Application for the Master's Programme in International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG)
Assessment of qualifications for applying.
Selection
In the assessment, all applicants will be given a merit rating, based on the following:
- Average grades from the bachelor’s degree.
- Completed courses in relevant subject areas (at least 60 credits in Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Global Studies, or Development Studies is a merit)
- Statement of intent (the relevance of academic and professional qualifications to the program.). Please use the template provided. Statement of intent will be used to differentiate applicants with the same merit ranking. Applicants who have not uploaded a Statement of intent will receive a merit score of 0.
Statement of intent
Upload the Statement of intent to universityadmissions.se no later than February 2 (if you apply in the first admission round October 16 - January 15 ) or May 2 (if you apply in the second admission round March 15 - April 15). Please note that the exact date may vary, see universityadmissions.se. The Statement of intent should be in English.
Please use the template, Statement of intent, which is available below. The template is fixed and the space is limited. The Statement of intent is written by responding to the questions in the template. The responses should be well structured and written, in clear and concise language.
When it comes to the evaluation of the Statements of intent, the applicant's academic merits (e.g., courses and combinations of courses from previous education), relevant work experience, and other merits (e.g., internships, exchanges, association activities, participation in conferences and student activities in international organizations) and language skills are considered.
All submitted texts must be written by the applicant and not by anyone else or generated by AI. It is permitted to use AI to check spelling and grammar.
Application
The master programmes start every September. You apply to the programme on www.universityadmissions.se. There are two application periods for the programme but each application period is directed to specific groups of students. Please note that there is one application code for the first period and another for the second. Only the code corresponding to the current application period is open.
All documents have to be submitted following the instructions given at universityadmissions.se. No documents sent to the University will be considered.
If you are unsure of what documents to submit, please have a look universityadmissions.se on Entrance requirements and Selection. We do not need any letters of recommendations, but do not forget to submit you CV and Statement of intent.
First application round for non-Swedish applicants October 16 - January 15
Applies to Master's programme in International Administration and Global Governance and the Double Degree with University of Konstanz.
This application period is open fore:
- EEA students (EU Member States and Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein)
- non EEA students who require a visa to Sweden
- Swedish students who wish to apply to the double degree
EEA students or non-EEA students apply at universityadmissions.se. Make sure to follow the instructions and please note that the documents will only be considered if they arrive in time. You must pay the application fee by February 2.
Please also note how to send in your TOEFL-test results on universityadmissions.se. Some nationalities have to have their transcripts sent directly by the universities as well (not uploaded by the student). Check for country specific instructions.
Second application round for Swedish applicants and EEA applicants March 15 - April 15
Applies only to Master's programme in International Administration and Global Governance
This application period is open for:
- Swedish students
- EEA students (EU Member States and Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein)
Swedish students or EEA students apply at antagning.se (in Swedish) och universityadmissions.se (in English). Make sure to follow the instructions and please note that the documents will only be considered if they arrive in time.
Please also note how to send in your TOEFL-test results on universityadmissions.se. Some nationalities have to have their transcripts sent directly by the universities as well (not uploaded by the student). Check for country specific instructions.
TEMPLATE instructions
You need to download the template of the Statement of intent and open with Acrobat reader to fill it out. NB! When using an Apple device please follow the instructions available on University Admissions on how to upload the filled out template.