Hej future exchange students! We are happy that you are interested in spending your exchange period at Umeå University. We hope the information we give on these pages will be helpful as you embark on this new and exciting journey.
To come to Umeå University as an exchange student your home university must have signed a formal exchange agreement with Umeå University. Contact the coordinator at your home university to find out if such an agreement exists and if you can be nominated as an exchange student.
The coordinator at your home university has to nominate you for exchange studies at Umeå University by filling out an online form. The link to the form is not published online, it is sent by e-mail to your coordinator.
Once your home university has submitted the nomination you will receive application instructions and a link to the web page where you apply for courses.
In the event of the dates below occuring on a weekend/holiday, the deadlines are postponed to the nearest weekday.
Autumn term: 1 April (In 2017, the deadline is moved to 3 April).
Spring term: 1 October
Autumn term: 15 April (In 2017, the deadline is moved to 18 April).
Spring term: 15 October
Please note: only students under formal exchange agreements have these application deadlines.
Search all courses taught in English offered to nominated exchange students.
"There is always something going on in Umeå, it is impossible to be bored here!"
"I enjoyed all of my courses here at Umea. I really appreciated the high teaching standards, patience, and dedication of the lecturers."
