Incoming exchange students

The International Office performs the functions of establishing and maintaining international academic relationships with partner universities and schools to establish formal exchange agreements, and ensure a smooth process for receiving and sending students and faculty on exchange programs.

Each year the International Office organizes and administer the international exchange studies of 500 students at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

Contact us:

International Office is located in D6. Our visiting hours are:

Monday - Tuesday 10.00 - 12.00

- For general queries, please email incoming@handels.gu.se

- For questions related to course registration, course changes, Learning Agreements or other related documents, please email courses@handels.gu.se

Academic Calendar 

 

AY2025/26 

The academic year is divided into two semesters: 

Important dates for the Autumn Semester 2025 are as follows:

Important dates for the Spring Semester 2026 are as follows:

AY2026/27 

The academic year is divided into two semesters: 

Academic Matters
 

Course Framework

As a student in Sweden, you will be expected to take quite a lot of responsibility for your own learning. Unlike in many other university cultures, here students are given much flexibility in the way they learn in order to encourage creative, critical and independent thinking. Group work and presentations are quite common and your attendance is therefore important and expected throughout the duration of the course/session. Courses can vary between being heavily theoretical, practical and hands-on or a combination of both, depending on the lecturer.  

Course Selection and Registration

Course selection is possible only after a student has completed the application process and been accepted.  

In order to earn credits, visiting students must be registered for the selected courses. The School places no restrictions on the visiting student’s choice of courses provided prerequisite subject and language requirements are met. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the courses selected will be approved by the home institution.

The number of credits registered for may not exceed 30 credits per semester and may not be less than 22.5 credits. Students who are registered for full time studies will be prioritised for housing. Some exceptions may apply if a prior agreement has been made between The School and your university.

Information on course selection will be provided to accepted students directly be email.

Credits and Grading Systems

The Swedish grading systems vary from program to program. Please visit this link for more information:

studentportal.gu.se/english/graduation-and-degrees/degrees/grades-and-grading-scales 

Students who have failed an examination will, in most cases, be allowed to take supplementary examinations.

Transcript of Student Record

Upon completion of the individual study program, the International Office will issue a certificate and a transcript of record, listing all courses in which the student has been registered, as well as credits earned and course grades obtained. The transcript will be forwarded to the student´s home university.

Career Service
 

Are you planning to stay longer in Sweden? Are you looking for a job? Would you like to receive feedback on your CV? Find what you are passionate about and put words on your skills? Or practice before an interview?

Together with Career Services staff you can get support in all parts of the job search process and to reflect on your choices and who you are.

To gain access to all Career Services tools, you must be a student at the School of Business, Economics and Law and register in the Career Portal - then you will able to book all activities that Career Service organizes.

Go to Career Service