FAQ on exchange studies

To be able to apply for exchange studies, your home university must have a formal exchange agreement with LTH/Lund University, and you need to be nominated for exchange studies by your home university. Once nominated, you can proceed with the application process. 

The nomination periods for exchange studies are:

For Autumn semester and full academic year: 15-31 March
For Spring semester: 15-30 September

The application periods for nominated exchange students are:

• Autumn semester (September-January) and academic year: 1 April- 15 April
• Spring semester (January-June): 1 October- 15 October

Key dates regarding exchange studies are to be found under Exchange process: Key dates.  

To see the prerequisites for a engineering course, refer to the course syllabus. You find the course syllabus by clicking at the course title under the engineering course catalogue. For more information: Find exchange courses 

As an exchange student, you are expected to have a full-time study plan of 30 credits per semester during your study period, and you are allowed to study up to 15 credits at another faculty: Courses at other faculties (Lund University's website) Please note; LTH, Faculty of Science and LUSEM requires an eligibility form that provides information that you meet the course admission requirements.

Architecture and Industrial design students: Follow the instructions regarding course selection and portfolio under Courses in Architecture/Industrial Design. 

No, regarding “Special Area Study" (SAS) courses you do not need to add an eligibility form. 

We strongly recommend adding at least one alternative course for each course, as a backup in case of clashes or not being accepted as your first-choice course.
For more information: How to generate your study plan

Please keep in mind that changing courses requires a lot of work for teachers and staff, therefore we kindly ask you to make choises of changes very carefully. The deadline for changing courses is 5 January for Spring, and 13 August for Autumn. For more information: Key Dates

If you need to change a course:

1. In Solemove, verify if you are eligible for any of your alternative courses.
2. If you are not eligible for any of your alternative courses:
   1. Search for new courses: Find exchange courses
   2. Verify the prerequisites and assume prior knowledge for each new course.
   3. Check that the course schedule does not conflict with your other courses. 
3. Once you know which course you want to switch to, conctact and provide your the International Office at incoming@lth.lu.se following information;
   1. Course code and course name 
   2. Eligibility form regarding each new course if you are an engineering student 

To be accepted for exchange studies at LTH, you must follow a full-time study plan of 30 credits each semester. Aim for a well-balanced study plan with an average workload of 15 credits in each study period. For more information: How to generate your study plan

Yes, Lund univeristy offers Swedish Language courses to exchange students, so called EXTA-courses. Courses are offered from level 1–4, and as a student at Faculty of Engineering you shall choose EXTA24 instead of SVEE11.

For more information: Swedish language courses for exchange students

No, regarding the EXTA-courses you do not need to add an eligibility form. 

Your Learning Agreement can be signed, but if there is a course that not yet is confirmed at, it is a preliminary agreement, and we cannot guarantee that you will be admitted to the course. It is possible to update the Learning agreement at a later stage. 

Your Learning agreement can only be signed after you received your Letter of Acceptance and your courses have been confirmed.