The Swe-Cham Member Survey 2021 gives high scores for the Swedish Chamber digital Newsletter
We would like to thank all members who answered our Member Survey the last weeks of 2021. The Member Survey is a very important tool for us to get a better understanding of what you as a member value and think of the services offered by the Chamber. By filling out the survey, you are also given the opportunity to share ideas of topics and speakers of your interest. The survey is performed yearly to continuously improve the offering and relevance to the membership.
To show our appreciation for filling in the Survey, the Chamber will give away a free ticket for one of the upcoming Chamber Luncheons in 2022 to one of the contestants.
Numbers from the Swe-Cham Member Survey 2021
94% of the persons answering the Member Survey indicated that they read every issue, or the majority, of the Swedish Chamber digital newsletter Swe-News.
84% of the persons answering the Member Survey answered that they would recommend the Swedish Chamber of Commerce to a business relation.
The persons answering the Survey ranked the following 4 reasons for becoming a member as the most important:
- Networking
- Receiving news about the Swedish business community
- Participating in Swe-Cham Business events
- Business opportunities
- Networking receptions
- For Member by Members event
- Members’ dinners with keynote speakers
- Seminars and briefings on trending topics.
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Farwell and thank you from Maria Scharffenberg, Reverend for the Church of Sweden in the Netherlands
I have had the privilege of being Reverend for the Church of Sweden in the Netherlands for a little bit more than three years. It has been a very challenging and educational time. In 2019, we had to sell our beautiful building and became a congregation without its own church hall. A great challenge and a major transition. In March 2020, the difficulties increased even further as we were unable to meet due to the pandemic. But we are in the business of miracles. We adapted and quickly changed and now we have both Sunday services and meetings for seniors via Zoom. Contrary to what many thought back then three years ago, our congregation has grown, and today it is a church full of vitality and commitment. Even thou we still don’t have our own place…
I myself are now on my way to new adventures as Reverend of Idre-Särna parish in northern Dalarna. I will never forget my time here in the Netherlands and look forward to someday returning, but then perhaps only as a tourist.
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Two out of three Scholarships for 2022-2023 still available
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is looking for two more talents to join the Swedish Chamber’s Scholarship Program for 2022-2023 in Amsterdam. Applications are still open for 2/3 of the scholarships available.
The Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad and Gull & Stellan Ljungbergs Foundation is offering scholarships to young talents who would like to gain international experience.
“Being a scholar gives you a unique possibility to work in a dynamic international context with professionals from across different sectors, which gives you invaluable insights into the Dutch business environment.” Johanna Lindén, Gull & Stellan Ljungbergs Stiftelse Scholar 2021/2022.
We can gladly inform you that the Gull & Stellan Ljungbergs Foundation has extended its application to February 28, 2022.
For the application to Gull & Stellan Ljungbergs Foundation,
For the application to the Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad,
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A warm welcome to our intern for the Spring 2022
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to welcome Azra Handzar as our new Intern. Azra, from Gothenburg University, will be our Marketing and Communication Intern for the spring 2022.
We are proud to offer talented and creative students the opportunity to join the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and to gain international business experience through our internships. As an intern at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands, you will be an important part of the Chamber team and contribute to the everyday operations of the entire organization. The internship includes both specific duties to your internship role as well as supporting the office with administrative tasks.
To read more about Azra,
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Thank you for attending the Digital New Year’s Reception 2022
On January 20, The Swedish Chamber of Commerce had the great pleasure to kick off the New Year together with its members. We would like to thank you for attending and making this a festive and great start to 2022.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a warm thank you to the Ambassador H.E. Mr. Johannes Oljelund for his speech as well as to Chairman Ehsan Turabaz, and Vice Chairman Johan Uhlin for their opening words and we would like to thank YP Liaison Swati Narwal for her inspiring words.
The Swedish Chamber cordially thanks our sponsors Inter IKEA Systems, Scania, Vattenfall and Handelsbanken.
The Swedish Chamber looks forward to a year with a packed agenda full of networking, businesses, and experience exchange meetings and soon we will reveal the new date for our 60th Anniversary.
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Continued collaboration with the Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad for 2022/23
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very proud to continue the collaboration with the Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad for 2022-2023. Since 2019, the Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad has been offering a scholarship for young talents to gain international experience by joining the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands for a period of 12 months.
We would like to extend a warm thank you to the Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad for its generous donation! Applications for the Scholarship 2022-2023 are now open. Apply before February 28, 2022.
For more information and application,
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Welcome Laura Faber and Sanne Terlouw, founders of our Swe-Cham member Bureau de Werkvloer
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to welcome Laura Faber and Sanne Terlouw, founders of our new member company Bureau de Werkvloer.
Many companies don't realize how much of an effect having more women present in every level of an organization has in terms of profit, team functionality within the company, or the ease of filling vacancies from a larger pool of potential employees.
Bureau de werkvloer is a young agency focused on training and communication within companies. It is the brainchild of its two permanent employees, Laura Faber and Sanne Terlouw. To get enough women at the top, to ensure that women are represented at all levels of the organization, and to close the pay gap, Bureau de werkvloer helps companies to develop a program for a more diverse, functional and profitable business.
We are looking forward to sharing their expertise on Gender Balance and Diversity topics, as well as to inviting them as speakers to the Swedish Chamber Women Business Leadership Program 2022.
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Launch your international career as a Scholar at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very proud to present a record of three scholarships offered for a new group of young talents to join the Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s Scholarship Program 2022-2023. The program extends over a period of 12 months and serves as a unique platform to launch many successful alumni careers. The three scholarships have been made possible through generous donations from Elof Hansson Foundation, Gull & Stellan Ljungberg Foundation, and Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad. The applications for the three Scholarships are open.
Elof Hansson Foundation
The Elof Hansson Foundation was created in 1985 when Bo-Elof Hansson made a large donation. The foundation supports academic education, research and training in the commercial sector. The major focus is on trade and business activities such as marketing, international trade, accounting, commercial law and business language. Elof Hansson Foundation awards grants to institutions like Supply and Operations Management, Chalmers University of Technology, and School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg.
Gull & Stellan Ljungberg Foundation
In memory of Gull and Stellan Ljungberg, the major part of the foundation’s return is each year distributed to young students and professionals from the municipalities of Uddevalla and Trollhättan. The foundation prioritizes applicants who study, participate in exchange semesters, or do fieldwork abroad.
Gull and Stellan ran a leather factory together in Uddevalla during their active years. They both traveled a lot and strived for new knowledge continuously. They made extensive use of both the English and German languages and had a great interest in international business and cultural life. Gull and Stellan donated a part of their fortune to the foundation to enable young students to gain that same international experience they both cherished so much.
Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad
The Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad was created in 1937 in connection with the 50 years anniversary of Swedish Association of Foreign Trade (Sveriges Allmänna Utrikeshandelsförening).
The foundation grants scholarships for studies in Sweden or Swedish schools abroad, for Swedish language summer courses, for TISUS tests, as well as for internships at Swedish Chambers of Commerce abroad and Swedish School Associations.
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