Photo: Magnus Liam Karlsson Photo: Magnus Liam Karlsson About this toolkit Strengthen your relations and business with Sweden by working strategically with Sweden alumni. This toolkit includes guidance on how and why to build lasting relationships with alumni as well as material for doing so.
Target audience Sweden alumni and SI alumni.
Contact SI Alumni Team, alumni@si.se
How to work with Sweden alumni relations This toolkit is designed to help you in your work with Sweden alumni relations. It is here to get you started and maintain your important work with alumni.
We encourage you to continually plan and hold alumni activities. Check out the inspirational examples on this page for ideas on what you can do.
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Handbook and presentation Download handbook (PDF 2 MB) Sweden alumni relations handbook Download presentation (PPTX 28 MB) Presentation You can start by reading and downloading the Sweden alumni relations handbook – a practical checklist on how to work with alumni relations. Print files for the handbook are available upon request. Please contact alumni@si.se .
This presentation explains the importance of alumni relations and can be used both internally and during meetings with alumni.
Logotype and merch ideas Download logotype guidelines (PDF 664 KB) Guidlines for using the alumni network logotype In these guidelines you can find information on how to use the Sweden Alumni Network logo, including how it can be used on merchandise.
Print files for using the logo on merchandise and pins are available upon request. It is also possible to get access to print files for the logo guidelines. Please contact alumni@si.se
1. The logo when used on smaller objects such as pins and stickers. 2. The logo printed on a tote bag. Image: OKTO.
You can use this material on social media to make a series of Sweden alumni portraits.
Internships for alumni in countries on the DAC lists of ODA recipients Offer internships at local Swedish companies for Swedish Institute (SI) scholarship alumni and international students from the country. Deadline 12 March 2025.
Why work with Sweden alumni? Swedish foreign missions play a key role in building lasting relationships with alumni. Having contact with Sweden alumni in your country has many benefits.
Sweden alumni can be found in high positions in companies and government institutions. Their strong connection to Sweden combined with their local connections makes them key players that can
support the image of Sweden contribute to the alumni community spread knowledge about Sweden and its priority areas open diplomatic and other valuable local networks promote Sweden as a study destination support your work with sustainability, democracy, and green transition etc. enhance trade with Sweden strengthen the relationship with Sweden Who are Sweden alumni? The Swedish Institute's definition of Sweden alumni is people that have
studied or done research at a Swedish university (with or without an SI scholarship) participated in any of the Swedish Institute’s leadership programmes studied the Swedish language taken part in Sida's international training programmes or similar programs. It could also be other leaders and opinion makers who have connections to Sweden.
List of all local alumni networks
Financial support Swedish foreign missions can apply for financial support to host an alumni event and activities for SI or Sweden alumni – up to 50,000 SEK/year. Activities can be with a specific groups of alumni or larger mixed groups depending on your activity and purpose.
What can the funding be used for? Reoccurring alumni activities Thematic alumni activities , Inviting alumni to external events . Inviting alumni to already planned Sweden Foreign Mission events Online activities Invite alumni to any online events or workshops that you or your partners are having.Collaborative events . Communication activities . Guidelines Target group The activity should target or involve SI or Sweden alumni. It is encouraged to invite or connect other relevant stakeholders, such as Swedish companies, governmental actors, actors within the development cooperation, for increased value.
Location Activities can take place outside the embassy or residence. Road shows or pop-up embassies are encouraged to reach alumni in other parts of the country.
Report After your activity has taken place, we request that you fill out a project report via the SI customer portal. The report form is available after the end of the project (the end date in your application) in the customer portal .
Contact list to SI alumni You can obtain a list of contact details to alumni in your country by contacting alumni@si.se.
Get inspired Day passes to tech summit in Cairo, Egypt The Embassy of Sweden in Cairo provided day passes to Techne Summit Cairo to 20 Sweden alumni from Egypt. Techne Summit Cairo is an international tech conference.
The Swedish ambassador in Cairo held the opening speech of the summit and hosted an alumni reception afterwards. Alumni were given insights into the latest developments in technology and entrepreneurship and a chance to meet and mingle with industry leaders, start-ups, investors, and innovators.
Annual meeting and Swedish company mingle in Manilla, Philippines The Embassy of Sweden in Manilla hosted the annual meeting of the Sweden Alumni Network Philippines and took the opportunity to combine it with a mingle with Swedish companies and representatives from the private and public sector.
At the meeting, they brainstormed initiatives on the green transition, waste management, women’s rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. These subjects were areas of expertise of the alumni.
Team Sweden and alumni panel discussion in Bangkok, Thailand The Sweden Alumni Network Thailand collaborated with the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok and the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce to organise a panel discussion on plastic waste management. The event was hosted by the Swedish company Tetra Pak Thailand.
This is a great example of a Team Sweden activity were Sweden alumni acted as organisers, panelists, and audience. The aim was to raise environmental awareness among participants and representatives from leading Thai organisations.
Photo: Sweden Alumni Network Thailand Democracy labs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania The Embassy of Sweden in Dar es Salaam teamed up with Swedish International Center for Local Democracy (ICLD) to organise interactive seminars on gender, climate and anti-corruption with alumni as session leaders. The seminar was followed by a social mingle. 40 alumni (SI, Sweden and ICLD) attended the event.
Valborg with Sweden alumni in Zagreb, Croatia The Embassy of Sweden in Zagreb invited alumni to the embassy for a Valborg celebration. This is a reoccurring activity at the embassy.
The purpose was to expand the alumni network and create continuity as well as informing alumni about contemporary Swedish society, the Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU, the presidency priorities and how they resonate with the overall Swedish values.
Photo: Embassy of Sweden in Zagreb Podcast with alumni in Mexico City, Mexico The Embassy of Sweden in Mexico City has started a podcast in collaboration with the Sweden Alumni Network Mexico. The podcast contains digital dialogues in Spanish with alumni voices on topics related to studies, research, work and thematic subjects such as inclusiveness, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. Each episode is broadcasted live on Linkedin and then published on Spotify.
Diálogos digitales: un espacio para voces de Suecia y México | Podcast on Spotify
Gender equality seminar, La Paz, Bolivia The Embassy of Sweden in La Paz collaborated with the Sweden Alumni Network and organised an alumni event hosted at the embassy. The purpose was to raise awareness about the glass ceiling phenomenon affecting women in various professional fields and to foster discussions on strategies for breaking barriers and promoting gender equality.
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