Youth consultant hired to keep university students in northern Sweden
- Despite an economic boom in northern Sweden, linked to the green transition, only a third of those who graduate from Luleå University remain there.
- The region has now hired a ‘youth consultant’ to get more young people to remain in – or return to – Norrbotten, Sweden’s northernmost region.
- ”It is definitely buzzing, but we need to do more to show it,” says Isa Ponturo, who started her new job the other week.
Radio Sweden
For more on the economic boom in northern Sweden and the ongoing recruiting challenge, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
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