News

SWEA Holland 2022 Cultural Scholarship is Now Open for Applications
The scholarship aims to promote the purpose of SWEA, "to support, maintain, promote and develop knowledge in Swedish history, language, culture, and tradition".   If you live, study, or have a connection to the Netherlands and a relevant connection to Sweden and speak Swedish you can apply for the scholarship. Apply before December 1, 2022. Click to read more.  
More
Launch Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mentorship Program 2022-2023
On November 3, 2022 The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mentorship Program 2022/2023 was successfully launched together with Program Coach Hendrik-Jan Guitink, Senior Partner AIMS.  

“21st century Leadership- Navigating in a World of Change”


The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mentorship Program offers a unique opportunity for young professionals to benefit from an exclusive seven-month program of group workshops and individual mentoring by experienced and successful senior industry professionals from across the Swedish-Dutch business community.   The benefits for both mentors and mentees are unparalleled. For Mentors, it is a great chance to help the next generation flourish. Participating in this program is a great learning and networking opportunity for both mentees and mentors and offers great opportunities to meet and network with peers and business leaders and form lasting contacts.   The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a big thank you to all participating mentors and mentees.   For Event photos   We look forward to the upcoming year!  
More
Sara Wilhelmsson- New Mentor in the Swe-Cham Mentorship Program
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is proud to present our last mentor in the Mentorship Program 2022/2023, Sara Wilhelmsson!
Sara Wilhelmsson began her career in Sweden with care for patients with mental disabilities. She then moved on to work within sales and later switched to tech when she came to the Netherlands. Since 2016, she has led sales and marketing teams at tech companies such as vidaXL, Aexus and most recently Snowflake where she leads their European team of Sales Development Representatives. When she is not working, she likes to cook food from all corners of the world, travel to Sweden with her family, spend time with friends and read. Sara is really looking forward to being part of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce's Mentorship Program 2022/2023.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is also looking forward to starting the program together with our mentors and mentees!
More
Thank you for attending YP Academy
A Big Thank You to all Young Professionals who attended YP Academy yesterday afternoon! Together with Swati Narwal we got to create our own handmade vision boards using the questions: - Where do you want to be and by what time? - What is important to you? The Young Professionals would like to thank Swati for sharing her knowledge and guidance with the group. We feel inspired and excited to continue the event season together with the Young Professionals Community. The next upcoming YP event will be YP Afterwork at PONG – House of Ping. We are looking forward to seeing you there! //Young Professionals Team
More
Thank You for Attending YP Kick-Off
A Big Thank you to all the Young Professionals who attended our YP Kick-Off yesterday evening! We look forward to an exciting event season ahead of us! See you at our next monthly YP gathering!! 🌟    
More
Apply to Become a Mentor or Mentee in the Mentorship Program 2022-2023
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mentorship Program offers a unique opportunity for young professionals to benefit from an exclusive seven-month program of group workshops and individual mentoring by experienced and successful senior industry professionals from across the Swedish-Dutch business community. The benefits for both mentors and mentees are unparalleled. For Mentors, it is a great chance to help the next generation flourish. Participating in this program is a great learning and networking opportunity for both mentees and mentors and offers great opportunities to meet and network with peers and business leaders and form lasting contacts. At this moment we are welcoming applications from female mentors and welcome you to join our great mentor team for 2022-2023! Click to learn more and to apply to become a mentor or mentee.
More
Thank you Melina Bendelin
The Young Professionals of the Swedish Chambers of Commerce are very thankful to have had the opportunity to collaborate with Melina Bendelin in the past years. Melina who was an intern at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in 2018 and thereafter joined the YP Committee has greatly contributed to the Young Professionals of the Swedish Chambers of Commerce both as an intern and as a Committee Member.  Melina’s enthusiastic and professional involvement in the Young Professionals community and the many events and meetings she has been a part of has been highly appreciated. The YP Committee and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a big thank you to Melina and we wish her all the best with her future endeavors.
More
SWEA  Holland Cultural Scholarship 2022
SWEA Holland 2022 Cultural Scholarship, is now open for applications. The scholarship aims to promote the purpose of SWEA, "to support, maintain, promote and develop knowledge in Swedish history, language, culture, and tradition". If you meet the following criteria, you can apply for the scholarship:
  • You actively participate in or study a subject that is in line with the purpose of SWEA in a wider context, g. literature, music, theatre, dance, etc.
  • You live or study in or have a relation to the
  • You have a relevant connection to Sweden and speak
  • Members of SWEA Holland and their close family members are not entitled to apply for the scholarship

How to apply:

Write a letter in which you present yourself and tell how you want to use the scholarship, enclosing:
  • Application form*
  • Qualifications (CV)
  • References
  • Portfolio (Digital as MP4- of Pdf -file)
*to be found on SWEA Hollands website:

The application period is 1 September – 1 December 2022.

The Scholarship Committee of SWEA Holland collects and compiles the applications and suggests the recipient/recipients to the SWEA Holland Board which decides. The decision cannot be appealed. The Award ceremony for this year’s scholarship will take place on 15 February 2023 at the Annual Meeting of SWEA Holland in The Hague.
  • On the occasion of receiving the scholarship, the recipient is expected to tell how the scholarship is intended to be used/ has been
  • The recipient is also expected to spread information about the scholarship and SWEA, in her/his own channels of social
The maximum sum of the scholarship is €3000, which should be seen as compensation for expenses.

Further information can be received at:

  SWEA Holland homepage:   The scholarship committee For further information about SWEA please visit:  https://swea.org/  
More

Patrons