This year the Swedish Academy is awarding two Nobel Prizes in literature, one for 2018, when the prize was cancelled due to the scandals surrounding the Academy, and one for this year. The laureates were announced today at 13:00.

Olga Tokarczuk is awarded the prize for 2018

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 is awarded to the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk "for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life."

Peter Handke is awarded the prize for 2019

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 is awarded to the Austrian

On Monday 19th of August, as part of our Orientation programme for first years we had the pleasure of welcoming ‘Storasystrarna’ a non profit organisation. It is a very young organisation, launched in March 2019 with a focus on increasing young people’s self esteem, encouraging them in understanding their own value and to have the courage to stand up for themselves and others. 

The workshops were led by Malin and Linda, co-founders of Storasystrarna. We will use the feedback from these sessions to further develop our Orientation days and positive engagement during the school year.

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Our school halls are clean, the floors are polished, there are mixed smells of paint and new wooden furniture in the air. My summer glow is fading, and I have that “back to school” feeling tingling in my body. Yep, it is time for a new academic year to begin!

This academic year of 2019/20, Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet Södermalm (IEGS) celebrates its 20th anniversary. In August 1999, the school opened with 56 students and offered two national programs, the Natural Science and Social Science programs. Today, IEGS educates over 700 students in four national programs (Natural

That summer time feeling is here! And with that, it means that another school year is drawing to an end. Reflecting over the year, I have a big Cheshire cat grin on my face. I am pleased and impressed with the successes accomplished by IEGS during the academic year of 2018/2019. There have been thousands of lessons, numerous events and activities both inter school and outer school that have taken place – too many to list here. The memories collected and shared from the year can only be contributed to our IEGS students and staff teams of teachers and administrators, as without you, the

On June 2nd, the IEGS Debate Society’s year came to a close with the KG Cup. It has been a year filled with new experiences, challenges, and successes. From placing second nationwide at SSDC, to building our peer to peer coaching skills, to pulling off several impressive fundraisers, the team has been busy focusing on growth and progress forward as a society.

We have been pleased to see enthusiastic participation from the first year students who have embraced the unique experience that World Schools debating provides. With consistent and effective mentoring from our second and third year