaden premieras i högre utsträckning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a resource distribution system for higher education so that academic quality, throughput and labour market establishment are rewarded to a greater degree”
• coordinated skills supply»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Put in place a national coordination of society's need for the number of places of education to improve skills supply”
• better skills supply»Kompetensförsörjningen på svensk arbetsmarknad måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Skills supply on the Swedish labour market must improve.”
• all of Sweden's possibilities»Moderaterna vill ta vara på hela Sveriges möjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moderate Party wants to make use of all of Sweden's possibilities.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan explicitly requires that higher education to a greater extent is adapted to the needs of a future labour market and that education occurs according to labour market needs. The counter-proposal's demand for strengthened labour market connection and education of good quality throughout the country aligns with this and with the plan's ambition to conduct policy for all of Sweden. However, the demand must not come at the cost of the academic independence that the plan simultaneously values.

• labour market-adapted higher educationdecisive»Den högre utbildningen ska i högre grad anpassas efter behoven på en framtida arbetsmarknad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Higher education shall to a greater extent be adapted to the needs of a future labour market.”
• needs-driven education»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate according to the needs that exist on the labour market”
• education throughout the country»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct policy for all of Sweden”
• decreased political control»Den politiska styrningen av högre utbildning ska minska och akademins självständighet öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Political control of higher education shall decrease and academic independence shall increase.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.