Semester 1: Early September to Mid January
Semester 2: Mid January to Early June

When you study at Lund University your academic accomplishments will be measured in credits using the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). The qualifications you earn at Lund will be easily understandable throughout Europe and the world. The national system of higher education credits used in Sweden ('högskolepoäng', in Swedish) is equivalent to credits measured in ECTS.

Swedish and English

	Humanities and Theology Fine and Performing Arts Medicine Law Campus Helsinborg Economics and Management Social Sciences Science Engineering Aviation

The Department of Industrial Design and the School of Architecture demand 3 years’ of prior studies in the subject as well as a portfolio. There is a high demand for courses at the School of Economics and Management.

Due to a limited number of spaces, the Faculty of Performing Arts, the Malmö Art Academy and the Faculty of Medicine admit mainly students within specific faculty/department agreements. Lund cannot guarantee admittance to courses in these faculties even if the students are eligible. Students have to send a portfolio and have completed at least one full year of studies in the discipline before a decision is taken.

General admission requirements

All applicants to Lund University must demonstrate that they have a higher secondary education certificate (which would give access to university studies in their home country) and an internationally recognised test in English (see below), if their mother tongue is another language.

Specific admission requirements

Most programmes have specific admission requirements in addition to the above general requirements. The specific admission requirements can be found in each course or programme description.

The courses and programmes database contains information on most of the courses in English available at Lund University. Some of the courses are only available for exchange students and information on these can be found on the faculty websites:

	Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Science (incl. Mathematics) Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Law Faculty of Social Sciences School of Economics & Management Faculties of Humanities and Theology The Malmö Academy of Music Campus Helsingborg Special Area Studies (SAS courses)  Swedish Language Courses for exchange students (SVE-courses)

Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information. 

Please check with your faculty for its internal application deadlines. After you have been selected by and accepted your faculty’s internal offer, your faculty would give you the application instructions of the partner university. An online application to the partner university is needed.

Students with housing guarantee

	Non EU/EEA students (required to pay tuition fees) admitted to full-time studies of at least 30 ECTS Students coming to Lund on a Linnaeus-Palme scholarship Students from the University of California coming to Lund on the bilateral exchange agreement

Once you have been admitted to Lund University you will receive an email from your programme coordinator that will state if you are eligible for a housing guarantee. The email will also include a registration link for the International Housing Office. Once you have registered you can access the services of the International Housing Office. The university cannot guarantee a specific housing option of your choice.

Please refer to the Other Links section for the relevant links to university accommodation.

Students from countries outside the EU/EEA

In general, all students from countries outside the EU/EEA need to have a residence permit to study in Sweden. The permit must be valid and included in your passport before you travel to Sweden.

Students who need a residence permit are advised to apply as soon as they receive the notification of selection results.

Applications for residence permits are processed by the Swedish Migration Board, NOT the University. The application is your responsibility and your admission letter from studera.nu is necessary in order to start the application process and for the Migration Board to complete it.

Exchange students

Exchange students coming to Sweden from a non-EU/EEA country may need a residence permit or visa to enter Sweden, depending on your citizenship.

Exchange students are advised to apply for a residence permit or visa at the Swedish Embassy or Consulate in your home country, after you have received a letter of acceptance for exchange studies and in good time before travelling to Sweden.

Please refer to the Other Links section for the relevant links to consular/visa regulations.

Non-EU/EEA citizens

If you are staying in Sweden for more than one year, and have a valid residence permit to prove this, you are entitled to the same health care as all Swedes. You need to apply for a personal identity number at the Swedish Tax Office (Skatteverket), as soon as you arrive, to be eligible for this. This is only valid for students who are here for 12 months or longer. Students who are staying in Sweden for less than one year are usually covered by reciprocal agreements that Sweden has with some, but not all, countries.

Students without health insurance from their own country are entitled to health insurance by virtue of studying at Lund.

Exchange students

The Swedish government provides special insurance for exchange students to provide, for example, accident cover, cover for medical expenses (where no other cover exists) and third party liability cover.

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the university’s insurance policies. 

Breakdown of Costs	SEK
Accommodation	2500 - 3300
Food	2300
Transport	500
Telephone/Internet	300
Others (Entertainment, clothes)	750
Monthly Estimate	6350 - 7150

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Accommodation:

	http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-students/apply-fees-scholarships-housing/housing

Consular/Visa Regulations:

	http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s/24803

Cost of Living:

	http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-students/apply-fees-scholarships-housing/preparing-to- come-and-arrival/money-and-living-costs

Course Information:

	http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s/24824 Please note that some of the courses are only available for exchange students and information on these can be found on the faculty websites.

Health/Medical Insurance:

	http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-students/apply-fees-scholarships-housing/preparing-to- come-and-arrival/health-and-insurance