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Study in Gothenburg

If you are looking for a place where you are encouraged to speak your mind and take an active part in your learning, if you share beliefs and values like equality and sustainability, and if you want to study in a great city close to enchanting Swedish nature, then we might be the right place for you. These pages explain what we can offer international students like you.

Application support 2021

The deadline for submitting required documents in the international admission round is 1 February. You submit them on universityadmissons.se.

universityadmissions.se
Entry requirements and documents
Questions regarding documentation of prior studies
University Admissions Support Centre
All other application questions
Contact our Admission Office
Questions regarding scholarships
Contact our Scholarship Officers

For new students spring 2021

The Student Portal
For our new students
Fair
Welcome Fair for new international students
Warm welcome to this semester's Welcome Fair. During these hours you have the chance to learn more about the University's…
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Introduction Days
In your first days in Gothenburg, there will be lots to do and absorb. This page provides information about activities for…
Student Portal
Covid-19 information for students
Information about how Covid-19 affects the studies.

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The right place for the independent minded

4 reasons why you should study here

  • You want teachers who are passionate about their teaching and encourage you to think freely
  • You care about equality
  • You care about sustainability
  • Gothenburg is great place to live
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Summer School for Sustainability
Exchange student? Apply now!

Open for programme applications

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Ranking and recognitions
This page provides information on the University of Gothenburg's position in international league tables and important…

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Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden and the largest non-capital in the Nordic countries. It is beautifully…
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Student Housing
This page offers information about finding accommodation in Gothenburg as a student. If you are an exchange student, you…
Sophie Lam left her marketing career in Ho Chi Minh City for Gothenburg
When presented with the options of either staying in her professional marketing career or studying abroad in Sweden, Sophie…
Lena chose Sweden as a way to differentiate herself
When she was 14 years old Lena Günter started an initiative to get a youth council in her hometown. Her interest in…
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A guide: Finding student housing in Gothenburg
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