Expensive for foreigners who want to study in Sweden

Fees for students outside the EU and the EES area and Switzerland will be introduced from the fall semester next year. Each university can decide the fee but all costs for the education must be covered.

Around 120.000 applications from so called third country students. The fact that Sweden has free education had made it very popular to study here. But when the new fees will be introduced there are some worries that Sweden will lose students.

- We are counting on less students next year but we will regain strength. The foreign students are important to us, says Eva Åkesson, prorector at Lund University.

Lund University is the first Swedish university with a price-list for each education programme. A third country student who for example wants to attend a theatre education will have to pay 400.000 crowns (40.000 euro). A natural science education will cost appr. 140.000 crowns per year.

The issue is a bit sensitive since education in Sweden is generally seen as a public good which should be free for everyone no matter the size of the wallet

Oprah Winfrey, Atisha Kwa Utajiri.

Mtangazaji wa televisheni Marekani Oprah Winfrey ametajwa kuwa mtu mwenye mvuto na utajiri mkubwa duniani kupitia jarida la Forbes.

Winfrey amempiku muigizaji wa filamu Angelina Jolie kwenye nafasi ya kwanza ya orodha ya watu 100 mashuhuri kwa mwaka katika jarida la Forbes.

Nafasi hizo hupangwa kutokana na mapato ya mtu na kiwango anachoonekana kwenye vyombo vya habari.

Muimbaji Beyonce, amechukua nafasi ya pili, huku mkurugenzi wa filamu James Cameron akiingia tena kwenye chati na kuchukua nafasi ya tatu kufuatia mafanikio yake ya filamu ya Avatar.

Lady Gaga amepanda katika nafasi mpya ya orodha hizo akiwa nafasi ya nne.

Kama ilivyo kwa Beyonce, mapato yake na taarifa za maisha yake kwa ufupi zimeongezeka katika miaka 12 iliyopita kutokana na ziara zake duniani na mikataba mbalimbali.

Jolie, wakati huo huo, ameteleza kutoka nafasi ya juu hadi kufikia nafasi ya 18.

Nyota wa gofu aliyezingirwa na matatizo mengi Tiger Woods ni nyota pekee wa michezo kuwa katika 10 bora.
Chanzo BBC.

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Shukuru Mungu kwa kila jambo na furahi kwa kila ulipitialo katika maisha yako.Kuna watu wamekosa viungo mbalimbali vya miili yao lakini mambo wanayoyafanya ni zaidi ya wale ambao wamebahatika kuwa na viungo vyote,....tazama video hiyo hapo juu then utaelewa ninachomaanisha.

TUTAFIKA TU WANANGU!

NI KWELI PESA NI CHANZO CHA MAOVU?

Pesa wewe unaabudiwa kuliko Mungu,unapendwa zaidi ya chochote katika ulimwengu huu,wengine wanakuita Sabuni ya roho,wapo waliowasaliti wenzi wao kwa sababu yako wewe PESA....Leo nimekaa na kujiuliza, hivi ni kweli pesa ni chanzo cha maovu? Tunaona watu wanauana(mfano wanandugu wanapoamua kutoana uhai ili mmoja wao aweze kurithi mali walizoacha wazazi,au mke/mume anapoamua kumuua mwenzie ili aweze kufaidi peke yake mali walizochuma pamoja,kuiba kutokana na ugumu wa maisha au tamaa,kinadada kujiuza,kubaka watoto wadogo kwa sababu mganga kakuambia ukibaka kabinti ka miaka mitano utakuwa tajiri,watu wanauza madawa ya kulevya,wanaajiri watoto wenye umri mdogo kwa sababu hawana gharama,kuchuna ngozi za binadamu wenzao.Na mengine mengi... maovu yote haya yanatendeka mwisho wa siku hawa wote wanachotaka ni PESA.

A FOREIGN STUDENT`S STORY.

Like many other youths in Bangladesh, my long cherished dream was to go abroad for higher studies. But it was not an easy goal, especially to go to a European country like Sweden.

A different country

Bangladesh is not like Sweden. It is a small country right beside India with large number of people to feed. Interestingly, only the population of Dhaka, the capital city is more than the total population of Sweden, though Bangladesh is only one third in size of Sweden.

In Bangladesh, most of the people are illiterate and live on hand to mouth. It is a country with many crises with very few solutions. Mismanagement and corruption rule every sector. As a consequence, the rich are getting richer, the middle class are looking for chances to flee abroad, and the poor are staring at God for his pity.

To leave the secure

Anyway, European, Australian or US visa are rare things. Hundreds and thousands of young men are struggling for visa but the embassies do not or cannot provide such number of seals. But I was determined and confident.

At that time, I was a student of Master in Bank Management at a private university in Dhaka. I had already completed half of the program and could join a Bank for internship within next six months. In Bangladesh banking is the most lucrative sector for every job seeker as the banks pay handsome salary, house loan, car loan and many other facilities.

In spite of all these facilities, I deserted my MBM program with all the chances of banking a career only for coming Sweden. My elder brother at first requested and later on insisted me to cancel my attempt to go overseas. Even once we had a little wrangle between us. He did not want me to go Sweden. To him I was little child, who was not mature enough to take care of myself.

At the consulate

However, after all the obstacles at last I got the visa. I can still remember the day. It was a sunny morning when I received a call from the embassy. The man on phone told me to receive my passport from the consulate. I had submitted my passport to the embassy a month before I received the call. I still did not know whether I have got the visa or not.

I reached the embassy with speeding up heart beat. We were about 15 students waiting outside the embassy gate for call. The gate keeper was calling by name one after another. The students were going inside and coming out within ten minutes holding his or her passport in hand. Some of them were smiling with contentment while some of them looked so gloomy that they have gulp down some potassium nitrate.

Some time later the guard called me and I went inside. My mind was still full with fear and confusion. When I reached the counter, the officer returned me my passport and kept my signature on a form. I opened my passport and saw a radish seal mark on the fifth page. At last I got my visa.

Now it was my time to purchase an air ticket.
My first plane journey

Like in other south Asian countries, air journey is very expensive in Bangladesh. As Bangladesh is a small country, it does not require air plane to travel across the country. Only the rich can afford to travel by air within the country either due to their business or of emergency. However, as I belong to a middle class family, I did never ride on a plane before in my life. So, very naturally I was too excited about my air travel from Dhaka to Stockholm.

I bought an economy class ticket of Thai airways. My flight was on 24th august 2009. At that time I was full of emotions; 42% thrilled, may be 30% frightened of an unknown future, grief for leaving my relatives would be around 20% and the remaining 8% was unwillingness to fly for Sweden.

Anyway, gradually the day of my flight came. It was noon when I boarded on the plane. My friend Mrittunjoy Kumar was on the same plane. He was also a student of Dalarna and got visa five days after me. Both of our travel would have been more enjoyable if he could sit beside me.

Travelling by plane seemed very monotonous to me. Though my seat was beside a window, there was nothing to see except clouds. Moreover, the seat was too congested to move my limbs freely. It was about 15 hour’s journey including 6 hours transit in Bangkok. At last I arrived in Sweden at Arlanda International Airport on 25th August.

In Sweden

I was disappointed to see Arlanda Airport. I had already been through Bangkok airport and comparing with that I found Arlanda mere dull and simple. My friend Arif came to the airport to receive me. He brought a spare bus card for me. He escorted me to T-centralen and bought me a train ticket to Falun.

Now, for the first time in my life, I had the chance to see Swedish countryside. I found Sweden simply breath taking. Especially the hills covered with green trees. Bangladesh is a green country with lots of trees and bushes. But Sweden is even greener. Bangladesh has also many hills but interestingly Swedish hills are full of large stones.

I wondered how could the Swedish built such posh roads, highways and tunnels through these stoned mountains. It might have taken them long time of stern effort with lots of sweats and blood. I could not but admire this industrious race.


Falun

It was late afternoon when we reached Falun, Dalarna and at the very first sight I loved this town. My three friends were waiting for me at the station. They had come to Falun two weeks earlier.

One of my friends told me about severe accommodation crisis. Many students were coming to Falun from different countries but the local residence provider (Kopparstaden) was unable to provide such large number of rooms.

The situation got harsher because Kopparstaden did not allow staying more than one person per room. Each of their flats contained three rooms and they allow only one tenant for each room. It seemed to me funny that Kopparstaden even could not accommodate all pupils, yet they were stick on their parameter of one person in one room.

Another funny thing was that, it was allowed one male and one female to stay at a single room while two person of same sex were not. So if I had a girl friend and if she had allowed me to stay with her, I could have saved lots of money. Despite of all oddities, I somehow managed a room….

Special Dedication To All Strong Women Out There....

Mtazamo Wa Wanaume Kuhusu Wanawake Wa Kuoa

Zama tunazoishi sasa zimetambulishwa kuwa kuolewa ni jambo la bahati miongoni mwa wasichana wengi. Wanaume kama ‘vipanga’ wawindao tayari wameshajua kuwa wasichana wengi wana kiu ya kutaka kuolewa.
Kwa maana hiyo wanaitumia hamu hiyo kama chambo cha kuwanasa wanawake na kuwatumia kama wastarehesha miili na hatimaye kuwaacha solemba.

Wanaume wengi siku hizi hawapapasi njia ya kujipatia mpenzi msichana wa kutosheleza tamaa zao kwa vile kauli hii inatosha: “Mimi naitwa Kauta (siyo jina sahihi) nimevutiwa sana na wewe, nataka uwe mchumba wangu.”
Laghai hii kwa mujibu wa uchunguzi wangu haina mipaka, inatumika mashuleni, maofisini na kwenye idara mbalimbali za kazi na wasichana wengi wamejikwaa kwenye mapenzi kwa ahadi za kuolewa.
Kwa wanaume siku hizi idadi ya wachumba haijalishi, wanaweza kuwa tisa kumi au zaidi ilimradi kuna kukata kiu kwa kujikusanyia warembo wengi. Maana siyo ajabu kumsikia mwanaume amewavalisha pete za uchumba wanawake zaidi ya watatu na kuwatumia kwa miaka mingi.

Karibu asilimia tisini ya wasichana vigori wametumbukia katika uhusiano wa kimapenzi kwa kudanganywa kuwa ni wachumba na hivyo kulegeza msimamo wa kutunza heshima yao kwa woga wa kupoteza bahati ya kuolewa. Kibaya zaidi wazazi nao wanachangia kuwaingiza mabinti zao kwenye mtego huu.
Jambo baya zaidi ni kwamba asilimia zaidi ya 80 ya wasichana huachwa njia panda na wengine kuambulia mimba na magonjwa toka kwa hao waliowaita wachumba. Nimesikia na kuona wanawake wengi waliokuwa na wachumba wakiachwa na waliowapa heshima ya “mchumba wangu.”

Nina ushahidi wa kesi nyingi za wasichana kuchezewa na kupotezewa muda mwingi na kujikuta kwenye majuto ya “Naumia sana, nimekuwa naye kwa miaka sita lakini leo kaniacha na kuoa mwanamke mwingine.”
Kwa mtazamo wa ndani bado kuna upofu wa elimu ya kimapenzi katika jamii yetu hasa kwa wasichana. Umbumbu huu unatokana na ukweli kwamba mapenzi yamekuwa ni kitu cha aibu ndani ya familia nyingi, si baba wala mama anayeona thamani ya kumfundisha mwanae utambuzi wa masuala ya kimapenzi, ili kiwepo kizazi kinachoweza kutofautisha mapenzi ya kweli na ya uongo.

Ukitazama makundi yawasichana wa leo utagundua kuwa wengi kati yao wamejiweka katika fungu la wanawake wa kustarehesha na si wa kuoa. Hii inatokana na ukweli kwamba hawajafundishwa namna gani wanaweza kuwa wanawake wa kuolewa kwenye jamii.
Wote tunafahamu kuwa wasichana wengi siku hizi wameingia katika mkumbo mbaya wa kuvaa mavazi ya nusu uchi, bila kujua sababu za uvaaji huo na namna gani wanavyotazamwa na wanaume
Sote tunafahamu kuwa yapo madai ya kwenda na wakati kwa wadau wa ‘vichupi na vimini.’ Lakini wasichana hao hao wanashindwa kufahamu kuwa wanaume hawajabadilika katika mahitaji ya kutafuta wanawake wenye tabia njema kuwa sehemu ya mahitaji yao ya kuoa.

Nimebaini katika uchunguzi wangu kuwa wanaume wanavutiwa zaidi na wasichana wenye kuvaa vichupi, si kwa maana ya kuwaoa bali kustarehe nao ki mwili na kujitwalia sifa: “Ha, jamaa kapita na demu mkali ile mbaya.”
Pamoja na hilo, ukweli unabaki kuwa mtazamo wa wanaume juu ya wasichana wa kuoa na wa kustarehesha unataofautiana. Wanaume wengi wa leo kwa mujibu wa utafiti wangu wanapenda zaidi kuoa wanawake watulivu, wenye kujiheshimu, kujiamini na wasiokuwa tegemezi.

Lakini linapokuja suala la sterehe wanaume hao hao hupenda zaidi wanawake wasiojiheshimu, wanaosita sita kuingia gesti, walio tayari kukwaruzana na wazazi wao kwa kurudi nyumbani bila muda maalum na hodari wa mavazi ya aibu.
Uchunguzi unaonesha kuwa wanaume ambao hukutana na wanawake watulivu huku wakiwa na nia ya kustarehe nao, huwabadilisha tabia taratibu ili waendane na matakwa yao na wanapogeuza nia kwa maana ya kutaka wanauwake wa kuoa huwatelekeza hao na kurudi kwenye kundi tulivu.na kuoa huko.

“SIWEZI KUMUOA DEMU HUYO KWANI HAJATULIA, NILIKUWA NAZUGA NAYE TU” Huo ndiyo unakuwa mwisho wa uchumba hewa na msichana anakuwa ameshachezewa kwa miaka mingi na kuachwa na sifa mbaya miongoni mwa jamii.

Ushauri wangu kwa wasichana wote ni kuwa makini na mtego huu wa wanaume kwa kushikilia utulivu na heshima ambayo ni msingi imara si wa maisha ya ndoa tu bali hata ya jamii iliyostaarabika. Lakini pia mtaji sahihi wa kuolewa kwa dunia ya leo ni uwezo wa kujitegemea, uimara wa kusimamia maamuzi sahihi yanayohusu maisha na ujenzi wa mapenzi yenye malengo.
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MITI YA AJABU!

Hivi ni kweli kuna miti yenye umbo la binadamu kama hii miti? nimekuwa nikiona mara nyingi kwenye picha tu sasa sijui kama kweli ipo na kama ipo inakuwaje kuwaje?

Mariah Carey Expecting Twins.

Mariah Carey (42) Mwanamama mkongwe katika miondoko ya RnB yeye na mumewe Nick Cannon(29)wanatarajia kupata watoto mapacha ......the dream finally come true Congratulations guyz!

Swedish National Day today!

Today, the 6th of June, is the Swedish National Day. There are two reasons why it is celebrated on this particular day

At June 6; 1523 Gustav Vasa was elected king by the Riksdag (Parliament, even though the Riksdag of that time was quite different from a parliament of today). If this was a good or a bad thing might be a matter for debate. Vasa’s rule was harsh and brutal. On the other hand side he formed what was to become a centralised and independent country and during the 17th century also a big power in European politics.

Sweden had been in a union with Denmark and Norway since 1397 and the noble classes were not really happy with the terms which they felt mostly benefitted the Danish. Gustav Vasa was one such nobleman who organised uprisings against the Danish king, Christian II. (By some reason called called Christian Tyrant in Sweden and Christian the Great in Denmark).

The other important event on June 6 occurred in 1809. That year Sweden got a (for that time) modern constitution based on split of power between different institutions. The royal absolutism was thereby over for good.

Sweden has actually only had a National Day since 1983. Before that June 6 was called ‘the day of the Swedish flag’. This year June 6 happens to be on a Sunday witch is already a day off for most people but since 2005 June 6 is always a day when schools and offices are closed.

The Swedish National Day is not always celebrated as much as national day’s in many other countries. One reason might be that it has not existed for that long or that the two reasons for celebrating at June 6 happened rather long time ago. A new constitution and the crowning of Gustav Vasa is also not exactly the kind of events that makes people enthusiastic. One other reason might be that Sweden has never been occupied and it was a long time ago since the country faced an imminent threat, at least in most people’s perception

NAWATAKIA WEEKEND NJEMA WOTE!

MY SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED US TO MOVE,REALLY APPRECIATE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

Chilling after the hard work,nimechoka asikuambie mtu.
The weather was really nice to be out.

BRACKET FT P SQUARE, NO TIME.

THE JOKE OF THE DAY.

American preaching couple ( Reverend Mr & Mrs Stumbles) held a crusade in Kiambu where Njoroge, their Kiswahili translator, did a real mess of the whole event..... and meaning,

STUMBLE: Everything comes from above.!!
Kamau: Vitu vyote huja juu juu,
STUMBLE: So you see my brothers and sisters,
Kamau:.......Basi ndugu zangu waangalieni akina dada,
STUMBLE: know perfectly well,
Kamau:.....Na muwajue vizuri sana,
STUMBLE: That all world affairs,
Kamau:.........Kwamba mapenzi yote duniani,
STUMBLE:are successfull only if held from above,

> Kamau:.............Hufanikiwa tu ikiwa mmeshikana juu juu.
STUMBLE: Remember, faith is your pillar,
Kamau: Kumbuka kuuamini mlingoti wako,
STUMBLE: Keep it first and above,
Kamau:..............uuweke kwanza juu juu.
STUMBLE: Let it run very deep and > strong,
Kamau:...............Ndo kisha uukimbize ndani kabisa tena > kwa nguvu,
STUMBLE:Should anybody want to test you,
Kamau:..............Mtu yeyote akitaka kukuonja,
STUMBLE:......will feel its work,
Kamau:...............Ataisikia kazi yake
STUMBLE: Then from deep inside you'll feel peace pouring out,
Kamau:........ndo kisha baadaye utasikia kutoka ndani sehemu moja ikimwagika nje,
STUMBLE: That peace will flow and enter even those you are with,
Kamau:.......Sehemu hiyo ita tiririka na kumwingia uliye naye,
STUMBLE: and that peace will remain.
Kamau:..............Na sehemu hiyo itabakia.
STUMBLE: Amen