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Autumn semester and academic year: 15–31 March
Spring semester: 15–30 September
Nomination instructions are sent to the student’s home university shortly before the nomination period.

Autumn semester: 1–15 April
Spring semester: 1–15 October
Once the nominations have been submitted students receive an email with the log in details that are required for the online application.

The supporting documents in English should be uploaded as enclosures in the application. Different faculties may have different requirements; make sure to check before submitting an application.

Mandatory documents:

• Official Transcript of Records (both Bachelor and Master level). Including an explanation of grades
• Statement of Purpose
• CV
• List of ongoing courses – mandatory if not listed in Transcript of Records
• Passport copy
• Eligibility form – mandatory for the Faculty of Engineering and School of Economics and Management.
   

Other documents:

• Portfolio – mandatory for Architecture, Industrial Design, Music and Fine Arts.
• Proof of language proficiency for studies in languages other than English.
   

Find the Academic calendar on the website: 

www.lunduniversity.lu.se/calendar

1. Nomination completed by student’s home university.
2. Email with application log in details sent to student from the application system SoleMove.
3. Submit application including supporting documents.
4. Letter of Acceptance sent to student via email from the application system SoleMove.
5. Apply for Swedish Residence Permit for Studies using the Letter of Acceptance.
6. Apply for housing.

Read more about exchange application and acceptance:
www.lunduniversity.lu.se/exchange-application
 

English and Swedish.

Exchange students are expected to study full-time, 30 credits/semester (usually 4 courses of 7,5 credits each). Note that full-time studies is a condition for getting a residence permit from the Swedish Migration Agency.

�۶���Ƶ has no formal add and drop period at the beginning of the semester, which means that there are limited chances to change courses upon arrival. Therefore, it is important that your choice of courses, including alternatives, is accurately selected, and approved for accreditation by your home university.

Number of credits per semester and grading system

1 LU credit = 1 ECTS

• Undergraduate and graduate: 30 ECTS/semester, 60 ECTS/year
• Bachelor’s degrees: 3 years, 180 ECTS
• Master’s degrees: 1 year, 60 ECTS, 2 years,120 ECTS

www.lunduniversity.lu.se/degrees-credits
 

700 courses suitable for exchange students are offered
across a wide range of subjects.

• Find courses in English per Faculty:
  www.lunduniversity.lu.se/find-exchange-courses
• Special Area Studies (SAS) in English:
  Exchange students can apply for ’Special Area Study’ (SAS) courses in subjects such as Swedish culture and society, European studies, regional courses and global issues of contemporary interest. These courses do not usually require previous studies in the subject as an admission requirement. This gives exchange students the opportunity to gain new knowledge in subjects that may be outside of the student’s normal degree programme. www.lunduniversity.lu.se/sas
• Swedish Language Courses for exchange students (SVEE):
  (not available for Danish and Norwegian students).
  Swedish Language Courses can be counted within or in addition to a full-time study load.
  www.lunduniversity.lu.se/exchange-swedish
• Introductory Swedish Course (SUSA) for exchange students during the Orientation Weeks:
  www.lunduniversity.lu.se/exchange-swedish

Students with a background in Scandinavian studies or who have studied in a Nordic school system may be able to apply for courses with Swedish as the language of instruction. 

Find courses and programmes in Swedish:

Please note! If you find a course on a webpage stating ”Kan bara sökas inom utbildningsprogram” – the course is not available.

It is recommended that the student’s level of English language proficiency is equivalent to IELTS 6.5/ TOEFL 90. The Swedish language requirement for exchange students wishing to study Swedish-taught courses is level C1, or B2 depending on course, of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).

The admission requirements (prerequisites) for each course can be found on the website of the relevant department. Many courses require at least 1 year of full-time studies within the subject area.

• Faculty of Law demands at least 1 year of previous law studies for undergraduate/Bachelor’s level courses and for courses on graduate/advanced level at least 2,5 years (150 ECTS) of previous law studies. For double-degree students; only Law courses count.
• Faculty of Engineering requires at least 2 years of prior studies.
• School of Architecture requires 3 years of prior studies in the subject. Portfolio required to apply.
• The Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts (including Malmö Academy of Music, Malmö Art Academy and Malmö Theatre Academy) requires prior studies in the subject. Portfolio and work sample are required to apply.

Read more about specific department requirements:
www.lunduniversity.lu.se/exchange-requirements
 

There is a limited availability of courses:

• at the �۶���Ƶ School of Economics and Management (LUSEM). Students applying through a universitywide agreement can at most be accepted to 15 credits at LUSEM per semester.
• of non-clinical courses on master’s level at the Faculty of Medicine for students on university-wide agreements. The Faculty of Medicine mainly admits students within specific faculty/department agreements.
• at the Bachelor’s level at the Faculty of Law.
• in Physical Geography
• in Molecular Biology

Courses are not available in the following fields of study:

• Bioinformatics
• Journalism
• The School of Industrial Design is not available for students applying through a university-wide agreement.
• The Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, (including the Malmö Academies of Music, Art and Theatre) mainly admits students within specific faculty/department agreements.

Note, not all courses in English are open to exchange students.