The tuition fees imposed on non-European students are still in place as the present Swedish government has decided to keep them, despite being in vociferous opposition while implemented.
Siyuan Fang has now returned to work in Sweden for Chinese-owned Volvo Cars.
Ilteris Ilbasan is presently working in Stavanger, Norway.
UID - Umeå Institute of Design has been ranked the number one Industrial Design School in the world for most of 2010's and early 2020's.
Demian Horst is now the Head of Department at UID - Umeå Institute of Design.