STUDIN / Study International

What STUDIN / Study International does

STUDIN (legal entity SI-Study International AB) is a privately held Swedish education consultancy headquartered in Gothenburg, founded in 1994. The company operates as a free advisory and application service for Swedish students seeking international education, including bachelor's, master's, gap year, summer, language, and medical programs abroad. The core service is delivered through high-touch personalized coaching: students contact STUDIN directly, receive one-on-one advisory support, and get assistance with university applications, visas, accommodation, insurance, scholarships, and CSN (Swedish student aid) guidance.

STUDIN monetizes exclusively through affiliate/referral commissions paid by its network of 200+ partner universities, colleges, language schools, and vocational schools across 30+ countries. Because the service is free for students, commission revenue is the sole income stream; there is no student-facing pricing and no disclosed alternative monetization. The GTM motion is direct-to-consumer combined with a B2B referral channel: STUDIN reaches students through educational fairs (Saco Studentmässa, Kunskap & Framtid), social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok), SEO-driven content marketing, and direct outreach to Swedish school counselors (SYV).

The company is a small services business operating with approximately 10 employees and no proprietary technology platform. It maintains a sub-brand, STUDIN Språkresor, offering language travel across 13 languages in 20+ countries. STUDIN is founder/management-owned with no disclosed external investment, no subsidiaries, and no recent M&A, leadership changes, or funding events.

Name

STUDIN / Study International

Legal name

SI-Study International AB

Website

https://studin.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

STUDIN is a Swedish education consultancy that provides free study abroad advisory and university placement services to Swedish students, funded entirely by referral commissions from its 200+ partner universities across 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Education Advisory Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Student Admissions Counseling (EDANAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Legal Advisory & Representation (Student Visas) (EDAIADAB), Study Abroad Credit Transfer, Transcript & Academic Advising Services (EDAIAAAI)

Keywords

• Study abroad advisory
• International education consulting
• Student placement services
• University application support
• Overseas education counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Gothenburg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Commission from Partner Universities and Schools: STUDIN is sponsored by universities and schools it partners with. The service is free for students because partner educational institutions pay commissions or referral fees to STUDIN for each student placed. This is the core revenue model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

STUDIN is a free education advisory and application service that helps Swedish students apply to universities, colleges, language schools, and vocational schools abroad. The service includes destination and program matching, application support, visa guidance, accommodation assistance, insurance referrals, scholarship access, and CSN financial aid guidance, delivered through personalized study advisors in Gothenburg and online channels. The company is sponsored by partner universities and schools, which pay commissions for placed students, making the service free of charge to students.

Product overview

STUDIN / Study International is Sweden's leading independent study abroad consultancy offering a comprehensive service portfolio centered on free student counseling and placement assistance for international education. The core offering consists of study abroad counseling and placement services, supplemented by specialized modules including language travel (Språkresor), summer courses, gap year programs, and degree program assistance (Bachelor and Master). Additional services include visa assistance, accommodation support, insurance services, scholarship programs, and CSN financial guidance. The company partners with universities, colleges, and language schools worldwide to facilitate student placement across more than 30 countries. STUDIN operates as a free service for students, funded through partnerships with educational institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STUDIN Språkresor: Language travel services offered as a separate brand for language courses abroad

Products and services

• Study Abroad Counseling and Placement Services Free study abroad counseling and placement assistance for Swedish students applying to universities, colleges, and language schools worldwide. Includes destination selection, program matching, application support, visa guidance, accommodation assistance, and CSN financial aid guidance.
• STUDIN Språkresor (Language Travel) Language travel services offered as a separate STUDIN brand, providing language courses in 13 different languages across more than 20 countries, combining language learning with cultural immersion and adventure experiences for students.
• Summer Courses Abroad Summer programs at universities and schools worldwide, typically 2-8 weeks in duration, combining studies with travel and cultural experiences for students.
• Gap Year Programs Gap year programs that combine travel and adventure with studies abroad, allowing students to earn university credits while exploring the world.
• Bachelor Degree Program Placement Assistance applying to bachelor's degree programs at international universities, covering various subject areas including business, design, medicine, IT, and more.
• Master Degree Program Placement Guidance for applying to master's programs at universities worldwide, with access to specialized programs across diverse academic disciplines.
• Study Abroad Terms (Freemover) Individual study abroad terms allowing students to study at any university worldwide without exchange agreements, with credit transfer support.
• Scholarship Programs Access to exclusive scholarships at partner universities and STUDIN's own scholarship programs for international studies.
• CSN Guidance Swedish student financial aid (CSN) guidance including information on grants, loans, eligibility requirements, and application support for studying abroad.
• Student Visa Assistance Visa guidance and support services for students studying outside the EU, including instructions, advice, and country-specific guides.
• Student Accommodation Services Assistance with finding student housing abroad, including university dormitory applications and tips for private accommodation.
• Insurance Services for Study Abroad Insurance guidance and partnerships with major insurance providers for international students, including health insurance and travel coverage.
• Partner University and School Network Network of universities, colleges, vocational schools, and language schools worldwide that STUDIN collaborates with for student placement services, including named partners such as Regents University London, Royal Holloway, Universidad de Alicante, LdM Florence, Santa Monica College, and Griffith University.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Universities and Schools (Global Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSTUDIN partners with over 200 universities, colleges, language schools, and vocational schools across 30+ countries worldwide. Partner institutions pay commissions to STUDIN for student referrals. The partner network includes schools in Australia, USA, UK, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Ireland, Netherlands, and many other countries. Key partners include Regents University London, Royal Holloway (University of London), Universidad de Alicante, LdM Institute Florence, Santa Monica College, San Diego State University, Griffith University, Middlesex University London, University of Brighton, Edinburgh College, BI Norwegian Business School, and many more.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EF Education First: EF Education First operates language travel, study abroad, and degree programs across dozens of countries. Like STUDIN's STUDIN Språkresor and study abroad offerings, EF serves students seeking international education experiences with a broad global destination portfolio.
• SI-UK: SI-UK (Study International UK) provides free international student counseling and university application support in the UK market. Despite the similar brand name, it is a distinct entity that mirrors STUDIN's high-touch, free advisory, commission-funded placement model in a different source country.
• IDP Education: IDP Education is a global publicly listed student placement company that places international students into universities and English-language programs worldwide. Like STUDIN, it monetizes via partner university commissions while offering free advisory to students, making it the closest scaled analog of STUDIN's business model.
• ApplyBoard: ApplyBoard is a digital marketplace that connects international students with educational institutions globally, operating on a partner commission model similar to STUDIN. It targets the same international student placement category but through a tech-led platform rather than a high-touch advisory service.
• Kaplan International: Kaplan International provides language courses, university preparation, and degree pathway programs abroad. It competes with STUDIN for the same international student audience seeking English-language academic preparation and undergraduate study abroad placements.
• StudyPortals: StudyPortals is a Dutch-headquartered international study search platform that aggregates degree programs worldwide and refers students to universities. While STUDIN runs a high-touch advisory funnel and StudyPortals runs a digital funnel, both end-points monetize via partner university referrals for international students.
• Leverage Edu: Leverage Edu is an international student recruitment platform offering free counseling and partner-paid placement into universities abroad. It operates the same free-for-students, commission-funded model as STUDIN, although with a different geographic source market.
• QS Quacquarelli Symmonds: QS runs the QS World University Rankings, QS Global Education Fairs, and student recruitment services connecting prospective international students with partner universities. Its fair-and-advisory driven international student placement activity directly parallels STUDIN's fair-and-referral GTM.

Broad incumbents

• INTO University Partnerships: INTO partners with universities globally to deliver pathway, foundation, and English-language programs that feed directly into degree study. It competes for the same international student pool as STUDIN but operates as an embedded pathway provider at scale, rather than as an independent placement agent.
• Navitas: Navitas runs university pathway programs, college transfer routes, and English-language preparation for international students worldwide. It is a broad incumbent in the same international student mobility space as STUDIN, though its primary model is pathway delivery rather than independent placement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Studera.Utomlands.Nu
• Instagraminstagram.com/studin
• TikToktiktok.com/@studin.se
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studin-study-international

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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